The Blooming Prairie boys basketball team started strong as it beat Medford (1-5 overall, 0-2 Gopher) 77-62 Friday.

Sophomore Marten Morem tallied 28 points and nine rebounds in the win for the Awesome Blossoms (3-4 overall, 1-1 Gopher).

“It was a hard fought game and Medford was very active,” BP head coach Nathan Piller said. “There was no quit in that team.”

BP 36 41 — 77

Medford 18 44 — 62

BP scoring: Morem, 28; Anthony Nelson, 18; Dylan Heuer, 12; Wyatt Grundmeier, 6; Jake Ressler, 4; Nick Thompson, 4; Ben Smith, 3; Scott Romeo, 2; field goals: 48 percent (28-for-58); three-pointers: 44 percent (11-for-25); free throws: 66 percent (10-for-15); rebounds: 36 (Ressler, 9; Morem, 9); turnovers: 16