JAMESTOWN – South Prairie-Max defeated Watford City in dominating fashion, 75-25, in the quarterfinals of the 2026 NDHSAA Division A Girls Basketball State Tournament on Thursday, March 5, at the Jamestown Civic Center.
The Royals were lethal from beyond the arc as they drained 10 3-pointers. Junior guard Mya Gunville went 4-for-4 from 3-point range.
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Three different Royals scored double-digit points, with senior guard Skotti Beck having a game-high 19 points for the Royals.
As a team, the Royals shot 45.5% form the field with nine different Royals scoring. The bench contributed 19 points for the cause.
The Royals defense controlled the game as the Wolves were held to single-digit points in every quarter and never got into a groove. An aggressive Royals defense, held the Wolves to 18% shooting from the field.
In an all around game, the Royals out rebounded the Wolves 44-25 and had 11 steals to Watford City’s six.
South Prairie-Max will take on Kindred in the semifinals on Friday, March 6, at the Jamestown Civic Center.
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South Prairie-Max 75, Watford City 25
WC 9 7 3 6 — 25
SPM 20 16 24 15 — 75
WC — Lohgan Hanna 9, Bailey Mattson 6, Harlee Jacobson 4, Annabelle Bohn 4, Salil Shoemaker 2. Totals: 9-50 FG, 2-4 FT, 12 fouls. 3-pointers: Hanna 3, Mattson 2.
SPM — Skotti Beck 19, Mya Gunville 12, Brianna Rose 11, Abigail Mikkelson 9, Rylee Routledge 9, Maycie Talbott 8, Kimberly Kizima 3, Reagan Trudell 2, Myah Rau 2. Totals: 30-66 FG, 5-7 FT, 8 fouls. 3-pointers: Gunville 4, Beck 3, Routledge 1, Talbott 1, Mikkelson 1.
Paul Garcia II is a sports reporter for The Jamestown Sun. Paul is an Air Force veteran where he was stationed at Minot Air Force Base. After finishing his contract with the Air Force, Paul obtained a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies at University California of San Diego, and a Master’s in Sports Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University.
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