Wahpeton, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Boys Class B District 1 Tournament began on Friday February 28th at NDSCS in Wahpeton with the Quarterfinal round. You can see the full schedule and results below.

You can catch all of the action on KDDR The Tornado and KBMW.

***RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AS GAMES GO FINAL***

Game 1: #1 (#7) Oakes 59-44 #8 Richland

The Oakes Tornadoes did what they had to do to collect the victory against the Richland Colts and get back to a District semifinal for the first time since 2021. The game started slow for Oakes as Richland took an early lead but a 12-3 run would turn that around and Oakes would have a 16-11 lead after 1. Richland wouldn’t give up however and brought it to within 2 at the half with a 24-22 Oakes lead. Oakes would begin to pull away in the 3rd with Eddie Garza getting hot taking a 39-33 lead. They’d then get Beau Thorpe hot and take home the 59-44 victory in the 4th.

Oakes advances to the semifinals where they’ll play either Maple River or Wyndmere/Lidgerwood. Richland will go to a loser out game.

Game 2: #4 Maple River 46-32 #5 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood

The Raiders rode a strong 2nd half to a quarterfinal victory over the Warbirds. The game started out rather even and slow for both teams as neither team was able to get much going in the 1st half. The Raiders would still lead 10-8 after 1 and 20-14 at the half. They’d really pull away starting in the 3rd as they were able to get to 31-22. They’d ride the momentum into the 4th and use freethrow shooting to clinch the 46-32 win.

Next up for Maple River is Oakes in the Semifinals in game #3 on Monday. W/L will play in the first game of the night on Monday in a loser out match against Richland.

Game 3: #2 (#9) Hankinson 63-44 #7 Tri-State

The Tigers fought hard but the Pirates flexed their depth and advanced to the semifinals with a 63-44 victory. The Tigers came out firing early taking an early lead through the 1st quarter leading at the end 16-15. Hankinson was battling back and went on a 18-2 run to take the lead in the 2nd and would lead 31-21 at the half. Tri-State couldn’t get it to within single digits again as they’d go down 44-31 through 3 and eventually lose 63-44.

The Pirates advance onto the semifinals on Monday while Tri-State will play in a loser out game.

Game 4: #3 Barnes County North 50-42 #6 Sargent County

The Bison battled back from a 13 point deficit to advance to the semifinals against Sargent County with a 50-42 final score. The game started out all Bulldogs as they took a 17-11 lead after the 1st quarter. They’d get that lead to 24-11 in the 2nd before the Bison battled back to bring the deficit back to 6 as they went to the half down 30-24. The Bison would battle hard in the 3rd to earn the tie at 37-37 entering the 4th. They would then get several big treys to take and hold the lead for the rest of the game winning 50-42.

The Bison advance to the semifinals with Hankinson while the Bulldogs will play Tri-State in a loser out game.

Monday’s Schedule:

Loser Out 1: #5 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood vs #8 Richland – 3:00 PM

Loser Out 2: #6 Sargent County vs #7 Tri-State – 20 mins after LO1

Semifinal 1: #1 (7) Oakes vs #4 Maple River – 20 mins after LO2

Semifinal 2: #2 (9) Hankinson vs #3 Barnes County North – 20 mins after SF1