Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Fourth ranked Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (EKM) pulled away from Carrington in the final quarter and earned a 57-36 District 5 victory. The Rebels had 4 players score double figures led by Alex Huber (6’6 senior) with a game high 16 points. Junior Dalton Madcke added 14 points, Paxton Mathern (6′ senior), and Chayse Entzi (6’7 senior) added 11 points each. The Cardinals played tough for 3 quarters, trailing 28-23 at halftime and 38-28 after 3 quarters before the Rebels put the game away in the final quarter.
The Cardinals were paced by Lucas Hendrickson (6′ junior) with a team high 10 points, Hudson Topp added 8 points, and Grady Shipman finished with 7 points. EKM improved to 16-1 overall and 6-0 in District 5 play (will be the top seed in upcoming District 5 tournament), while Carrington dropped to 7-11 overall (2-4) in district play. The Cardinals will host Harvey-WC next Tuesday (2/16) and the game will be aired on AM 1600 KDAK (THE CARDIN
Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) -Carrington held a 25-23 lead at halftime against the Velva Aggies, despite committing 10 turnovers and going 4 of 10 from the free throw line. Velva would make those chances hurt in the third quarter outscoring the Cardinals 24-13 and went on to defeat the Cards 65-49. Adam Schepp (6’2 senior) scored a game high 26 points to pace the Aggies victory. Gage Florence added 10 points for Velva.
Carrington was paced by Hudson Schmitz (6′ sophomore) paced the Cardinals with 19 points and Hudson Topp (5’11 sophomore) added 8 points. Velva improved to 7-4 overall and Carrington dropped to 5-7. The Cardinals will host Ellendale on Saturday night in a District 5 matchup starting at 7:00 with a pregame starting at 6:45 on AM 1600 KDAK (THE CARDINAL), FM 100.1, and www.newsdakota.com
Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) -The Carrington Cardinals held off a fourth quarter comeback attempt by the visiting Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg (MPCG) Patriots for a 54-50 victory. Carrington scored the first basket of the fourth quarter and held a 12 point lead at 39-27. The Patriots went on a 13-3 run and cut the lead to just 2 points at 42-40 with 3:50 to play. The Cardinals outscored the Patriots 12-10 down the stretch for the victory.
Carrington had 4 players score in double figures led by Hudson Topp (5’11 sophomore) with a game high 15 points. Lucas Hendrickson (6′ junior) 13 points, Grady Shipman (5’9 freshman) 11 points, and Hudson Schmitz (6′ sophomore) 10 points aided the Cardinal win.
Jamestown, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The boy’s Stutsman County Tournament started Thursday at the Jamestown Civic Center with four games of action. Friday and Saturday will include four games as well, starting at 2 pm each day with games following every two hours. Results from the first day:
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier Rebels 62 – South Border Mustangs 26
The EKM Rebels finished the first quarter with a 23-0 lead and did not look back as they cruised to a 36 point win over the South Border Mustangs in the first game of the tournament. Seniors Alex Huber and Chayse Entzi led the Rebels with 24 and 17 points, respectively, and Entzi added 12 rebounds, including 6 on the offensive end.
CARRINGTON, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Carrington Cardinals boys basketball team hosted the Knights of Dakota Prairie on Tuesday night for Class B Boys non-region action. In a back and forth contest, the Knights hold on for the victory 53-51 and improve to 2-2 overall, Carrington drops to 1-2 overall.
The Cardinals led 20-10 at the end of the first quarter, but Dakota Prairie had a big second quarter outscoring the Cardinals 23-9 to take the lead 33-29 at the break. With the score tied at 49 towards the end of the fourth quarter, Garrett Haakenson hit a 3-pointer to put DP up 52-49 and they would keep the lead. The Cardinals had a chance to tie at 53 with under :14 seconds left, but a big block by Garrett Syverson prevented it. DP was led by two players in double figures, Juniors Garrett Syverson and Cade Stein dropped in 16 points each and Haakenson added nine, three 3-pointers, as a team they hit seven three’s. The Cardinals were led by three players in double figures, Lucas Hend