Boys basketball: Anderson reaches 1,000 career points

BARNESVILLE – It was a historic night for Perham’s senior guard Soren Anderson at Barnesville on Thursday.

Anderson reached 1,000 career points with his game-high 21 to become the fourth player in program history to reach such a milestone. He also finished with game-highs in assists (8) and rebounds (8). He helped Perham (14-1, 6-1 conf.) rout Barnesville (8-5, 2-4 conf.) 69-40.

The Yellowjackets completed the regular season series sweep of the Trojans.

Perham only had a 27-22 lead at the half, but the Yellowjackets dominated the second half, outscoring Barnesville 42-18.

The Perham defense blanketed the Trojan offense not allowing any player to score double-digit points. Barnesville shot 13-of-38 (34%) from the floor and 5-of-24 (20%) from beyond the arc.

The Yellowjackets shot 26-of-46 (57%) from the floor and knocked in 7-of-20 (35%) from three-point land. Micah Thompson was Perham’s second-leading scorer with 14 points. He also led the team with three steals. Alex Ohm (11) also scored in double-digits.

PER 27 42- 69

BAR 22 18- 40

PERHAM- Alex Ohm: 11 points, 2 rebounds; Micah Thompson: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals; Evan Kovash: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Soren Anderson: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists; Jacob Daniels: 4 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists; Noah Thompson: 1 assist; Blaiz Schmidt: 2 points, 3 rebounds; Gage Aanenson: 2 rebounds, 1 steal; Mason Happel: 9 points; Connor Colliton: 2 points, 1 rebound; Ashton Detloff: 2 points

BARNESVILLE- Zach Bredman: 6 points, 1 rebound; Gannon Bolgreen: 5 points, 3 rebounds; Braeden Bredman: 6 points, 1 rebound; Owen Riddle: 8 points, 3 rebounds; Carson Hagen: 3 points, 2 rebounds; Tate Inniger: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block; Isaac Maneval: 2 points; Wyatt Sutter: 3 points, 2 rebounds