Dutchmen dominant behind senior backcourt

With a huge win against #1 class 1A Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars, the #2 class 2A Melrose Dutchmen rose in the rankings to #1 in class 2A. The Dutchmen are 20-1, and have won 16 straight games. This is not new to the Dutchmen, last season the Dutchmen were 20-9, but lost in the Sub-Section Semifinals, at St. John’s University.

This years team is determined to go farther. This years team is full of experience, lead by 7 seniors. The dutchmen backcourt is lead by there two star seniors, Scottie Stone and Isaac Sawyer. This past week, Stone broke the all-time school record for points in a game, 44, and the all-time career points record at 1,760.

Sawyer is just as good. Both Sawyer and Stone have gotten offers to play college basketball at the Division II level. Stone accepted a scholarschip to play at St. Cloud State University next season, and Sawyer has been given offers to Minnesota State-Mankato and many schools in Wisconsin.

With less than a month left in the season, the Dutchmen are eyeing the number one seed in the sub-section. But that is not enough for Melrose. The Dutchmen want to make it down to the Target Center for the State Tournament, and bring home a trophy to the community of Melrose.