Cards, Bearcats to meet for title

Top-ranked North Star and seventh-ranked Carrington will square off for the Region 5 title Thursday night in Devils Lake.

The Cardinals advanced with a 57-45 win over Starkweather-Munich. Tied 14-all after eight minutes, Carrington took a 28-22 lead into the break and led the rest of the way.

Jackson Unruh led a balanced Carrington attack with 16 points. Easton Page added 12 for the Cardinals and Devin Barton was also in double figures with 10.

Travis Beck led Starkweather-Munich with 17 points.

In the second semifinal, North Star outscored New Rockford-Sheyenne 37-26 in the second half to slowly pull away for a 65-51 victory.

Tanner Komrosky led all scorers with 20 points for the Bearcats. Daniel Grande and Grant Lindahl added 11 apiece for the winners.

Stephen Guler poured in a game-high 25 points for the Rockets, who led 14-13 after the first quarter. Dalton Weber tossed in 10.

Region 4 Tournament

At Devils Lake

Semifinals

Carrington 57, Munich-Starkweather 45

Carrington 14 28 39 57

Munich-Starkweather 14 22 35 45

Carrington — Jacob Nelson 6, Erik Collins 4, Kaleb Klein 2, Easton Page 12, Jackson Unruh 16, Chase Monson 7, Devin Barton 10. Totals: 22 FG, Three-pointers: Unruh 2, Monson, 10-14 FT, 9 Fouls.

Munich-Starkweather — Benjamin Tohm 6, Lance Logie 8, Trevor Darling 5, Travis Beck 17, Brandon Hoffman 9. Totals: 17 FG, Three-pointers: Logie 2, Darling, Beck, 7-10 FT, 15 Fouls.

North Star 65, Sheyenne-New Rockford 51

North Star 13 28 44 65

NR-S 14 25 37 51

North Star — Jacob Hagler 8, Tanner Komrosky 20, Daniel Grande 11, Grant Lindahl 11, Caleb Beck 8, Calvin Teubner 7. Totals: 25 FG, Three-pointers: Lindahl, Teubner, 13-20 FT, 17 Fouls.

New Rockford-Sheyenne — Dalton Weber 10, Cody Allmaras 7, Stephen Guler 25, Nathan Messner 6, Jordan Seiler 3. Totals: 19 FG, Three-pointers: Guler 3, Allmaras, 9-14 FT, 17 Fouls.

Region 5

Tournament host Shiloh Christian will play for a spot in the state ‘B’ on its home court after beating New Salem 55-45 in the Region 5 semifinals Tuesday night.

The Skyhawks will face Turtle Lake-Mercer after the Trojans buried Wilton 56-32.

Aaron Hultstrand came off the bench to lead Shiloh with 17 points. Austin Friesen added 12 points and 13 rebounds as they outscored the Holsteins 17-9 in the fourth quarter to pull away.

Jared Kautzman led New Salem with 17 points.

Turtle Lake-Mercer blew its semifinal with Wilton open in the second quarter, outscoring the Miners 23-8 in the frame.

Grant Singer’s 24-point, 14-rebound double-double led the Trojans in the rout.

Lorin St. Claire topped the Miners with 12.

Region 5 Tournament

At Bismarck

Semifinals

Shiloh Christian 55, New Salem 45

New Salem 8 22 36 45

Shiloh Christian 13 28 38 55

New Salem — Travis Gutknecht 9, Jarad Wolf 12, Jared Kautzman 17, Derrek Heins 5, Taylor Friesz 1, Duncan Beth 1. Totals: 15 FG, Three-pointers: Gutknecht 2, Kautzman 2, Wolf, 10-22 FT, 17 Fouls.

Shiloh Christian — Zach Lardy 12, Wyatt Knell 5, Zane Miller 5, Aaron Hultstrand 17, Austin Friesen 12, Mitch Nickolauson 2, Jer Herman 2. Totals: 22 FG, Hultstrand, 10-20 FT, 20 Fouls.

Turtle Lake-Mercer 65, Wilton 32

Turtle Lake-Mercer 10 33 51 65

Wilton 7 15 26 32

Turtle Lake-Mercer — Ryan Rauhauser 6, Grant Singer 24, Trevor Thomas 11, Shane Nelson 3, Tucker Fylling 5, Joey Cherrey 5, Adam Peltier 11. Totals: 26 FG, Three-pointers: Peltier 3, Thomas 3, Nelson, Fylling, Cherrey, Miller, 4-8 FT, 17 Fouls.

Wilton — Tanner Schlaman 5, Dillian Loper 4, Lorin St. Claire 12, Andy Mokena 7, Matt Jacobson 2, Connor Thompson 2. Totals: 12 FG, Three-pointers: St. Claire 2, Loper, 5-11 FT, 13 Fouls.

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