District 3 Tournament - Mayville, N.D.

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I will post scores from the District 3 tournament from Mayville, N.D. at the Lewey Lee Fieldhouse.

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awesome!

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4:30 Game @ Mayville State University - May-Port CG vs. Larimore

May-Port CG defeats Larimore 42-32

MPCG: Harpestad 9, Bradner 8, Baldwin 7, Nygaard 6, Enger 5, R. Ust, 4, Eide 3
LHS: Hofer 11, Peterson 8, Verkuehlen 6, Wiegandt 3, Grogan 2, Yahna 2

Very defensive, ugly game. Neither team shot well (MPCG 33%, LHS 30%) and both struggled to get any offense going. MPCG outscored LHS 10-2 in the second quarter which basically was the difference in the game.

MPCG moves on to play the No. 1 seed Hillsboro/CV tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.

LHS plays Monday against the loser of the second semi-final which will be determined tomorrow. They play at 4:30 on Monday.

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6:00 Game @ Mayville State University - Griggs Co. Central vs. Thompson

Griggs County Central defeats Thompson 64-50

Thompson Tommies ( )
Alex Schultz 5-14 0-0 13, Cole Hjelmstad 0-1 0-0 0, Brandon Walsh 5-9 2-4 12, Brett Peterson 3-3 0-0 6, Connor Hjelmstad 1-2 0-0 3, Eric McGauvran 1-1 0-0 3, Andrew Klegstad 3-5 1-2 7, Tom Nistler 0-0 0-0 0, John Naas 0-0 0-0 0, Ryne Dolleslager 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 21-40 3-6 50

Griggs Co. Central ( )
Riley Nelson 6-8 0-0 14, Taylor Ellefson 3-4 1-2 7, Jayden Grover 1-3 3-3 5, Carter Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Luke Ressler 0-0 0-0 0, Kevin Heinz 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter Engel 2-11 1-2 5, Jamie Eggermont 2-4 0-0 4, Kris Wathne 9-14 11-17 29. Totals 23-45 16-24 64

Wathne scored at will and the Cougars shot the ball well throughout the game. GCC will play tomorrow (Feb. 16) at 7:30 against the winner of Dakota Prairie/Hatton-Northwood. Thompson falls into the losers bracket and will play tomorrow (Feb. 16) against the loser of DP/H-N.

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7:30 Game @ Mayville State University - Dakota Prairie vs. Hatton-Northwood

Hatton-Northwood defeats Dakota Prairie 68-60

Hatton-Northwood Thunder ( )
Jacob Pladson 3-5 3-4 10, Jace Pederson 9-14 18-23 36, Tyler Hagen 1-4 0-0 2, Joseph Littlefield 0-2 0-0 0, Jens Johnson 4-9 0-0 10, Adam Braaten 2-2 0-0 5, Tyler Holden 0-3 1-2 1, Austin Holden 2-5 0-4 4. Totals 21-44 22-33 68

Dakota Prairie Knights ( )
Bobby Haahr 0-0 0-0 0, Devin Fitcher 1-3 2-2 4, Kasey Flaagan 3-8 0-0 7, Dalton Flaagan 2-4 2-2 6, Jon Lund 4-9 7-10 17, Christopher Brogdon 0-5 0-2 0, Hunter Sand 0-3 0-0 0, Colton Anderson 5-9 0-0 12, Braden Henningsgard 1-2 0-0 2, Bryce Messner 5-9 2-3 12. Totals 21-52 13-19 60

Jace Pederson was unstoppable getting to the basket as he led the Thunder to the upset win over the No. 3 seeded Knights. Pederson, a sophomore, finished with 36 points, 9 rebounds and was 18-of-23 at the free throw line to lead the Thunder. The game itself drug on with many fouls (45 combined), free throws (52 combined) and turnovers (34 combined). The game went back and forth throughout with 10 ties and 9 lead changes. Hatton-Northwood pulled away in the final minute when Pederson made an "And-1" play on a drive to the basket and converted the free throw. The play stretch the Thunder lead to six and they didn't look back.

HN plays Griggs Co. Central tomorrow at 7:30 in a Region Qualifier.

DP plays Thompson at 4:30 in a loser-out game.

[BasketballMind]

Today's schedule

4:30 p.m. - (3) Dakota Prairie vs. (7) Thompson in a loser-out game

6:00 p.m. - (1) Hillsboro/CV vs. (4) May-Port CG in a region qualifier

7:30 p.m. - (2) Griggs Co. Central vs. (6) Hatton-Northwood in a region qualifier.

Good luck to all the teams!

[BasketballMind]

Thompson vs. Dakota Prairie

At the half Thompson leads 29-26 over the Knights. DP is playing without Senior center Bryce Messner, who suffered a high ankle sprain in last night's game against Hatton-Northwood.

Will post final score on this thread at conclusion of the game.

Thompson defeats Dakota Prairie 51-47.

Dakota Prairie Knights ( )
Caleb Quanbeck 2-4 0-0 5, Bobby Haahr 0-1 2-4 2, Devin Fitcher 1-3 0-1 2, Kasey Flaagan 2-11 2-2 7, Dalton Flaagan 3-7 4-4 11, Jon Lund 2-8 2-5 7, Christopher Brogdon 0-1 0-0 0, Hunter Sand 0-1 0-0 0, Colton Anderson 4-8 0-0 8, Braden Henningsgard 2-5 1-4 5. Totals 16-49 11-20 47

Thompson Tommies ( )
Ty Myron 3-6 3-5 9, Alex Schultz 5-12 4-6 14, Brandon Walsh 1-2 3-4 5, Brett Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Connor Hjelmstad 1-3 0-0 2, Eric McGauvran 1-6 0-0 2, Andrew Klegstad 4-9 3-4 11, Ryne Dolleslager 4-12 0-4 8. Totals 19-50 13-23 51

SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL
Dakota Prairie Knights 10 16 11 10 47
Thompson Tommies 17 12 8 14 51

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May-Port CG vs. Hillsboro-Central Valley

At the half the Burros lead MPCG 23-15.

Hillsboro-Central Valley defeats MPCG 55-38.

The Patriots made a run late in the fourth quarter, but some big three point shots by Dusty Schildberger and made free throws by the Burros as a team was the difference. MPCG struggled offensively for the second game of the tournament. H-CV advances to the championship game on Monday. MPCG plays a region qualifier game on Monday.

Tyler Sumner (16), Thomas Meyer (13) and Dusty Schildberger (11) led the Burros in scoring. Harpestad (13) and Enger (10) led the Patriots.

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Griggs County Central vs. Hatton-Northwood

Griggs County Central DEFEATS Hatton-Northwood 64-52.

Kris Wathne was too much as he had another big night (25 points, 8 rebounds) for GCC leading them to a 12 point win over the Thunder. GCC won the first three quarters (13-10, 11-7, 23-18) and tied the Thunder in the fourth (17-17) to come away with a 12 point victory. The Thunder looked to be buried early in the second quarter down 30-17 but responded with a nice run that kept the game close and within reach. Down the stretch Wathne and Hunter Engel were too much for the Thunder to handle. Engel had a nice game with 19 points and 6 assists doing a nice job orchestrating the offense.

GCC moves on to play H/CV in the championship game on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Mayville at the Lewey Lee Fieldhouse.

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District 3 Boys Basketball Tournament , Mayville State University – Lewey Lee Fieldhouse, February 16, 2013

4:30 Game - (3) Dakota Prairie vs. (7) Thompson – Loser Out Game

(7) Thompson DEFEATS (3) Dakota Prairie.

Thompson: 51
Dakota Prairie: 47

Thompson moves on to play a region qualifier on Monday (Feb. 18) at 6:00 p.m.
Dakota Prairie is ELIMINATED.

6:00 Game – (1) Hillsboro-Central Valley vs. (4) May-Port CG

(1)Hillsboro-Central Valley DEFEATS (4) May-Port CG – District Semi-Final

Hillsboro/CV: 55
May-Port CG: 38

Hillsboro/CV moves on to play in the District 3 Championship game on Monday (Feb. 18) at 7:30 p.m.
May-Port CG plays in a region qualifier on Monday (Feb. 18) at 6:00 p.m.

7:30 Game – (2) Griggs Co. Central vs. (6) Hatton-Northwood

(2)Griggs Co. Central DEFEATS (6) Hatton-Northwood

Griggs Co. Central: 64
Hatton-Northwood: 52

Griggs Co. Central moves on to the District 3 Championship game on Monday (Feb. 18) at 7:30 p.m.
Hatton-Northwood plays in a region qualifier on Monday (Feb. 18) at 4:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S SCHEDULE

4:30 Game – REGION QUALIFIER (loser out)
(4) May-Port CG vs. (7) Thompson

6:00 Game – REGION QUALIFIER (loser out)
(5) Larimore vs. (6) Hatton-Northwood

7:30 Game – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
(1) Hillsboro-Central Valley vs. (2) Griggs County Central

Hatton-Northwood or Larimore can claim the #3 seed in the Region 2 tournament with win AND May-Port loss. May-Port can claim #3 seed with win over Thompson. Thompson can only claim #4 seed with win.

[BasketballMind]

Correction: Hatton-Northwood vs. Larimore is the 4:30 game and MPCG vs. Thompson is the 6:00 game.

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#5 Larimore vs. #6 Hatton-Northwood - Region Qualifier, Loser Out game

Hatton-Northwood leads Larimore at the break 28-25. Jace Pederson sat most of the first half with foul trouble, he picked up his third in the second quarter. The Thunder did get 7 points from reserve Adam Braaten. Braaten hit two shots from the inside and knocked down a three-point shot from the corner for some needed bench production.

Larimore DEFEATS Hatton-Northwood 55-48

With a 40-30 lead midway through the third quarter it looked like the Thunder were heading back to the Region 2 tournament. The Polar Bears outscored the Thunder 25-8 from that point on, including a 20-6 advantage in the fourth quarter. The Polar Bears were led in scoring by Trevor Verkuhlen (14), PJ Peterson (12) and Brayden Hofer (12) in the game.

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#4 May-Port CG vs. #7 Thompson - Region Qualifier, Loser Out game

At the half MPCG leads Thompson 26-16.


May-Port CG DEFEATS Thompson 63-51.

MPCG finally had solid game offensively in the tournament. The team made 65% of its FTs (24-of-37) and was 50% from the 3-point line (5-for-10). The Patriots were led by Drew Harpestad's 24 points (5-of-12 shooting) including 11-of-12 from the charity stripe. Bennie Bradner followed with 10 points. John Baldwin scored 8, and Ryan Ust, Hamilton Enger, and Brady Nygaard scored 7 for MPCG. Thompson made a run late but didn't have enough firepower to make a comeback.

MPCG moves on to the Region 2 Tournament as the #3 seed, Larimore will be the #4 seed.

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#1 Hillsboro/Central Valley vs. #2 Griggs County Central - District 3 Championship Game

H/CV is leading GCC 26-22 at the break. After a sluggish first quarter for both teams (H/CV led 9-5) they both came out in the second to score 17 points each. Thomas Meyer (8) and Dusty Schildberger (7) are doing the majority of the scoring for the Burros. Kris Wathne is off to a good start again with 12 points, 5 rebounds after the first 16 minutes. GCC shot just 27% in the first half (9-of-33) while the Burros shot 48% (11-of-23) to start the game.

Hillsboro/Central Valley DEFEATS Griggs County Central 52-39 to win the District 3 Championship.

HC/V outscored the Cougars 14-9 in the third quarter and 12-8 in the fourth to capture a District 3 Championship in their first year of the new co-op. Meyer (14) and Schildberger (13) led the way in the second half scoring for the Burros. Meyer had a nice overall game for the Burros with 14 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Wathne had his third great game of the tournament finishing with 19 points, 14 rebounds for the Cougars.

HC/V will enter the Region 2 Tournament as the #1 seed from District 3 with GCC advancing as the #2 seed.

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District 3 All-Conference players

John Baldwin, MPCG
Hunter Engel, GCC
Drew Harpestad, MPCG
Brayden Hofer, Larimore
Bryce Messner, DP
Thomas Meyer, H/CV
Jace Pederson, HN
P.J. Peterson, Larimore
Dusty Schildberger, H/CV
Tyler Sumner, H/CV
Kris Wathne, GCC

Honorable Mention

Bennie Bradner, MPCG
Dalton Flaagan, DP
Riley Nelson, GCC
Trevor Verkuehlen, Larimore

Senior Player of the Year - Kris Wathne, GCC
Coach of the Year - Bill Engel, GCC
A.D. of the year - Randy Vigen, H/CV

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REGION 2 TOURNAMENT MATCH-UPS

#4 Larimore vs. #1 Grafton - February 25th at the Betty Englestad (1st game)
#3 May-Port CG vs. #2 Cavalier - February 25th at the Betty Englestad (4th game)
#2 Griggs Co. Central vs. #3 Drayton/Valley Edinburg - February 25th at the Betty Englestad (3rd game)
#1 Hillsboro/CV vs. #4 Midway/Minto - February 25th at the Betty Englestad (2nd game)