Scores tell the ultimate story in a game of basketball. Passes tell another in any game involving the R-P boys this year. The Trojans have won four straight. Defense and a super disciplined pass-happy offense have been keys. Downing St. Charles (8-1, 10-3) was a marquee TRC win. R-P trailed 31-29 at the half. They held SC to 14 second half points, and 13 points below their season low, in getting a 54-45 win. Dawson Dahl (career-high 15 pts, 7-10 FGs, 6 rebs), Noah Carlson (10 pts, 8 rebs, 11 assists, 5 stls), Luke Rasmussen (10 pts, 5 stls), and Jake Paulson (8 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 3 stls) led the way. The Trojans shot a season-high 55%, assisting 19 of 22 field goals. R-P then put up a season-high 46 first half points on Cotter. They passed out the second stanza for the 63-38 win. Carlson (12 pts, 8 rebs), Paulson (11 pts, 5 rebs), Ben Ansell (career-high 11 pts), Payton Hahn (9 pts, 3-5 three’s), and Rasmussen (8 pts, 4 assists) made it a balanced attack. Finally, Crestwood fell. The Trojans hit five third quarter threes for 42-26 lead. They attempted one fourth quarter field goal, passing and shooting free throws to a 49-33 win. Paulson (10 pts), Carlson (9 pts, 6 assists), and Dahl (9 pts, 5 rebs) were top scorers. R-P assisted 13 of 14 field goals. Tom Vix’s guys (7-1, 10-5) are in second behind Caledonia (7-0, 11-4) in the TRC East.
Passy R-P Back on a Run
