Blue Jay Girls Drop Two Games
Stanley’s varsity girls’ basketball team faced Bottineau and Turtle Mountain last week. On Monday, Feb. 2, they hosted Bottineau, losing by a score of 50 to 65. On Thursday, Feb. 5, they were on the road against Dunseith, dropping the game by a score of 44 to 70.
Stanley vs. Bottineau
At home on Monday, Feb. 2, the Blue Jays met up with Bottineau. This game was close in the first half, with the teams tied at the end of the first quarter and Stanley holding a one point lead at the half. Bottineau came out strong in the third quarter to take a ten point lead on their way to the 65 to 50 victory.
Head coach Kendell Hunt said, “We did a really good job defensively in the first half. We held Bottineau to just four made field-goal attempts, but at times we were playing defense with our hands instead of our feet and walling up properly. That got us in foul trouble, and they were able to get to the free-throw line repeatedly.”
As a team, Stanley made 10 of their 37 two point and 6 of their 24 three point attempts. They converted 12 of their 19 free throws. That compared to 15 of 33 two point, 4 of 19 three point and 23 of 39 free throw attempts.
The Blue Jays had 13 offensive and 27 defensive rebounds, 12 assists, 13 steals and 4 blocks. They committed 23 turnovers. Bottineau had 9 offensive and 31 defensive rebounds, 14 assists, 14 steals, 4 blocks and committed 21 turnovers.
Annie Roise led the team with 23 points, followed by Taya Niemitalo with 9, Kiplee Nordloef with 8, CeeJay Bohmbach with 5, Jacee Johnson and Payton Lystad with 2 each and Kennedi Murphy with 1.
Annie Roise had 11 rebounds, followed by Payton Lystad, CeeJay Bohmbach, Kiplee Nordloef and Kennedi Murphy with 4 each, Maycee Copeland with 3, Jacee Johnson with 2, and Taya Niemitalo, Evy Davis and Carly Rismon with 1 each.
Taya Niemitalo had 5 assists, followed by Jacee Johnson with 4, and Evy Davis, Annie Roise and Kennedi Murphy with 1 each.
Jacee Johnson had 4 steals, followed by Annie Roise with 3, Taya Niemitalo and Kiplee Nordloef with 2 each, and CeeJay Bohmbach and Maycee Copeland with 1 each.
Annie Roise had 2 blocks, followed by Taya Niemitalo and Kennedi Murphy with 1 each.
Stanley 11 14 11 14 - 50
Bottineau 11 13 22 19 - 65
Stanley vs. Turtle Mountain
On the road on Thursday, Feb. 5, the Blue Jays met up with Turtle Mountain. This game belonged to Turtle Mountain from the start as they held a 23 to 8 lead at the end of the first quarter on their way to the 70 to 44 win.
Head coach Hunt said, I’m proud of how the girls came out and battled. We got down in the first quarter, but we didn’t roll over. We kept fighting. You have to give a ton of credit to Coach Gourneau and their team. They’re a battle-tested squad that made the state tournament last year, they’ve been near the top of the polls all season, and they’ve got nine seniors who know how to win. Our girls showed a lot of heart against that kind of team.”
As a team, Stanley made 16 of their 35 two point and 3 of their 14 three point attempts. They converted 3 of their 7 free throws. Turtle Mountain made 17 of their 50 two point, 6 of their 28 three point, and 18 of their 26 free throw attempts.
The Blue Jays had 5 offensive and 31 defensive rebounds. They had 10 assists, 11 steals and 7 blocks. They committed 33 turnovers. Turtle Mountain had 24 offensive and 27 defensive rebounds, 10 assists, 13 steals, 2 blocks and committed 16 turnovers.
Taya Niemitalo led the team with 13 points, followed by Annie Roise and Kiplee Nordloef with 6 each, CeeJay Bohmbach with 5, Jacee Johnson and Carly Rismon with 4 each, and Payton Lystad, Maycee Copeland and Kennedi Murphy with 2 each.
Annie Roise had 9 rebounds, followed by Payton Lystad with 5, Jacee Johnson, CeeJay Bohmbach and Kennedi Murphy with 4 each, Taya Niemitalo with 2, and Evy Davis, Carly Rismon and Maycee Copeland with 1 each.
Taya Niemitalo, Jacee Johnson, Annie Roise and Kennedi Murphy had 2 assists each, followed by Payton Lystad and CeeJay Bohmbach with 1 each.
Taya Niemitalo and Jacee Johnson each had 3 steals, followed by Payton Lystad, CeeJay Bohmbach, Annie Roise, Kiplee Nordloef and Kennedi Murphy with 1 each.
Jacee Johnson and Annie Roise each had 2 blocks, followed by Taya Niemitalo, Payton Lystad and Maycee Copeland with 1 each.
Stanley 8 8 12 16 - 44
Turtle Mountain 23 14 18 15 - 70
Up Next: After hosting DLB on Tuesday, Feb. 10, the Blue Jays will host Dunseith on Thursday, Feb. 12 in a game that was postponed earlier this season due to weather. They will also be home on Friday, Feb. 13 when they host South Prairie. Their final game of the regular season will be on Monday, Feb. 16 when they host New Town. Regional tournament action is set to start on Monday, Feb. 23.