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Perham Holds Off Esko for 64-61 Win

By Craig Olson, 02/13/21, 10:00PM CST

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Perham hosted the Esko Eskimos in a high school boys’ basketball game on Saturday afternoon with the Yellowjackets posting a 64-61 victory.  Perham trailed 35-33 at the half.

Esko had three players in double figures, Cuinn Berger with 17, Riley Fischer with 14 and Eli Blue with a dozen.  Esko hit 47% (22-47) of their shots from the field.

Perham had a good shooting day, making 53.5% (23-43) of their field goal attempts.  They were led by 17 points from Gabe Thompson and Soren AndersonFinn Diggins added 13.  Anderson had a team high 6 rebounds, while Thompson dished out 5 assists and Diggins chipped in with four.

Perham (7-2) will continue their stretch of seven home games in a row with a Tuesday game against Breckenridge and a Friday game against Hawley.