HUNTER, ND – Fourth-ranked Kindred survived a barrage of three-pointers from Northern Cass to prevail over the Jaguars 65-58 in Region 1 boys’ basketball Monday night.
The Jaguars’ defense flustered the Vikings into eight turnovers in the first quarter, and Jacob Larson nailed a triple at the buzzer to give Northern Cass a 19-14 lead. They continued their exceptional play into the second and held a 37-30 lead at halftime, knocking down eight shots from beyond the arc in the first half.
Kindred put together an 8-0 run in the third to eventually tie the game at 42-42, but Northern Cass still clung to the lead entering the fourth. The Vikings clamped down defensively and held a 58-55 advantage with a minute left when Jaiden Peraza threw down a baseline dunk while absorbing contact with 52 seconds remaining. He sunk the free throw to make it 61-55. Brock Woehl then calmly knocked down four consecutive free throws in the waning seconds to seal the Kindred victory.
Peraza paced all scorers with 16 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals. The Vikings improved to 14-2 (8-1 Region 1) and will host Oak Grove on Friday, Feb. 18th.
Brock Carpenter led the Jaguars with 12 points, including a trio of threes. Northern Cass drained ten triples for the game. They fall to 10-8 (5-4 Region 1) and will welcome Hankinson to town on Friday, Feb. 18th.
Individual Scoring:
Kindred – J. Peraza 16, P. Olson 14, Woehl 13, M. McQuillan 9, R. Sunram 6, K. Ouse 3, C. Miller 2, J. Swenson 2
Northern Cass – B. Carpenter 12, L. Wagner 9, C. VanWechel 8, J. Rietschel 7, L. Strommen 6, Larson 5, J. Metzger 5, L. Moser 3, C. Osland 3
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