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Roseau Rams out-gun Crookston Pirate Boys Basketball

The Roseau Rams out-gunned the Crookston Pirate Boys Basketball team 93-84 in a Section 8AA matchup at the Crookston High School gymnasium.

FIRST HALF –
Crookston played outstanding at the start of the game and took a 14-4 lead in the first four minutes of the game. Reggie Winjum started the game with a basket, Jack Everett had a steal and a layup. After a Roseau basket, Hunter Nicholas grabbed an offensive rebound for a basket and the next trip down the floor he scored again. Roseau made two free throws before Crookston’s Winjum made a basket, Nicholas scored in the paint, and Winjum had a steal on an inbound pass for a layup for the 14-4 lead. Roseau answered with a 12-2 run five points apiece from Aiden Evitts and Jordan Borowicz and two points from Jake Borowicz to tie the game at 16 with 11:07 remaining. The game was tied at 18, 21, and 24. Roseau made a free throw to take a 25-24 lead and that was a start of five lead changes and Crookston took a 33-29 lead after a basket from Rylan Lubarski and a Winjum three-pointer. Roseau responded with a run of their own with eight straight points. Evitts and Jake Borowicz scored four points each in the run for a 37-33 lead with two minutes remaining in the half. Crookston got within a 39-38 deficit after a Tyler Michaelson three-pointer only to have Roseau’s Jake Borowicz answer with a three-pointer and his younger brother Jordan added a basket for a 44-38 lead. Crookston’s Michael Deng made a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded and Roseau took a 44-41 lead into halftime.

SECOND HALF –
Roseau’s Evitts made the first basket of the half before Crookston’s Everett answered with a basket and Matt Contreras added a three-pointer for a 46-45 deficit two minutes into the half. Roseau answered with an Evitts three-pointer and four points from Jordan Borowicz for a 54-45 lead. The teams exchanged baskets before the Rams’ Jordan Borowicz scored five straight points to take a 62-49 lead with 12:57 left in the game. Crookston’s Contreras gave his team a huge lift with back-to-back three-pointers, but Roseau answered with a Lincoln Buchwitz and a Calvin Kingbird three-pointer for a 67-55 lead. A little later, Roseau led 71-60 when Crookston went on a 9-0 run with a Deng basket, Nicholas chipped in four points, and a three-point play by Contreras to get the Pirates within a 71-69 deficit. The teams traded baskets and Roseau led 75-74 when Roseau went on a 7-0 run with an Evitts three-pointer and four points from Jake Borowicz for an 82-74 lead. Crookston battled back and got within an 88-84 deficit after a Michaelson basket with 33 seconds left, but Roseau made five of six free throws and held on for a 93-84 victory.

Crookston drops to 3-12 on the year and 2-8 in section play. Crookston will travel to Climax on Monday to take on Climax-Fisher . Roseau improves to 7-10 on the year and 2-4 in section play.
J.V. – Crookston won 46-40

Click above to listen to Coach Bruce Erdmann’s postgame comments
 1st 2nd Final
Roseau444993
Crookston414384
For Crookston PointsReboundsSteal/Assists
Matt Contreras174 assists/2 steals
Hunter Nicholas1751 assist
Michael Deng1541 assist
Tyler Michaelson1221 steal
Reggie Winjum1264 assists/2 steals
Rylan Lubarski741 steal
Jack Everett451 steal
For RoseauPoints
Jordan Borowicz33
Aiden Evitts28
Jake Borowicz22
Lincoln Buchwitz4
Austin Baumgartner3
Calvin Kingbird3
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