MINOT, N.D. — Central Cass senior Decontee Smith scored a game-high 31 factors and added the game-winning basket in extra time Friday night time on the Minot State Dome.
The Squirrels edged Rugby 53-52 within the North Dakota Class B ladies state basketball semifinals to advance to Saturday’s championship sport. Smith scored the profitable factors on a drive to the basket with 30 seconds to play in extra time.
Smith additionally grabbed 13 rebounds to go together with her game-high level whole.
Prime-seeded Thompson held off Garrison for a 55-50 victory to advance to the championship sport. No. 2-seeded Central Cass performs Thompson at 8 p.m. Saturday for the Class B crown.
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Beneath are scenes from the semifinals:
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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 unbiased baseball staff and helps out with North Dakota State soccer protection. Peterson has been working on the newspaper since 1996.