Class B basketball: Lions, Pirates one more time

Kidder County and Linton will meet for a third time this season with a trip to state on the line.

Kidder County held off a game effort from Napoleon in the second semifinal game at the Region 3 Tournament in Hazelton Tuesday night, while the Lions rolled past the host Tigers in the opener.

The title tilt is set for Thursday night.

Down 10-9 after one quarter, Eli Benz and the Pirates outscored the Imperials 13-5 in the second quarter to get out front.

Napoleon cut the lead to 34-31 after three quarters, but the Pirates, ranked third in the final Class B poll, held on to advance.

Benz poured in a game-high 30 points for Kidder County. The ace senior also had a game-best nine rebounds for the 22-1 Pirates.

Kelsey Dockter added nine for Kidder County.

Sheridon Dewald led the Imperials with 19 points. Rikki Schmidt added 11 and Kendra Weigel 10.

Linton jumped out early and never looked back in its semifinal win over Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock.

The Lions opened with 31 points in the first half to take a 20-point lead into the break and eventually defeat the Tigers 52-30.

Alexis Jasper paced the Linton offense with 16 points. Nicole Hulm had 13 for the Lions, including three three-pointers.

HMB only had four players in the scorer’s column and only one eclipse the double-digit mark. Kaylin Sheets led with 14 points.

Region 3 Tournament at Hazelton

Semifinals

Linton 52, Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 30

HMB 6 11 23 30

Linton 15 31 39 52

HMB — Kaylin Sheets 14, Ashley Baumgartner 7, Kendra Grossman 5, Jessica Wieser 4. Totals: 11 FG, 8-12 FT, 20 Fouls.

Linton — Alexis Jasper 16, Nicole Hulm 13, Lacey Ryckman 8, Kaylin Schneider 7, Christa Nagel 4, Hailey Dockter 2, McKenna Flyberg 2. Totals: 17 FG, Three-pointers: Hulm 3, 15-20 FT, 13 Fouls.

Kidder County 55, Napoleon 48

Napoleon 10 15 31 48

Kidder County 9 22 34 55

Napoleon — Kendra Weigel 10, Rikki Schmidt 11, Breann Schmidt 5, Mikayla Young 1, Sheridon Dewald 19, Kecia Ellison 9. Totals: 18 FG, Three-pointers: Weigel 2, R.Schmidt 2, B.Schmidt, Dewald, 5-8 FT, 17 Fouls.

Kidder County — Bailie Ziesch 5, Eli Benz 30, Molly Kahl 5, Kelsey Dockter 9, Shalee Martin 6. Totals: 20 FG, Three-pointers: Dockter 2, 13-19 FT, 10 Fouls.

Region 1

Central Cass and Hankinson each posted commanding semifinal victories to set up a Thursday night showdown for the Region 1 title in Wahpeton.

Central Cass put it on North Sargent early, leading 20-4 and never looked back in a 65-46 win.

Courtney Dixon led three players in double figures for the Squirrels with 16 points.

Jennica Bohnenkamp’s 16 led the Bobcats.

Casey Geffre scored 18, Chloe Wahl 17 and Lindsey Stein 14 as Hankinson sailed past Milnor 62-47.

Paige Tompkins carried the Bison with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Region 1 Tournament at Wahpeton

Semifinals

Central Cass 65, North Sargent 46

North Sargent 4 12 21 46

Central Cass 20 30 43 65

North Sargent — Ariel Waloch 4, Courtney Murphy 2, Maggie Orn 4, Andrea Johnson 3, Riley Peterson 8, Kasandra Ptacnik 4, Ashley Brockman 2, Jennica Bohnenkamp 16. Totals: 17 FG, Three-pointers: Johnson, Peterson, Brockman, Bohnenkamp, 8-13 FT, 25 Fouls.

Central Cass — Riley Camas 2, Bethany Voss 6, Taylor Kraft 14, Madison Gegelman 11, Kamie Roesler 6, Hannah Breske 7, Rachel Wieland 3, Courtney Dixon 16. Totals: 19 FG, Three-pointers: Kraft, 26-36 FT, 14 Fouls.

Hankinson 62, Milnor 47

Hankinson 13 29 43 62

Milnor 8 19 35 47

Hankinson — Morgan Titus 3, Carmen Titus 7, Lindsey Stein 14, Chloe Wahl 17, Casey Geffre 18, Mara Pankow 3. Totals: 24 FG, Three-pointers: Geffre 2, Wahl, Stein, M.Titus, C.Titus, 8-12 FT, 18 Fouls.

Milnor — Jackie Ellefson 1, Kristine Sakry 4, Kristi McCloud 6, Kasie Weber 5, Paige Tompkins 22, Briana Tyler 7, Michaela Halvorson 5. Totals: 18 FG, Three-pointers: None, 11-16 FT, 14 Fouls.

Region 4

Harvey and Carrington will meet up once again, but this time it will determine who will be the Region 4 champion.

Harvey defeated Rolla-Rock Lake 55-42 and Carrington routed Langdon 58-31 to earn their spots in the Region 4 title game Thursday in Devils Lake.

Harvey’s Amy Buxa scored 10 points in third quarter to help the Hornets take a 40-35 lead after three, but it was the defense, holding Rolla-Rock Lake to just seven points in the fourth, that sealed the victory.

Buxa led the Hornets with 19 points and Rachel Nyhus had 11.

Amber Volanti and Jordan Robert topped the Bulldogs with 10 points apiece.

Carrington jumped out to a 20-3 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.

Kali Kurtz and Sierra Rosenau each scored six points in the first quarter and Becca Scherr chipped in five. Breana Barton paced Carrington with 12 points, all coming in the second half. Rosenau had 11 and Scherr had 10.

McKenzie Hart was the leading scorer for Langdon with 13 points.

Region 4 Tournament at Devils Lake

Semifinals

Harvey 55, Rolla-Rock Lake 42

Harvey 5 21 40 55

Rolla-RL 12 21 35 42

Harvey — Amy Buxa 19, Rachel Nyhus 11, Maggie Lorenz 8, Sheyenne Schneider 7, Caitlyn Arnold 5, Jaclyn Bachmeier 4, Becca Kourijian 1. Totals: 20 FG, Three-pointers: Arnold, Schneider, 13-22 FT, 6 Fouls.

Rolla-Rock Lake —Amber Volanti 10, Jordan Robert 10, Heather Carlson 9, Jayde Guilbert 9, Ariel Parisien 3, Janie Rush. Totals: 16 FG, Three-pointers: Volanti 2, Carlson, Parisien, Guilbert, 5-6 FT, 15 Fouls,

Carrington 58, Langdon 31

Carrington 20 31 43 58

Langdon 3 10 22 31

Carrington — Breana Barton 12, Sierra Rosenau 11, Becca Scherr 10, Emily Thompson 9, Kali Kurtz 6, Noelle Braaten 5, Brittney Roundy 3, Hope Carr 2. Totals: 24 FG, Three-pointers: Scherr 2, Rosenau, Roundy, 6-11 FT, 7 Fouls.

Langdon — McKenzie Hart 13, Breanna Mack 10, Julie Dinius 5, Shannon Overby 3. Totals: 11 FG, Hart 2, Mack 2, Overby, 4-6 FT, 15 Fouls.

Region 5

Standing Rock and Turtle Lake Mercer will meet up in the Region 5 championship Thursday night after both teams punched their tickets with wins in the semifinals Tuesday in Mandan.

Standing Rock held New Salem-Almont to just eight points in the first half and 25 points in the entire game as the Warriors routed the Holsteins 55-25 in the semis, while Turtle Lake-Mercer built a 14-point lead after three to eventually defeat Underwood 59-49.

Standing Rock held New Salem-Almont to just 18.4 percent shooting the entire game, while the Warriors were able to shoot 42.9 percent from the field.

Shauna Long paced the Warriors with a game-high 24 points and Ryan White Bull had 17. New Salem-Almont failed to have a scorer reach double digits as DeLayna Bueligen led the way with eight.

Kelsey Everett led the offense with 21 points, while both Jordyn Sondrol and Jenna Bayless posted double-doubles. Sondrol had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Bayless finished with 11 points and 15 rebounds.

Crystal Dammen had an outstanding day for the Comets with 21 points, including five triples.

Region 5 Tournament at Mandan

Semifinals

Standing Rock 55, New Salem-Almont 25

NS-Almont 6 8 22 25

Standing Rock 14 35 44 55

NS-Almont — DeLayna Bueligen 8, Hollie Toeple 5, Nicole Schroeder 4, Karlie Schroeder 4, Lauren Kautzman 2, Destri Bueligen 1, Emily Wolf 1. Totals: 10 FG DeLayna Bueligen 2, N. Schroeder, 8-14 FT, 6 Fouls.

Standing Rock — Shauna Long 24, Ryan White Bull 17, Dorci Ridley 6, Jaime Archambault 4, Sadie Agard 2, Santana Demery 2. Totals: 28 FG, Three-pointers: Long 2, Ridley 2, 3-3 FT, 13 Fouls.

Turtle Lake-Mercer 59, Underwood 49

Turtle Lake-Mercer 13 23 44 59

Underwood 13 18 30 49

Turtle Lake-Mercer — Kelsey Everett 21, Jordyn Sondrol 18, Jenna Bayless 11, Taralee Anderson 5, Devon Belisle 4. Totals: 27 FG, Three-pointers: Everett 4, Anderson, Sondrol, 11-15 FT, 13 Fouls.

Underwood — Crystal Damman 21, Alix Auck 7, Megan Morrison 6, Natalie Eslinger 5, Miranda Pochant 5, Abby Landenberger 4, Tami Heidelberger 1. Totals: 22 FG, Three-pointers: Dammen 5, Pochant, 11-17 FT, 17 Fouls.

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