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NR-S girls fall in OT to Nelson Co.
Kayahan Hopfauf battles Central Cass' Decontee Smith for the opening tip.
Bani Bjerke dribbles around a Central Cass defender. Bjerke scored 27 points in the Rockets' win over Griggs/Midkota the previous night.
Evan Ulrich takes to the air over the Squirrels. Ulrich scored 22 points in the game.
Senior, Koven Walford, on defense against Central Cass senior, Logan Prochnow.
Mya Cudworth on defense against against Nelson County guard, Paytan Lippert.
Coach Elliot Belquist giving the lay down of the next play during a timeout.
The Central Cass Squirrels came to NR-S for a girls' and boys' basketball doubleheder on December 29, and came away with wins over the Rockets in both instances.
The Squirrel girls, who have since moved to the top spot in the Class B girls' basketball poll, had no trouble with the Rockets in a 61-19 rout in the opener.
Game two proved well worth the price of admission, with Central Cass winning by the slimmest of margins, 56-55.
Evan Ulrich's 22 points were the top performance for NR-S in defeat. Also achieving double figures were Johnny Grann (14 points) and Nick Berglund (13). For the Squirrels, shared scoring honors with 14 points each went to Joshua Dixon and Max Kobbervig, and Sam Kobbervig pitched in with 12 for then 3-0 (now 6-0) Central Cass. The loss dropped the NR-S boys to 4-2 overall.
Last Tuesday, January 5, the Rocket girls dropped a heartbreaking 57-48 overtime decision to Nelson County in McVille in the first game of each team's District 7 slate.
The setback puts NR-S' record at 2-3 and 0-1 in conference play, while NC improved to 3-2 and 1-0.
Scoring summaries from the two girls' games were not available at press time.
This Thursday, the Rocket girls host HWC (A-B-C, 4 p.m.), and will travel to Devils Lake on Saturday for "Class B Day" against a to-be-determined opponent. The boys open their District 7 obligations on Tuesday against the Warwick Warriors (A-B-C, 4:30) and take on Dakota Prairie (A-B-C, 4:30) Friday. Both sets of games will be at the NR-S Gym.
Nondistrict Boys' Basketball Central Cass 56, NR-S 55 at New Rockford
CC 17 14 15 10 56
NR-S 7 21 13 14 55
NR-S: Evan Ulrich 22, Johnny Grann 14, Nick Berglund 13, Hunter Johnson 4, Kaden Jensen 2. Totals: 20 FG, 10-11 FT, 10 fouls. Three-pointers: Grann 2, Berglund.
Central Cass: Joshua Dixon 14, Max Kobbervig 14, Sam Kobbervig 12, Jacob Deutsch 8, Cole Holzer 3, Logan Prochnow 3, Brendan Maasjo 2. Totals: 19 FG, 9-12 FT, 9 fouls. Three-pointers: M. Kobbervig 4, S. Kobbervig 2, Deutsch 2, Holzer.
Nondistrict Girls' Basketball Central Cass 61, NR-S 19 at New Rockford
CC 14 17 18 12 61
NR-S 2 4 6 7 19
Scoring not available.
District 7 Girls' Basketball Nelson Co. 57, NR-S 48 OT at McVille
Scoring not available.
