Justin Belohlavek delivered at crunch time.
The Mandan standout scored 11 of Class A's final 12 points as they erased a 12-point halftime deficit to sweep Class B in the North Dakota Lions All-Star basketball series.
Belohlavek scored 15 points to lead Class A's 79-77 victory.
Shaun Knife of Belcourt added 12 points and eight rebounds for Class A. Jordan Wilhelm of Bismarck added 11 points.
Jamestown High School's Luke Heck, a Jamestown College recruit, scored two points for Class A.
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Fellow Jimmie recruit Luke Lorenz of Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg led Class B with 12 points.
Neil Packineau of Parshall also had 12.
Steele-Dawson's Mark Bakkum hit for five points and shared team-high honors with six rebounds.
The Class A girls completed a series sweep with a 67-61 victory.
Minot's Amber Adams hit 16 of her game-high 22 points in the second half as Class A recovered from a 20-2 run over the first seven-plus minutes of the second half by Class B.
Jessica Kielpinski of Mandan scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. Andrea LaFrance of Bismarck Century scored six points, grabbed five rebounds and added four blocks and five steals.
Stacey Nygaard, a Jamestown College recruit from Adams-Edmore, scored six points and dished out four assists for Class B. JC recruits Whitney Carlson of Steele-Dawson scored two points and Courtney Egge of Stanley added four.
Kirstie Gillett of Dakota Prairie led Class B with 13 points and nine rebounds. Allyson Bender of Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood added 10.
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Kristen Cuypers of Litchville-Marion-Montpelier scored two points.
Lions All-Star Games
Wednesday at Fargo
Girls
Class A 67, Class B 61
Class B 22 39 -- 61
Class A 32 35 -- 67
CLASS B: Taryn Norton 0 0-1 0, Stacy Nygard 2 0-0 6, Brittany Westman 1 0-0 2, Kayla Schmidt 1 4-4 6, Whitney Eckroth 1 0-0 2, Kirstie Gillett 5 3-4 13, Amanda Dimmer 0 2-2 2, Kristen Cuypers 1 0-0 2, Betsy Dickson 3 2-2 8, Abby Bratlien 1 4-7 6, Courtney Egge 2 0-2 4, Allyson Bender 4 2-3 10. Totals: 21 FG, 17-25 FT, 18 fouls, 44 rebounds (Gillett 9), 14 assists (Nygaard 4, Schmidt 4), 27 turnovers, 16 steals (Bratlien 3).
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CLASS A: Brittany Jossart 2 0-0 4, Mary-Michael Vance 2 0-0 4, Jessica Arechigo 1 2-2 5, Katie Thorson 0 0-0 0, Emily Black 0 0-2 0, Andrea LaFrance 2 2-3 6, Whitney Sundheim 0 0-0 0, Amber Adams 9 3-5 22, Dominique Schuler 0 0-0 0, Courtney Fettig 3 2-6 8, Jessica Kielpinski 6 0-0 12, Callie Hanson 3 0-2 6. Totals: 28 FG, 9-20 FT, 23 fouls, 46 rebounds (Kielpinski 12), 22 assists (Hanson 3, LaFrance 3, Arechigo 3), 32 turnovers, 19 steals (LaFrance 5).
Boys
Class A 79, Class B 77
Class B 44 33 -- 77
Class A 32 47 -- 79
CLASS B: Tony Ironheart 1 0-0 2, R.J. Darling 2 0-0 5, Jacob Wheeling 1 0-0 2, Nathaniel Packineau 1 3-4 6, Neil Packineau 3 4-4 12, Luke Lorenz 5 2-4 12, Justin Moe 4 0-0 9, Mark Bakkum 1 2-4 5, Adam Hunt 3 0-0 9, Rob Getzloff 3 2-4 8, Jordan Rising 2 1-2 5, Kyle Boger 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 FG, 14-22 FT, 22 fouls, 52 rebounds (Na.Packineau 6, Bakkum 6, Hunt 6), 20 turnovers, 15 assists (Ironheart 4), 6 steals (Bakkum 2).
CLASS A: John Kramer 2 2-2 6, Andrew Jahner 3 0-0 8, Mike Elias 1 1-2 3, Marcus Fridley 0 1-2 1, Justin Belohlavek 6 2-4 15, Dan Bergerson 2 0-1 6, Shaun Knife 3 5-6 12, Jordan Schmitz 1 2-2 4, Jordan Wilhelm 4 2-2 11, Remington Utgaard 1 1-2 3, Tate Kick 4 0-0 8, Luke Heck 1 0-1 2. Totals: 28 FG, 16-24 FT, 21 fouls, 42 rebounds (Knife 8), 10 turnovers, 17 assists (Kramer 4), 10 steals (Kick 3).
