State Tournament Finale
With the final day in the book let’s see who we’ll crown the new state tournament champs of Class B Girls Basketball. It was an exciting filled arena with fans from all over spectating their favorite teams. In the big…
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Continue ReadingWith the final day in the book let’s see who we’ll crown the new state tournament champs of Class B Girls Basketball.
It was an exciting filled arena with fans from all over spectating their favorite teams. In the big matchup we had Central Cass taking on top seeded Thompson. The first half was everything that you’d expect from a championship caliber match. The Tommie’s lead 25-23 at half. Both teams struggled throughout finding their offense as this quickly became a defensive minded matchup. Decontee Smith lead all scorers with 14 points and 7 rebounds while Addison Sage Addison Sage 5'6" | PG Thompson | 2026 State ND lead the Tommie’s with 8 points.
The second half really lived up to the expectations from both these electric teams as the Squirrels took a late 4th quarter lead, but not before Olivia Dick Olivia Dick 5'4" | PG Thompson | 2023 State ND stepped in and hit a buzzer beating 3 to send the game to overtime dead locked at 49. Despite the heroic effort the Squirrels maintained and pushed forward with Decontee Smith’s dominant 25 point 17 rebound performance holding off the Panthers to take this years crown in a down to the wire finish 58-55.
The Squirrels are your new Class B State Champions. Congratulations to Central Cass and all their hard work on the season.
For the rest of the bracket we saw Rugby take down Garrison in a close matchup 46-45 for 3rd place. EKM made quick work of Langdon Area 63-37 for 5th place and Bowman took down Kenmare 55-47 for 7th place.
Congratulations to all the teams contending in state this year and best of luck to next year.