Postseason basketball is formally underway with the beginning of district tournaments, and three groups see their seasons proceed, all incomes play-in video games on the Area four, District Eight ladies basketball event on the Minot Auditorium on Tuesday.
The Bishop Ryan Lions, Harvey-Wells County Hornets and Velva Aggies all picked up wins, although some had simpler paths than others. Regardless of leaping out to an early lead, it took all of 32 minutes for Bishop Ryan to beat Westhope-Newburg.
Not. 6 Velva Aggies 44, no. 11 Drake-Anamoose
The Velva Aggies jumped out to a 23-10 halftime lead over the Drake-Anamoose Raiders. Drake-Anamoose used 5 factors from Bailey Clott and 6 from Halie Fletschock within the third quarter to chop the result in six factors heading into the fourth. Velva’s Lyla McCasson made certain the sport did not get any nearer, scoring six factors within the fourth quarter to propel the Aggies to victory. Velva scored the ultimate 11 factors of the sport to earn the win.
“I believe we got here out effectively and we have been very centered” stated Velva head ladies basketball coach Chris Braaten. “I believe defensively we did a extremely good job within the first half, simply making the appears to be like they’re used to look actually tough. That basically contributed to our win tonight.”
Kaylee Tomilinson led the Aggies with 12 factors and teammate Olivia Miller added eleven. Fletschock made Drake-Anamoose 9.
With the win, Velva advances to play Towner-Granville-Upham (TGU) in Thursday’s second recreation at Minot Auditorium.
No. 7 Bishop Ryan 39, No. 10 Westhope-Newburgh 37
Bishop Ryan jumped out to a 14-7 first quarter lead over Westhope-Newburg as Olivia Demars and Tochi Udekwe every scored six factors. The Sioux answered proper again within the second, behind Kimberly Tabarez’s eight factors within the quarter, and trailed by only one level on the half, 19-18.
The 2 groups performed to an Eight-Eight tie within the third quarter. T. Udewke scored six factors within the fourth for Bishop Ryan, whereas Marleigh Henry added seven for Westhope-Newburg in what proved to be a battle earlier than Demars sealed the sport with two free throws with simply 9, Three seconds left.
T. Udewke led Bishop Ryan with 16 factors, whereas Tabarez paced the Sioux with 13.
“Tochi is unimaginable” Bishop Ryan ladies basketball head coach Cole Edwards stated. “We type of had Tochi’s again defensively all yr, the place she bailed us out lots after we bought down defensively, simply together with her palms and her capacity to have an effect on ball handlers. You could not say sufficient about that lady.”
Victory brings Bishop Ryan right into a showdown with Surrey within the opening recreation of the listing on Thursday. Tip-off is at 3pm on the Minot Auditorium.
No. Eight Harvey-Wells County 54, No. 9 Glenburn 24
Tuesday night time noticed the Harvey-Wells County Hornets prime the Glenburn Pirates 54-24, led by Rachel Neumiller’s 25 factors and Addisyn Faul’s 15. The Hornets outscored the Pirates 15-2 within the first quarter because the Pirates failed to attain till the waning seconds of the primary.
Larkyn Pietcher led Glenburn with eight factors within the contest.
Harvey-Wells is rewarded for the win with a matchup with the No. 1 Our Redeemer’s Christian Faculty Knights in Thursday’s third recreation.