BISMARCK -- The No. 1 seed Bismarck Century girls basketball team didn't have any trouble getting out of the West Region Tournament.
The Patriots cruised to three straight wins to be crowned West Region champions with a 64-39 win over Bismarck High on Saturday at the Bismarck Civic Center.
The Patriots had two players notched double-doubles led by A.J. Jacob with 12 points and 13 rebounds and Hannah Larson added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Rylee Meier was the only Demon to score in double-figures with 12 points.
B: Rylee Meier 4-10 3-4 12, Alek Haugen 0-1 2-4 2, MacKayla Feeney 1-7 1-1 3, Keisha Engelhardt 1-7 5-8 7, Naomi Rust 0-7 2-2 2, Ashlee Hilzendeger 0-2 0-0 0, Kylie Leingang 0-2 0-0 0, Brittany Brownotter 0-0 0-0 0, McKenzie Kiefer 2-8 0-0 6, Courtney Trolliey 2-5 3-3 7, Estee Schmidt 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Mann 0-0 0-0 0, Briana Bergrud 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 10-49 16-24 39.
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C: Hannah Jeske 2-11 2-3 7, A.J. Jacobs 5-14 0-0 12, Hannah Larson 3-8 4-6 10, Tessa Delzer 0-1 0-0 0, Kelsey Glatt 3-8 2-3 8, Ann Govig 2-4 5-6 9, Alex Hopkins 0-0 0-0 0, Lexi Ely 2-8 4-6 10, Jordyn Jossart 0-4 4-4 4, Ashley Bohrer 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey Schatz 1-3 0-0 2, Maari Beck 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Chase 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 19-62 21-29 64.
Halftime: CHS 24-21. 3-pointers: Bismarck 3 (Kiefer 2, Meier 1), Century 5 (Ely 2, Jacobs 2, Jeske 1). Rebounds: Bismarck 29 (Rust 6), Century 60 (Jacobs 13, Larson 11). Assists: Bismarck 3 (Feeney 2), Century 12 (Glatt 3). Steals: Bismarck 8 (Feeney 2, Kiefer 2), Century 6 (Jeske 2, Larson 2). Turnovers: Bismarck 18, Century 17. Fouls: Bismarck 20, Century 19. Fouled out: Bismarck, Rust. Technical fouls: Century bench. Records: Bismarck 13-6; Century 17-2.
Minot 63, Bismarck
St. Mary's 32
The Minot girls basketball team jumped out to big lead and never looked back.
The Majettes held a comfortable lead at halftime to defeat Bismarck St. Mary's.
Holly Johnson led Minot (16-6) with 15 points including going 6 of 8 from the free-throw line. Sierra Duttenhefer and Jayd Eggert each supplied 10 points.
The Saints (7-14) were led by Dominique Giesen with eight points and six rebounds.
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SM: Brooke Wolf 0-3 0-0 0, Angie Schumacher 2-4 0-1 4, Taylor Gendreau 0-5 0-0 0, Rachel Power 2-10 0-0 4, Anna Loomis 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Stoltz 1-2 1-2 4, Sydney Miller 2-5 1-2 5, Lexi Schweitzer 0-5 0-0 0, Megan Hixson 1-1 4-4 6, Dominique Giesen 2-6 4-8 8, Jarren Fallgatter 0-2 1-2 1, Katelyn Schaffner 0-5 0-0 0. Totals: 10-49 11-19 32.
M: Morgan Milbrath 1-1 0-0 2, Jamie VanderVorste 1-1 0-0 2, Paige Suko 0-3 0-0 0, Ashley Lacy 1-3 0-0 3, Andie Hankla 4-8 0-0 8, Sierra Duttenhefer 3-5 3-8 10, Loni Bryant 0-4 1-4 1, Kim Bahl 1-1 1-1 3, McKale Duttenhefer 3-7 0-2 7, Holly Johnson 3-12 6-8 15, Jayd Eggert 3-7 4-4 10, Jayden Moum 0-0 2-2 2. Totals: 20-52 17-29 63.
Halftime: Minot 35-13. 3-pointers: SM 1-17 (Stoltz), M 6-16 (Lacy, S.Duttenhefer, M.Duttenhefer, Johnson 3). Rebounds: SM 30 (Giesen 6, Schaffner 6), M 51 (Johnson 10). Fouls: SM 22, M 15. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: Johnson. Turnovers: SM 15, M 13. Assists: SM 4 (Wolf, Power, Miller, Schaffner), M 10 (Hankla 3, Johnson 3). Steals: SM 4 (Power 2), M 9 (S.Duttenhefer 7). Blocked shots: SM 0, M 3 (Eggert 3). Records: St. Mary's 7-14, Minot 16-6.
Mandan 65, Jamestown 64
The Mandan girls basketball team needed every single second to come away with a state tournament berth.
The Braves overcame an 11-point deficit at the half to defeat Jamestown.
The Braves were led by Mic Longtin with 15 points, while McKayla Howling Wolf added 14 and Elizabeth posted 12.
For the Blue Jays, Julie Fuchs posted a game-high 20 points, followed by Kyra Dewald with 18.
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J: Mikayla Orr 0-3 4-4 4, Kyra Dewald 7-12 2-2 18, Jade Lind 1-4 0-0 2, Julie Fuchs 7-11 2-2 20, Paige Peterson 3-4 2-4 8, Kayla Thoele 5-13 0-0 10, Billie Buchanan 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 24-48 10-12 64.
M: Mic Longtin 5-13 3-6 15, McKayla Howling Wolf 5-13 0-0 14, Keela Burt 0-3 1-2 1, Courtney Goetz 3-11 2-2 9, JaeLyn Russell 0-0 1-2 1, Makenzie Schmit 1-3 1-2 3, Lexi Goldade 4-11 2-2 10, Elizabeth Meyer 5-12 1-4 12. Totals: 23-66 11-20 65.
Halftime: Jamestown 37-26. 3-pointers: J 6-13 (Dewald 2, Fuchs 4), M 8-26 (Longtin 2, Howling Wolf 4, Goetz, Meyer). Rebounds: J 41 (Peterson 10), M 32 (Goetz 9, Meyer 9, Goldade 8). Fouls: J 18, M 12. Fouled out: Dewald. Turnovers: J 25, M 9. Assists: J 17 (Lind 4), M 12 (Longtin). Steals: J 4 (Lind 2), M 13 (Howling Wolf 4). Blocked shots: J 1 (Dewald), M 2 (Howling Wolf, Goldade). Records: Jamestown 8-14, Mandan 17-5.
