Lady Mavs first in 3C Tourney

The North Country Lady Mavericks and Dodson Lady Coyotes met each other in the semi-finals of the 3C District Tournament. The Lady Mavericks won 68-12, and despite the lopsided game, both Phillips County teams may see action in the Eastern C Divisional Tournament on Thursday, March 3, in Sidney.

The North Country Lady Mavericks have already earned a spot at the Eastern C, thanks to their 3C District run in which they defeated Scobey 59-22 in the 3C Championship game on Saturday, February 19, in Wolf Point.

"We have a lot to be proud of so far in our season being Conference and District Champions but we also still have a lot of hard work ahead of us to accomplish what we want to accomplish in our last two tournaments of the season," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson told the PCN.

The Lady Coyotes placed fourth in the 3C tournament, and have one last chance to get in by way of a challenge game on Friday, February 25. The Lady Coyotes will take on the Circle Wildcats who defeated Savage 23-19 in the 2C fifth-place game on Monday, February 21.

"I am kind of excited about it," Coach Clayton KillEagle said. "I feel confident and good about it. I also feel that it is only fair that we do get another chance to play a play-in game. We deserve to be there. With us taking three from our district and 2C taking five, it's only right that we get to challenge that fifth seed."

The Mavericks will face Froid-Lake, who was fourth in the 2C District Tournament on Thursday, March 3, at 6 p.m. If Dodson can defeat Circle, they will take on the 2C Champion Plentywood Wildcats at noon, also on March 3.

NORTH COUNTRY LADY MAVERICKS

The Lady Mavericks were dominant in their title run last weekend in Wolf Point. The team ran away with the 3C title in a 59-22 win over Scobey.

The Mavericks were led by senior Jaycee Erickson who had 17 points, six assists, four rebounds, and two steals. Teagan Erickson had 11 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Paige Wasson had 10 points, eight rebounds, and two steals. Zandora Longtree had nine points and three rebounds.

The Lady Mavericks did not allow a single point in the first quarter of the game, while racking up 15 points of their own. The team outscored Scobey 18-10 in the second quarter, 14-5 in the third quarter, and 12-7 in the fourth quarter.

The Lady Mavericks shot 49% from the floor, 93% from the charity stripe and only had six turnovers as a team.

"The girls came out focused and ready to go this weekend at the District Tournament," Coach Erickson said. "They played great defense, shot the ball well, and had a ton of fun!"

The Lady Mavericks did not allow Dodson to score more than five points in three out of four quarters in their semifinal game on Thursday, February 17. The quarter-by-quarter scoring was 27-6, 18-2, 13-4, and 10-0.

The Lady Mavericks were led by Wasson who had 16 points and six rebounds. T. Erickson had 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and two steals. J. Erickson had 12 points, seven assists, and three steals. Josie Brown had nine points.

DODSON LADY COYOTES

The Lady Coyotes went 2-2 at the 3C District Tournament, thanks to a rule change made last year, the Lady Coyotes will be able to challenge the fifth seed of the 2C District Tournament for a spot in the Eastern C Divisional.

"We feel very exhausted," Coach KillEagle said. "That was four games of some tough coaching. It was tough, stressful, fun. I just love my girls for everything they put out there."

Dodson defeated the Lustre Lady Lions 53-47 in the opening round of the 3C Tournament on Wednesday, February 16. The Lady Coyotes were led by Kataya KillEagle who had 19 points. Imagin Fox had 16 points, Jaymiee Stiffarm had 10 points, Lilyian Turnsplenty had six points, and Jean Jackson had two points.

Dodson outscored Lustre 28-8 in the first half of the game. The Lady Lions were held to two points in the second quarter. Dodson was outscored 13-9 in the third quarter and 26-16 in the fourth quarter.

"The key to that win was the 20 point cushion going into the 4th quarter," Dodson Head Coach Clayton KillEagle said. "I believe what was experienced with our young group, as well as myself as a coach, will help us in the future."

In Dodson's consolation semifinal win over Frazer last Friday night, the score was 51-38. Kataya KillEagle had a game-leading 28 points. Fox had 13 points.

Dodson lost the consolation final game last Saturday night, to the Nashua Lady Porcupines. The score was 55-33. Nashua racked up 19 points in the first quarter while holding Dodson to five. The Porcupines outscored Dodson 16-13 in the second quarter, 7-4 in the third quarter, and 13-11 in the fourth quarter.