K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 12/19/23
MINOT, ND – The same teams remain #1 in this weeks Class A and Class B basketball polls. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NDAPSSA).
Class A Girls Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points Last Week
1. Thompson (21) 4-0 105 1
2. Northern Cass 5-0 78 2
3. South Prairie-Max 6-1 43 3
4. Bottineau 4-1 34 4
5. Valley City 3-0 23 NR
1. Thompson (21) 4-0 105 1
2. Northern Cass 5-0 78 2
3. South Prairie-Max 6-1 43 3
4. Bottineau 4-1 34 4
5. Valley City 3-0 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Des Lacs-Burlington (6-0), Kindred (4-1), Devils Lake (3-1)
Class A Boys Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points Last Week
1. Devils Lake (20) 2-0 104 1
2. Kindred (1) 2-0 80 3
3. Grafton 3-0 43 RV
4. Central Cass 3-0 40 5
5. Beulah 1-0 37 4
1. Devils Lake (20) 2-0 104 1
2. Kindred (1) 2-0 80 3
3. Grafton 3-0 43 RV
4. Central Cass 3-0 40 5
5. Beulah 1-0 37 4
Others receiving votes: Thompson (2-0), Des Lacs-Burlington (4-0), Shiloh Christian (1-1)
Class B Girls Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points Last Week
1. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (18) 6-0 202 1
2. Bowman County (1) 4-0 176 2
3. May-Port-CG (2) 5-0 172 3
4. Sargent County 5-0 152 4
5. Central McLean 4-0 133 5
6. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 5-1 95 7
7. Hatton-Northwood 4-1 72 6
8. Trenton 7-0 60 10
9. T-G-U 5-1 29 RV
10. Grant County-Mott-Regent 6-1 22 RV
1. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (18) 6-0 202 1
2. Bowman County (1) 4-0 176 2
3. May-Port-CG (2) 5-0 172 3
4. Sargent County 5-0 152 4
5. Central McLean 4-0 133 5
6. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 5-1 95 7
7. Hatton-Northwood 4-1 72 6
8. Trenton 7-0 60 10
9. T-G-U 5-1 29 RV
10. Grant County-Mott-Regent 6-1 22 RV
Other receiving votes: Maple River (5-3), Linton-HMB (5-1), Our Redeemer’s (2-1), Kenmare-Bowbells (5-3), Garrison (3-1), LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (4-2), Oakes (5-1)
Class B Boys Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points Last Week
1. Bowman County (15) 3-0 204 1
2. North Star (4) 3-0 181 2
3. Sargent County (2) 2-0 167 3
4. Bishop Ryan 4-0 139 4
5. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 3-0 125 5
6. Westhhope-Newburg 3-0 109 7
7. Linton-HMB 2-0 84 6
8. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich 2-0 52 9
9. Hankinson 3-0 39 10
10. Flasher 1-1 23 8
1. Bowman County (15) 3-0 204 1
2. North Star (4) 3-0 181 2
3. Sargent County (2) 2-0 167 3
4. Bishop Ryan 4-0 139 4
5. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 3-0 125 5
6. Westhhope-Newburg 3-0 109 7
7. Linton-HMB 2-0 84 6
8. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich 2-0 52 9
9. Hankinson 3-0 39 10
10. Flasher 1-1 23 8
Other receiving votes: South Border (2-0), Washburn (2-0), Cavalier (3-0), Garrison (2-1), Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (2-0), Williston Trinity Christian (3-0)
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MINOT, ND – Scores from Monday:
High School Boys Basketball
Class A
#5 Beulah def. Wilton-Wing (Class B), 70-44
Stanley def. Watford City, 62-30
#5 Beulah def. Wilton-Wing (Class B), 70-44
Stanley def. Watford City, 62-30
Class B
Central McLean def. #10 Flasher, 73-48
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Nedrose (Class A), 65-27
Surrey def. Tioga, 69-29
Harvey-Wells County def. St. John, 71-54
Alexander def. Souht Heart, 56-33
Washburn def. Kidder County, 60-47
Central McLean def. #10 Flasher, 73-48
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Nedrose (Class A), 65-27
Surrey def. Tioga, 69-29
Harvey-Wells County def. St. John, 71-54
Alexander def. Souht Heart, 56-33
Washburn def. Kidder County, 60-47
High School Girls Basketball
Class A
Killdeer def. Divide County (Class B), 55-27
Killdeer def. Divide County (Class B), 55-27
Class B
St. John def. Harvey-Wells County, 67-41
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. North Prairie, 51-46
St. John def. Harvey-Wells County, 67-41
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. North Prairie, 51-46
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UND MENS BASKETBALL-HONOR
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND) North Dakota sophomore guard Treysen Eaglestaff captured his second Summit League Men’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week honor of the season, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. Eaglestaff scored a career-high 28 points in leading the Fighting Hawks to a 19-point road win at Utah Tech and helping UND notch a 2-0 week and improve to 8-4 overall. As a team, the Fighting Hawks have five wins over Division I programs, tied for the most among Summit League schools with St. Thomas. In the win over the Trailblazers, Eaglestaff buried a career-high six 3-pointers and went 9-for-17 from the field to go along with a pair of rebounds and two steals as he registered his fourth 20-plus point game of the campaign. The Bismarck, N.D. native had 13 points in the opening half that saw UND build a 40-21 lead at the break. Eaglestaff went 9-for-17 (52.9) from beyond the arc in a pair of UND wins last week that pushed their victory total to a Summit League-best eight in non-conference play. North Dakota will look to make it three straight wins on Wednesday with a showdown at Nebraska at 6:30 p.m.
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WOLVES-HEAT
MIAMI (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 and the Minnesota Timberwolves clamped down in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 112-108 on Monday night. Naz Reid scored 15, Mike Conley added 12 and Rudy Gobert grabbed 16 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Minnesota improved to 20-5, tying idle Boston for the NBA’s best record. The Timberwolves gave up just 42 points in the second half, after trailing by as many as 17 points in the early going. Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo returned from long injury absences and combined for 47 points for the Heat; Herro scored 25, Adebayo had 22. Jimmy Butler scored 15, Duncan Robinson 14 and Josh Richardson 13 for the Heat. The 20-5 start is Minnesota’s best through 25 games in franchise history; the 2001-02 Timberwolves started 17-8. Most Minnesota seasons – 21 of the previous 34 in franchise history – saw the team under the .500 mark at this point. Timberwolves visit Philadelphia on Wednesday.
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WILD-PENGUINS
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins went a month between power-play goals, a funk that sent them plummeting toward the bottom of the Eastern Conference. They preached patience even as they searched for answers and more importantly, goals. The goals are finally starting to come. The wins, too. Pittsburgh’s star-laden power play scored twice, including Sidney Crosby’s flip from in close 6:20 into the third period to break a tie and the Penguins edged the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Monday night. Crosby added an assist to move past Hall of Famer Mark Recchi and into 13th on the NHL’s all-time scoring list as Pittsburgh won for the third time in four games. All three wins have come in games in which the Penguins have scored at least one power-play goal following their 0-for-37 stretch. Ryan Hartman, Jake Middleton and Vinni Lettieri scored for the Wild, who scored three times in less than 10 minutes across the second and third periods to rally from a 3-0 deficit and briefly pull even. Filip Gustavsson, given the nod over former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in perhaps his final visit to Pittsburgh, made 26 saves. However, he couldn’t stop Crosby’s eventual game-winner as the Penguins beat Minnesota for the ninth time in their last 10 meetings. The Wild visit Boston on Tuesday.