Perham one game away from state

Published 9:18am Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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By defeating Pelican Rapids on Tuesday, the Perham Yellowjackets boys basketball team is one game away from the Class AA state tournament for the second straight year.

The Jackets won 57-54 in Moorhead in the section semifinal contest.

Perham (26-2) will face Bagley in the Section 8AA final on Friday in Bemidji. Pelican Rapids (25-4) was led by Ryan Bruggeman’s 18 points. Casey Bruggeman scored 15 points.

Anderson led the Yellowjackets with a game-high 20 points. Jordan Bruhn, who went 7 for 14 from the free-throw line, scored 18 points and Jordan Cresap registered 17 points.

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