Ellendale wins D5 semifinal

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal and Ellendale squeaked out hotly contested wins at the opening day of the District 5 tournament in Ellendale on Saturday.

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal outscored Barnes County North 15-12 in the fourth quarter for a narrow 54-52 win.

Each of the Rebels’ five starters had seven points or more with Shawn Baker (16) and J.R. Perleberg (13) leading the way.

Brad Clemens did the heavy lifting for the Bison, pouring in 28 of their 52 points to go along with 14 rebounds. Jacoby Kramlich was a rebound short of a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Host Ellendale earned a spot in the championship game Tuesday night with a 46-43 victory over Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier.

Adam White had 20 points and Shawn Hoffer 10 for the winners. It was tied 34-all after three quarters. Shawn Hofer added 10 points and Zach Dathe nine for the Cardinals, who led 22-20 at halftime. Both teams finished 9-of-15 from the free-throw line.

Conner Entzi’s 13 led the Rebels, who play Barnes County North in a loserout game Monday.

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal and 10th-ranked LaMoure-Litchville-Marion meet in a semifinal Monday at 7:30 p.m.

District 5 Tournament At Ellendale Semifinal Ellendale 46, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 43 Ellendale 5 22 34 46 E-K-M 9 20 34 43

Ellendale — Shawn Hoffer 10, Zach Dathe 9, Adam White 20, Chase Durheim 5, James Johnson 2.Totals: 18 FG, Three-pointers: Hoffer, 9-16 FT, 17 Fouls. E-K-M — Tallen Berg 6, Logan Hanson 11, Josh Foley 1, Trystan Harr 5, Noah Greer 6, Conner Entzi 13, Chris Miller 1.Totals: 16 FG, Three-pointers: Harr, Entzi, 9-15 FT, 17 Fouls.

First round Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 54, Barnes County North 52 P-BK 10 23 39 54 BCN 14 30 40 52

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal — Cole Diede 9, Wyatt Guthmiller 7, Shawn Baker 16, J.R. Perleberg 13, Cody Horn 9. Totals: 21 FG, Threepointers: Perleberg 3, Diede 3, Guthmiller, Horn, 4-7 FT, 14 Fouls. Barnes County North — Jacoby Kramlich 12, Derek Fletcher 4, T.J. Steckler 4, Brad Clemens 28, Jade Easley 3, David Undem 1.Totals: 22 FG, Three-pointers: Clemens 2, Fletcher, Lesley, 4-9 FT, 8 Fouls.

District 6

Tournament

Kidder County won big and South Border also claimed a victory at the District 6 tournament in Napoleon where Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock was idle as the top seed in Napoleon.

Kidder County took an 11-2 lead after one period over the Imperials and led the rest of the way.

Ryan Sand (17), Ben Steinolfson (13) and Cole Scherbenske (11) were all in double figures for the Pirates.

Nobody had more than seven for the Imperials.

Michael Jacobson sank four 3-pointers on his way to 25 points to help South Border over Central Prairie 59-50.

Ross Knoll added 11 for the Mustangs. Brett Williams had a nice 22-point effort for the Firebirds while Wyatt Staloch added 14.

District 6 Tournament At Napoleon First round Kidder County 54, Napoleon 28 Napoleon 2 9 18 28 Kidder County 11 27 38 54

Napoleon — Dylan A. Bitz 6, Cole Breidenbach 2, Mathew Feist 2, Jaden Jangula 7, Bryce Fettig 7, Dylan C. Bitz 4. Totals: 7 FG, Three-pointers: D.A. Bitz 2, Jangula, Fettig, 2-4 FT, 15 Fouls. Kidder County — Chase Wahl 2, Ryan Sand 17, Ben Steinolfson 13, Jordan Leier 3, Zach Six 8, Cole Scherbenske 11.Totals: 18 FG, Three-pointers: Sand 2, 12-24 FT, 12 Fouls.

South Border 59, Central Prairie 50 Central Prairie 9 23 32 50 South Border 17 29 40 59

Central Prairie — Avery Foerderer 2, Alex Eissinger 6, Hunter Larson 4, Zach Meyer 2, Wyatt Staloch 14, Brett Williams 22. Totals: 17 FG, Three-pointers:Williams 4, 4-11 FT, 12 Fouls. South Border — Michael Rueb 4, Adam Jacobson 4, Ross Knoll 11, Michael Jacobson 25, Matthew Kretschmar 8, Hunter Pinke 7.Totals: 16 FG, Three-pointers: M.Jacobson 4, Kretschmar, 9-13 FT, 13 Fouls.

District 2 Tournament

Central Cass and Fargo Oak Grove will meet for the District 2 tournament title. Ellery Bresnahan poured in 34 points to help Central Cass over Maple Valley.

Maple Valley led 22-12 after the opening quarter, but was outscored 65-48 over the final three frames. Jordan Haseleu led the Raiders with 22 points. Brady Behm added 17.

Jordan Funfar and Tyler Christianson had 11 points each in Fargo Oak Grove’s 77-70 win over Enderlin.

The Eagles were topped by Coltin Huus and Thomas Lindgren with 14 points each.

Austen Archer torched Northern Cass for 27 points as Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page beat Northern Cass in a loser-out contest. Austin Bring added 14 and Lucas Montag 13.

In the other loser-out contest, Ryan Bolme had 19 points, including four 3-pointers to help Richland top Kindred 53-51.

District 2 Tournament At Fargo Loser out Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 67, Northern Cass 45

F-S-H-P 19 35 48 67 Northern Cass 13 23 38 45 Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page — Matt Suhr 6, Sully Breckheimer 1, Clay Montag 6, Lucas Montag 13, Austin Archer 27, Austin Bring 14.Totals: 23 FG, Three-pointers: Suhr 2, C.Montag, L.Montag, 17-31 FT, 20 Fouls. Northern Cass — Jonathon Becker 6, Taylor Kyllo 7, Cody Springer 10, Hunter Ward 6, Michael Goodman 5, Ben Dickson 7, Craig Kyllo 4.Totals: 14 FG, Three-pointers: Springer, 16-25 FT, 22 Fouls.

Richland 53, Kindred 51 Richland 17 27 38 53 Kindred 16 31 42 51

Richland — Trevor Dufner 2, Ryan Bolme 19, Kayne Griffith 4, Matthew Workin 11, Damon Hage 8, Alex Paczkowski 9.Totals: 20 FG, Threepointers: Bolme 4, 9-13 FT, 13 Fouls. Kindred — Austin Olien 2, Brady Kappes 2, Scott Cramer 7, Eric Bachmeier 11, Fletcher Andel 18, Charlie Plankers 11. Totals: 20 FG, Three-pointers: Fletcher 2, Cramer, 9-13 FT, 13 Fouls.

Semifinals Fargo Oak Grove 17 33 46 63 Enderlin 16 29 43 57

Fargo Oak Grove — Carter Kretchman 7, Tyler Berg 5, Nick Card 1, Alex Widmer 8, Jordan Funfar 11, Christian Adams 3, Tyler Christianson 11, Isaac Olson 7, Brad Conant 10. Totals: 23 FG, Three-pointers: Funfar 3, Conant 2, Kretchman, Berg, Olson, 9-17 FT, 28 Fouls. Enderlin — Coltin Huus 14, Daniel Lindgren 11, Thomas Lindgren 14, Matt Luther 7, Graham Hurlburt 6, Austin Dixson 5.Totals: 16 FG, Three-pointers: Luther, Hurlburt, 23-32 FT, 18 Fouls.

Central Cass 77, Maple Valley 70 Central Cass 12 30 61 77 Maple Valley 22 42 47 70

Central Cass — Ellery Bresnahan 34, Garrett Ebach 14, Adam Breske 3, Chad Rehovsky 2, Tommy Voss 1, Connor Rieniets 23.Totals: 25 FG, Three-pointers: Ebach 4, Bresnahan 2, 21-31 FT, 19 Fouls. Maple Valley — Eliot Preston 6, Jacob Sours 4, Dacotah McGough 12, Brady Behm 17, Jordan Haseleu 22, James Richman 9. Totals: 24 FG, Three-pointers: Haseleu 3, Behm, 18-26 FT, 20 Fouls.

Girls

Lisbon 51,

Barnes Co. North 23

Lisbon led 14-5 after the opening quarter and never looked back in a 51-23 win over Barnes County North in girls basketball action Saturday. Saraya Deibert led all scorers with 18 points for the Broncos. Miranda Ripplinger contributed 10 in the win. Sam Wieland topped the Bison with 10 markers.

Lisbon 51, Barnes County North 23 BCN 5 11 15 23 Lisbon 14 28 38 51

Barnes County North — Kayla Erker 3, Kayla Scott 4, Sam Wieland 10, Tess Scott 2, Jayda Haugen 4. Lisbon — Christine Opp 2, Cassidy Rasmusson 8, Payton Ercink 2, Elena Lee 9, Miranda Ripplinger 10, Saraya Deibert 18, Kaylie Schell 2.

Central Prairie 64,

Barnes Co. North 38

Central Prairie received three 3-pointers apiece from Courtney Heupel and Brooke Krapp, propelling the Firebirds past the Barnes County North Bison in Wimbledon on Friday night.

Heupel and Krapp each finished the game scoring 11 points, but Central Prairie was led by Madison Moldenhauer’s 12-point night. The Firebirds outscored the home team 17-4 in the first behind a trey from Heupel and two of Krapp’s three long balls. It was Central Prairie’s final game of the regular season.

Kayla Scott and Sam Weiland paced the Bison scoring 16 and 10 points, respectively. BCN goes to Midkota on Thursday before hosting Oakes on Friday in its regular-season finale.

Central Prairie 64, Barnes County North 3 Central Prairie 17 29 53 64 Barnes Co. North 4 15 26 38

Central Prairie — Madison Moldenhauer 12, Brooke Krapp 11, Courtney Heupel 11, Noelle Moser 9, Jaycee Moldenhauer 6, Jordan Spitzer 6, Morgan Larson 2. Totals: 25 FG, 4-10 FT, 21 fouls.Three-pointers: Heupel 3, Krapp 3, Moldenhauer 1. Barnes Co. North — Kayla Scott 16, Sam Weiland 10, Abby Undem 4, Kayla Erker 3, Jayda Haugen 2, Laura Limesand 1. Totals: 13 FG, 11-20 FT, 10 fouls.Three-pointers:Weiland 1.

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