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Jan. 6—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown High School boy's basketball team is still looking for its first conference win.
Minot's 68% shooting performance in the first half helped the Magicians to a 79-47 win over the Blue Jays Tuesday evening. The loss puts Jamestown's record at 2-5 overall and 0-5 in the West Region. Head coach Tim Ranum and the Jays will be back in action on Friday hosting Bismarck High. The Demons and Jays will tipoff at 7:45 p.m.
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From the opening tip, which was won by Minot's Oakley Trueblood, Minot was in control.
The Magicians came out firing, draining a 3-pointer in the first 20 seconds of play. Minot continued to establish dominance down the stretch. Blue Jay senior Gradin Thorlakson cut the visitor's lead to five with a deep 3-pointer but the Magicians responded with a 4-0 run to put them up 14-5.
"We struggled to shoot the ball," Ranum said. "They shot well early, and got the jump on us. We did some things well defensively late first half and second half, but we were just unable to make any shots to take advantage."
Minot went on a 15-2 run to make it 29-7 and forced Ranum to call his second timeout of the half. After breaking the huddle, the Jays went on a 5-0 run but Minot's double-digit lead continued to hold.
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Jamestown came within 17 of the game leaders but the Magicians' lead stretched to 25 with 44 seconds left in the half. Eric Van Berkom hit a last second jumper to make it 48-25 at the halfway mark. Jamestown had nine turnovers in the first half. The home team's 32% shooting performance was led by Edison Walters who tabulated 10 points.
Half No. 2 was just more of the same.
Drew Jordan led the way for Minot with 19 points and seven rebounds while Patrick Shanahan, a sophomore, had a total of 15 points. Tayvin Archer put 14 points on the books and Trueblood recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Edison Walters led the Jays with 16 points. Van Berkom also broke into double-digits, scoring 10 — eight of which came in the first half. Jamison Kleinjan, Gradin Thorlakson and Liam Frey all ended the night with five points apiece.
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Kale Backen scored his first varsity points of his career in the last minute of the game, draining a mid-range jumper to record two points. Kale Verke and Hudson Rode rounded out the team's scoring. Both Verke and Rode scored two points.
Final stats were unavailable when The Jamestown Sun went to press.
Minot 79, Jamestown 47
MIN 48 31 — 79
JHS 25 22 — 47
While Ranum's crew was battling at Jerry Meyer, Andy Skunberg and the JHS girl's basketball team were fighting to stay alive in Minot.
With eight minutes gone in the first half, Minot was only leading 16-14, but then the Majettes found a different gear and carried it through to the end of the game.
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Skunberg and the Jays dropped 78-48 to fall to 0-5 in the conference standings. Final stats were not available when The Jamestown Sun went to press.
The Jays will play Bismarck High at 5:45 p.m. on Friday at Jerry Meyer Arena.
Minot 78, Jamestown 48
JHS 30 18 — 48
MIN 47 31 — 78
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