MINOT, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Sophomore Decontee Smith had 18 points, five assists, two blocks and six steals to help the Squirrels defeat the Carrington Cardinals Friday night 63-51 in the semifinals of the State Class B Girls Basketball tournament at the Minot State University Dome. CC improves to 24-1 overall and Carrington drops to 20-6 overall.

The Cardinals led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, but the Squirrels got hot beyond the arc, nailing four 3-pointers in the second quarter and four in the third quarter to take the lead 47-39. CC had two other players in double figures, Klaire Cotton and Kailey McKinnon had 11 each as well. Leading the way for Carrington was Senior Hannah Hagel with 18.

Next up for Carrington will be for third place on Saturday night against Wilton-Wing, KDAK and newsdakota.com will have the game starting about 545pm pregame, 6pm tip off.

OTHER SCORES FROM FRIDAY:

Kenmare 40 Glenburn 27

Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 51 Hettinger/Scranton 37

Grafton 71 Wilton/Wing 40

SATURDAYS SCHEDULE:

12PM – Glenburn vs. Hettinger/Scranton (7th place)

230pm – Kenmare vs. Langdon/EM (5th place)

6pm – Carrington vs. Wilton/Wing (3rd place)

830pm – Grafton vs. Central Cass (championship)