JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Blue Jays girls basketball team is headed to the Class A state tournament for the first time in seven years, and the Jamestown Basketball Boosters are organizing a send-off for Thursday.
Blue Jay Fans…..Let’s line Main Street (Hugo’s to Hardee’s) this Thursday @ 4pm to Cheer on our Lady Blue Jay…
The Blue Jays won their final two games of the WDA tournament to qualify for state. Jamestown took down Mandan, 66-53, to take the final spot in the West Region. The four seed in the west Blue Jays will take on the top team from the east, Fargo Davies, at 12 PM on Friday at the Bismarck Event Center. Full game coverage can be heard HERE.
Ripley’s Riley Finn scored a team-high 12 points against Felicity. (Photo by Garth Shanklin)
Ripley’s Brooke Sims fires a pass to a teammate in the Lady Blue Jays’ loss to Felicity in the sectional tournament on Saturday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Garth Shanklin)
Over the final 21 minutes of the Ripley Lady Blue Jays’ sectional tournament loss to Felicity on Saturday, the Lady Jays rolled.
Ripley outscored Felicity 29-17 over that period. The first 11 minutes of the game were the problem, however, as Felicity’s 17-3 advantage early was too much for Ripley to overcome.
Felicity led 13-3 after one period en route to a 34-32 win. By halftime, Ripley’s defense had allowed the Lady Jays to pull within six points at 20-14.