Perham shot the ball at a 57% (21-37) clip on Saturday afternoon as they handed East Grand Forks a 61-43 loss in the quarterfinal round of the Section 8AA playoffs at ‘The Hive’ in Perham. The Yellowjackets also made 16-of-20 (80%) free throw attempts in the game.
Finn Diggins had a double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds) and made all 8 of his free throws. He also had a team high 3 steals and added 2 assists. Micah Thompson had 4 assists and 2 steals to go along with 9 points and 4 rebounds. Soren Anderson was in double digits with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and snared 5 rebounds. Gabe Thompson contributed 9 points, 4 boards and 2 assists.
Sam Votava and Tanner Campos led East Grand Forks with 14 points each.
Perham (15-5) will host Barnesville (12-8) at 7:00pm Wednesday in the semifinal round of the section playoffs. The two teams split their season series with Barnesville winning at home, 67-53 and Perham winning 64-51 on their home court.