Boys Basketball: PR-B upset in section quarters

PRB Boys Basketball Rian Struss — PR-B's Rian Struss posts up against Swanville on Thursday, March 10, 2022

By Pineandlakes Echo Journal

March 16, 2022 03:01 AM

PINE RIVER — Jared Hamilton scored a team-high 25 points, but the No. 3 seeded Pine River-Backus Tigers were upset by the No. 6 Swanville Bulldogs in a 75-61 defeat in the West Subsection 5-1A Quarterfinals on Thursday, March 10.

Brady Bristow added 15 points for the Tigers, while Andrew Bueckers and Rian Struss each added seven.

The Tigers end their season with a 13-14 record.

Swanville 75

Pine River-Backus 61

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

Irvin Tulenchik 5, Brady Bristow 15, Jared Hamilton 25, Andrew Bueckers 7, Robert Bueckers 2, Rian Struss 7. Overall: PR-B 13-14

PRB Boys Basketball Andrew Bueckers — PR-B's Andrew Bueckers looks to pass in the Tigers' loss to Swanville on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

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Boys Basketball: PR-B upset in section quarters

Pine River-Backus Boys Basketball

Swanville 75

Pine River-Backus 61

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

Irvin Tulenchik 5, Brady Bristow 15, Jared Hamilton 25, Andrew Bueckers 7, Robert Bueckers 2, Rian Struss 7. Overall: PR-B 13-14