Stutsman tourney: Carrington cruises over Midkota

Carrington's Kiera Eli is a soft-spoken senior who can torch from 3-point range when the going’s good.

Eli buried 4 of 5 from 3-point range in Thursday's 74-28 Stutsman County tournament quarterfinal victory over Warwick and started Friday's semifinal facing Midkota with a 3 on the game’s opening possession at the Jamestown Civic Center.

The Cardinals cruised over the Mustangs 67-35 and will play Medina/Pingree-Buchanan in Saturday's championship game at 6:30 p.m.

"We know that we're coming in here and we're one of the best teams," Eli said. "But we're just running through our stuff, working on what we need to work on for later in the season."

The Cards forced 23 turnovers Friday night and 21 of the team's 40 rebounds were of the offensive variety. Carrington’s 5-foot-10 junior center Hannah Hagel was a force, totaling 19 points and 12 rebounds in the runaway victory.

Carrington led 20-2 after the opening quarter, a night after jumping out to a 26-2 advantage after one frame against the Warriors. Eli did cool off a tad, finishing with 12 points on 2 of 8 from beyond the arc, but she still enjoys firing away at the Jamestown Civic Center.

"Yeah, I guess so," Eli laughed. "It’s pretty nice. A lot of room."

Midkota was paced by Brenna Anderson's 11-point night. Addison Hoornaert added 14 points, five assists and four steals for the Cards, who'll be going for back-to-back Stutsman titles against the Thunder.

"Just keep playing our game," Eli said. "Keep doing what we do best."

Semifinals

Carrington 67, Midkota 35

CAR 20 18 14 15 -- 67

MID 4 12 11 15 -- 35

CAR -- Hannah Hagel 19, Addison Hoornaert 14, Kiera Eli 12, Sydnie Grager 6, Marah Schmitz 5, Kenzie Edland 5, Tessa Page 2, Lexus Page 2, Ella Nowatzki 2. Totals: 29-68 FT, 3-15 3-pointers (Eli 2, Schmitz), 6-10 FT, 40 Rebounds (Hagel 12), 12 Fouls, 11 Assists (Hoornaert 5), 9 Turnovers, 2 Blocks, 15 Steals (L. Page 5).

MID -- Brenna Anderson 11, Meanda Rickford 7, Emma Kollman 5, Nicole Beckley 6, Hunter Petersen 4, Tara Otto 2. Totals: 13-38 FG, 2-7 3-pointers (Anderson, Kollman), 7-11 FT, 21 Rebounds (Rickford 6), 7 Fouls, 4 Assists, 23 Turnovers, 7 Steals (Petersen 3).

Records: Carrington 3-0. Midkota 2-3.

Medina/Pingree-Buchanan 55, Ellendale 25

MPB 14 20 14 7 -- 55

ELL 5 10 6 4 -- 25

MPB -- Megan Moser 12, Gracie Bohl 10, Ryleigh Martin 10, Allison Thomas 9, Brittney Reister 6, Paige Gefroh 2, Isabel Schmidt 2, Gracie Gunderson 2, Kalen Kinzell 2. Totals: 22-46 FG, 3-12 3-pointers (Thomas 2, Moser), 8-13 FT, 28 Rebounds (Reister 7), 10 Fouls, 3 Assists, 13 Turnovers, 15 Steals (Moser 7).

ELL -- Calli Hauck 10, Abigail Molan 5, Jada Henningsen 5, Morgan Fischer 3, Abigail Peterson 2. Totals: 10-33 FG, 4-7 3-pointers (Hauck 2, Henningsen, Peterson), 16 Rebounds (Mackenzie Thorpe 5), 12 Fouls, 2 Assists, 21 Turnovers, 1 Block, 5 Steals (Molan 2).

Records: MPB 3-0. Ellendale 3-1.

Consolation

Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier 49, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 33

NGS 8 5 9 11 -- 33

EKM 18 13 8 10 -- 49

NGS -- Teagan Erbele 9, Kylie Beidenbach 5, Janae Weigel 4, Tanecia Kleppe 4, Sophie Ketterling 4, Courtney Thompson 2, McKenzie Glatt 2, Sydney Kleingartner 2, Kortney Bitz 1. Totals: 11-42 FG, 0-5 3-pointers, 11-17 FT, 35 Rebounds (Erbele 7, Kleppe 7), 21 Fouls, 1 Assist, 26 Turnovers, 9 Steals (Ketterling 3).

EKM -- Maren Berntson 25, Jocelynn Madcke 7, Jacy Entzi 6, Reagan Teske 3, Kiara Jangula 3, Emily Kinzler 2, Norah Entzi 2, Keyana Musland 1. Totals: 16-48 FG, 3-9 3-pointers (Jangula, J. Entzi, Madcke), 14-32 FT, 36 Rebounds (Berntson 14), 14 Fouls, 7 Assists, 14 Turnovers, 1 Block (Berntson), 16 Steals (Berntson 6).

Records: EKM 1-3. NGS 0-4.

South Border 36, Warwick 24

WAR 1 4 9 10 -- 24

SB 6 10 9 11 -- 36

WAR -- Hilary Archambault 8, Sunnie Belgarde 5, Sandra Mattson 4, Jayla Alberts 2, Bethany Brown 2, Sarah Anderson 2, Genevieve Little 1. Totals: 10-40 FG, 2-7 3-pointers (Archambault 2), 2-7 FT, 26 Rebounds (Anderson 8), 10 Fouls, 2 Assists, 20 Turnovers, 7 Steals (Belgarde 3).

SB -- Nicole Schmidt 9, Reagen Gross 9, Emily Jochim 7, Hannah Vangorkom 7, Alexa Ketterling 2, Kathryn Schneider 2. Totals: 14-56 FG, 1-9 3-pointers (Schmidt), 7-14 FT, 39 Rebounds (Jochim 10), 10 Fouls, 4 Assists (Schneider 2), 12 Turnovers, 1 Block, 16 Steals (Jochim 4).

Records: South Border 2-2. Warwick 0-5.

Girls Stutsman County Tournament

At Jamestown Civic Center

Dec. 12

G1: (D6/1) Medina/PB 62, (D5/4)Edgeley/KM, 38

G2: (D5/2) Ellendale 37, (D6/3) Napoleon/GS 29

G3: (D5/1) Carrington 74, (D6/4) Warwick 28

G4: (D5/3) Midkota 51, (D6/2) South Border 47

Dec. 13

G5: EKM 49, NGS 33

G6: South Border 36, Warwick 24

G7: MPB 55, Ellendale 25

G8: Carrington 67, Midkota 35

Dec. 14

Seventh place: NGS vs. Warwick, 2 p.m.

Fifth place: EKM vs. South Border, 3:30 p.m.

Third place: Ellendale vs. Midkota, 5 p.m.

Championship: MPB vs. Carrington, 6:30 p.m.

1/2: Carrington's Tessa Page controls the basketball during Friday's semifinals of the Stutsman County girls basketball tournament at the Jamestown Civic Center. Carrington played Medina/Pingree-Buchanan in the title game on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. John M. Steiner / The Sun

2/2: Carrington's Hannah Hagel makes a leap to the basket while getting pressure from Tara Otto and Emma Kollman (3) of Midkota Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, during the Stutsman County Invitational at the Jamestown Civic Center. John M. Steiner / The Sun