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Yellowjackets Shoot 57% in Win Over East Grand Forks

By Craig Olson, 03/20/21, 5:30PM CDT

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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.