Werner, Bismarck High reach 5th-place game

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FARGO — Dexter Werner scored 25 points and ripped down 12 rebounds to spark Bismarck to a 71-61 victory Friday against Minot in the consolation semifinals at the Class A state boys basketball tournament at the Bison Sports Arena.

The 6-foot-6 Werner, who has signed at North Dakota State, made 8 of 21 shots from the floor, adding three assists and four blocked shots. Sophomore Taylor Schafer added 22 points for the Demons.

Brandon VanDusen paced Minot with 16 points on 7-for-18 shooting from the floor.

MINOT (13-11): VanDusen 7 0-0 16, Quist 3 4-5 12, Gerding 4 1-1 11, Mackey 3 0-3 6, Hustad 3 0-0 6, Frank 2 0-0 6, Krueger 1 0-0 2, Albertson 0 2-2 2, Jechort 0 0-0 0, Bloms 0 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 7-11 61.

BISMARCK (20-4): Werner 8 9-10 25, Schafer 5 10-10 22, Fitterer 4 1-2 11, Clairmont 3 0-0 7, Schirado 0 4-5 4, Jolliffe 1 0-2 2, Unruh 0 0-0 0, Seibel 0 0-0 0, Dewald 0 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 24-29 71.

Half: BHS 32, Minot 27. 3-point goals: VanDusen 2, Quist 2, Gerding 2, Frank 2, Schafer 2, Fitterer 2, Clairmont. Total fouls: Minot 24, BHS 13. Rebounds: Minot 31 (Mackey 7), BHS 38 (Werner 12). Assists: Minot 11 (Gerding 4), BHS 8 (Werner 3). Turnovers: Minot 9, BHS 9.

St. Mary’s reaches consolation game

Benjamin Weisbeck scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds to pace Bismarck St. Mary’s to a 66-61 win over West Fargo during the consolation semifinals.

Darius Sparks added 16 points for the Saints, who play Bismarck in the fifth-place game at 10:30 a.m. today at the Fargodome.

Justin Heisler paced the Packers with 15 points. Travis Schock scored 11 points for West Fargo, which finishes its season 12-12.

WEST FARGO (12-12): Heisler 5 4-5 15, Schock 4 2-4 11, Young 2 3-4 8, Wolden 2 0-0 5, Johnson 2 1-2 5, Uetz 2 0-0 5, Rotert 1 1-2 4, Evenson 1 0-0 3, Sufi 1 0-0 2, Hogenson 0 2-2 2, Althoff 0 1-2 1. Totals 20-43 14-21 61.

ST. MARY’S (15-9): Weisbeck 8 6-6 23, Sparks 5 4-5 16, Tescher 3 0-0 9, Neff 1 4-4 6, Nagel 2 1-2 5, Obritsch 0 4-6 4, Bohan 1 0-0 3. Totals 20-53 19-23 66.

Halftime: SM 35, WF 31. 3-pointers: Heisler Schock, Young, Wolden, Uetz, Rotert, Evenson, Weisbeck, Sparks 2, Tescher 3, Bohan. Total fouls: WF 18, SM 20. Rebounds: WF 21 (Hogenson, Heisler 4), SM 19 (Weisbeck 7). Assists: WF 10 (Heisler 3), SM 9 (Tescher 3). Turnovers: WF 22, SM 14.

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