Raiders win title game

Led by 5-foot-10 freshman standout Rylee Nudell, the Maple Valley Raiders won the Barnes County Girls Basketball Tournament in Valley City on Saturday.

It took overtime, but the Raiders outlasted the host team — the Valley City Hi-Liners — 46-43 in the championship game, as Nudell led the winning team with 31 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals.

Valley City’s Clarissa Olson and Jessica Denholm paced Valley City with 17 and 10 points, respectively.

Sargent Central took down Enderling 47-44 in the third-place matchup, while Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page turned away LaMoure-Litchville/Marion 38-37 in the fifth-place pairing.

Barnes County North picked up seventh-place honors, defeating Griggs County Central by the final of 34-31.

Barnes County Girls Basketball Tournament

At Valley City

Saturday

Seventh place

Barnes County North 34, Griggs County Central 31

GCC 8 15 15 31

BCN 5 16 30 34

GCC — Alexis Savre 13, Tristin Lodge Johnson 10, Presley Painter 8. Totals: 12-39 FG, 4-11 FT, 39 rebounds (Painter 10), 17 fouls, 4 assists (Savre 3), 25 turnovers, 4 blocks (Kendra Woodstead 2), 6 steals (Savre 3). 3-pointers: (3-6) Lodge Johnson 2, Savre 1.

BCN — Calby Hanson 10, Samantha Wieland 10, Kayla Erker 5, H, Willson 5, Kayla Scott 4. Totals: 11-45 FG, 9-19 FT, 33 rebounds (Wieland 9), 11 fouls, 1 assist (Wieland 1), 16 turnovers, 4 blocks (Abigail Undem 2), 11 steals (Erker 5). 3-pointers: (3-5) Wieland 3.

Consolation championship

Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 38, LaMoure-Litchville/Marion 37

L-L/M 7 15 22 37

F-S-H-P 4 14 24 38

L-L/M — Courtney Carlson 15, Tasha Piehal 6, Abby Warcken 6, Megan Good 2, Tanys Ulmer 2, Kennedy Witt 2, Jacey Alber 2, Alisia Ness 2. Totals: 16-43 FG, 2-3 FT, 31 rebounds (Alber 8), 17 fouls (Ulmer), 3 assists (Carlson 2), 29 turnovers, 2 blocks (2 with 1), 10 steals (Ulmer 4). 3-pointers: (3-13) Warcken 2, Carlson 1.

F-S/H-P — Madison Koenig 16, Lexi Archer 7, Kendra Breckheimer 6, Morgan Jacobsen 4, Chauna Ihry 3, Alyssa Anderson 2. Totals: 11-39 FG, 16-26 FT, 28 rebounds (Archer 5), 12 fouls (Ihry), 3 assists (3 with 1), 25 turnovers, 17 steals (Jacobsen 4). 3-pointers: (0-6).

Third place

Sargent Central 47, Enderlin 44

Enderlin 6 15 26 44

Sargent Central 16 18 32 47

Enderlin — Megan Johnson 21, Kelsey Laufenberg 10, Kaylee Johnson 5, Taylor Benneweis 3, Hayleigh Lautt 2, Mai Syverson 2. Totals: 16-47 FG, 10-27 FT, 48 rebounds (M. Johnson 10), 14 fouls, 5 assists (2 with 2), 20 turnovers, 1 block (Laufenberg), 3 steals (M. Johnson 2). 3-pointers: (1-7) K. Johnson 1.

Sargent Central — Cayla Enderson 12, Hannah Schlecht 11, Jamie Minarik 7, Rane Nelson 6, Tiffany Beaver 5, Alexius Hajek 4, Madison Juelfs 2. Totals: 17-55 FG, 7-10 FT, 32 rebounds (Schlecht 10), 20 fouls, 4 assists (Schlecht 2), 13 turnovers, 4 steals (Schlecht 2). 3-pointers: (6-29) Enderson 4, Minarik 1, Beaver 1.

Championship

Maple Valley 46, Valley City 43 OT

Maple Valley 10 25 29 39 46

Valley City 14 27 35 39 43

Maple Valley — Rylee Nudell 31, Abbie Tinjum 6, Cassandra Pautz 5, Megan Kasowski 4. Totals: 19-41 FG, 7-10 FT, 32 rebounds (Nudell 14), 10 fouls, 6 assists (Tinjum 4), 19 turnovers, 2 blocks (2 with 1), 7 steals (Nudell 3). 3-pointers: (1-9) Pautz 1.

Valley City — Clarissa Olson 17, Jessica Denholm 10, Madison McDaniel 6, Dierra Diegel 6, Madison Taylor 4. Totals: 18-51 FG, 2-4 FT, 27 rebounds (Diegel 7), 12 fouls, 8 assists (McDaniel 3), 12 turnovers, 6 steals (Denholm 2). 3-pointers: (5-24) McDaniel 2, Denholm 2, Olson 1.

All-Tournament Team

Riley Nudell, Maple Valley; Megan Johnson, Enderlin; Hannah Schlecht, Sargent Central; Dierra Diegel, Valley City; Krista Thielges, Enderlin; Madison Koenig, F-S-H-P; Cassie Pautz, Maple Valley; Megan Kaswoski, Maple Valley; Madison Taylor, Valley City; Jessica Denholm, Valley City.

Boys Kidder Co. 53, Ellendale 40

A trio of Pirates hit double figures in scoring, helping Kidder County scoot past the Ellendale Cardinals in Steele.

Cole Scherbenske (14 points), Jordan Leier (14) and Ben Steinolfson (12) led the way offensively for the home team. Steinolfson hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 in the first period, helping the Pirates lead 15-8 after one.

Ellendale’s Adam White scored 14, while teammate James Johnston posted 11 to lead the Cardinals.

Kidder County 53, Ellendale 40

Ellendale 8 18 31 40

Kidder Co. 15 27 39 53

Ellendale — Adam White 14, James Johnston 11, Chase Durheim 6, Zach Dathe 4, Shawn Hofer 3, Logan Wang 2. Totals: 17 FG, 5-15 FT, 15 fouls. 3-pointers: Johnston 1.

Kidder Co. — Cole Scherbenske 14, Jordan Leier 14, Ben Steinolfson 12, Zach Six 7, Ryan Sand 6. Totals: 22 FG, 9-14 FT, 15 fouls. 3-pointers: Steinolfson 1.

South Border 58, Napoleon 36

Matt Kretschmar lit up the scoreboard with three 3-pointers and 17 total points, helping the Mustangs turn away the Imperials in Wishek.

The Mustangs started quick, outscoring the Imperials 19-9 in the opening 8 minutes. Kretschmar drained a three and scored 7 in the period.

Napoleon was led offensively by Dylan A. Bitz with 9 points.

South Border 58, Napoleon 36

Napoleon 6 12 21 36

South Border 19 36 53 58

Napoleon — Dylan A. Bitz 9, Trent Fettig 8, Jaden Jangula 8, Matthew Feist 5, Bryce Fettig 4, Tyler Moser 2. Totals: 14 FG, 4-4 FT, 14 fouls. 3-pointers: Jangula 2, Fettig 1, Bitz 1.

South Border — Matt Kretschmar 17, Hunter Pinke 14, Adam Jacobson 7, Michael Jacobson 7, Ross Knoll 6, Reed Eszlinger 3, Ben Schuler 2, Michael Rueb 2. Totals: 24 FG, 6-12 FT, 12 fouls. 3-poiners: Kretschmar 3, A. Jacobson 1.

Linton/H-M-B 61, E-K/M 39

The Lions erupted for 26 points in the second period, led by a pair of treys and 10 of Andrew Small’s 15 points, helping the Lions lead 35-22 at the half and they’d cruise from their in Edgeley.

The Rebels were held without a field goal in the final period of play, going 1 of 4 from the free-throw line for just a single point in the final 8 minutes of play.

The Rebels were led by Tallen Berg’s 13-point effort.

Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 61, Edgeley-Kulm/Montpelier 39

Linton/H-M-B 9 35 49 61

Edgeley-K/M 9 22 38 39

Linton/H-M-B — Andrew Small 15, Mason Ryckman 15, Jonathon Purintun 9, Brooks Flyberg 7, Austin Bernhardt 6, Tyler Humann 4, James Schmaltz 3, Ryan Schneider 2. Totals: 25 FG, 7-15 FT, 21 fouls. 3-pointers: Small 2, Purintun 1, Flyberg 1.

Edgeley-K/M — Tallen Berg 13, Logan Hanson 11, Conner Entzi 10, Noah Greer 3, Josh Foley 2. Totals: 14 FG, 10-17 FT, 17 fouls (Mason Madcke). 3-pointers: Greer 1.

Turtle Lake-M/M 76, Harvey/WC 49

The Hornets struggled to contain the Trojans’ Adam Peltier and 6-foot-7 Kevin Klemisch in Fessenden.

Klemisch scored 28 points around the bucket, while Peltier attacked the outside with 4 3-pointers and 20 points, helping the Trojans roll.

Harvey/Wells County tried to keep pace, converting 8 treys in the game. The Hornets were led by Koby Houchin’s 4 3-pointers and 16 points.

Turtle-Lake-Mercer/McClusky 76, Harvey/Wells County 49

TL-M/M 17 35 55 76

H/WC 16 21 35 49

TL-M/M — Kevin Klemisch 28, Adam Peltier 20, Nathan Rauhauser 12, Marcus Tomlinson 6, Trevor Boehm 6, Kyle Bott 4. Totals: 31 FG, 9-17 FT, 10 fouls. 3-pointers: Peltier 4, Tomlinson 1.

H/WC — Koby Houchin 16, Shawn Kourajian 10, Andrew Alveshere 9, Evan Nitz 7, Jason Beck 3, Todd Selzler 2, Mark Nyhus 2. Totals: 18 FG, 5-9 FT, 11 fouls. 3-pointers: Houchin 4, Alveshere 2, Kourajian 1, Beck 1.

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