Crosby-Ironton 48, Proctor 46
DULUTH-A two-pointer from under the basket by junior Jamie Nelson with 10 seconds remaining lifted the No. 3 seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers to a 48-46 victory over the No. 4 seeded Proctor Rails in the semifinals of the Class 7-2A tournament Tuesday at UMD.
A three-point attempt by Proctor at the end was partially blocked by Shyanne Loiland sending C-I to the 7-2A finals 7 p.m. Friday at UMD against top-seed Esko which defeated International Falls 73-47 in the other section semifinal. Esko beat C-I 62-46 Dec. 12, the fifth-straight loss for the Rangers at the start of the season.
Nelson finished with a team-high 25 points and had eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Mariah Bodle added 10 points and while Loiland was held to a season low four points, she contributed nine rebounds and the key block at the end.
Both teams entered the contest with 16-12 records, C-I holding a No. 37 QRF rank and Proctor a No. 43 rank in Class 2A. The Rangers defeated the Rails 58-53 in overtime Dec. 29.
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After falling behind 11-2 at the start, the Rangers went on an 18-7 run to take an 20-18 lead at halftime.
Proctor 18 28-46
Crosby-Ironton 20 28-48
PROCTOR
Sam Pogatchnik 22, Morgan Nylund 14, Sam Parendo 2, Katelyn Marunich 4, Taylor Myers 4. FG 16-55 (29 percent), FT 6-6 (83 percent). 3-point 9-33 (27 percent).
CROSBY-IRONTON
Lily Peterson 2, Kylie Monson 2, Tori DeCent 5, Shyanne Loiland 4, Jami Nelson 25, Mariah Bodle 10. FG 20-55 (36 percent), FT 7-11 (64 percent). 3-point 1-10 (10 percent). Overall: 17-12. Next: vs. International Falls/Esko winner in Section 7-2A championship at Minnesota-Duluth 7 p.m. Friday.
Staples-Motley 45, Barnesville 43
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CROOKSTON-Claire Wolhowe and Chelsea Nanik hit three-pointers in the final 20 seconds to give the No. 2 seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals a 45-43 win over the No. 3 seeded Barnesville Trojans in Tuesday's Class 8-2A semifinal final game at the U of M Crookston.
Wolhowe's three pulled S-M within 43-42 at the 20-second mark and the Cards were able to stop the Trojans on the ensuing possession. Nanik nailed the game winner with 8.2 seconds left.
The win avenged a 59-45 Cardinal loss to Barnesville in the regular season finale and advances the Cards to Friday's 7 p.m. Section 8-2A final against top-seeded Roseau at the U of M Crookston. Roseau, ranked first in the final Class 2A standings, defeated Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 76-64 in Tuesday's other semifinal.
Amber Robben paced the Cards with 13 points and six assists while Nanik added 12 points and Kelsie Weite had 10. Wolhowe finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.
S-M entered Tuesday's game having won 10 of its last 11 while Barnesville had won seven of its last eight.
Barnesville 14 29-43
Staples-Motley 23 22-45
BARNESVILLE
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Ann Halverson 4, Nicole Herbranson 4, Andria McIntyre 2, Emma Nielsen 6, Madison Abarr 1, Peyton Boom 17, Elora Passa 10. FG 16-43 (37 percent), FT 9-11 (82 percent). 3-point 2-9 (22 percent).
STAPLES-MOTLEY
Kelsie Weite 10, Chelsea Nanik 12, Sam Schimpp 2, Claire Wolhowe 8, Amber Robben 13. FG 17-41 (42 percent), FT 5-7 (71 percent). 3-point 6-17 (35 percent). Overall: 23-4. Next: in Section 8-2A championship at Minnesota-Crookston 7 p.m. Friday.
