CARRINGTON (NewsDakota)- And that is how you play host to a year-end event.
The Carrington basketball teams each took their opening games at the 2025 Carrington Holiday Shootout, albeit in very different fashions. The Cardinal girls took a grueling 43-32 win over previously unbeaten Hazen while the Carrington boys raced to an 84-65 win over Nedrose.
GIRLS: Carrington 43 (5) Hazen 32
Aniston Hoornaert scored thirteen of her game-high fifteen after halftime and the Cardinals trailed only once, at 3-2, in picking up their third home win of the season. Maara Kutz added twelve as Carrington (3-3) pulled away after the break. Lauren Doll scored eleven for the Bison (5-1) in defeat.
HHS 3 4 10 15 32
CHS 9 8 14 12 43
HAZEN (6-1): Lauren Doll 11; Maci VanInwegen 10; Emaley Keller 7; Izabel Smith 3; Miranda Mosset 1
CARRINGTON (3-3): Aniston Hoornaert 15; Maara Kutz 12; Sienna Topp 7; Marah Johnson 5; Harper Kollman 2; Kodi Thiel 2
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BOYS: Carrington 84 Nedrose 65
A second consecutive career-high night for Maddox McIlonie (28 points) paced Carrington (1-3) to the first win of the Randy Hooey era. McIlonie scored thirteen in the second quarter after Taylen Mehring scored twelve of his 22 in the first quarter as a 10-0 run early gave Carrington a lead they would never relinquish. Jaydon Willis led Nedrose (1-3) with thirteen.
NHS 15 23 17 10 65
CHS 23 21 21 19 84
NEDROSE (1-3): Jaydon Willis 13; Seth Wolf 11; Davin Hayes 11; Derek Heinart 9; Kaleb Eggan 8; Brickson Burckhard 5; Ramzey Plesuk 4; Gavin Vigness 3; Ben Thull 3
CARRINGTON (1-3): Maddox McIlonie 28; Taylen Mehring 22; Tate Wolsky 15; Alec Threadgold 13; Hayden Hagel 6; Isaiah Oatis 2
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Both teams are back in action on Tuesday, with the boys facing Watford City at 12:15 and the girls facing Dickinson Trinity at 3:15. Both games can be heard on KDAK The Cardinal and seen on KDAK The Cardinal on YouTube.