The Stephen-Argyle Storm boys basketball team started strong with an 8-1 scoring run, which set the tone for their 84-52 win over the Red Lake Warriors.
FIRST HALF –
The Storm started off strong, using buckets from Raydon Woiniarawicz and Blaine Smith to go on an 8-1 run. The Warriors’ lone point came from the free throw line, as the offense struggled to find space. The Warriors clawed back a few points, but Stephen-Argyle got rolling again with another scoring run sparked by a Jake Carlson layup. The Storm would score six of the next eight to make it 20-5 with about 11 minutes left in the half. The Warriors would start to heat up offensively after a few Stephen-Argyle turnovers, but the Storm had continual answers. The Warriors went on a 13-0 run to make it 30-21, with around 5 minutes left in the half, but Caden Pagnac started to dominate in the paint. Pagnac and Darby Bennit both found scoring chances to help the Storm go up 42-26 with just under 90 seconds remaining in the half. The Warriors added a couple more points at the line, but still faced a huge halftime deficit of 44-30.
SECOND HALF –
It was back and forth to start the second half, with Pagnac and Shay Setterholm making shots to push the Storm up 52-37. Blaine Smith, Owen Widner, and a Carlson slam set the Storm up on a 9-2 run over the first 10 minutes of the half. Caden Pagnac found the rim again with 8 minutes left to put the Storm up 63-39. The Warriors answered back with a 6-1 run to make it 64-44 with about seven minutes remaining. Fouls started to pile on for Red Lake, as Pagnac and Anders Thompson were able to push the Storm lead to 71-46 at the charity stripe with 4:30 remaining in the game. Both teams turned to the reserves around the 3-minute mark, as Stephen-Argyle coasted to an 84-52 win.
Stephen-Argyle is now 17-11 and will face Red Lake County in the Section 8A Semifinals Wednesday night. Red Lake finishes the season with a 12-14 record.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Red Lake | 30 | 22 | 52 |
| Stephen-Argyle | 44 | 40 | 84 |
| For Red Lake | Points |
| Andrew Roy | 30 |
| Ryan Kingbird | 8 |
| Tyrone Beaulieu Jr. | 5 |
| Anthony Day | 3 |
| Austin Perkins | 2 |
| Iziah Villiard | 2 |
| Dimitrius Harris | 1 |
| Arius Curry | 1 |
| For Stephen-Argyle | Points |
| Caden Pagnac | 21 |
| Shay Setterholm | 15 |
| Anders Thompson | 10 |
| Raydon Woinarawicz | 10 |
| Blaine Smith | 9 |
| Jake Carlson | 5 |
| Sammy Durand | 4 |
| Darby Benitt | 3 |
| Owen Widner | 2 |
