Class A state tournaments: Mandan, Jamestown girls to meet 5th place

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BISMARCK — Mandan and Jamestown will meet for the consolation championship in the Class A state girls basketball tournaments.

Mandan and Jamestown advanced to today’s 9:30 a.m. CST fifth-place game with consolation semifinal wins Friday. Mandan beat Grand Forks Red River 62-56 and Jamestown downed Wahpeton 86-65 at the Bismarck Civic Center Exhibition Hall.

McKayla Howling Wolf had 20 points to lead Mandan to its win. Courtney Goetz and Hannah Hanson added 11 each for the Braves, who rallied from a 36-30 halftime deficit.

Ellie Ripplinger’s 20 points led Red River, with Nikki LaDouceur scoring 16 and Jennifer Trader 12.

Jamestown held only a 42-38 halftime lead. But the Blue Jays broke loose in the second half, outscoring the Huskies 44-27.

Kyra Dewald had 21 of her game-high 30 points in the final 18 minutes to lead Jamestown. Paige Peterson had a double-double for the Blue Jays with 25 points and 14 rebounds.

Lachelle Bumgarner paced Wahpeton with 14 points, followed by Whitney Klosterman (13) and Allison Albrecht (12).

J: McKayla Orr 2 4-6 8, Rebekah Horgan 1 2-2 4, Kyra Dewald 10 9-10 30, Erin Mullowney 3 0-0 8, Paige Peterson 7 11-12 25, Billie Buchanan 4 1-2 9, Addie Eamon 1 0-1 2. Totals 28-52 27-33 86.

W: Seri Birchem 1 0-0 2, Whitney Klosterman 4 5-8 13, Allison Albrecht 3 4-7 12, Lachelle Bumgarner 4 4-6 14, Molly Wynn 2 1-2 5, Erika Differding 2 2-2 6, Tylee Irwin 2 1-3 6, Caleigh Differding 3 1-3 7. Totals 21-62 18-31 65.

Halftime: J 42-38. 3-pointers: J 3-12 (Mullowney 2, Dewald 1), W 5-18 (Albrecht 2, Bumgarner 2, Irwin 1). Total fouls: J 23, W 27. Rebounds: J 40 (Peterson 14), W 37 (Klosterman 9). Assists: J 16 (Dewald 7), W 13 (Bumgarner 4).

GFRR: Jennifer Trader 5 0-2 12, Ellie Ripplinger 6 7-9 20, Hannah Arason 1 0-0 3, Payton Salquist 0 2-2 2, Nikki LaDouceur 5 6-10 16, Keana Burr 1 1-4 3. Totals 18-38 16-27 56

M: Mariah Fredericks 2 2-3 6, McKayla Howling Wolf 8 0-0 20, Courtney Goetz 3 4-6 11, Chelsea Peterson 2 0-0 4, JaeLyn Russell 1 0-0 3, Makenzie Schmidt 1 3-6 5, Lexi Goldade 1 0-0 2, Hannah Hanson 3 5-6 11. Totals 21-53 14-21 62.

Halftime: GFRR 36-20. 3-pointers: GFRR 4 (Trader 2, Ripplinger 1, Arason 1), M 6 (Howling Wolf 4, Goetz 1, Russell 1); Total fouls: GFRR 16, M 22. Rebounds: GFRR 32 (LaDouceur 7), M 32 (Goetz 7). Assists: GFRR 6 (Salquist 3), M 12 (Fredericks 3).

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