BEACH - The Beach girls basketball team found itself down early against No. 12 seed Heart River.
But the fifth-seeded Buccaneers rallied to take the permanent lead in the second quarter and eventually the opening-round victory.
Beach (14-8) was led by Abby Wilhelmi and Sofia Muruato, who scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Jessica Praus scored a game-high 16 points for the Cougars (5-17). Brittni Krance added 12 points.
Beach moves on to play fourth-seeded Killdeer in the quarterfinals at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Knights of Columbus Activities Center.
Heart River 10 18 26 41
Beach 6 21 35 52
HR: Jessica Praus 16, Brittni Krance 12, Baley Olson 7, Ashlyn Privratsky 3, Laynee Kudrna 2, Raven Walker 2.
B: Abby Wilhelmi 11, Sofia Muruato 10, Baili Nielsen 8, Ashlynn Dietz 7, Brooklynn Zachmann 7, Taylor Abraham 6, Rylee Clarke 3.
3-pointers: HR 2 (Krance 2), B 4 (4 tied with 1). Free throws: HR 8-13, B 10-21. Total fouls: HR 16, B 18. Fouled out: B, Zachmann.
