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Perham Boys Win in Thief River Falls

By Craig Olson, 01/16/21, 10:15PM CST

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The Perham boys’ basketball team held Thief River Falls to just 37 points on Saturday night as the Yellowjackets improved their season record to 2-0 with a 65-37 victory.  Perham had a 33-17 halftime lead.

The Yellowjackets were led by Finn Diggins (16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks), Gabe Thompson (13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals) and Marcus Belka (10 points, 2 rebounds).

Perham held the Prowlers to just 23.4% shooting on the night and the home team made only 2 of 22 3-point field goal attempts.  Jack Manning led TRF with 10 points and 5 rebounds.

The Yellowjackets shot 40.7% from the floor and made 14-of-19 free throws.  They made only 7-of-25 treys.

Perham (2-0) will travel to Hawley on Tuesday and Barnesville on Friday for a pair of Heart O’ Lakes Conference games.