The East Grand Forks Green Wave used stellar defense, solid shooting, and easy baskets to beat the Crookston Pirate Boys Basketball team 97-58 in a Section 8AA matchup played in East Grand Forks.
FIRST HALF-
The first three minutes were back-and-forth before East Grand Forks went on an 8-0 run with four different players scoring baskets for a 16-7 lead with 11:35 left in the half. Crookston’s Tyler Michaelson stopped the run with a basket, and after the teams exchanged baskets, East Grand Forks went on a 14-0 run behind several Crookston turnovers and a pair of three-pointers from Chase Lindgren for a 32-12 lead with six minutes remaining in the half.
East Grand Forks had a 42-24 lead before Crookston’s Michaelson sparked a run with a three-pointer followed by baskets from Reggie Winjum and Nicholas to get within a 42-31 deficit, and it looked like the Pirates were back in the game. East Grand Forks ended the half on a 7-2 run to take a 49-33 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF –
Crookston started the second half with the ball and turned it over, leading to a Carson McDonald basket. East Grand Forks stole the ball again, and that led to a McDonald three-pointer. The ensuing inbound pass was stolen, and Lindgren scored for the first seven points of the half and a 56-33 lead over a minute into the half. Crookston finally stopped the run with a Caden Boike basket three minutes into the half. Crookston continued to struggle with the Green Wave’s full-court pressure and, halfway through the half, saw the Green Wave with a 77-43 lead. With 8:11 remaining in the game, the Green Wave’s McDonald scored to get the lead to 79-43 to start running time. The rest of the game went quickly as the Green Wave went to the bench with Wyatt Sanders making a three-pointer to the delight of the crowd. East Grand Forks won the game 97-58.
Crookston drops to 0-3 on the year while being outscored 256 to 154. The Pirates will host Warroad on Friday. East Grand Forks improves to 1-0 on the year.
J.V. – EGF won 69-30 C Squad – EGF won 65-32
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1st
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2nd
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Final
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Crookston
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33
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25 | 58 |
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East Grand Forks
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49
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48 | 97 |
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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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Hunter Nicholas
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29 | 13 | |
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Tyler Michaelson
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13 |
2 steals
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Caden Boike
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6
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Reggie Winjum
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4 | 2 assists/2 steals | |
| Michael Deng |
2
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3
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Brannon Tangquist
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2
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For East Grand Forks
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Points
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Carson McDonalds
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22
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Austin Rusling
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20
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Brady Loer
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20
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Chase Lindgren
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14 |
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Drew Carpenter
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6
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Brayden Campos
Wyatt Sanders |
3 3 |
| Jezrael Jones Spencer Larson Zach Jeuch |
2
2 2 |
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