WAHPETON, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)- Oak Grove avoided an upset from Kindred and Wyndmere/Lidgerwood held on to beat Maple Valley Thursday night in The Region 1 semifinals. The Grovers and Warbirds will battle for a trip to state while The Vikings and Raiders look to end their season with one last win.

The 3rd place game begins at 6pm Friday night with the championship starting 20 minutes after the final buzzer. You can hear The Maple Valley game on Q101 and NewsDakota.com

No.1 Oak Grove 59 vs. No.5 Kindred 52

The Vikings trailed 22-21 at halftime but were outscored 37-31 down the stretch by The Grovers. Kindred was 42.9% from the field compared to Oak Grove’s 37.7%.

Andrew Christianson poured in a game high 23 points along with 7 rebounds. Tjadan Anderson had 14 points.

Kindred’s Gavin Keller was 8 for 12 from the field and finished with 18 points. Dawson Schaffer added 9.

No.2 Wyndmere/Lidgerwood 54 vs. Maple Valley 49

After 2 ties and 9 lead changes The Warbird came out on top. Heading into the final 8 minutes W-L held a 42-38 advantage and narrowly out produced Maple Valley 12-11.

Three players paced The Warbirds with 13 points; Luke Foertsch, Wyatt Harles and Ismael Vasquez.

Hunter Smith had 19 for Maple Valley. Jacob Johnson and Dustin Kasowski both added 8 points.