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Lake, N.D. (NewsDakots.com)—–The defending state class B basketball champion Four Winds-Minnewaukan (FWM) Indians, rolled to the District 7 title with a 78-50 victory over the Harvey-Wells County (HWC) Hornets. New Rockford-Sheyenne (NRS) Rockets defeated the Warwick Warriors 71-40 and the Dakota Prairie (DP) Knights won 57-51 over the Benson County (BC) Wildcats to advance to the Region 4 tourney next week.
District 7 Championship FWM 78 HWC 50
The Indians jumped out to a 25-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruised to the 28 point victory, 78-50. The Indians led 44-14 late in the first half before the Hornets closed the half on a 13-2 run, but still trailed the number one rated Indians 46-27 at halftime. Tronis McKay led the Indians with a game high 24 points and a team high 10 rebounds. Charlie Black added 12 points, Jaylen LaRock 11 points, Irvin Tomahawk 10 points and 4 steals, and Steve Redfox added 6 points, 5 rebounds, team high 4 assists, and a game high 7 steals.
HWC was paced by Payton Granger’s 13 points and 11 rebounds. Trevor Schimke added 9 points and a game high 6 assists for the Hornets. FWM improved to 20-1 overall and HWC dropped to 15-7.
Region 4 Qualifier NRS 71 Warwick 40
The NRS Rockets scored 23 first quarter points and rolled to a 31 point victory, 71-40, over the Warwick Warriors. Jack Schaefer had a game high 22 points and a team high 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets. Teddy Allmaras added 11 points and a game high 7 assists. Seth Soderholm added 10 points and 5 rebounds. The Rockets improved to 15-7.
Warwick was led by Paul Thiele with 12 points and added 7 rebounds. Joel Redfox added 10 points and a game high 16 rebounds. The Warriors season ends with a 5-15 overall record.
Region 4 Qualifier DP 57 BC 51
The DP Knights were paced by Hunter Sand’s game high 23 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Tyler Loe added 19 points, a team high 7 rebounds, and tied Sand with a game high 3 assists. The Knights improved to 10-12 overall.
The BC Wildcats were led by Keaton Nelsen’s 17 points and game high 12 rebounds. Spencer Olson added 11 points and 6 rebounds. The Wildcats finished the season with a 7-15 overall record.
District 7 Awards
All Tournament Team (voted by media)
Tronis McKay and Charlie Black—-FWM
Jack Schaefer—–NRS
Payton Granger—HWC
Tyler Loe——DP
2017 Senior Athlete—-Tronis McKay—-FWM
2017 Coach of the Year—-Rick Smith—FWM
2017 All District Team (regular season—voted by coaches)
Tronis McKay, Jaylen LaRock, Steve Redfox, Irvin Tomahawk, and Charlie Black–FWM
Keaton Nelsen and Garret Tandeski—BC
Colton Berg—Lakota
Trevor Schimke and Payton Granger—HWC
Jack Schaefer and Tyrus Smith—-NRS
Joel Redfox—-Warwick
Hunter Sand and Tyler Loe—DP
Region 4 first round games start on Monday, March 6th.
3:00—-Dakota Prairie (10-12) vs. St. John (21-0)
4:30—-Harvey-WC (15-7) vs. Rolla (13-9)
6:00—Four Winds-Minn (20-1) vs. Langdon-Edmore-Munich (12-9)
7:30—North Star (16-5) vs. New Rockford-Sheyenne (15-7)