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Boys basketball: Thompson drops 30, Huskies snap Jackets' win streak

The Perham boys basketball team saw its six-game winning streak snapped against Albany on Saturday in a top-10 matchup.

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Perham's Micah Thompson goes to the rim in a 61-48 loss against Albany on Feb. 4, 2023 at Alexandria Area High School.
Jared Rubado / Perham Focus

ALEXANDRIA – The battle of top-10 Class AA teams went the way of Albany on Saturday afternoon at the Winter Lakes Classic at Alexandria Area High School.

The No. 7 Huskies (15-1) snapped No. 9 Perham’s six-game winning streak with a 61-48 win over the Yellowjackets. Micah Thompson was the main source of offense for Perham. He scored 30 points and collected 12 boards. Thompson is 59 points shy of 1,000 for his career.

Jacob Daniels had 11 points for the Yellowjackets. Perham shot just 41.9% from the field and made only 3-of-17 shots from 3-point range.

Albany had a big night from Tysen Gerads, who finished as the Huskies’ leading scorer with 19 points.

PHS 22 26 – 48

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AHS 23 38 – 61

TEAM TOTALS- PERHAM- 18-43 FGA, 3-17 3PA, 9-15 FTA, 27 rebounds, 12 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 9 turnovers; ALBANY- 26-49 FGA, 7-16 3PA, 2-3 FTA, 22 rebounds, 1 block, 10 turnovers

PERHAM- Alex Ohm 2 points, 5 assists, 1 block; Micah Thompson 30 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal; Evan Kovash 2 points, 5 rebounds; Soren Anderson 3 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals; Jacob Daniels 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals; Blaiz Schmidt 1 assist, 1 steal; Ashton Detloff 3 rebounds, 1 assist

ALBANY SCORING- Ezekiel Austin 11, Tanner Reis 9, Andrew Olson 3, Tysen Gerads 19, Samuel Hondl 5, Ethan Borgerding 14

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Perham's Micah Thompson throws up a shot in a 61-48 loss against Albany on Feb. 4, 2023 at Alexandria Area High School.
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Perham's Alex Ohm defends in a 61-48 loss against Albany on Feb. 4, 2023 at Alexandria Area High School.
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Perham's Soren Anderson goes to the rim in a 61-48 loss against Albany on Feb. 4, 2023 at Alexandria Area High School.
Sam Stuve / Forum News Service

Jared Rubado is the sports editor for the Detroit Lakes Tribune and the Perham Focus. He moved to the area in September of 2021 after covering sports for the Alexandria Echo Press for nearly three years. Jared graduated from the University of Augustana in 2018 with degrees in journalism and sports managment.
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