Between the two Brodina brothers on the Devils Lake varsity basketball team — both of whom are starters — Parker is usually the one with more points in a given game. But Beau had the game of his life on Friday, tying a school record with nine three-pointers. He scored a career-high 33 overall.
That’s one way to help the team bounce back from its first loss in nearly two months.
Suffice to say, the No. 2 Firebirds are back in the win column. They beat Wahpeton 71-48 and are now 17-2 overall. They have two games left in the regular season, both of which are against inferior region opponents. At 5-2 in region play, they currently sit in third place, but they’re only one game behind first-place Grafton and a half-game behind second-place Four Winds/Minnewaukan.
Highlights
Devils Lake boys’ hockey lost in its Eastern Region consolation game to West Fargo, 8-3. The Firebirds’ season is over. Including the postseason, they finished with a final record of 8-15-1. Junior forward Brody Parker had the most points on the team with 25 (13 goals and 12 assists). Junior goalie Brody Forsberg had 893 total saves, good for a 91.5 save percentage.
Devils Lake girls’ hockey returned home after securing a spot in the state tournament and suffered its first shutout loss of the season. Read more about an off-night for the Firebirds here.
In the state wrestling tournament, seven boys and one girl from Devils Lake made it to the placing rounds. Three boys had third-place finishes. For more details on the latest wrestling results, check out the team’s Facebook page.
Other scores
Boys’ basketball
Benson County 58, TGU 65
Central Cass 72, No. 4 Grafton 90
Warwick 56, Park River/Fordville-Lankin 48
Griggs-Midkota 63, Midway/Minto 62
No. 1 Kindred 73, Oak Grove 40
Boys’ hockey
Fargo Davies 2, West Fargo Sheyenne 3 (3OT)
Fargo South/Shanley 1, Grand Forks Red River 7
Fargo North 2, Grand Forks Central 3 (2OT)
Girls’ hockey
Bismarck Century 2, Fargo Davies 2 (BC wins SO)
Williston 4, Dickinson 2
What to watch
Devils Lake girls’ hockey will conclude its regular season at 1 p.m. against Bismarck Century, looking to get back in the win column before the state tournament. Devils Lake will likely be the No. 6 seed but could still fall to No. 7.
No. 3 Four Winds/Minnewaukan boys’ basketball will play its penultimate home game of the regular season at 6 p.m. The Indians, fresh off an absurd 100-34 win over Carrington, will face a solid Shiloh Christian team that received votes in the latest polls but was not ranked. The Skyhawks are 14-5 overall and 4-1 in Region 4, while the Indians are 13-4 overall and 6-2 in Region 2.
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.
