JAMESTOWN (NewsDakota)- Sometimes, as Carrington Head Coach Jason Otto said on Friday, you have to win ugly.  And after a thrilling win on Thursday evening, that is just what his team did.

Josh Bickett scored a team-high 21 points as the Cardinals won every quarter in defeating Napoleon-Gackle/Streeter 68-51 on Friday afternoon at the 2025 Stutsman County Shootout inside the Jamestown Civic Center.

The first quarter was the opposite of Thursday’s opening stanza as both Carrington and Napoleon-GS struggled offensively and CHS led 12-7 after one.  Bickett and Alec Threadgold combined for 19 of the 30 points for Carrington in the first half before the Cardinals pulled away after halftime.

Tristan Shaffner had a game-high 28 for the Imperials, but was the only player in double figures for his team.

Carrington is back in action Monday night, hosting Griggs-Midkota, who the Cardinals defeated 63-40 on January 3.  Coverage on KDAK The Cardinal begins at 7:00 PM.

CHS            12            18            21            17                    68

NGS             7             14            15            15                     51

CARRINGTON (7-3): Josh Bickett 21; Alec Threadgold 14; Taylen Mehring 14; Maddox McIlonie 8; Tate Wolsky 6; Grady Idland 5

NAPOLEON-GS (1-6): Tristan Shaffner 28; Jackson Piatz 9; Brendan Zenker 7; Eli Ketterling 5; Bill Schmitt 2

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