North Dakota Preps

Region 1
@ NDSCS-Wahpeton
March 10, 11 & 13

Monday, March 10th
G1: D1#1 Fairmount/CT def. D2#4 Kindred 47-25
G2: D2#2 Maple Valley def. D1#3 North Sargent 41-34
G3: D2#1 Central Cass def. D1#4 Hankinson 68-39
G4: D2#3 Oak Grove def. D1#2 Sargent Central 68-58

Tuesday, March 11th
G5: D1#1 Fairmount/CT def. D2#2 Maple Valley 37-33
G6: D2#1 Central Cass def. D2#3 Oak Grove 41-40

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: D2#2 Maple Valley def. D2#3 Oak Grove 49-43
Championship: D2#1 Central Cass def. D1#1 Fairmount/CT 56-51

1st: Central Cass (22-3)
2nd: Fairmount/CT (22-3)
3rd: Maple Valley (22-3)
4th: Oak Grove (16-9)

Region 2
@ Mayville State University
March 10, 11 & 13

Monday, March 10th
G1: D3#1 Thompson def. D4#4 North Border 61-33
G2: D4#2 Park River-FL def. D3#3 Larimore 54-31
G3: D4#1 Midway-Minto def. D3#4 May-Port-CG 71-68
G4: D3#2 Hillsboro-Central Valley def. D4#3 Cavalier 44-23

Tuesday, March 11th
G5: D3#1 Thompson def. D4#2 Park River-FL 64-34
G6: D3#2 Hillsboro-Central Valley def. D4#1 Midway-Minto 55-45

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: D4#2 Park River-FL def. D4#1 Midway-Minto 57-53
Championship: D3#1 Thompson def. D3#2 Hillsboro-Central Valley 46-38

1st: Thompson (23-1)
2nd: Hillsboro-Central Valley (17-8)
3rd: Park River-FL (15-9)
4th: Midway-Minto (16-7)

Region 3
@ Hazelton HS
March 10, 11 & 13

Monday, March 10th
G1: D5#1 LaMoure-LM def. D6#4 Linton-HMB 49-44
G2: D6#2 Kidder County def. D5#3 Medina/Pingree-Buchanan 47-28
G3: D6#1 South Border def. D5#4 Barnes County North 67-42
G4: D5#2 Ellendale def. D6#3 Napoleon 55-47

Tuesday, March 11th
G5: D6#2 Kidder County def. D5#1 LaMoure-LM 50-21
G6: D6#1 South Border def. D5#2 Ellendale 45-44

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: D5#1 LaMoure-LM def. D5#2 Ellendale 56-49
Championship: D6#2 Kidder County def. D6#1 South Border 45-44 OT

1st: Kidder County (19-5)
2nd: South Border (16-8)
3rd: LaMoure-LM (17-7)
4th: Ellendale (18-6)

Region 4
@ Devils Lake
March 10, 11 & 13

Monday, March 10th
G1: D7#1 Carrington def. D8#4 Starkweather-Munich 67-32
G2: D7#3 Lakota/Edmore def. D8#2 Rolla 70-44
G3: D8#1 North Star def. D7#4 Harvey-Wells County 59-53 OT
G4: D8#3 Rolette-Wolford def. D7#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne 38-36

Tuesday, March 11th
G5: D7#3 Lakota/Edmore def. D7#1 Carrington 33-24
G6: D8#1 North Star def. D8#3 Rolette-Wolford 64-61

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: D8#3 Rolette-Wolford def. D7#1 Carrington 48-46
Championship: D7#3 Lakota/Edmore def. D8#1 North Star 65-45

1st: Lakota/Edmore (18-6)
2nd: North Star (22-2)
3rd: Rolette-Wolford (17-7)
4th: Carrington (19-6)

Region 5
@ Mandan
March 10, 11 & 13

Monday, March 10th
G1: D9#1 Shiloh Christian def. D10#4 Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 66-36
G2: D10#2 Underwood def. D9#3 New Salem-Almont 54-46
G3: D10#1 Wilton-Wing def. D9#4 Flasher 61-39
G4: D9#2 Grant County def. D10#3 Garrison 67-54

Tuesday, March 11th
G5: D9#1 Shiloh Christian def. D10#2 Underwood 67-32
G6: D9#2 Grant County def. D10#1 Wilton-Wing 62-52

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: D10#2 Underwood def. D10#1 Wilton-Wing 51-41
Championship: D9#1 Shiloh Christian def. D9#2 Grant County 59-43

1st: Shiloh Christian (23-1)
2nd: Grant County (18-7)
3rd: Underwood (17-8)
4th: Wilton-Wing (14-10)

Region 6
@ Minot Auditorium (10 & 11) & Magic City Campus (13)
March 10, 11 & 13

Monday, March 10th
G1: D11#1 TGU def. D12#4 Our Redeemer's 58-55
G2: D12#2 Lewis & Clark-Berthold def. D11#3 Bottineau 50-36
G3: D12#1 Bishop Ryan def. D11#4 Sawyer 77-38
G4: D12#3 Des Lacs-Burlington def. D11#2 Velva 44-40

Tuesday, March 11th
G5: D11#1 TGU def. D12#2 Lewis & Clark-Berthold 38-32
G6: D12#1 Bishop Ryan def. D12#3 Des Lacs-Burlington 65-28

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: D12#2 Lewis & Clark-Berthold def. D12#3 Des Lacs-Burlington 42-31
Championship: D12#1 Bishop Ryan def. D11#1 TGU 57-27

1st: Bishop Ryan (25-0)
2nd: TGU (20-5)
3rd: Lewis & Clark-Berthld (16-9)
4th: Des Lacs-Burlington (11-13)

Region 7
@ Dickinson HS
March 4, 10, 11 & 13

Tuesday, March 4th
G1: #9 Glen Ullin/Hebron def. #8 Killdeer 63-52
G2: #5 Beulah def. #12 Heart River 47-26
G3: #7 Hettinger-Scranton def. #10 Richardton-Taylor 49-29
G4: #6 Bowman County def. #11 Mott-Regent 65-45

Monday, March 10th
G5: #1 Beach def. #9 Glen Ullin/Hebron 75-40
G6: #5 Beulah def. #4 New England 75-70 OT
G7: #2 Dickinson Trinity def. #7 Hettinger-Scranton 49-37
G8: #3 Hazen def. #6 Bowman County 60-42

Tuesday, March 11th
G9: #1 Beach def. #5 Beulah 73-50
G10: #2 Dickinson Trinity def. #3 Hazen 64-35

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: #3 Hazen def. #5 Beulah 63-61
Championship: #1 Beach def. #2 Dickinson Trinity 46-40

1st: Beach (22-2)
2nd: Dickinson Trinity (19-5)
3rd: Hazen (14-10)
4th: Beulah (13-12)

Region 8
@ Williston State College
March 10, 11 & 13

Monday, March 10th
G1: D15#1 Watford City def. D16#4 Trenton 54-29
G2: D15#3 New Town def. D16#2 Ray 54-44
G3: D16#1 Stanley def. D15#4 North Shore-Plaza 57-33
G4: D15#2 Parshall def. D16#3 Divide County 46-37

Tuesday, March 11th
G5: D15#1 Watford City def. D15#3 New Town 53-50
G6: D15#2 Parshall def. D16#1 Stanley 58-42

Thursday, March 13th
3rd Place: D15#3 New Town def. D16#1 Stanley 49-48
Championship: D15#1 Watford City def. D15#2 Parshall 70-63 OT

1st: Watford City (20-5)
2nd: Parshall (20-4)
3rd: New Town (19-5)
4th: Stanley (17-7)

Any word yet if the Region 7 tournament will be moved because of the fire at Trinity this morning?

Howie wrote:Any word yet if the Region 7 tournament will be moved because of the fire at Trinity this morning?

Venue changed to Dickinson HS...times are all still the same

What districts have the best chance of a sweep?
#4 seeds most likely to play in the semis?
#1 seeds most likely not to be playing the championship?

Flip wrote:What districts have the best chance of a sweep?
#4 seeds most likely to play in the semis?
#1 seeds most likely not to be playing the championship?

District 2 has best chance - D2-#4 Kindred vs. D1-#1 Fairmount/CT being best game
District 6 has outside chance.
Districts 9 & 15 should easily go 3-1.

I think District 7 probably goes 3-1 as well...Carrington is a #1 seed that will have to play well to get to the Region 4 final as they will more than likely have to go through Lakota/Edmore.

FCT with a convincing win over Kindred.

Region 3:

Lamoure over Linton-HMB
Kidder County over Medina-P-B
South Border over Barnes County
Ellendale over Napoleon.

No upsets yet as all the top ranked teams won today.

Sportsrube wrote:Region 3:

Lamoure over Linton-HMB
Kidder County over Medina-P-B
South Border over Barnes County
Ellendale over Napoleon.

No upsets yet as all the top ranked teams won today.

Sets up two potentially great games tomorrow in the semis.

North Star NARROWLY escapes the big upset tonight in Region 4. They were down 8 with 1:30 to go in regulation and ended up winning in OT. HWC led pretty much the whole game and gave it up the end of regulation. Two starters for HWC fouled out in the end of regulation and HWC got outscored 8-2 in OT.

North Star should have an easier time in the semi finals with Rolette/Wolford. The Carrington vs. Lakota/Edmore semi should be good. Carringtons leading scorer (or second leading scorer) left the game in the first quarter today with an ankle injury. Her status for tomorrow is unknown. They will need her in the semi final game.

The finals of this Region should be good...WIth the way North Star played tonight, it is too early to pick a clear favorite.

Interesting side note for all regions: The number one seeds are all still alive. No 4 seeds won. (Beulah was a 5 seed and one) All other winners were 1,2 and 3 seeds.

Combined Records of Teams Left for Semifinals

Region 1: 78-14 -> .848
Region 4: 72-17 -> .809
Region 8: 72-17 -> .809
Region 2: 67-21 -> .761
Region 5: 68-22 -> .756
Region 3: 66-22 -> .750
Region 6: 68-23 -> .747
Region 7: 64-25 -> .719

Just some random thoughts:
Region 1: was thinking Kindred would give more of a battle with FCT; Maple Valley and North Sargent must've been the game of the day; Central Cass must be the team to beat again this year; Oak Grove might make some noise tonight and give CC all they can handle.
Region 2: will Thompson be challenged today or Thursday?
Region 3: looks wide open and we can all watch it on BEK tonight!
Region 4: might come down to the end like Four Winds and North Star two weeks ago on the boys side!

Thoughts on Region 1-4?

Region 1: I still believe Maple Valley came into Region ranked # 4 in state and FCT with 21-2 Record must put them in mix for title? I would not say CCHS is favorite and Oak Grove upset good possibility.
Region 2: Think Thompson will cost
Region 3: Wide open I agree!!
Region 4: Just don't know enough

Kidder County 44. LaMoure 10. Starting the 4th.

Central Cass 41, Oak Grove 40 in region !. Central Cass vs. Fairmont Campbell Tintah for R1 championship.

Nodak Guy wrote:Kidder County 44. LaMoure 10. Starting the 4th.

ten points going into the 4th...that can't be good

Region 4 was ugly basketball tonight. For the second night in a row North Star had to come from behind late to win. (Down 10 with under 4 minutes). I was impressed with Rolette Wolford but they just couldn't hold on.

The Carrington vs. Lakota/Edmore game was about as ugly as it gets. 15-14 at half, 42 turnovers for the game, I don't know that either team shot 20% from the field. L/E comes away with the win 33-24. Tomorrow's championship should be entertaining as neither of these teams are at the top of their game right now.

Sorry to be so negative, but I can't say I've ever seen a semi final night in Region 4 quite like this one.

I don't know that I would say the second game was 'ugly'. Rolette-Wolford played very well until 4 minutes in the 4th -- then they fell apart. NS didn't play well by any means, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the first night. NS outscored R-W16-3 in less than 2 minutes. R-W turned the ball over in their backcourt in 5 out of 6 possessions in that stretch.

Anyone want to recap the SB-Ellendale game? I know we have some R3 fans out there.

In Region 4 tonight the Rolette vs. Northstar game was well played game with Rolette loosing their composure down in last few minutes of the game. Rolette coach had used her timeouts earlier in the contest and very much needed to have timeout to adjust to the press applied by Northstar. I believe they should have had somebody else than Wittmayer taking the ball out she should have been primary target to inbound too. She then could have hit one guard streaking down sides or even hit girl back because Northstar was so cheating up on the press. Also at end of the first half Northstar was awarded a bucket before the buzzer and I thought it was after the buzzer. The outside referee made call who was screened by other players plus person putting up the shot. It should have been call of underneath referee who could see person taking the shot. So when I got home tonight WDAZ on highlights of the game had that shot on camera showing the play and if you slow it down the ball is still touching girls hand and buzzer light comes on plus the referee that was making the call could be seen also where he was not in position to see this but made the call. So the game could have even been closer and it was sure momentum breaker giving Northstar something to feel good about going into the half. It may not have changed the game results but sure was call that was missed.
The first game between Lakota-Edmore and Carrington was one of the ugliest games I have seen in long while. Both teams shot poorly and what I heard was Lakota-Edmore shot 24% and Carrington 20% not top flight game but also both team played tight defense and Carrington wanted to play at this pace to keep game close with Engelhorn girl injured and Hochhalter girl playing injured. Lakota-Edmore will need to pick their game up to play with Northstar and they are very capable of playing dominant game.

I think Regional championship could be a very good game both teams match up well both have size and both can play very good defense. I think it will come down to has best shooting night and who stays out of foul trouble.

Region 3:
Kidder County big over LaMoure & South Border over Ellendale on a putback with 7 seconds to go in the game.

In the first game, LaMoure turned it over on their first 5 possessions and Kidder County scored off of most of those turnovers. LaMoure never recovered from that and really struggled shooting the ball all night. I was very impressed with the KC press and their defense, they had a lot of energy and played very good team ball.

The SB -Ellendale game was a good one, SB led most of the game but got into foul trouble late in the 2nd qrtr. Kalli Scherbenske (District 6 SAOTY) fouled out at the end of the 3rd qrtr and Madison Schnabel fouled out late in the 4th qrtr. SB's freshmen stepped up big and did just enough to get the win. I thought the SB girls kept their composure very well and did a great job of finishing the game. Thursday nights championship game should be a good one!

I've seen North Star play a couple times this year and was impressed, however, I was NOT impressed with their two games thus far in Regionals. I agree, Rolette/Wolford played a pretty nice game last night until the end. I really thought North Star was the favorite to win this Region, but right now, this thing is a toss up. Whoever comes to play Thursday will go to State.

Really too bad about Carrington and their injuries. They would've been right in the thick of things had they been healthy. You just can't take away your leading scorer and perform the same without her. The second leading scorer and Senior of the Year was also bothered by injury in this game. The Cards were "banged up" and it showed. They'll have their hands full with Rolette/Wolford in the 3rd place game.

Either way, Region 4 is going to have good representation at State with either North Star or Lakota/Edmore. The game will be interesting as it will pit North Stars strength at guard against L/E's bigger inside game. Hope both teams bring their best game Thursday night and we'll have a repeat of the the boys thrilling Regional final.

Lots of #1 seeds left. We should be in for a great State Tournament.

As for the last-second shot at the half by NS, I went through it frame-by-frame. Yes, she was late getting the shot off -- by 1/12 of a second. You can hardly fault the refs for something that close. You could certainly look through all the video of that game (or ANY game for that matter), and find more obvious missed calls than that one.

vikingman wrote:As for the last-second shot at the half by NS, I went through it frame-by-frame. Yes, she was late getting the shot off -- by 1/12 of a second. You can hardly fault the refs for something that close. You could certainly look through all the video of that game (or ANY game for that matter), and find more obvious missed calls than that one.

Agreed...That was way too tough to tell in real time to be obvious. Could have easily went either way. As a disinterested 3rd party, fan of basketball, I thought the officiating for this tournament was horrific all the way through. And I am one to rarely complain about officiating. Officiating is a thankless job but wow. There was just some obvious calls missed and just plain obvioulsy wrong calls made. And I'm not just talking about a couple calls here.

NodakQ2 wrote:

vikingman wrote:As for the last-second shot at the half by NS, I went through it frame-by-frame. Yes, she was late getting the shot off -- by 1/12 of a second. You can hardly fault the refs for something that close. You could certainly look through all the video of that game (or ANY game for that matter), and find more obvious missed calls than that one.

Agreed...That was way too tough to tell in real time to be obvious. Could have easily went either way. As a disinterested 3rd party, fan of basketball, I thought the officiating for this tournament was horrific all the way through. And I am one to rarely complain about officiating. Officiating is a thankless job but wow. There was just some obvious calls missed and just plain obvioulsy wrong calls made. And I'm not just talking about a couple calls here.

I too hate to knock on officiating but a certain curly haired, actor-look a like, needs to call the game and let the girls decide the outcome, not himself.