Oakes, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes Tornadoes girl’s basketball team jumped out to an early lead and went on cruise control to close out the Griggs-Midkota Titans 66-40 Monday night. The Tornadoes led 23-11 after the first quarter, and things would not get any closer.
The Tornado starters played most of the minutes through the first three quarters, but younger players got a chance to play the entire fourth quarter as they entered with a 65-29 lead. With the game essentially over and a running clock through the entire quarter, the Titans actually outscored the Tornadoes 11-1 in the fourth, although the Titans did leave in players who had played throughout the entire game.