Cards, Mustangs to meet in semis

The host team New Rockford-Sheyenne, along with Carrington and Midkota, all survived the opening round of the District 7 Girls Basketball Tournament on Friday night.

Today’s semifinals will begin at 5:30 p.m. at New Rockford-Sheyenne High School, with the Rockets facing No. 1-seeded Lakota-Adams Edmore and Carrington vs. Midkota to follow.

The Rockets overcame a 9-point, 33-24, deficit to the Harvey-Wells County Hornets after three periods to roll to victory in the first game of the day by the final of 36-35.

Lacey Grann led New Rockford-Sheyenne with 13 points, while Harvey-Wells County’s Alecia Koropatnicki scored a game-high 19.

The first period of quarterfinal game No. 2 between Carrington and Warwick told the tale. The Cards built a commanding 22-1 lead over the Warriors after the first eight minutes, cruising to a 73-37 victory.

Jacey Engelhorn led four Carrington athletes in double figures with 20 points. Samone Motley paced Warwick scoring 16.

In the nightcap it was Midkota overcoming Four Winds-Minnewaukan 65-38, behind 15 points apiece from Brooke Ronningen and Saddie Harding. Dawn Black tossed in the most for the Indians with 10.

Today’s games will start at 4 with Warwick facing Four Winds-Minnewaukan in loser-out play.

District 7 Girls Basketball Tournament

At New Rockford-Sheyenne High School

Friday’s quarterfinals

New Rockford-Sheyenne 36,

Harvey-Wells County 35

Harvey-WC 16 24 33 35

NR-Sheyenne 14 22 24 36

Harvey-WC — Alecia Koropatnicki 19, Haley Fornshell 7, Kara Fike 5, Alyssa Bruer 3, Brittany Neumiller 1.

NR-Sheyenne — Lacey Grann 13, Lexie Weber 9, Ashley Ystaas 5, Renelle Allmaras 4, Rachel Hermanson 4, Katie Thompson 1.

Carrington 73, Warwick 37

Carrington 22 41 58 73

Warwick 1 17 22 37

Carrington — Jacey Engelhorn 20, Kayla Hochhalter 18, Breana Barton 11, Hannah Lipetzky 11, Carly Copenhaver 4, Brooke Rosenau 3, Nikki Braaten 3, Lynzee Hagemeister 3.

Warwick — Samone Motley 16, Traci Owlboy 5, Baliee Langstaff 5, Samantha Owlboy 3, Sofia Hernandez 3, Rayanne Leaf 3, Sindy Volk 2.

Midkota 65, Four Winds-Minnewaukan 38

Midkota 18 36 53 65

FW-Minn. 5 15 24 38

Midkota — Saddie Harding 15, Brooke Ronningen 15, Shaye Ronningen 12, Emily Berge 9, Callie Harding 7, Jade Boote 6, Jakenda Short 1.

FW-Minn. — Dawn Black 10, Cherilyn Cloud 8, Hillary Black 7, Trenda Littleghost 5, Bethany Yankton 4, Demrae Ami 4.

District 6

The South Border Mustangs and the Kidder County Pirates are moving on after Day 1 of the District 6 girls tournament in Wishek

South Border’s Kalli Scherbenske tossed in 16 points, while teammate Madison Schnabel added an additional 11, helping the Mustangs defeat Strasburg-Zeeland 41-30. The Clippers were led by Ali Wolf with 10 points.

Kidder County used Sadie Rohrich’s 14 points and Paige Schmidt’s 10 to get past Central Prairie by the final of 48-31. Schmidt had a pair of first-half 3-pointers, helping the Pirates lead 22-15 at the half.

The Firebirds were led by Jaycee Moldenhauer’s 11 points.

The tournament resumes today at 6 p.m. with No. 3-ranked Napoleon facing South Border, while Linton-HMB will square off against Kidder County in the semifinals.

District 6 Girls Basketball Tournament

At Wishek High School

Friday’s quarterfinals

South Border 41, Strasburg-Zeeland 40

Strasburg-Zeeland 8 18 22 30

South Border 10 22 28 41

Strasburg-Zeeland — Ali Wolf 10, Brittany Moser 8, Kara Weigel 6, Jennifer Wikenheiser 4, Madelyn Kramer 2. Totals: 10 FG, 10-17 FT, 17 fouls (Courtney Bubach). 3-pointers: none.

South Border — Kalli Scherbenske 16, Madison Schnabel 11, Roechelle Salzer 7, Brooke Bucholz 5, Blair Schnabel 2. Totals: 13 FG, 15-21 FT, 20 fouls (B. Schnabel). 3-pointers: none.

Kidder County 48, Central Prairie 31

Central Prairie 11 15 22 31

Kidder County 11 22 38 48

Central Prairie — Jaycee Moldenhauer 11, Madi Moldenhauer 8, Courtney Heupel 5, Brooke Krapp 3, Jordan Spitzer 2, Noelle Moser 2. Totals: 14 FG, 1-4 FT, 10 fouls. 3-pointers: Krapp 1, J. Moldenhauer 1.

Kidder County — Sadie Rohrich 14, Paige Schmidt 10, Rebecca Schmidt 8, Mary Nicholson 6, Morgan Rohrich 5, Cassidy Zeisch 3, Marie Olson 2. Totals: 21 FG, 3-10 FT, 6 fouls. 3-pointers: P. Schmidt 2, M. Rohrich 1.

District 1

Oakes’ Nicole Warren dropped in 20 points, helping the Tornadoes get past Hankinson 65-45 in the District 1 tourney.

The Tornadoes will meet up with Milnor in the semifinals in Oakes tonight, which will be the final game of the day. Also in the semifinals, Lisbon will be facing F-C-T.

District 1 Girls Basketball Tournament

At Oakes

Oakes 65, Hankinson 45

Hankinson 13 24 34 45

Oakes 17 33 51 65

Hankinson — Betsy Asp 20, Karissa Krump 8, Jenny Riemann 6, Alexis Dahlenzick 5, Alyssa Theede 3, Hannah Gaukler 2, Sidney Garcia 1. Totals: 16 FG, 12-25 FT, 16 fouls (Dahlenzick). 3-pointers: Dahlenzick 1.

Oakes — Nicole Warren 20, Quinn Vculek 12, Sydney Breitbach 9, Shelby Gelinske 9, Lydia Hansen 8, Madison Quandt 4, Karlie Knutson 3. Totals: 26 FG, 11-21 FT, 20 fouls. 3-pointers: Gelinske 1, Knutson 1.

District 2

Maple Valley freshman Rylee Nudell dropped in 32 points, while collecting 12 rebounds and 3 steals, helping the Raiders defeat Finley-Sharon-Hope Page 55-38 in the quarterfinals of the District 2 tournament at the Fargo Civic Auditorium.

F-S-H-P trailed just 25-22 at the half, but the Raiders stretched their legs in the third. Chauna Ihry and Madison Koenig led F-S-H-P with eight points each. Nudell went 13-of-17 from the field and 4-of-4 at the free-throw line.

In the other quarterfinal games, Central Cass defeated Richland 76-15, Enderlin topped Oak Grove 45-42 and Kindred defeated Northern Cass 56-42. F-S-H-P will face Northern Cass today at around 4:30 p.m. in loser-out play.

The semifinals will have Central Cass facing Enderlin and Maple Valley squaring off against Kindred.

District 2 Girls Basketball Tournament

At Fargo Civic Auditorium

Friday’s quarterfinals

Central Cass 76, Richland 15

Central Cass 23 46 57 76

Richland 8 10 12 15

Central Cass — Hannah Breske 20, Faith Dooley 12, Dallas Goettle 9, Jessie Roesler 7, Macie Romsdal 7, Ally Tronson 6, Alissa Erickson 5, Abby Cramer 5, Morgan Titus 3, Mercedes Sweep 2. Totals: 32 FG, 7-14 FT, 12 fouls. 3-pointers: Breske 2, Roesler 1, Erickson 1, Cramer 1.

Richland — Mackenzie Roob 5, Shantyla Foley 4, Carley Kundsen 2, Lindsay Jacobson 2, Sophie Syvertson. 6 FG, 2-3 FT, 11 fouls. 3-pointers: Roob 1.

Enderlin 45, Oak Grove 42

Enderlin 9 17 33 45

Oak Grove 2 12 25 42

Enderlin — Megan Johnson 21, Mai Syverson 13, Hayleigh Lautt 6, Kelsey Laugenberg 5. Totals: 17 FG, 6-10 FT, 11 fouls. 3-pointers: Syverson 3, Lautt 1, Johnson 1.

Oak Grove — Tatum Holt 16, Hannah Kelley 8, Rachel Osmundson 7, Kirsten Bokinskie 6, Jordan Cain 2, Abby Sharpe 2, Amber Muir 1. Totals: 15 FG, 7-15 FT, 10 fouls. 3-pointers: Holt 4, Osmundson 1.

Maple Valley 55, Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 38

F-S-H-P 9 22 29 38

Maple Valley 11 25 37 55

F-S-H-P — Chauna Ihry 8, Madison Koenig 8, Kendra Breckheimer 7, Lexi Archer 6, Rebecca Erickson 5, Morgan Jacobsen 2, Alyssa Anderson 2. Totals: 17 FG, 2-4 FT, 14 fouls. 3-pointers: Ihry 2.

Maple Valley — Rylee Nudell 32, Abbie Tinjum 7, Megan Kasowski 7, Cassie Pautz 5, Ashley Punton 4. Totals: 20 FG, 12-14 FT, 10 fouls. 3-pointers: Nudell 2, Pautz 1.

Kindred 56, Northern Cass 42

Kindred 14 29 39 56

Northern Cass 8 21 33 42

Kindred — Casey Allmaras 13, Brooke Graff 12, Kellie Schmit 10, Alexandra Erickson 9, Emily Cose 6, Alexis Piatz 4, Rachel Hall 2. Totals: 21 FG, 7-10 FT, 11 fouls. 3-pointers: Schmit 2, Erickson 2, Graff 2, Allmaras 1.

Northern Cass — Lexi Zieske 20, Paige Verwest 7, Erin McDonald 7, Chelsey King 4, Ciara Mitzel 4. Totals: 17 FG, 5-11 FT, 14 fouls (Zieske). 3-pointers: Zieske 2, McDonald 1.

District 5

Olivia Anderson’s 16 points and 10 rebounds lifted the No. 5-seeded Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier Rebels past the No. 4-seeded Barnes County North Bison by the final of 36-20 during the opening round of the District 5 tournament in LaMoure.

The Bison struggled offensively, converting just 6 of 38 field goals in the game. The team was led by Calby Hanson with eight points, while E-K-M’s Kelsey Feist hit a pair of 3-pointers and also topped double figures in scoring with 10.

The Rebels outrebounded the Bison 42-22.

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion edged Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 41-36 in the first semifinal. Scoring was not reported.

The win puts the Loboes in the district championship game, where they await the winner of Ellendale and Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, which play at 7:30 p.m. today. The title tilt is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday.

P-B-K drops into consolation action against BCN at 6 p.m. today.

District 5 Girls Basketball Tournament

At LaMoure High School

Friday’s quarterfinals

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 36,

Barnes County North 20

E-K-M 6 22 32 36

BCN 3 13 15 20

E-K-M — Olivia Anderson 16, Kelsey Feist 10, Hallie Anderson 7, Kelly Susa 2, Karena White 1. Totals: 13 FG, 7-11 FT, 14 fouls. 3-pointers: Feist 2, H. Anderson 1.

BCN — Calby Hanson 8, Abby Undem 4, Kayla Scott 3, Taylor Everson 3, Sam Wieland 2. Totals: 6 FG, 8-13 FT, 14 fouls (Scott). 3-pointers: none.

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 41, Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal 36

Box score not reported

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