Red Lake County Rebels Boy’s Basketball team came out red hot and also forced a lot of Crookston Pirate turnovers, and scored an amazing 69 first-half points before taking it easy in the second half and cruised to a 97-40 victory in a game played at Robert Matzke gymnasium.
FIRST HALF
Red Lake County started the game on a 13-0 run while five players scored in the first three minutes of the game! Crookston’s first points came on a Hunter Nicholas basket, but the Rebels took a 45-9 lead with seven minutes left in the half. Red Lake County widened its lead to 69-19 at the half. The Rebels did everything, great passing, outside shooting, monster jam by Gerald Melin.
SECOND HALF
Red Lake County started the second half on an 11-2 run with four different players scoring and Crookston’s lone points coming from Isaac Thomforde. Red Lake County took it easy on the Pirates as the game hit running time with nine minutes left in the game. The Rebels worked the ball around and slowed down the game, making sure they didn’t run up the score and they ended with an impressive 97-40 victory.
Crookston was led by sophomore Hunter Nicholas with 12 points as the Pirates fall to 3-5 on the season and will be at Fosston on Thursday to play another tough Section 8A team. Red Lake County had six players in double figures, led by freshman, Connor Duden’s 25 points. The Rebels improve to 3-4 on the season and will be at Northern Freeze on Thursday in Newfolden.
JV – Red Lake County won 50-45
C-Squad – Red Lake County won 51-16
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1st
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2nd
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Final
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CROOKSTON
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19
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21
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40
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Red Lake County
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69
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28
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97
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CROOKSTON
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Points
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Hunter Nicholas
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12
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Gavin Winger
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8
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Caden Boike
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7
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Ryan Abeld
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5
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Isaac Thomforde
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5
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Tanner Giese
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3
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For Red Lake County
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Points
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Connor Duden
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25
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Owen Chervestad
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17
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Will Gieseke
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13
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Gerald Melin
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13
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Chase Nelson
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10
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Isaiah Philion
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10
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Mathew Renner
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5
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Ethan Majeres
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4
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