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Emmie Belquist reaches to steal the ball from LA/E/M guard, Mikaela Olson.
Jaida Schumacher aims for the basket during the junior varsity game against St. John.
On Friday, Jan. 27, the New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' basketball team traveled nearly to the Canadian border to take on the St. John Lady Woodchucks, in yet another Super Region 4 matchup.
The Rockets went in with a 11-3 win/loss ratio, which was quite similar to St. John's, which was 11-4.
If you watched this game, you know how much of a nailbiter it was.
The Lady Woodchucks held a 5-point lead over the Rockets after the first half. St. John senior Natalie Decoteau made up half of the Lady Woodchucks 18 points.
The Rockets couldn't seem to slow down the Lady Woodchucks in the second quarter either. With the Rockets only scoring 10 points to St. John's 17, the Rockets were down 23-35 at the end of the first half.
But the second half took a turn of events for both the Rockets and the Lady Woodchucks.
The Rockets scored a total of 14 points in the third quarter, holding the Lady Woodchucks to only two points, scored by Alani Morin. These 14 points scored in the third quarter brought the score to 37-37.
With one quarter to go, only one team could walk away victorious.
With big 3-pointers by Kaiya O'Connor and Ava Peterson, and 4-of-6 free throw attempts made by Kelsie Belquist, the Rockets had defeated the Lady Woodchucks 52-49.
Peterson led the Rockets in points, with a total of 13, followed by Belquist with 12. As for the Lady Woodchucks, Decoteau held the most points with 21 total. Also scoring in double digits for the Lady Woodchucks was Aubree Jeanotte with 11.
Super Region 4
Girls' Basketball
NR-S 52, St. John 49
Friday, Jan. 27
at St. John
NR-S: 13 10 14 15 - 52
St. John: 18 17 2 12 - 49
NR-S: Ava Peterson 13, Kelsie Belquist 12, Kaiya O'Connor 8, Madisen Myhre 8, Lora Wobbema 6, Katie Allmaras 5. Totals: 20 FG, 9-17 FT, 10 fouls. 3-pointers: Allmaras 1, O'Connor 1, Peterson 1.
St. John: Natalie Decoteau 21, Aubree Jeanotte 11, Alani Morin 8, Kennley Davis 5, Morgan Disrud 2, Kaycee Desjarlais 2. Totals: 21 FG, 4-5 FT, 15 fouls. 3-pointers: Jeanotte 3.
Junior Varsity
NR-S 30, St. John 50
NR-S: 0 6 10 14 – 30
St. John: 12 5 16 17 – 50
NR-S: Addysen Fandrich 9, Emmie Belquist 8, Katie Allmaras 5, Tillie Swart 3, Lora Wobbema 2, Jaida Schumacher 2, Trysta Thumb 1. Totals: 11 FG, 5-12 FT, 14 fouls. 3-pointer: Allmaras 1.
St. John: Kennley Davis 11, Morgan Disrud 8, Meadow Lunday 6, Jaydee McCloud 6, Clann Allery 6, Payton Desjarlais 4, Kalli Keplin 3, Ava Delorme 3, Laila Wawrych 2. Totals: 19 FG, 4-5 FT, 14 fouls. 3-pointers: Davis 3, Allery 2, Wawrych 1, Keplin 1, Delorme 1.
Junior High
NR-S 28, St. John 32
NR-S: 5 10 6 7 – 28
St. John: 13 0 14 5 – 32
NR-S: Camebria Engels 10, Jaida Schumacher 10, Karsyn Wetzel 4, Isla Jacobson 2, Kaci Weisenburger 2. Totals: 12 FG, 2-9 FT, 18 fouls. Fouled out: Schumacher. 3-pointers: Engels.
St. John: No stats available.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
against LA/E/M
On Tuesday, Jan. 31 the Rockets hosted the Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich Cardinals.
The adrenaline from the past nine consecutive wins seemed like it came to an end during this Super Region 4 matchup.
The Cardinals came out ready to play, and eager for a win. Three-pointers were their strong point, with four of the six scored in the first quarter between Jaya Henderson, Meredith Romfo and Halle Jabs. However, the Rockets seemed to only hold a six point deficit in the first quarter, with Kelsie Belquist's three field goals.
And yet another 3-pointer came from Romfo in the second quarter, for the Cardinals to take a 10-point lead at the end of the first half.
The Rockets came out in the second half with less momentum than the first. The Rockets scored seven points to LA/E/M's 14.
With the 17-point deficit, there was no return for the Rockets. The Cardinals scored another 19 points in the fourth quarter, to take the 63-22 win over the Rockets.
Lead scorers for the Cardinals were Henderson with 19, Romfo with 15, and Cora Badding with 13.
Belquist was the lone Rocket to score in double digits with 14.
The Rockets traveled to Carrington on Thursday, Feb. 2 to take on the local rivals. On Friday, Feb. 3, the Rockets attempted at another Super Region 4 win over the North Prairie Cougars as they traveled to Rolette.
The Rockets will host Medina-Pingree/Buchanan (A,B) on Monday, Feb. 6 starting at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, Feb. 7 the Rockets will host the North Star Bearcats (A,B,JH) starting at 4:30 p.m. All four of these games will be covered in the Feb. 13 edition of the New Rockford Transcript.
Super Region 4
Girls' Basketball
NR-S 32, LA/E/M 63
Tuesday, Jan. 31
in New Rockford
NR-S: 13 7 7 5 – 32
LA/E/M: 19 11 14 19 – 63
NR-S: Kelsie Belquist 14, Kaiya O'Connor 7, Ava Peterson 7, Madisen Myhre 2, Katie Allmaras 2. Totals: 13 FG, 5-14 FT, 9 fouls. 3-pointer: O'Connor 1.
LA/E/M: Jaya Henderson 19, Meredith Romfo 15, Cora Badding 13, Halle Jabs 8, Jalynn Swanson 4, Aubrey Badding 2, Tallia Johnston 2. Totals: 24 FG, 9-11 FT, 13 fouls. 3-pointers: Henderson 2, Jabs 2, Romfo 2.
Junior Varsity
NR-S 24, LA/E/M 45
NR-S: 5 4 6 9 – 24
LA/E/M: 13 16 6 10 – 45
NR-S: Katie Allmaras 4, Tillie Swart 4, Camebria Engels 4, Jaida Schumacher 3, Lucy Meier 3, Trysta Thumb 2, Addysen Fandrich 2, Lora Wobbema 2. Totals: 10 FG, 3-6 FT, 4 fouls. 3-pointer: Meier.
LA/E/M: MiKaela Olson 12, Tallia Johnston 8, Payton Hall 8, Aubrey Badding 4, Chloe Foster 2, Erika Bakke 2, Raleigh Ratzlaff 2, Emma Hetler 2, Heavenly Janis 2. Totals: 20 FG, 0-3 FT, 10 fouls. 3-pointers: Olson 2.
Junior High
NR-S 20, LA/E/M 27
NR-S: 2 8 7 3 - 20
LA/E/M: 6 9 2 10 - 27
NR-S: Jaida Schumacher 9, Camebria Engels 9, Isla Jacobson 2. Totals: 8 FG, 4-11 FT, 18 fouls. Fouled out: Engels.
LA/E/M: No stats available.
