Two athletes from the Fargo area are finalists for a high school basketball honor.

Davies senior guard Fallon Passanante is a finalist for Miss Basketball and Horace senior guard Carter Evanson is a finalist for Mr. Basketball.  Both awards are given by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.

Passanante averaged nearly 22 points a game for the 23-4 Eagles, the AA state tournament runner-up.  Fallon’s averages were 21.9 points a game, 7.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.3 steals.  She hit 87 three-pointers and just under 39 percent of her threes.

Evanson topped AA boys basketball scoring at 25.2 points a game on 54 percent shooting and 66 made three-pointers.  Evanson also had per game averages of 4.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.1 steals.  The Hawks were 21-5 and went 15-1 in EDC play to win the regular season title.