The Crookston Pirates Girls Basketball team fell on the road to the Barnesville Trojans 71-45 in a Section 8AA First Round Playoff game in Barnesville.
FIRST HALF-
Starting off the game, Crookston’s Chloe Boll knocked down a three-ball as the shot clock expired for the first basket. Isabelle Smith for Crookston hit a short shot for the Pirates to give Crookston an early 5-2 lead. Smith had a layup in transition for the Pirates to cut into Barnesville’s lead at 11-8. Naomi Johnson got an offensive rebound for the Pirates and got a putback layup to make it 16-10, but Barnesville was still in the lead. Chloe Boll had a pair of drives to the basket, where she used the glass to bank in her shots as Barnesville held their lead at 22-14. Johnson banked in a three later in the half to make it 24-18 with Barnesville on top. Isabelle Smith hit a late three for Crookston as Barnesville commanded a 36-23 lead at halftime. Abigail John had 26 first-half points for Barnesville.Â
SECOND HALF –
In the second half, Barnesville’s offense was on a roll, and their defense forced multiple Pirate turnovers. Katelyn Christensen hit her first basket of the game, which was a three, as Barnesville’s lead was up to 47-26. Christensen knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 60-28 with Barnesville up. Chloe Boll slashed to the basket to get her layup to fall as the Trojans’ lead was 61-30. Christensen hit another three for Crookston to make it 64-35. Smith hit a three later in the half for the Pirates, but they still trailed 66-40. Christensen hit another second-half three for the Pirates with just a few minutes left. Barnesville kept their lead as they would get a 71-45 win.Â
Crookston’s season comes to an end with a 3-24 record. Crookston’s seniors are Emma Gunderson, Isabelle Smith, Katelyn Christensen, and Halle Winjum.Â
Barnesville improves to 17-10 on the year and will take on the 5-seed East Grand Forks on Saturday.Â
Click here for Coach Zimmerman’s post-game interview.Â
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Final
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Crookston
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23 | 22 | 45 |
| Barnesville | 36 | 35 | 71 |
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For CROOKSTON
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists/Steals
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| Chloe Boll | 15 | ||
| Isabelle Smith | 11 | ||
| Katelyn Christensen | 11 | ||
| Naomi Johnson | 5 | ||
| Joey Nesseth | 2 | ||
| Emma Gunderson | 1 | ||
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For Barnesville
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Points
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| Abigail John | 30 |
| Ava Follingstad | 14 |
| Sophie Frederick | 8 |
| Anika Cossette | 5 |
| Aubryn Hinsz | 5 |
| Lexi Hoeft | 4 |
| Ella Cossette
Kenadee Gray |
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