GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Grand Forks Central jumped out to a 35-20 halftime lead and held off a late comeback by Valley City for a 70-60 win Tuesday night in Grand Forks.

Alex Barbot led the Knights with 26 points. Sam Strandell and Ty Lorenz had 13 points each. Strandell added eight rebounds and five assists. Mason Gravseth had a double-double with 10 points and a game high 11 rebounds.

Valley City was led by Peyton Zaun with 21 points and seven rebounds. Drew Zaun had 12 points and Jarred Eggermont just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Central improves to 4-9 in the Eastern Dakota Conference and 4-10 overall. Valley City falls to 4-11 in the EDC and 3-12 overall.

The Hi-Liners will host Fargo South Friday night at the Hi-Liner Activity Center. That game can be heard on 1490 AM/96.3 FM KOVC beginning at 7pm with the pregame and 7:15 tipoff. Live video stream coverage begins at 4:15 with the C-Squad, 5:30 for the Junior Varsity and 7:15pm for the Varsity all can be seen on https://newsdakota.com.