Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)—Fourth ranked Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (EKM) pulled away from Carrington in the final quarter and earned a 57-36 District 5 victory. The Rebels had 4 players score double figures led by Alex Huber (6’6 senior) with a game high 16 points. Junior Dalton Madcke added 14 points, Paxton Mathern (6′ senior), and Chayse Entzi (6’7 senior) added 11 points each. The Cardinals played tough for 3 quarters, trailing 28-23 at halftime and 38-28 after 3 quarters before the Rebels put the game away in the final quarter.

The Cardinals were paced by Lucas Hendrickson (6′ junior) with a team high 10 points, Hudson Topp added 8 points, and Grady Shipman finished with 7 points. EKM improved to 16-1 overall and 6-0 in District 5 play (will be the top seed in upcoming District 5 tournament), while Carrington dropped to 7-11 overall (2-4) in district play. The Cardinals will host Harvey-WC  next Tuesday (2/16) and the game will be aired on AM 1600 KDAK (THE CARDINAL), FM 100.1, and www.newsdakota.com