The Pirates defeat the Wolverines in a nail-biter
by Greg Johnson
Verndale 50 WDC 59
This past week found the Verndale Pirates Boys Basketball team on the road for two Park Region Conference games.
The Pirates split on the week losing on Tuesday night vs. the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines by a score of 50-59.
The Pirates went into the half with a 23-20 lead but WDC was able to pull away late in the second half and hit enough free-throws down the stretch to seal the game.
The Pirates had three players score double digits with Shawn Schmitz scoring 14. Carter White and Bryce Pickar each added 13 points.
Bryce Pickar secured his first double-double of his career as he led the way on the boards with 12 rebounds.
Braylin Deleon had 5 assists while Shawn Schmitz chipped in 3 steals to go with his 7 rebounds on the night....
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