GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Grand Forks Red River jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game and never looked back on the way to 64-39 win over Valley City in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Dakota Conference girls basketball tournament Tuesday night in Grand Forks.
The Hi-Liners did not score until Tesa Olson hit a short jumper to the right of the lane with 7:57 to go in the first half. From that point on, the Hi-Liners out scored the second ranked Roughriders 39-37.
Alex Page had nine of her game high 22 points i the first half when Red River built a 36-12 lead. Page added seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks for the Roughriders. Jade Azure had 12 points for Red River and Kaylee Lancaster had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Hannah Litzinger had six rebounds and four assists which tied Ella Fosse for the team high.
First-half flurry lifts Red River girls past Devils Lake and into top spot in final EDC standings
The Roughriders went on a 29-4 run to upend Devils Lake, which beat Red River earlier in the season. Written By: Korrie D. Wenzel | 10:29 pm, Feb. 25, 2021 ×
Red River senior Jasmine Sondrol (right) tries to push the ball into the lane against the defense of Devils Lake s Jailyn Martinson Thursday at Red River High School. (Korrie Wenzel/Grand Forks Herald)
Minus a 10-minute stretch in the first half, Eastern Dakota Conference leaders Red River and Devils Lake essentially played to a draw Thursday night.