FIRST HALF –
The Knights came out attacking early with the mindset they had nothing to lose. Climax-Fisher would get early scores from Peyton Hoffman, Halle Reitmeier, and Lucy Paulsrud to take an early 6-4 lead, but a 9-0 run from Fosston quickly put the Greyhounds in front 13-6. After another jumper from Reitmeier, the Greyhounds would dominate the rest of the half that included a 20-0 run extending the lead all the way to 33-8. Fosston has one of the best defenses in the state and that made it tough for the Knights to score as there wasn’t much room to operate. Climax-Fisher would get a little bit of momentum back before the end of the half outscoring Fosston 8-5 in the final 2:32 to trail at halftime 38-16. The late push also included Peyton Hoffman banking in a three right before the buzzer sounded. Leading the way for the Knights was Hoffman with 7 points, Lucy Paulsrud with 5, and Halle Reitmeier with 4. Fosston got good production from junior Brynlea Mahlen who hit four three-pointers in the first half for a total of 14 points. Not far behind her was Katelyn Vesledahl who poured in 12 first-half points for the Greyhounds.
SECOND HALF –
Climax-Fisher would get off to a great start in the second half with Peyton Hoffman scoring the first five points to cut the deficit to 38-21. Fosston didn’t panic though, and they continued to use their defense to help lead to offense and would rattle off an 11-0 run to take a 49-21 lead. The Knights never quit and would get some momentum back with buckets from Teegan Johnson, Lucy Paulsrud, and Peyton Hoffman, giving Fosston a 51-32 lead. The comeback was a little too late however, and the Greyhounds were able to bleed the clock the rest of the game, and their efficiency would end up helping them get the win 64-39.
Climax-Fisher falls to 6-13 with the loss. Fosston improves to 13-2 with the win.
FOR KNIGHTS COACH ADRIANNA ROONEY’S COMMENTS, CLICK BELOW
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1st
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2nd
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Final
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Fosston
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38 | 26 | 64 |
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Climax-Fisher
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16 | 23 | 39 |
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Climax-Fisher
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists/Steals
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| Peyton Hoffman | 22 | 5 | |
| Lucy Paulsrud | 7 | 4 | 1 steal/1 block |
| Halle Reitmeier | 4 | 1 | 3 steals |
| Claire Erickson | 3 | 1 assist/1 steal | |
| Teegan Johnson | 3 | 1 block |
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For Fosston
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Points
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| Brynlea Mahlen | 19 |
| Katelyn Vesledahl | 14 |
| Kinsley Duppong | 11 |
| Tessa Manecke | 10 |
| Calli Burrack | 6 |
| Vanessa Johnson | 4 |
