Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)—The Carrington girls basketball team kept things interesting for a little over three quarters before top rated Rugby finally closed the door on the Cardinals 68-52. Rugby led 43-42 going into the final quarter and put the game out of reach in the final four minutes. Kendyl Hager scored a game high 20 points for the Panthers and connected on 6 three pointers. Mykell Heidlebaugh added 15 points, 13 points from Josephine Wolf, and 9 points from Peyton Hauck.

The Cards were paced by Isabel Wendel with 12 points, 11 points from Madison Johnson (all second half). Johnson was hurt early in the first quarter and didn’t return until the start of the second half. Edyn Hoornaert added 10 points for the Cards. Rugby improved to 13-0 overall and is the only undefeated team in class B girls. Carrington dropped to 11-3 overall and will travel to LaMoure on Tuesday night for a District 5 matchup with L-M-M. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. and will be aired on AM 1600 KDAK (THE CARDINAL), FM 100.1, and www.newsdakota.com