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Otter Boys Earn One Point Win at Sartell

By Craig Olson, 01/16/19, 7:45AM CST

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Dominic Aguilar feeds the ball to Ethan Olson.  PHOTO PROVIDED

In a game that featured 11 ties and 9 lead changes the Fergus Falls boys basketball team pulled out a 72-71 Central Lakes Conference win at Sartell on Tuesday night. 

Matthew Johnson led the Otters with 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.  Johnson scored 17  points in the second half and scored the winning points on a breakaway layup after the Otters forced a turnover.

Nic Pearson contributed 13 points, including a corner 3 with thirty seconds remaining in the game to cut the Sartell lead to one point.  Dominic Aguilar scored 11 points and distributed 4 assists.  Ethan Olson added 8 points and Cody Norgren grabbed 5 rebounds.

Sartell was led by Thomas Gieske with 26 points and 21 rebounds.  Luke Tillotson had 21.

The Otters will host Rocori on Friday night as part of a girl/boy double header at Kennedy Secondary School.