Long night for Blue Jays at Century

Bismarck Century flexed its muscles in front of its home crowd on Tuesday night.

The second-ranked Patriots, who are defending state champions, put on a dominant show, easing past fifth-ranked Jamestown 73-46 in West Region play.

The Patriots opened the game with a 15-0 run and didn’t look back, using a 3-point barrage in the first half to sink the Blue Jays.

Century, which improved to 6-0 in the West and 8-1 overall, received 17 points from senior standout Hannah Larson. Sophomore Jordyn Jossart and junior Jen Benz added 16 and 11 points, respectively.

The Blue Jays were led in scoring by junior Paige Peterson with 15. Standout Kyra Dewald was held under her 19-point average with 14.

Jamestown (3-1, 5-2 overall) is off until it travels to Bismarck St. Mary’s on Tuesday.

Boys

Robert Hutchins drilled six 3-pointers in the second half as Bismarck Century rolled to an 87-40 West Region victory.

Hutchins finished with 23 points after hitting three straight 3-pointers to start the second half. Jamestown trailed 35-24 at halftime and scored early in the second half to cut the deficit to nine points when Hutchens’ assault from the perimeter started.

The Blue Jays struggled on offense most of the night, scoring just six points in the first eight minutes of play in the second half.

Tyler Rudolph had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Patriots, who improved to 5-1 in the region and 6-3 overall.

Jamestown played competitively in the first half, but Century’s adjustments paid huge dividends the rest of the way. The Blue Jays received 12 points and eight rebounds from Brandon Wegner, while David Hanson added eight points.

Jamestown (1-3 West, 2-5 overall) visits Bismarck St. Mary’s on Tuesday.

Bismarck Century 87, Jamestown 40

Jamestown 24 40

Century 35 87

Jamestown: Brandon Wegner 12, David Hanson 8, Scott Nelson 6, Lucas Keller 6, Landon Weiser 4, Nick Fuchs 2, Alex McInnes 2. Totals 16-43 7-19 40.

Century: Robert Hutchins 23, Tyler Rudolph 18, Ramey Schatz 10, Dalton Feeney 6, Alex Quist 6, Kyle Connor 5, Ben Holen 5, Hunter Walsh 4, Logan Kress 3, Jake Little 2, Tim Wegner 2, Jacob Sommerfield 3. Totals 33-64 8-17 87.

3-pointers: J 1 (Nelson), BC 13 (Hutchins 6, Feeney 2, Quist 2, Rudolph, Sommerfeld, Kress). Rebounds: J 25 (Wegner 8), BC 35 (Rudolph 7). Assists: J 4 (Wegner 2), BC 11 (Holen 3). Steals: J 2 (Phil Manley, Nelson), BC 14 (Schatz 3). Blocks: J 3 (Hanson 2), BC 1 (Rudolph). Total fouls: J 14, BC 21; Fouled out: None. Turnovers: J 21, BC 10.

Bismarck Century 73, Jamestown 48

Jamestown 24 48

Century 50 73

Jamestown: Paige Peterson 61-0 3-5 15, Kyra Dewald 4-13 6-6 14, McKayla Orr 1-6 4-6 6, Erin Mullowney 2-5 0-0 5, Rebekah Horgan 2-4 0-1 4, Billie Buchanan 2-6 0-2 4. Totals 17-48 13-20 48.

Century: Hannah Larson 7-14 1-2 17, Jordyn Jossart 6-12 0-0 16, Jen Benz 5-10 2-2 13, Macy Lynch 3-7 2-2 9, Alex Hopkins 2-6 0-0 5, Katie Chase 2-4 0-0 4, Cassidy Wilhelm 1-1 0-0 3, Ashley Bohrer 1-3 0-0 2, Alaina Furcht 1-2 0-0 2, MiKayla Kolb 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-60 5-6 73.

3-pointers: Jamestown 1 (Mullowney 1), Century 10 (Jossart 4, Larson 2, Benz 1, Lynch 1, Hopkins 1, Wilhelm 1). Rebounds: Jamestown 22 (Peterson 9), Century 34 (Larson 15). Assists: Jamestown 4 (four with one), Century 21 (Larson 7). Steals: Jamestown: 9 (Orr 3), Century 10 (Larson 6). Turnovers: Jamestown 14, Century 18. Fouls: Jamestown 8, Century 19. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

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