In the second half Perham hit some shots to close the gap, but the Trojans were able to build a 13-point lead midway through the second half. Gannon Bolgrean hit some big 3’s to help widen the gap.

Barnesville blistered the nets, hitting 65% of their field goal attempts and 42% of their 3-point attempts.  They also had a 25-16 edge on the boards.  Perham shot 55% and made 50% of their shots from beyond the arc.

Bolgrean finished the night with 31 points on 11-of-14 shooting, including 6-of-9 from the 3-point line.  He also had 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.  Bredman added 24 points and 6 assists.  Ethan Larson scored 12 points and had 4 rebounds. 

“We had a 10-point lead with about 5-6 minutes to go, but we just couldn't put the Yellowjackets away,” said Coach Askegaard. “After making a nice run of our own, Perham went on a run of their own to close the distance. With just under 2-minutes to go, they actually took a 3-point lead. However, we again didn't panic and were able to get 2 buckets and 3 stops to end the game. In the 3 stops, Perham didn't get a shot off.  It was a big win for us on the road as The Hive is always a tough place to play. We are now 16-5 overall and 9-0 in conference play and head to Pelican Rapids on Tuesday.”

Perham (5-15) will play at Breckenridge on Tuesday night.  The Yellowjackets have lost 4 games in a row.