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Enderlin Eagles logo By Holden Mitchell CASSELTON – The Enderlin Eagles defeated the Central Cass Squirrels 75-57 in Region 1 boys basketball on Tuesday night. Joe Hulburt and Gus Hurlburt combined for 50 points on the night for Enderlin as the Eagles improved to 13-3 overall and 6-1 in Region 1. Joe Hulburt had a game-high 26 points and 21 rebounds. Sam Kobbervig paced Central Cass with 18 points and Josh Dixon added 13 points for Central Cass. The Squirrles dropped to 12-3 overall and 5-2 in Region 1. Coming up, No. 7 Enderlin will go back home to take on the Richland Colts on Feb. 12th at 7:30 PM. No. 8 Central Cass travels to Northern Cass to take on the Jaguars on Feb. 12th at 7:30 PM.
By Holden Mitchell KINDRED – Two of North Dakota’s best high school girls’ basketball teams squared off in what ended up being very much a back-and-forth match-up. In the end, it was the Central Cass Squirrels that edged out the Kindred Vikings with a 59-58 victory. For the Squirrels (8-0 overall), they were led by guard Rylie Holzer and guard Victoria Richter who each had 11 points. Right behind them was forward Decontee Smith and guard Morgan Lee with 10 points each. One of the biggest differences in the game was how well Central Cass shot at the free-throw line. Kindred went 8 for 10 at the line whereas Central Cass went a whopping 15 for 22.
By Holden Mitchell WEST FARGO – The Fargo Davies Eagles defeated the West Fargo Packers 74-56 on Monday night. Davies (4-0 overall) senior guard Ryleigh Wacha scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while teammate Taylor Fey scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. West Fargo (2-1 overall) sophomore forward Miriley Simon scored a game-high 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Packers. West Fargo will look to get back on track when they take on Grand Forks Central at home on Dec. 29th at 7:30 PM. For Fargo Davies, they’ll look to keep things rolling at home when they take on Devils Lake on Jan. 5th at 7:15 PM.
By Holden Mitchell ENDERLIN – The Maple Valley Raiders begun their 2020 season on the road but that proved to be no problem as they leave with a 47-36 win over the Enderlin Eagles. For the Raiders (1-0), they really controlled the pace of this game as they were leading for most of the night. Forward Courtney Hovelson was a big reason for that as she had a game-high 15 points. Guard Chloe Wetch also had a nice game finishing with 11 points and made some nice plays in transition as well. As for the Eagles (0-1), guard Katelyn Tingley led the team with 13 points including a couple of three-pointers. Guard Raelee Bartholomay finished the night right behind her with 11 points. Guard Kaylie Schlecht played well in the second half making two three-pointers but this ended up not being enough for her squad to get the win.
By Holden Mitchell KINDRED – The Kindred Vikings had a lopsided victory over the Hillsboro/Central Valley Burros; winning their season opener with a final score of 64-43. The Vikings (1-0) were led by forward Paul Olson who finished the game with 17 points. Forward Max McQuillan and guard Matthew Pearson both finished the night with three made three-pointers as well. As for the Burros (0-1), nothing went right for them in the first half as they were down 41-14 at halftime. Forward Gannon Limke finished with a team-high 16 points and Guard Jackson Anderson was right behind him with 10 points. Up next, the Kindred Vikings look to keep things rolling as they stay home to face the Northern Cass Jaguars on Dec. 18th at 7:30 PM. For Hillsboro/Central Valley, they’ll look to bounce back when they take on Drayton/Valley-Edinburg at home on Dec. 17th at 7:30 PM.