Red Lake rolls by Laporte, Walker routs Blackduck in Section 8A openers

BEMIDJI - Grace White had 15 points to help Red Lake cruise past Laporte 65-27 in their Sub-Section 8A East quarterfinal game Thursday at the BSU Gymnasium.

The Warriors jumped out to a 24-4 lead after the first ten minutes of play.

White had 12 points while Sam Roy added nine in the first half to contribute 21 of Red Lake's 40 points compared to Laporte's 10 after the first 18 minutes.

Kalei Kerby sunk four from inside and went 6-for-12 from the free-throw line to lead the Wildcats with 14 points. Deloris Bedeau drained two three-pointers.

Laporte (4-23) improved in the second frame, only losing it by eight points, 25-18.

Danielle Seki led the Warriors' second half effort with nine points.

A late six-point run gave the young Wildcat team some life, but Red Lake (24-2) kept a big lead throughout and won the game handily.

"I think our team at the end of the year could beat our team at the beginning of the year by about 20," Laporte coach Carl Dugstad said. "So we did improve, but it was a long year.

"At one point during that game we had a senior, an eighth grader, two ninth graders and a sophomore out there, so we're young."

The Warriors advance to the semifinals to play Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at noon Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls.

"We just try to focus on one game at a time," Red Lake coach Randy Holthusen said. "That's all we can do right now."

Red Lake 65, Laporte 27

Red Lake - White 15, Seki 11, Sa. Roy 9, T. McClain 8, Barrett 6, S. Beaulieu 5, A. McClain 4, Desjarlait 3, Dickenson 2, Se. Roy 2.

Laporte - Kerby 14, Bedeau 6, Urrutia 4, Hadrava 2, Davis 1

Halftime score: Red Lake 40, Laporte 10

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 56, Blackduck 36

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley used two huge runs to start the second Sub-Section 8A East quarterfinal game against Blackduck, eventually downing the Drakes 56-36.

The Wolves jumped out to a 15-4 lead on the Drakes in the first ten minutes of the first half of the game and led 34-16 at halftime.

WHA (15-12) came out strong again in the second half, going on a 10-2 run in the first three minutes, leading 44-18 and forcing the Drakes to take a timeout.

The Wolves scored just 12 more points in the half but the Drakes couldn't get back into the game.

Junior guard Emma Young of WHA led the Wolves in scoring with 13 points including two three-pointers in the first half. Seniors Amber Gapinski and Maxine Smith added 11 points each.

Senior Sasha Pfannenstein and freshman Marie Crawford each led the Drakes in scoring with eight points each.

Blackduck ends its season with an overall record of 15-12, 9-7 in Section 8A East and 10-4 in the Northwoods Conference.

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 56, Blackduck 36

WHA - Young 13, Gapinski 11, Smith 11, Schneider 10, Longren 7, Benjamin 4.

Blackduck - Sasha Pfannenstein 8, Marie Crawford 8, Alex Arp 6, Breanna Enger 5, Emma Stelten 4, Michaela Sparby 3, Charlette Kohman 2.

Halftime score: 34-16

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