The Albany Huskies improved their season record to 29-1 with a 51-38 win over Perham in the quarterfinal round of the Class AA Girls’ State Basketball Tournament on Wednesday at Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota.  Albany led 26-18 at the half and scored 22 of their points of 18 Perham turnovers.

Top-seeded Perham has advanced to the Section 8AA girls’ basketball semifinals with a 77-52 win over Fergus Falls on Saturday night at ‘The Hive’ in Perham.  The Yellowjackets were leading 30-28 late in the first half when they went on a run to take control of the game, scoring 13 of the last 15 points of the first half to take a 43-30 lead into the locker room.  They started the second half on another run and went on to outscore the Otters 34-22 over the final 18 minutes.