The Crookston Pirate Boy’s Basketball team struggled to rebound and scoring as the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels used their run and gun offense to win the game 84-49 in a Section 8AA game played at Glyndon.
FIRST HALF –
The first half was back and forth for the first 12 minutes. Jack Garmen started the game with a three-pointer and after a DGF basket, Tanner Giese scored for a 5-2 lead over a minute into the game. DGF responded with a 6-0 run to take an 8-5 lead before Hunter Nicholas made a three-pointer to tie the game. The teams exchanged baskets with Isaac Thomforde scoring to tie the game at 10. The teams exchanged three-pointers with Jack Garmen making a three to tie the game at 13. Tanner Giese grabbed a rebound at the top of the key and went coast to coast for a layup to give Crookston a 15-13 lead with 12 minutes left in the half, forcing DGF to call a time out. Whatever was said in the DGF huddle during the time out worked because the Rebels went on a 23-5 run with a lot of points off Pirate turnovers or missed Pirate shots and DGF led 36-20 with over five minutes left in the half. Crookston finally stopped the run when Jacob Hesby made a three-pointer, but DGF responded with a three-pointer, a three-point play, and a basket for an 8-0 run for a 44-23 lead. Jack Garmen scored the next four points of the game, but DGF scored the final three points of the half to take a 46-27 into halftime.
SECOND HALF –
DGF continued to dominate in the second half by using their speed, height, and solid rebounding while limiting Crookston to one-shot almost every possession. The Rebels started the second half on an 18-3 run with the only Pirate points coming on a Hesby three-pointer and Crookston trailed 64-30 three minutes into the half. Jack Garmen stopped the run with a three-pointer and after a couple of DGF baskets, Haden Michaelson made a three-pointer and Hesby followed with a basket to bring the Pirates within a 68-38 deficit. After a Jack Garmen basket, Crookston trailed 74-42, but DGF made back-to-back baskets halfway through the half, and running time started for the rest of the game and the Rebels cruised to an 84-49 victory.
Crookston drops to 2-8 on the year and will travel to Fertile on Friday to take on the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons. DGF improves to 5-2 on the season.
J.V. – DGF won 56-40 C Squad – DGF won 48-14
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| CROOKSTON | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| Dilworth-G-F | 46 | 38 | 84 |
| For CROOKSTON | Points | Rebounds | Assists/Steals |
| Jack Garmen | 22 | 6 | 2 assists/2 steals |
| Isaac Thomforde | 9 | 3 | |
| Jacob Hesby | 8 | 2 steals | |
| Tanner Giese | 4 | 4 | 2 assists/2 steals |
| Haden Michaelson | 3 | 3 | 3 assists |
| Hunter Nicholas | 3 |
| For D-G-F | Points |
| Logan Bitker | 21 |
| Owen Leach | 17 |
| Drew Sheely | 14 |
| Karsen Steichen | 10 |
| Austin Anderson | 6 |
| Ethan Wilm | 5 |
| Donovan Verdi | 4 |
| McKale Pierson | 2 |
| Grant Anderson | 2 |
