It wasn't pretty. But the Maple Valley boys basketball team is moving on.
Sophomore Jordan Haseleu had 21 points to help the Raiders hold off scrappy Northern Cass in a 55-45 victory during the first round of the North Dakota Class B, District 2 tournament Friday at the Fargo Civic Center.
"We met them early and they were good," Haseleu said. "We are having a tough time on offense right now. We just always have a tough first quarter."
The Jaguars gave Maple Valley all it could handle in the first half.
Northern Cass (5-15) used a gritty defense and balanced offense to limit the Raiders to 11 first-quarter points.
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Second-chance points were key for the Jaguars, who outrebounded Maple Valley 16-8 in the first half.
Senior Spencer Symington led the way with six points and eight rebounds in the opening 16 minutes.
Maple Valley (17-3) relied on talented sophomore guard Jordan Haseleu for much of its first-half offense.
Haseleu scored 14 points to help the Raiders to a
27-22 halftime advantage.
NC 10 22 34 45
MV 11 27 39 55
NORTHERN CASS: Hill 6 0-0 15, Cargile 3 1-2 7, Kyllo 2 0-0 6, Crane 2 3-4 7, Symington 4 0-0 8, Hudson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 4-6 45.
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MAPLE VALLEY: Lerud 1 0-0 2, Haseleu 7 4-4 21, Smith 0 1-4 1, Preston 8 0-2 16, Behm 5 2-3 12, Steidl 1 1-2 3. Totals: 22 8-15 55.
3-pointers: Hill 3, Kyllo 2, Haseleu 3. Total fouls: NC 15., MV 8 Fouled out: Cargile. Rebounds: NC 25 (Symington 10), MV 23 (Behm 6).
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