EDC & WDA Play-in Games

We made it! The playoffs have begun. The winners of these games advance to the Region Quarterfinals and play on Tuesday, March 2nd. The high seeds will host in the quarterfinals Here is a look at the play-in games in Class-A…. EDC Saturday, February 27th, 2021 [1:00 start] #9 Valley City (4-16) @ #8 Grand Forks Red River (6-15) The Hi-Liners score 62.3 ppg and give up 78.1 ppg. The Roughriders put up 66.9 ppg and allow 71.5 ppg. They only played one time earlier in the season and Valley City won 69-68. The leading scorers for the Hi-Liners are Peyton Zaun Peyton Zaun 6'2" | SG Valley City | 2021 State ND (17.3 ppg), Jared Eggermont (10 ppg), and Calahan Burchill (7.5). The leading scorers for the Roughriders are Paine Parks Paine Parks 6'3" | SF Grand Forks Red River | 2022 State ND (16.7 ppg) Zach Kraft Zach Kraft 6'0" | PG Grand Forks Red River | 2023 State ND (14.9), Reis Rowekamp Reis Rowekamp 6'2" | SG Grand Forks Red River | 2023 State ND (7.8), and Brad McQuillian (7.1 ppg). The winner advances and they will play West Fargo Sheyenne. [2:00 start] #11 Devils Lake (2-15) @ #6 Fargo North (10-11) The Firebirds average 57.6 ppg and teams are scoring 76.7 ppg against them. The Spartans are putting up 69.8 ppg and opposing teams are putting up 69.3 ppg. Fargo North won both games earlier in the season with scores of 77-68 and 87-57.  The leading scorers for the Firebirds are Ben Heilman Ben Heilman 6'0" | SG Devils Lake | 2022 State ND (13.6), Hayden Hofstad (13.4), and Drew Hofstad (9.5). The leading scorers for the Spartans are Ryan Manly Ryan Manly 6'2" | SG Fargo North | 2021 State ND (12 ppg), Jalen May Jalen May 6'3" | C Fargo North | 2022 State ND (11.3 ppg), and Luke Loberg Luke Loberg 6'2" | SF Fargo North | 2022 State ND (9.8 ppg). The winner advances and they will play Fargo Davies. [6:30 start] #10 Grand Forks Central (4-17) @ #7 Fargo South (9-12) The Knights score 57.6 ppg and are giving up 71.6 ppg. The Bruins put up 65.1 ppg and allow 71.3 ppg. Fargo South won both games earlier in the season with the final scores being 70-63 and 53-33. The leading scorers for the Knights are Mason Gravseth Mason Gravseth 6'3" | SF Grand Forks Central | 2021 State ND (13.8 ppg), Alex Barbot Alex Barbot 6'3" | SG Grand Forks Central | 2021 State ND (11.4 ppg), and Mason Love Mason Love 5'10" | PG Grand Forks Central | 2021 State ND (10.7 ppg). The leading scorers for the Bruins are Kameron Arechigo Kameron Arechigo 6'2" | SG Fargo South | 2021 State ND (16.8 ppg), Khamani Steckler Khamani Steckler 6'7" | C Fargo South | 2021 State ND (13.8 ppg), Bakarr Fullah (9.4), and Sibomana Enock (9 ppg). The winner advances and will play West Fargo. WDA Thursday, February 25th, 2021 #7 Bismarck St. Mary’s 69 #10 Williston 36 St. Mary’s moves on and plays at Jamestown on March 3rd. Friday, February 26th, 2021 [6:30 start] #9 Dickinson (6-14) @ #8 Turtle Mountain (7-13) The Midgets put up 70 ppg and give up 73.9 ppg. The Braves have been scoring 72.5 ppg and allow 73.3 ppg. They played each other twice earlier in the season and split. Dickinson won the first game 72-60 and Turtle Mountain won the second game 77-75. The leading scorers for Dickinson are Alex Dvorak Alex Dvorak 6'0" | PG Dickinson | 2023 State ND (18.7 ppg), Jayden Hocker (14.4 ppg), and Britton Crantson (8 ppg). The leading scorers for the Braves are Tristin Davis Tristin Davis 6'2" | PG Turtle Mountain | 2021 State ND (14.2 ppg), Wyatt Enno Wyatt Enno 6'2" | SF Turtle Mountain | 2021 State ND (13.4 ppg), Houston Davis Houston Davis 6'2" | SF Turtle Mountain | 2023 State ND (12.1 ppg), and James Keplin (10.9 ppg). The winner advances and will play Minot. Saturday, February 27th, 2021 [2:00 start] #11 Watford City (0-20) @ #6 Bismarck Century (10-8) The Wolves score 36.6 ppg and give up 94.3 ppg. The Patriots put up 73.4 ppg and allow 62.4 ppg. They played twice earlier in the year the Century won both with the finals score of 99-20 and 109.5. The leading scorers for the Wolves are Jahneim Samuel (7.7 ppg) and Ryan Domerese (7.7 ppg). The Patriots leading scorers are Ian Ely Ian Ely 5'11" | PG Bismarck Century | 2021 State ND (14.6 ppg), Anthony Doppler Anthony Doppler 6'3" | SG Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND (13 ppg), Ryan Erikson Ryan Erikson 6'8" | C Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND (12.5 ppg), Isaiah Schafer Isaiah Schafer 6'1" | PG Bismarck Century | 2024 State ND (12.1 ppg), and William Ware William Ware 6'7" | SF Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND (8.9 ppg). The winner advances and will play Bismarck High.