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Nick Berglund defends a shot by senior Woodchuck Tyreece Gunville during the semifinal game of the CNDC Tournament on Friday, Dec. 20.
The semifinal contest between St. John and NR-S was very physical and intense. The photos above illustrate the hard-fought battle. Left: Evan Ulrich lobs a pass; Center: Nathan Holzwarth pivots along the sideline; Right: Hunter Thoompson looks for an open teammate.
It was a well-played game overall as New Rockford-Sheyenne came from behind and defeated St. John in overtime, by a final score of 61-57 in semifinal round action of the CNDC Boys Basketball Tournament, played at Rugby, on Friday, Dec. 20.
Chip Anderson, a former New Rockford resident is in his first year as Woodchucks head coach. Two free throws by Zach Anderson put St. John up 6-1 with 4:05 left in the first. A trey by Johnny Grann with 1:15 remaining, cut the lead to 10-9. St. John went on a 7-0 run to close out the quarter scoring.
The Rockets outscored St. John 13-11 in the second quarter to cut the lead to 32-27 at the intermission. Two free throws by Anderson put the Woodchucks up 36-30 with 1:26 left in the third. However, the Rockets went on a 5-0 run to close out the quarter scoring, on a trey by Evan Ulrich and a bucket by Hunter Thompson. It was 36-35 St. John after three. 1 of 2 free throws, by Adam Jollie gave St. John a 40-38 lead with 6:23 left in the third. The locals went on a 7-2 run, on a trey by Nathan Holzwarth, with 3:13 left giving the Rockets a 45-42 lead with 3:12 left. A basket and a free throw, by Hunter Thompson with 0:12 left in the game, tied it up at 48-48 and we went into overtime.
Back to back buckets by Bo Belquist put the locals up 52-48 with 2:48 remaining. Two free throws by Thompson made it 54-49 with 2:23 to go. A basket by Tyrece Gunville cut the lead to 55-53 with 1:00 left. Four big free throws by Holzwarth and two more by Thompson gave the locals a 61-57 lead and that ended up being the final score. It was a hard fought game and St. John will be one of the top teams in Region 4. The Rockets are now 3-0 overall.
NR-S 9 13 13 13 13 = 61
St. John 16 11 9 12 9 = 57
NR-S: Bo Belquist 15, Nathan Holzwarth 13, Hunter Thompson 13, Evan Ulrich 10, Nick Berglund 7, Johnny Grann 3. Totals: 19 field goals, 13 of 15 free throws, 16 fouls. 3 pointers, Ulrich 3, Holzwarth 3, Belquist, Berglund, Grann.
SJ: Tyrece Gunville 18, Zack Anderson 17, Adam Jollie 9, Bradley Defender 7, Mike Dunn 6. Totals: 22 field goals, 10 of 16 free throws, 15 fouls.
Panthers edge Rockets in Championship
This game was very hard fought and physical as Rugby defeated New Rockford-Sheyenne by a final score of 52-48 in the CNDC Boys Basketball Tournament Championship game played at Rugby on Saturday, Dec. 21.
Rugby will be one of the top teams in Region 6. A bucket and two free throws by Evan Ulrich put the Rockets up 4-0 with 5:25 to go the first. A free throw by Bo Belquist rounded out the quarter scoring and it was 12-7 Rockets after one.
Unfortunately, the Rockets were outscored 12-0 in the second, and Rugby led 19-12 at halftime. The Panthers held a 21-17 advantage in the third and led 40-29 after three. A trey by Hunter Thompson cut the lead to 40-32 with 7:40 to go in the game. Another bucket by Thompson cut the lead to 47-43 with 3:28 left, but the Rockets would get no closer. A trey by Ulrich as the horn sounded made the final 52-48 in favor of the Panthers.
The Rockets made 18 field goals, 3 of 7 free throws, and committed 13 fouls. The Panthers made 21 field goals, 5 of 10 free throws and committed 10 fouls.
NR-S: 12 0 17 19 = 48
Rugby: 7 12 21 12 = 52
NR-S: Hunter Thompson 18, Evan Ulrich 15, Bo Belquist 9, Nick Presnell 6.
Rugby: Warren Walker 15, Trace Goven 14, Jaden Hamilton 8, Devin Michels 7, Isiah Bundy-Smith 6, Cole Slaubaugh 2.
Locals blast Titans in opening round
The biggest difference in this game was the middle two quarters, as New Rockford-Sheyenne rolled to a 72-37 win over Towner-Granville-Upham in first round action of the CNDC Boys Basketball Tournament played at Rugby on Thursday, Dec. 19. The Rockets jumped out to an 8-0 lead on a bucket by Hunter Thompson with 6:12 to go in the first quarter. A trey by Cy Luna cut the lead to 8-3 with 5:50 to go. The Rockets went on a 10-0 on a hoop by Evan Ulrich, making the score 18-3. T-G-U went on an 8-0 run to close out the period, and it was 18-11 Rockets after one.
New Rockford-Sheyenne picked it up defensively, in the second quarter outscoring T-G-U 18-4 and the locals led 36-15 at the intermission. New Rockford-Sheyenne had a huge third quarter outscoring T-G-U 32-9, increasing the lead to 68-24 after three.
The Rocket reserves got in to the game in the fourth quarter. The Titans outscored New Rockford-Sheyenne 13-4 in the fourth and again the locals cruised to a 72-37 win. The Rockets played well overall on both ends of the court, and everyone contributed to the win.
New Rockford-Sheyenne made 29 field goals, 4 of 6 free throws and committed 9 fouls. Towner-Granville-Upham made 14 field goals, 3 of 8 free throws and committed 11 fouls.
T-G-U 11 4 9 13 = 37
NR-S 18 18 32 4 = 72
T-G-U: Jarved Lorvo 7, Blake Latendresse 7, Cy Luna 5, Bryce Latendresse 5, Cody Frounfeller 5, Jordan Stone 3, Jake Cargo 3, Brekken Bachmeier 2.
NR-S: Nathan Holzwarth 15, Bo Belquist 14, Hunter Thompson 14, Nick Berglund 8, Evan Ulrich 8, Nick Presnell 7, Colter Soderholm 3, Johnny Grann 3.
T-G-U made three 3-pointers, two by Blake Latendresse and one by Cy Luna. The Rockets made nine treys: Holzwarth 3, Belquist 2, Thompson 2, and one each for Nick Presnell and Johnny Grann. New Rockford-Sheyenne improves to 2-0 overall.
