Class B – Region 1 Tournament

<p>The dance starts Monday at the SHAC in Fargo. We are down to 8 teams. 4 teams have exited the tournament with a loss in the play-in round. We are in for a wild ride in this tournament. Enderlin is the clear favorite, but there are a handful of other teams capable of making a run.  Let us take a closer look at the matchups on Monday…</p> <p><strong>Region 1</strong></p> <p><u>Monday, March 8th, 2021</u></p> <p>[3:00 start]<strong> #8 Sargent County (5-16) vs. #1 Enderlin (17-3)</strong></p> <p>Sargent County beat Maple Valley 74-48 to get into this game. The Bulldogs score 56.7 ppg and allow 60.4 ppg. The Eagles put up 70.3 ppg and give up 52.6 ppg. They played once earlier in the season and Enderlin won 75-52. Sargent County is led by Mason Bogart, Micah Anderson, [player_tooltip player_id="1145108" first="Luke" last="Martinson"], Avery McFarland, and Fletcher Willprecht. The Eagle’s top players are [player_tooltip player_id="787658" first="Joe" last="Hurlburt"], [player_tooltip player_id="812220" first="Gus" last="Hurlburt"], [player_tooltip player_id="1050248" first="Carson" last="Bartholomay"], [player_tooltip player_id="1129974" first="Alijah" last="Dixson"], and Dawson Lemna. The winner of this game will play the winner of #4 Oak Grove vs. #5 Northern Cass on Tuesday at 6:00.</p> <p>[4:30 start] <strong>#5 Northern Cass (12-9) vs. #4 Oak Grove (12-8)</strong></p> <p>Northern Cass beat Richland 70-59 to get into this game. The Jaguars score 59 ppg and allow 56.4 ppg. The Grovers score 70.4 ppg and give up 64.5 ppg. They played once earlier in the season and Oak Grove won 75-70. Northern Cass is led by potential All-State guard [player_tooltip player_id="750160" first="Jase" last="Crockett"]. The Grovers top players are [player_tooltip player_id="731878" first="Noah" last="Swenson"], [player_tooltip player_id="1046336" first="Mason" last="Martinson"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1133069" first="Trevon" last="Rodriguez"]. The winner of this game will play the winner of #8 Sargent County vs. #1 Enderlin on Tuesday at 6:00.</p> <p>[6:00 start]<strong> #10 Hankinson (5-13) vs. #2 Kindred (15-4)</strong></p> <p>Hankinson beat Wyndmere/Lidgerwood 66-53 to get into this game. The Pirates put up 59.5 ppg and allow 67.6 ppg. The Vikings are scoring 60.4 ppg and are giving up 42.7 ppg. They played once earlier in the season and Kindred won by a score of 66-41. The Pirate’s top players are [player_tooltip player_id="1138685" first="Cruz" last="Hernandez"] and Austin Bladow. The top players for the Vikings are [player_tooltip player_id="731867" first="Gavin" last="Keller"], Ethan McKenney, [player_tooltip player_id="1123711" first="Max" last="McQuillan"], [player_tooltip player_id="812227" first="Paul" last="Olson"], [player_tooltip player_id="1123710" first="Jaiden" last="Peraza"], and Mathew Pearson. The winner of this game will play the winner of #6 Lisbon vs. #3 Central Cass on Tuesday at 7:30.</p> <p>[7:30 start]<strong> #6 Lisbon (13-8) vs. #3 Central Cass (16-4)</strong></p> <p>Lisbon beat Tri-State 68-40 to get into this game. The Broncos score 55.6 ppg and they give up 53.1 ppg. The Squirrels put up 62.8 ppg and they allow 44.5 ppg. These two squads played once earlier in the season and Central Cass won by a score of 70-41. The top players for the Broncos are Caleb Olson, Robert Adam, and Parker Runck. The top players for the Squirrels are [player_tooltip player_id="750165" first="Joshua" last="Dixon"], [player_tooltip player_id="731910" first="Max" last="Kobbervig"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1111886" first="Sam" last="Kobbervig"]. The winner of this game will play the winner of #10 Hankinson vs. #2 Kindred on Tuesday at 7:30.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>