Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)—The Carrington girls basketball team cruised to 67-26 District 5 victory over Ellendale. After a sluggish first quarter, leading 13-9, Carrington outscored Ellendale 54-17 in the final three quarters.

Carrington was paced in scoring by Hannah Hagel with a game high 16 points. Emma Rindy added 10 points, and Kenzie Edland, Lexi Page, and Sydnie Grager all added 8 points.

Ellendale’s leading scorer was Abby Molan with 9 points. Ellendale dropped to 4-8 overall and 1-3 in District 5 play. Carrington improved to 8-3 overall and 3-0 in District 5 play. Carrington (recieving votes in the latest class B girls poll) will travel to ninth ranked Oakes on Thursday night. The game will be aired on AM 1600 KDAK (THE CARDINAL), FM 100.1, AM 1220 KDDR (THE TORNADO), and www.newsdakota.com