Bismarck sweeps Blue Jays

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A bad start was too much to overcome for the fourth-ranked Blue Jay girls basketball team on Friday.

Bismarck scored the first 13 points of the game and never trailed in knocking off Jamestown 60-51 in semifinal action of the West Region tournament at the Bismarck Civic Center.

The Blue Jays had not lost since Jan. 31 and had their 10-game winning streak snapped. They also had beaten the Demons twice during the regular season. As a result, they’ll have to win their way into state today when they take on Minot at 11 a.m. The teams split two regular season meetings.

Earlier Friday, the Blue Jay boys had their season come to an end against Bismarck in loser-out play.

Bismarck 60, Jamestown 51

The Blue Jays dug a hole too deep to get out after the Demons led 13-0 four-plus minutes in. They slowly chipped away and had the deficit down to 34-28 at halftime.

Jamestown got within three points late in the second half, but couldn’t complete the comeback in large part of a cold-shooting game from 3-point range. The Blue Jays misfired on all 12 of their attempts from deep.

Junior post Paige Peterson had 13 points and 14 rebounds to pace the 16-5 Blue Jays. Kyra Dewald added 12, but JHS scored just 23 second-half points. McKayla Orr had five steals and four assists.

Seven Bismarck (14-7) players had four points or more with RyLee Meier leading the way with 12 points.

Bismarck 75, Jamestown 36

The Demons put themselves into a state-qualifying game by rolling over the Blue Jays for a third time this season.

Taylor Schafer led the winners with 14 points.

Alex McInnes had a game-high nine points as the season came to an end for the Blue Jays at 3-19.

West Region Tournament

Semifinals

Bismarck 60, Jamestown 51

Bismarck 34 26 — 60

Jamestown 28 23 — 51

Bismarck — RyLee Meier 12, Ashlee Hilzendeger 6, Kylee Leingang 3, Courtney Trolliey 11, MacKayla Feeney 8, Keisha Engelhardt 10, McKenzie Kiefer 4. Totals: 20-50 FG, Three-pointers: 5-16 (Meier 2, Feeney 2, Leingang), 15-21 FT, 39 Rebounds (Hilzendeger 8), 17 Fouls, 10 Assists (Feeney 3), 17 Turnovers, 2 Blocked shots (Trolliey 2), 7 Steals (3 with 2).

Jamestown — McKayla Orr 4, Rebekah Horgan 4, Kyra Dewald 12, Paige Peterson 13, Miah Dabill 2, Billie Buchanan 10, Addie Eamon 6. Totals: 19-42 FG, Three-pointers: 0-12, 13-21 FT, 40 Rebounds (Peterson 14), 20 Fouls (Dewald 5), 11 Assists (Orr 4), 17 Turnovers, 9 Steals (Orr 5).

Loser out

Bismarck 75, Jamestown 36

Bismarck 37 38 — 75

Jamestown 18 18 — 36

Bismarck — Scott Merger 2, Tyler Unruh 9, Taylor Schafer 14, Josh Seibel 6, Seth Heilman 6, Ben Jolliffe 2, Dylan Werner 5, Troy Hausauer 8, Hayden Gibson 3, Tyler Clairmont 10, Stanley Jones 5, Jon Tharaldsen 3, Dominic Gilbertson 2. Totals: 28-62 FG, Three-pointers: 8-25 (Schafer 3, Heilman 2, Unruh, Werner, Gibson), 11-17 FT, 40 Rebounds (Seibel 7), 23 Fouls, 15 Assists (Clairmont 4), 13 Turnovers, 4 Blocked shots (Clairmont 2, Nathan Dinga 2), 10 Steals (Clairmont 3).

Jamestown — Phil Manley 2, McCade Kleinknecht 1, Ashton Johnson 1, David Hanson 2, Scott Nelson 2, Lucas Keller 5, Austin Remmick 5, Brandon Wagner 3, Alex McInnes 9, Tyler Ukestad 6. Totals: 7-34 FG, Three-pointers: 3-13 (Keller, Remmick, Ukestad), 19-28 FT, 26 Rebounds (Johnson 5), 15 Fouls, 5 Assists (5 with 1), 26 Turnovers, 1 Blocked shot (McInnes), 6 Steals (Keller 2).

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