Fargo (CSi) The Jamestown Blue Jays, Thursday afternoon at the State Class A Boy’s Basketball Tournament, quarter finals in Fargo lost to Grand Forks Red River 77-64.
The Riders will move to the semi finals and take on Bismarck Century, on Friday which defeated Wahpeton 68-53.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks Red River’s Mark Toe posted a team-high 16 points and the Roughriders’ bench added 26 points to beat Jamestown 77-64 at the North Dakota Class A boys basketball tournament Thursday.
Red River (16-9) starters Braedan Hanson and Shayden Keplin added 15 points and 13 points, respectively, and Tyler Straus came was 6-for-6 from the field for 12 points off the bench. Hanson also had nine rebounds.
The Blue Jays (10-15) were paced by Noah Wanzek with a game-high 14 rebounds and 15 points and Nick Fuchs with a game-high 23 points. Fuchs shot 6-for-9 in the first half, including a layup that knotted the score 33-33 with 30 seconds left in the half. He finished 9-for 20 from the field.
JAMESTOWN (10-15): Fuchs 9-20 3-4 23, Wanzek 7-14 1-2 15, Anderson 3-7 1-2 7, Nelson 3-5 0-0 7, Lunzman 3-8 0-0 7, Hormung 1-3 0-0 3, Love 0-2 2-2 2, Monson 0-3 0-0 0, Ruether 0-1 0-0 0, Schultz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 26-64 7-10 64.
GRAND FORKS RED RIVER (16-9): Toe 6-8 4-5 16, Hanson 4-10 6-9 15, Keplin 5-15 2-4 13, Straus 6-6 0-0 12, Dennis 3-8 0-0 7, Soleim 2-5 0-0 5, Rowekamp 2-2 1-1 5, Slaughter 0-6 2-2 2, Bommersbach 1-1 0-0 2, Miller 0-1 0-1 0. Totals: 29-62 15-22 77.
Halftime: Grand Forks Red River 33, Jamestown 33. 3-pointers: Jamestown 5 (Fuchs 2), GFRR 4 (4 with 1). Rebounds: Jamestown 31 (Wanzek 14), GFRR 29 (Hanson 9). Assists: Jamestown 6 (Anderson 3), GFRR 8 (3 with 2). Total fouls: Jameston 19, GFRR 16. Fouled out: Nelson.
