Ellendale, three D6 teams advance

Napoleon, Kidder County, Ellendale and Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock won opening-round games at the Region 3 tournament in Hazelton Monday night.

Top seed and third-ranked Napoleon rolled up 51 points in rolling past Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier in the tournament opener.

Sheridon Dewald scored 23 points in 20 minutes to lead the Imperials, who led 51-14 at halftime. Shania Gross added 15 points and Brenna Schmidt 10.

Kelsey Feist had 18 points to lead the Rebels. Hallie Anderson followed with 15 and seven rebounds.

In a low-scoring Game 2, Kidder County scored 16 first-quarter points and went on to a 38-21 win over LaMoure-Litchville-Marion.

Sadie Rohrich topped all scorers with 14 points for the Pirates.

Tasha Piehl’s seven topped the Loboes as both teams shot under 35 percent.

Ellendale hung 28 points on the board in the third quarter as the Cardinals rolled over Central Prairie 66-37.

Isabel Wedel and Madilyn Bommersbach each had 15 points for the Cardinals. KaLee Hack and Dacey Fuller added matching 11-point games.

Jordan Spitzer’s 10 topped the Firebirds.

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal led 18-8 after one quarter, but couldn’t hold the lead as Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock rallied to win the nightcap 55-52.

Jenna Van Ray, Amanda Beckley and Jordan Thomas had identical 10-point games for the Rebels. Beckley also had 12 rebounds.

Alexandra Umber led the Lions with 15 points. Kaitlyn Nieuwsma added 11.

Region 3 Tournament

At Hazelton

Opening round

Napoleon 76, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 43

Edgeley-Kulm-Mont. 8 14 31 43

Napoleon 24 51 69 76

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier — Alexis Jensen 3, Johanna Long 2, Ashley Boom 1, Mikaela Long 2, Kelsey Feist 18, Kelly Susa 2, Hallie Anderson 15. Totals: 14 FG, Three-pointers: 6-18 (Feist 3, Anderson 2, Jensen, 5-8 FT, 20 Fouls.

Napoleon — JaCee Schmidt 2, Kendra Weigel 15, Shania Gross 5, Brenna Schmidt 10, Brianna Wolf 2, Shania Weigel 7, Mikayla Young 1, Mariah Jangula 9, Sheridon Dewald 23, Kecia Ellison 2. Totals: 27 FG, Three-pointers: Weigel, Gross, Schmidt, 19-28 FT, 14 Fouls.

Kidder County 38, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 21

Kidder County 16 24 28 38

LaMoure-L-M 6 10 15 21

Kidder County — Sadie Rohrich 14, Paige Schmidt 4, Morgan Rohrich 7, Mattie Olson 2, Mary Nicholson 4, Rebecca Schmidt 6, Cassidy Ziesch 1. Totals: 16 FG, Three-pointers: M.Rohrich, 5-9 FT, 11 Fouls.

Steele-Dawson — Tasha Piehl 7, Megan Good 2, Tanys Ulmer 6, Jacey Alber 6. Totals: 9 FG, Three-pointers: Piehl, 2-3 FT, 12 Fouls.

Ellendale 66, Central Prairie 37

Central Prairie 6 13 24 37

Ellendale 8 27 55 66

Central Prairie — Courtney Heupel 2, Brooke Krapp 6, Madison Moldenhauer 6, Morgan Larson 4, Jordan Spitzer 10, Jaycee Moldenhauer 3, Noelle Moser 6. Totals: 12 FG, Three-pointers: Moldenhauer, 12-19 FT, 15 Fouls.

Ellendale — Dacey Fuller 11, Rachel Herman 5, Monica Hofer 5, Madilyn Bommersbach 14, Isabel Wedel 14, KaLee Hack 11, Kirsten Rall 4. Totals: 23 FG, Three-pointers: Fuller, Herman, Hofer, Bommersbach, 16-21 FT, 14 Fouls.

Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 55,

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal 52

P-B-K 18 29 40 52

Linton-HMB 8 27 41 55

Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal — Lindsey Saxberg 4, Shantel Albrecht 8, Jenna Van Ray 10, Amanda Beckley 10, Jordan Thomas 10, Callie Neys 5, Morgan Thomas 5. Totals: 24 FG, 4-9 FT, 17 Fouls.

Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock — Tiffaney Gerving 11, Kaidra Larson 9, Savannah Fettig 8, Nicole Nieuwsma 6, Alexandra Umber 15, McKenna Flyberg 6. Totals: 21 FG, 13-17 FT, 10 Fouls.

Region 4

Jacey Engelhorn and Kayla Hochhalter each scored 15 points as Carrington held off a Rolla rally to advance at the Region 4 tournament with a 44-41 triumph in Devils Lake.

The Cardinals held a 14-11 advantage at halftime and were up 37-27 after three quarters, but were held to only seven points in the final frame.

Rolla was paced by Alli Vandal’s 17 points.

The Cardinals move on to face Benson County in today’s semifinal, set for 6 p.m. North Star and Lakota-Adams-Edmore meet in the late semifinal.

Benson County used 19 points from Andrea Jorgenson to down New Rockford-Sheyenne 49-23 in the first game of the day.

NR-S, which trailed 27-12 at halftime, was led by Lacey Grann’s 11 points.

Midkota’s season came to an end after falling to North Star 60-58. The Mustangs led 19-11 and 28-25 after the first two breaks, but the game was tied at 41 going into the fourth quarter.

North Star’s Allie Heisler had 19 points, while Sarah Hagler added 14.

Saddie Harding paced Midkota with 17. Shaye Ronningen and Emily Berge added 17 and 11, respectively.

Lakota-Adams-Edmore downed Rolette-Wolford 69-53 to advance. Jamestown College signee Ashtin Freije scored a game-high 23 points.

Region 4 Tournament

At Devils Lake

Opening round

Benson County 49, New Rockford-Sheyenne 23

NR-S 8 12 19 23

BC 16 27 40 49

NRS: Lacey Grann 11, Ashley Ystaas 5, Lexie Weber 3, Sierra Wetzel 2, Rachel Hermanson. Totals 10 2-10 23

BC: Andrea Jorgenson 19, Sara Schwanke 12, Katherine Sears 8, Becca Eberle 5, Meghan Jorgenson 5. Totals 20 7-10 49.

Carrington 44, Rolla 41

Rolla 4 11 27 41

Carrington 7 14 37 44

Rolla: Alli Vandal 17, Miranda Leas 14, Mary Jo Guilbert 10. Totals 14 8-10 41

Carrington: Jacey Engelhorn 15, Kayla Hochhalter 15, Breana Barton 7, Hannah Lipetzky 4, Nikki Braaten 3. Totals 18 3-7 44.

Lakota-Adams-Edmore 69, Rolette-Wolford 53

RW 14 26 40 53

LAE 15 31 50 69

RW: Rae Ann Beaver 16, Kenady Martinson 14, Callie Brorby 11, Lexy Wittmayer 8, Katie Henry 2, Alyssa Graber 2. Totals 22-44 9-18 53

LAE: Ashtin Freije 23, Raevyn Pesek 17, Mary Haman 15, Fallyn Freije 10, Alyssa Turner 2, Montana Halberg 2. Totals 30-59 4-7 69.

North Star 60, Midkota 58

Midkota 19 28 41 58

North Star 11 25 41 60

Midkota: Saddie Harding 18, Shaye Ronningen 17, Emily Berge 11, Brooke Ronningen 5, Jade Boote 4, Callie Harding 3. Totals 23-55 5-7 58

North Star: Allie Heisler 19, Sarah Hagler 14, Kelsey Teubner 11, Macey Kvilvang 6, Jessica Teubner 4, Megan Gowan 4, Janae Larson 2. Totals 21-61 14-19 60.

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