Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
North Country's Kade Strommen defends Frazer's Jarvis GoodBird.
North Country's CharLee McColly splits the Frazer defense to score.
The North Country boys and girls basketball teams both picked up two wins this past week, defeating Frazer and Dodson. The boys beat Frazer 87-37 Jan. 24 and defeated Dodson 54-50 Jan. 25. The girls team downed Frazer 83-23 and won 56-12 over Dodson.
Boys
The Mavericks led 18-12 over Frazer at the end of the first quarter and went on a 25-13 run in the second for a 43-25 lead at the half. North Country outscored the Bearcubs 28-8 in the third and 16-4 in the fourth for the 87-37 victory.
Blaine Downing poured in 30 as Coy Bowman added 22 points. Laytin Erickson scored 10 followed by Chase Albus and Kade Strommen with 8 each. Sam Simonson hit for 5 and Jake Brown scored 4 points.
The Mavericks beat the Coyotes 54-50 powered by a 14-5 first quarter showing. Dodson outpaced North Country 15-11 in the second quarter while both teams put up 14 in the third. The Coyotes outpaced the Mavericks by a single point, 16-15, in the final 8 minutes as North Country held on for the win.
Strommen led all scorers with 17 points while Erickson and Bowman added 10 each. Downing scored 8, Brown 6 and Albus 3 points.
Girls
North Country's girls team established dominance in the first quarter with a 33-2 showing. They increased their lead to 57-7 at the half and outscored Frazer 22-4 in the third quarter. The Mavericks close out the game with a 12-4 run for the 83-23 win.
Shelbi LaBrie led all scorers with 23 followed by BaiLee McColly with 17 points. Kodi McColly scored 10 as CharLee McColly added 9 and Gracie Wasson 7 to the score sheet. Emerson Downing scored 6 and Berkley Hillman 5 while Jersey Salle-Cornwell, Ainsley Erickson and Kennedy Simonson added 2 points a piece.
The Mavericks put Dodson away in the first half with a 25-4 first quarter and a 17-0 second quarter. North Country outscored the Coyotes 8-3 in the third and 6-5 in the fourth for the 56-12 victory.
LaBrie again led all scorers with 18 while B. McColly scored 10 points. Downing and K. McColly each scored 7 while Reese Bowman added 6 points. Simonson scored 4 as C. McColly and Hillman both put up 2 points.
North Country is scheduled to host the Circle Wildcats Friday, Jan. 31, in Hinsdale with games at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. They then travel to Turner Saturday, Feb. 1, to play the Tornadoes at 5 and 6:30 p.m.
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