THE WORTHINGTON TROJANS TOOK ON THE PERHAM YELLOW JACKETS IN THE CLASS AA STATE QUARTERFINAL BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

The Worthington Trojans who came into the game with a record of 21-6 went up against the Perham Yellow Jackets who had a record of 27-2 in the state quarter finals boys basketball game.

The game opened up as each team raced up and down the court trading baskets. Perham got the ball into the hands of Jordan Bruhn and Jordan Cresap. Both of them were able to shoot the ball well in the first half.

Worthington got the ball into the hands of Mitch Weg. Who was all over the floor. He was able to keep his team in the game.

Perham called a timeout with 4:12 left in the first half. It was a defensive struggle for both sides and the score was Worthington 22 and Perham 17. For the remaining 4:12 first half only 7 points were scored.

Both of the coaches were really into the game. They both stood and shouted instructions to their players as to let them know what play they wanted to run.

At halftime the score was Worthington 24 and Perham 22.

Worthington was 11-25 from the field that included going 1-4 from behind the three-point line. Perham was 9-22 from the field that included going 2-8 from behind the three-point line.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to look to shoot the ball. Worthington looked to keep feeding Weg the ball. Weg was determined to get to the basket.

The game went back and forth midway throughout the second half. Neither team gave up easy shots. 

 

Worthington got down in the game but they never got down on themselves. Perham eventually gained control of the game at both ends of the court. They outshot their opponent and held them to 23 points in the second half. Perham on the other hand scored 29 points in the second half.

Both student fan sections cheered and chanted back and forth for a fun atmosphere. Both bands played and that got each team motivated in playing.

The game went back and forth late in the game. Perham came away with the 51-47 victory over Worthington.

The leading scorers for Worthington were Mitch Wed with 24 points and Lucas Henning with 9 points. Worthington shot 21-45 from the field that included going 3-10 from behind the three-point line. They were 2-4 from the free-throw line. Worthington brought down a total of 26 rebounds 20 of them on the defensive end. 

 

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HOME TEAM: Perham 28-2
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 Schumacher, Mark.... *  3-9    0-1    2-3    2  6  8   3   8  0  2  2  1  35
2  Bruhn, Jordan....... *  8-14   2-3    3-4    0  1  1   2  21  7  4  0  2  36
21 Wiskow, Mike........ *  2-3    0-0    0-0    1  5  6   3   4  0  1  0  0  35
22 Anderson, Jordan.... *  1-6    0-4    3-4    0  1  1   1   5  0  0  0  1  33
5  Cresap, Jordan...... *  6-9    1-4    0-1    1  3  4   0  13  0  2  0  1  36
24 Nordick, Josh.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   0   0  0  0  0  0   4
32 Cavanagh, Dan.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  1   1
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   20-41   3-12   8-12   5 18 23   9  51  7  9  2  6 180

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-22 40.9%   2nd Half: 11-19 57.9%   Game: 48.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-8  25.0%   2nd Half:  1-4  25.0%   Game: 25.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-2  100 %   2nd Half:  6-10 60.0%   Game: 66.7%   0,1

VISITORS: Worthington 21-7
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
13 Vorwald, Jon........ *  1-4    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   3   2  1  1  0  0  21
15 Henning, Lucas...... *  3-7    3-7    0-0    0  5  5   3   9  1  1  0  0  36
35 Wetering, Dan....... *  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   3   0  1  1  1  0  18
41 Traylor, Morgan..... *  3-9    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   0   6  0  3  0  0  30
45 Weg, Mitch.......... * 11-16   0-0    2-4    4  6 10   4  24  1  2  0  0  36
23 Verdoorn, Tyler.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
25 Potter, Marcus......    1-2    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   1   2  0  3  0  0  18
43 Grafing, Spencer....    1-3    0-1    0-0    0  3  3   1   2  0  0  0  1  12
55 Reller, Jon.........    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   2  0  0  0  0   6
   TEAM................                            1  1
   Totals..............   21-45   3-10   2-4    6 20 26  16  47  4 11  1  1 180

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0%   2nd Half: 10-20 50.0%   Game: 46.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-4  25.0%   2nd Half:  2-6  33.3%   Game: 30.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-2  50.0%   2nd Half:  1-2  50.0%   Game: 50.0%    1

THE SAUK CENTRE MAINSTREETERS TOOK ON WORTHINGTON TROJANS IN THE GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL CLASS AA QUARTERFINAL GAME

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters went up against the Worthington Trojans at the Target Center in a girls' basketball quarterfinal game. Going into to the game the Mainstreeters had a record of 25-4. The Trojans had a record of 19-7.

The game got off to a slot start as each team had difficulty hitting shots. They were not used to playing in a big venue like the Target Center.

After a few adjustments the Mainstreeters took a quick 10-2 lead with 12:54 left in the first half. That is when the Trojans called its first timeout to calm everyone down.

The Trojans kept ran their offense looking for openings in the middle or around the perimeter. They did a good job or taking care of the ball.

The Mainstreeters controlled the pace of the game from the outset. They didn't let the Trojans get any shots up. The Trojans were putting up shots but nothing was falling. Their shot attempts were not horrible as much as their shooting skills were simply not good enough.

The Trojans were simply unable to muster any offense in the first half. Most of it has to be attributed to the good defense that was played by the Mainstreeters.

It looked like to me that Sauk Center knew what their opponents plays and were well prepared to defend their opponents offensive sets.

The Trojans called a timeout with 6:03 left in the first half. The score was Sauk Centre 23 and Worthington 7.

Worthington came to life after the timeout. The Trojans put up 16 points in the remaining minutes of the first half and held the Mainstreeters to only 8 points in the final 6 minutes.

At halftime the score was Worthington 22 and Sauk Centre 31.

There was no crowd energy throughout the game. The crowd was thin and there was very little support shown at this game. Sauk Centre was up big and they cruised throughout the game. Sauk Centre ran its offensive sets and took good shots down the stretch.

Worthington was not able to hit enough shots to stay in the game. Mackenzie Gerber played well for the Trojans but it was not enough to bring home the win.

Sauk Centre came away with the 65-51 victory over Worthington.

The leading scores for Worthington were Mackenzie Gerber with 18 points, Kristen Anderson with 15 points, and Bernadette Boever with 8 points. They shot 18-58 from the field or a paltry 31%. That included going 1-12 or an atrocious .08% from behind the three-point line. They were 14-25 from the free-throw line.

The leading scorers for Sauk Centre were Kali Peschel with 14 points, Macy Weller with 13 points and Ashley Gruber with 12 points. They shot 23-55 from the field or a respectable 42%. That included going 7-19 from behind the three-point line which was 37 percent.. They were 12-27 from the free-throw line.