Grantsburg boys escape SCF

After beating Luck on Tuesday in a very emotionally draining game the Grantsburg boys had an encore for Grantsburg fans Thursday night. A 63-60 overtime win over the third place St. Croix Falls Saints (7-5, 5-3).

The game was seemingly at hand at halftime with Grantsburg tabulating a double digit lead, but the home team Saints were not ready to go quietly into the night and with less than ten seconds left they tied the game and forced it to overtime where the Saints succumbed to the Pirates in another thrilling game provided by West Lakeland teams.

Grantsburg was ranked 11th in division three basketball at the start of the week. Keep your eye on We are Grantsburg to find out where they rank after beating Luck (ranked third overall D3) and quality opponent St. Croix Falls.

Grantsburg remains undefeated and in first place in the West Lakeland conference.

The girl Pirates continue to struggle this year with another loss to a conference foe. The final was 46-38. Grantsburg is now 0-14 on the year and 0-8 in the conference.