FARGO — Bismarck Century and Grand Forks Purple River battled for a North Dakota Class A ladies state basketball championship Saturday at Scheels Heart on the Sanford Well being Athletic Complicated, and the Roughriders delivered a historic efficiency.
Jocelyn Schiller scored 34 factors to guide Purple River to a 61-48 victory towards Century for the state championship, the progam’s first in additional than 30 years. Logan Nissley paced the Patriots with 16 factors.
“That is simply loopy,” Schiller mentioned. “We simply went on the market and had a lot enjoyable.”
Schiller was named the event’s Most worthy participant. Purple River was taking part in in its first state championship recreation since 1992. The Roughriders received their first state title since 1988.
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Beneath are scenes from the state championship:
Grand Forks Purple River’s Jocelyn Schiller takes purpose from the free throw line within the closing minutes through the win over Bismarck Century within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River have a good time with the title trophy after the win over Bismarck Century through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River gamers have a good time their win over Bismarck Century within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River gamers have a good time their win over Bismarck Century within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century group members depart the courtroom after the loss to grand Forks Purple River within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century’s Logan Nissley drives round and Grand Forks Purple River’s Cassidy O’Halloran through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River gamers have a good time their win over Bismarck Century within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River’s Morgan Hartze steals the ball from Bismarck Century’s Logan Nissley through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River’s Jocelyn Schiller collides with Bismarck Century’s Zoie Austin through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River’s Jocelyn Schiller (30) is all smiles after the win over Bismarck Century through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River’s Rylie McQuillan fights for a rebound between Bismarck Century’s Ashlyn Buchholz and Ziah GreyBull through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century’s Zoie Austin is boxed in by Grand Forks Purple River’s Hannah Litzinger and Jocelyn Schiller through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River’s Maggie Barker and Bismarck Century’s Logan Nissley attain for a free ball through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century’s Ashlyn Buchholz and Grand Forks Purple River’s Hannah Litzinger attain for a rebound through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century’s Bergan Kinnebrew and Grand Forks Purple River’s Brooklyn Bergeron combat for a rebound through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River’s Jocelyn Schiller hits a shot over Bismarck Century’s Ashlyn Buchholz through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century and Grand Forks Purple River tip off through the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River’s heat up earlier than play towards Bismarck Century within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century’s Eden Fridley ties her sneakers throughout heat ups earlier than play towards Grand Forks Purple River within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Grand Forks Purple River gamers take the ground earlier than play towards Bismarck Century within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bismarck Century’s group members huddle up earlier than taking over Grand Forks Purple River within the North Dakota Class A state highschool ladies basketball event championship recreation on the Scheels Heart on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Peterson covers school athletics for The Discussion board, together with Concordia Faculty and Minnesota State Moorhead. He additionally covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks impartial baseball group and helps out with North Dakota State soccer protection. Peterson has been working on the newspaper since 1996.
