Despite heavy efforts by Heart River, Hettinger-Scranton earned its third straight regional title with a 40-37 victory. Written By: Matthew Curry | ×
Hettinger-Scranton celebrated its third straight regional championship seconds after the final buzzer sounded. (Matthew Curry/The Dickinson Press)
After an intense week of Class B Region 7 basketball games that were packed with upsets, buzzer beaters and heart breaking situations, it was time for the main event. With the top-seeded Hettinger-Scranton Night Hawks determined to earn its third straight regional title and the seventh-seeded Heart River Cougars hopeful to pull off the Cinderella story after eliminating the second and third seeds in the tournament, it was an event fans did not want to miss.