Last modified: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:23 AM PST Pirate boys crush Marsing 54-21 Argus Observer sports staff PAYETTE —The Payette boys basketball team outscored Marsing 20-2 during the first quarter, and cruised to a big 54-21 win over the nonconference opponent, Saturday in Payette. Tyler Kuder led the way, scoring 11 points, while Jake Novotny scored nine for the Pirates, who led 36-9 at the half. “We played some pretty solid defense,” Payette head coach Shawn Scow said. “Everybody scored, everybody contributed. I was happy with the performance.” The Pirates (10-2 overall) travel to Fruitland, Thursday to begin Snake River Valley Conference play.