GETTYSBURG -- Chamberlain bolt out to a 19-9 first-quarter lead and never looked back on the way to winning the Region 6A girls' basketball championship with a 53-35 win over Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Friday night.
Abby Handel scored 17 points -- nine in the opening period -- to power Chamberlain, 21-1 on the season. Kennedy Wagner followed with 16 points and Alex Pederson added 11.
K'Lana Lofton topped Cheyenne-Eagle Butte with a dozen points.
CHEYENNE-EAGLE BUTTE: River Gunville 1 0-0 2, Kaleb Sheperd 1 0-2 2, Nelli Dupris 1 0-0 2, Marquel Sheperd 2 3-4 8, Angela Ducheneaux 1 0-0 2, Sam Bowker 1 0-0 2, K'Lana Lofton 5 0-0 12, D'aryn Lends His Horse 1 2-2 5. Totals 13 5-8 35.
CHAMBERLAIN: Kennedy Wagner 4 8-12 16, Abby Handel 6 1-2 17, Alex Pederson 4 0-0 11, Jaymee Knippling 1 1-2 3, Logan Pickner 1 0-0 2, Corrina Reuer 1 2-2 4. Totals 17 12-18 53.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (13-9)| 9 19 24 35
Chamberlain (21-1)|19 39 46 53
3-point field goals -- M. Sheperd, Lofton 2, Lends His Horse, Handel 4, Pederson 3. Total fouls -- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 12; Chamberlain 10. Rebounds -- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 16 (Lofton 5); Chamberlain 24 (Wagner 8). Turnovers -- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 17; Chamberlain 15. Assists -- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 7; Chamberlain 13 (Wagner 10). Blocked Shots -- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 4; Chamberlain 2. Steals -- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 16 (Gunville 4, K. Sheperd 4, M. Sheperd 4); Chamberlain 18 (Knippling 5).
Oakes 65
Hankinson 45
|District 1 at Oakes, N.D.|
HANKINSON: Sarah Hoglin 0 0-4 0, Sidney Garcia 0 1-2 1, Karissa Krump 3 2-4 8, Alyssa Theede 1 1-3 3, Alexis Dahlen-Zeck 2 0-0 5, Hannah Gaukler 1 0-2 2, Betsy Asp 6 8-10 20, Jenny Riemann 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 12-25 45.
OAKES: Madison Quandt 1 2-3 4, Sydney Breitbach 4 1-3 9, Shelby Gelinske 3 2-2 9, Karlie Knutson 1 0-0 3, Lydia Hansen 3 2-7 8, Quinn Vculek 5 2-3 12, Nicole Warren 9 2-3 20. Totals 26 11-21 65.
Hankinson|13 24 34 45
Oakes|17 33 51 65
3-point field goals -- Dahlen-Zeck, Gelinske, Knutson. Fouled out -- Dahlen-Zeck. Total fouls -- Hankinson 16; Oakes 20.
South Border 41
Strasburg 30
|District 6 at Wishek, N.D.|
STRASBURG-ZEELAND: Madelyn Kramer 1 0-0 2, Ali Wolf 3 4-5 10, Kara Weigel 2 2-2 6, Jennifer Wikenheiser 2 0-0 4, Brittany Moser 2 4-10 8. Totals 10 10-17 30.
SOUTH BORDER: Kalli Scherbense 5 6-7 16, Madison Schnabel 4 3-4 11, Raechelle Salzer 2 3-4 7, Blair Schnabel 1 0-0 2, Brooke Bucholz 1 3-4 5. Totals 13 15-21 41.
Strasburg-Zeeland| 8 18 22 30
South Border|10 22 28 41
Fouled out -- Schnabel, Moser. Total fouls -- Strasburg-Zeeland 19; South Border 20.