MACCRAY and Kerkhoven-MurdockSunburg won quarterfinals games in the Section 3A-North girls basketball tournament on Saturday.
KMS faced top-seeded Canby at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall in the semifinals. MACCRAY will play No. 2 Minneota at 7:30 p.m.
MACCRAY 66, Wabasso 60
MACCRAY bolted to a 14-1 lead, then saw its lead wiped out and trailed 44-41 in the second half before counter-punching and knocking out Wabasso.
Teagan Molden paced the Wolverines (22-3) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Alicia Koenen had 13 points and eight assists, Jenna Tebben and 13 points and Abbey Thissen had nine points and 15 rebounds.
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Kimberly Frank led all scorers with 23 points for Wabasso (11-13).
MACCRAY (22-3) 34 32 -- 66
Wabasso (11-13) 31 29 -- 60
MACCRAY - 24-78 FG (4-18 3-pt); 14-19 FT; 49 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Teagan Molden 16, Alicia Koenen 13, Jenna Tebben 13, Hannah Knott 3, Kailee Epema 8, Andrea Ervin 2, Katie Kienitz 2, Abbey Thissen 9 ... 3-point shots: Koenen 3, Molden 1 ... Rebound leaders: Thissen 15, Molden 10 ... Assist leaders: Koenen 8, Ervin 6 ... Steal leaders: Molden 3, Epema 3
WABASSO - 19-58 FG (9-23 3-pt); 13-23 FT; 41 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Alanna Baune 9, Morgan Samyn 17, Paige Pistulka 7, Kimberly Frank 23, Hillary Kletscher 4 ... 3-point shots: Samyn 5, Baune 2, Frank 2 ... Rebound leaders: Pistulka 7, Samyn 7 ... Assist leaders: Baune 6, Frank 5 ... Steal leaders: Samyn 4
KMS 60, Dawson-Boyd 56
The Fighting Saints (12-12) beat back a couple of rallies from the Blackjacks (13-11) in the second half after extending a 32-26 halftime lead to 11 points.
Dawson-Boyd cut the lead to two points on a couple of occasions.
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Britta Diem sank four 3-pointers and led KMS with 14 points. Katelyn Lottman followed with nine points and eight rebounds, Samantha Dunn had nine points and Tracy Braaten hooked 14 boards.
The Blackjacks' Kendra Lindblad led all scorers with 21 points, followed by Mariah Kuhlmann with 16.
Dawson-Boyd (13-11) 26 xx -- 56
KMS (12-12) 32 xx -- 60
DAWSON-BOYD - 22 FG (6 3-pt); 6-13 FT; rebounds not available; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Kendra Lindblad 21, Kelsey Jurgenson 3, Mariah Kuhlmann 16, Mari Lee 7, Kristen Lee 9 ... 3-point shots: K.Lee 1, Kuhlmann 1, Jurgenson 1, Lindblad 3 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - 24-59 FG (5-15 3-pt); 7-18 FT; 42 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Melissa Just 2, Tracy Braaten 4, Samantha Dunn 9, Ashley Carlson 8, Britta Diem 14, Katelyn Lottman 9, Ellen Johnson 4, Ali Clark 10 ... 3-point shots: Carlson 1, Diem 4 ... Rebound leaders: Braaten 14, Lottman 8, Clark 7 ... Assist leaders: Carlson 6 ... Steal leaders: Dunn 2
Minneota 68, CMCS 47
Minneota (21-3) will face MACCRAY Tuesday in the semifinals.
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Central Minnesota Christian finished 11-12.
No details were available at press time.
