BP boys fall to No. 2 Bucs

Published 11:06 pm Tuesday, February 14, 2012

WATERVILLE — The Blooming Prairie boys basketball team lost 82-50 at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (19-1 overall, 14-0 Gopher) Tuesday.

The Awesome Blossoms (9-12 overall, 5-8 Gopher) jumped out to an 11-4 lead before the Bucs, who ranked No. 2 in ‘AA’ went on a scoring spree.

BP freshman John Rumpza had 19 points and 23 rebounds in the loss.

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BP 26 24 — 50

WEM 42 40 — 82

BP scoring: John Rumpza, 19; Michael Thomas, 11; Gabe Kartes, 8; Luke Hueman, 5; Ryan McCabe, 3; Pat Jones, 2; Alex Fiebiger, 2; field goals: 42 percent (21-for-49); three-pointers: 13 percent (2-for-15); free throws: 50 percent (6-for-12); rebounds: 40 (Rumpza, 23); turnovers: 30