Dolphins, Cardinals advance to Region 3B semifinals

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Posted 2/19/19

WHITE – The Dolphins jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a Region 3B quarterfinal win, 58-30, over James Valley Christian on Tuesday night.

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Dolphins, Cardinals advance to Region 3B semifinals

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WHITE – The Dolphins jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a Region 3B quarterfinal win, 58-30, over James Valley Christian on Tuesday night.

Deubrook Area led 24-7 after a quarter; extended its advantage to 31-13 at halftime; and pulled away for a 50-22 lead through three to improve to 16-4 on the season.

Mattie Nepodal led the Dolphin attack with 16 points, while Ashley Vandermeer added 12 points and four rebounds. Shaylee DeBeer chipped in with 10 points and seven rebounds as Dre Vandermeer had team highs of five steals and five assists.

Karilyn Wieting and Brenna Held scored 13 points apiece to lead the Lady Vikings, who ended their season with a 7-15 mark.

On Thursday, the Dolphins take on Castlewood in the Region 3B semifinals in Madison.

The Warriors defeated Hitchcock-Tulare, 63-32, in the other quarterfinal.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at Madison High School.

DEUBROOK AREA 58, JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN 30

James Valley Christian (7-15)

Emily Hasart 0 0-0 0, Summer Gross 0 0-0 0, Karily Wieting 5 1-2 13, Kerstyn Fast 1 0-0 2, Brenna Held 6 1-2 13, Tessah Cronin 0 0-0 0, Courtney Shumaker 0 0-0 0, Abby Kate Hamilton 0 0-1 0, Josalyn Wipf 1 0-0 2, Jolie Dowling 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 2-5 30.

Deubrook Area (16-4)

Emma Vandermeer 2 0-0 5, Carley Landmark 0 0-0 0, Baylee Holmlund 2 3-3 7, Shaylee DeBeer 5 0-0 10, Josie Olsen 0 0-0 0, Ashley Vandermeer 6 0-0 12, Dre Vandermeer 2 0-0 4, Mattie Nepodal 6 0-0 16, Ashley Landmark 0 0-0 0, Megan Nepodal 0 0-0 0, Macyn Peterson 0 0-0 0, Autumn Molengraaf 0 0-0 0, Abbey Selleck 0 0-0 0, Claire Olsen 1 0-0 2, Emma Sheffield 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 3-3 58.

James Valley Christian   7  6    9  8    30

Deubrook Area             24  7  19  8    58

3-point goals – JVC 2 (Wieting 2); DA 5 (Ma. Nepodal 4, Em. Vandermeer). Rebounds – DA 22 (DeBeer 7). Assists – DA 14 (D. Vandermeer 5, DeBeer 4). Steals – DA 13 (D. Vandermeer 5). Blocks – DA 1 (Selleck). Turnovers – DA 10. Total fouls – JVC 2; DA 13. Fouled out – None. Technical fouls – None.

 Arlington 37, Estelline/Hendricks 33

DE SMET – The fifth-seeded Cardinals rallied to upset No. 4 Estelline/Hendricks, 37-33, in Region 3B quarterfinal action on Tuesday night.

The Redhawks led at each break – 12-3 after a quarter; 23-14 at halftime; and then, 27-19 through three – before Arlington went on a 15-6 run over the final 8 minutes to pull out the win.

Jeryn Christensen scored 15 points to lead the Cardinals, who improved to 11-9. Makayla Nelson added six points and 10 rebounds while Jayna Haufschild chipped in with six points.

Sophie Johnson netted 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds for EH, which ended its season with a 13-6 mark. Kylie Beare contributed eight points and nine boards.

The Cardinals face top-seeded De Smet in the 7:30 p.m. game in Madison on Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs downed Lake Preston, 77-42, in the other quarterfinal matchup.

ARLINGTON 37, ESTELLINE/HENDRICKS 33

Arlington (11-9)

Madysn Gilbertson 0-4 0-0 0, Jayna Haufschild 2-2 0-0 6, Jeryn Christensen 4-10 4-5 15, Marissa Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Makayla Nelson 3-12 0-0 6, Kasey Pistulka 2-8 0-0 5, Hadley Carlson 1-4 1-6 4, Tessa Nelson 1-2 0-1 2, Cecili Carlson 0-1 0-0 0, Erin Haufschild 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-45 5-12 37.

Estelline/Hendricks (13-6)

Kylie Beare 3-14 1-2 8, Sophie Johnson 3-13 4-8 10, Abby Satterlee 2-5 0-0 4, Kaylee Johnson 2-13 0-0 6, Brinn Begalka 2-4 0-0 5, Tasha Vohlken 0-1 0-0 0, Kaylee Faehnrich 0-1 0-0 0, Tiffany Vohlken 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-51 5-10 33.

Arlington                  3  11  8  15    37

Estelline/Hendricks 12  11  4  6    33

3-point goals – A 6-20 (Gilbertson 0-1, J. Haufschild 2-2, Christensen 3-8, Baker 0-2, Pistulka 1-4, H. Carlson 0-1, Nelson 0-1, C. Carlson 0-1); EH 4-17 (Beare 1-6, S. Johnson 0-1, K. Johnson 2-7, Begalks 1-2, Ta. Vohlken 0-1). Rebounds – A 31 (M. Nelson 10); EH 47 (Beare 9). Assists – A 1 (M. Nelson); EH 2 (S. Johnson, K. Johnson). Steals – A 7 (Baker 2); EH 7 (Begalka 3). Blocks – A 1 (M. Nelson); EH 2 (S. Johnson, Satterlee). Turnovers – A 8; EH 8. Total fouls – A 11; EH 14. Fouled out – None. Technical fouls – None.