JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – With the State Tournament beginning tomorrow in Fargo. Regional Awards are being handed out and Jamestown placed two players on both the Boy’s and Girl’s All-WDA teams.
For the Boy’s, sophomore forward Jace Thompson and junior goaltender Riley Gerhardt were named All-WDA.
Thompson led the Jays in goals (19) and points (39) this season. In two seasons, Thompson has scored 27 goals and added 31 assists for 58 points in 48 games.
This season Gerhardt, in his first as the starting goalie, had a 3.61 GAA and a 91.4 percent save percentage. He stopped 912 of the 998 shots he saw, setting the school record for saves in a season. Gerhardt, who is a two-time All-State football player for Valley City, had an 8-12-2 record. The Blue Jays boys ended the season 8-14-1 and lost to Minot in the state qualifying game at the West Region tournament in Minot.
The Jamestown girls, who finished one win away from their first state tournament berth in six years, had two players named All-WDA as well. Also a forward and a goaltender.
Sophomore forward Ella Roaldson led the team in goals, assists and points this season with career highs. She had 13 goals, 13 assists and 26 points in 22 games. Roaldson, who is a repeat All-WDA performer, has 32 goals, 26 assists and 58 points in 67 career games.
senior goaltender Erin Anderson had a 3.83 GAA this season, an almost two goals a game improvement from last season. She had 736 saves and an 89.9 save percentage. She had two shutouts on the season and shared one with Jada Nelson. In four years as a varsity goalie, Anderson had 3, 454 saves on 3,964 shots a 87.1 career save percentage.
The Jays ended the season with a heartbreaking 3-2 shootout loss to Devils Lake. The seven wins were the most for Blue Jay girls hockey since its last state tournament season of 2012-2013 (18).
Here is the complete list of both teams:
F-Madison Brown Bismarck
F-Kenley Anderson Bismarck
F-Riley Ball Bismarck
F-Kennedy Kuntz Dickinson
F-Kamryn Kuntz Dickinson
F-Ella Roaldson Jamestown
F-Emily Horner Mandan
F-O’ Malley Eslinger Minot
F-Kaya Shaw Minot
D-Taylor Lenertz Bismarck
D-Anna German Bismarck
D-Taia Klaman Dickinson
D-Paige Ackerman Minot
G-Baylee Kram Dickinson
G-Erin Anderson Jamestown
Outstanding Senior- Baylee Kram Sr. Goalie Dickinson
Outstanding Senior- Skylar Ackerman Sr. Goalie Bismarck
Coach of the Year- Al Takle Dickinson
F-Nick Brown Bismarck Century
F-Dain Sardelli Bismarck High
F-Caleb Petrie Bismarck High
F-Ian Amsbaugh Bottineau/Rugby
F-Joseph Pavek Dickinson
F-Jace Thompson Jamestown
F-Payton Philion Minot
D-Carter Bailey Bismarck Century
D-Paydin Slette Bismarck Century
D-Connor Hanson Bismarck Century
D-Dayton Deics Bismarck High
D-Jaren Hugelen Dickinson
G-Matthew Schmidt Bismarck Century
G-Riley Gerhardt Jamestown
Outstanding Senior- Caleb Petrie Sr. Forward Bismarck High
Coach of the Year- Leif Mattson Mandan