Carrington, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)—-The Carrington boys basketball team secured the number 2 seed in the upcoming District 5 tournament with a 47-39 win over the Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (EKM). The Cardinals trailed 13-11 after the opening quarter and by as many as 9 points (22-13) early in the second quarter. The Cardinals would outscore the Rebels 11-1 in the final 4:30 of the first half capped off with a Hudson Schmitz 3 pointer at the halftime buzzer to put the Cardinals in front 24-23. A low scoring third quarter, a 6-5 Carrington advantage put the Cards up 30-28 heading to the final quarter. Carrington would outscore EKM 17-11 in the final quarter for the 47-39 win.

Schmitz paced the Cardinals offense with a game high 16 points. Grady Shipman added 12 points, and Jack Erickson added 1o points. The Rebels were paced by Jacob Nitschke with 14 points and Dylan Carlson added 9 points. The Rebels dropped to 8-7 overall and 3-3 in district play and Carrington improved to 11-7 overall and 5-1 in district play. The Cardinals will travel to Thompson next Thursday for their final regular season game. The District 5 tournament will start on February 24th at Jamestown Civic Center.