Amidst a busy Thursday of high school basketball, No. 3 Four Winds/Minnewaukan outlasted No. 4 Grafton 76-70 on the road. The Indians trailed 37-35 but managed to squeeze out the victory over the Spoilers, who have been a tough team to beat all season.
FW/M won in large part from the efforts of star Deng Deng, who put up a boys’ basketball school record of 47 points. It tied the previous mark set by Fred Longie in the 1993-94 season. Deng is a senior committed to play football as a wide receiver for the University of North Dakota.
Highlights
No. 2 Devils Lake also won its region game on Thursday, crushing Hillsboro/Central Valley 81-40. For more on this game and the Firebirds, read here and check out the full story in Tuesday’s print edition of the Devils Lake Journal.
Both the Firebirds’ and Indians’ wins come ahead of a rematch between the two squads. FW/M beat Devils Lake back in December, but the Firebirds are currently edging them out in the polls and in the standings.
In Division B, No. 3 North Star beat Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 73-56. The Bearcats are 15-1 overall, 8-0 in Region 2 and 6-0 in District 3.
Devils Lake boys’ hockey finished its regular-season home schedule on a strong note, defeating West Fargo Sheyenne 4-3 in a shootout. The Firebirds, now in seventh place in the East Region, have one game remaining in the season before a play-in game against Grafton/Park River on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Devils Lake girls’ wrestling took home a big 35-0 win over the Fargo Stingers on Thursday. Izzy Orness, Bella Tangedal, Olivia Lindstrom, Jossalin Carpenter, Jaylee Jetty and Aerin Davis recorded wins.
The boys, meanwhile, beat the Fargo South Bruins 72-0. The Firebirds won unanimously, with some of the matchups decided by forfeit. In any case, it was a successful day for Devils Lake wrestling. For more details on the results, check out the team’s Facebook page.
Lake Region State College women’s basketball had a bounceback win against Miles Community College on Thursday, while the men suffered another frustrating loss. For more on these games, read here and check out the full story in Tuesday’s edition of the Journal.
Other scores
Boys’ basketball
Nelson County 79, Warwick 78
Larimore 44, Griggs-Midkota 50
May-Port-C-G 51, Benson County 63
Hatton/Northwood 36, New Rockford-Sheyenne 52
North Prairie 55, Cavalier 70
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 63, Midway/Minto 80
St. John 54, Park River/Fordville-Lankin 64
Girls’ basketball
Carrington 48, No. 1 Thompson 54
Nelson County 37, St. John 72
Cavalier 45, North Border 71
No. 1 May-Port-C-G 66, Benson County 42
Boys’ hockey
Fargo Davies 13, Grafton/Park River 1
Grand Forks Red River 2, East Grand Forks 8
Bagley/Fosston 1, Mayville-Portland-C-G 6
Fargo North 4, Grand Forks Central 2
Fargo South/Shanley 4, West Fargo 1
Girls’ hockey
Minot 3, Mandan 2
Bismarck Century 2, Williston 6
Jamestown 0, Grand Forks 3
Men’s basketball
United Tribes Technical College 71, Williston State College 82
North Dakota State College of Science 95, Dakota College at Bottineau 60
Bismarck State College 71, Dawson Community College 84
Women’s basketball
North Dakota State College of Science 71, Dakota College at Bottineau 62
United Tribes Technical College 48, Williston State College 101
Bismarck State College 54, Dawson Community College 71
What to watch
No. 4 Devils Lake girls’ basketball (11-5, 4-2) returns to Devils Lake Sports Center on Friday to take on Hillsboro/Central Valley (6-11, 0-4). The Firebirds will need a bounceback game after falling to Valley City on the road on Tuesday.
Devils Lake girls’ hockey plays on Friday as well, traveling to Fargo Davies for a 7 p.m. contest. The Firebirds are in seventh place, while Fargo Davies is in fifth.
Four Winds/Minnewaukan girls’ basketball (8-9, 3-5) plays on the road against Rugby (6-10, 1-3) at 6 p.m.
Joseph “Mojo” Hill is a reporter covering Lake Region sports for the Devils Lake Journal. Contact him on Twitter @mojohill22 or at jhill@devilslakejournal.com for any tips, questions or story ideas.
