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CITY (NewsDakota.com)–The final round of the Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament is in the books.
Barnes County North 46, Litchville-Marion-Montpelier 42
The Bison rarely trailed, but did not put the game away till late, as the Rebels competed till the end.
A late three by Devin Piehl cut a one-time Bison nine-point edge to three, and Dylan Thompson hit a three to tie the game with just under seven seconds left, but traveled on the release, and the shot was waived off.
Trevor Anderson and Cody Christ both had blue-collar double-figure days, with Anderson scoring 12, and Christ adding 11. Nolan Alber scored 14 off the bench for the Rebels, equaling Thompson for a game-high.
The Bison finsihed seventh, and the Rebels eighth.
Enderlin 44, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 38
The Eagles had to survive two separate charges by the Spartans after taking a big lead in the second quarter.
Enderlin used a 16-2 run to lead by 14 in the second quarter, but saw the Spartans tie the game at 36-36 early in the fourth. The Eagles went up by eight quickly, then survived some late turnovers to escape with the win.
Thomas Lindgren led all scorers with 18, and Colton Huus added 13 to the Enderlin effort. Lucas Montag scored 13 in his first start in the tournament to lead Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page. Alex Aberle knocked in 12 and Kyle Mehus scored 10 for the Spartans.
The Eagles finish 5th, and the Spartans 6th.
Griggs County Central 60, Northern Cass 49
The Cougars pulled away throughout the second half on two more big days by their big scorers.
Griggs County Central led by four at the break in an active first half, but Billy Engel and Kris Wathne kept their stride offensively, both scoring 20 points in an effort that pushed the lead to 14 late.
The Jaguars were held to just eight field goals in the second half. Colton Hill led the way with 19 points, while Taylor Kyllo scored 12 on four three-point shots. No other Jaguar had more than seven. The Jaguars hit six from beyond in the opening half, and just two after the break.
Griggs County Central finishes third, while Northern Cass takes fourth.
Maple Valley 48, Valley City 43
The Raiders used a huge second quarter run by Jordan Haseleu and key defense down the stretch to outlast the Hi-Liners for the title.
Haseleu stole the show in the second quarter. After a Hi-Liner defensive switch that took Joey Halgrimson off of the assignment, Haseleu called for clear out after clear out, and hit five field goals in the second quarter, powering his 12 first-half points.
Valley City kept pace with their posts. Austin Svenningson scored six off the bench in the middle for the Hi-Liners in the second, and Josh Magnuson added two more buckets from the paint in the quarter. Maple Valley led 26-22 at the intermission.
The Hi-Liner defense responded in the third quarter, holding the Raiders to just two field goals. Chase Carpenter hit his scoring groove with seven of his eventual 11 points in the quarter. The Raiders managed to counter from the stripe, hitting five from the line, keeping the game a four-point margin at 35-31 through three quarters.
The lead grew to 41-33 early in the fourth quarter, as Haseleu finished off his field goal night with two more, en route to a game-high 22 points. But it was Raider defense that did the finishing. The Hi-Liner posts hit just one field goal the entire fourth quarter.
The Raiders claimed their third consecutive Barnes County Tournament title.
All-Tournament Team.
Maple Valley and Valley City each placed two players on the all-tournament team.
Raider guard Ty Smith and Hi-Liner post Chase Carpenter were unanimous selections. Hi-Liner post Josh Magnuson was selected as well, and Jordan Haseleu made the team, but inexplicably was not a unanimous selection.
Other unanimous selections were Griggs County Central point guard Billy Engel and Enderlin forward Thomas Lindgren. Griggs County landed a second player, Kris Wathne. Northern Cass landed two players, Taylor Kyllo and Colton Hill. Austin Archer of Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page rounded out the selections.