The #9 Sacred Heart Eagles Girls Basketball team takes on the #2-ranked Kelliher-Northome Mustangs in the Section 8A Championship at the Ralph Englestad Arena in Thief River Falls. The game starts at 7 PM, and the Riverview Health Pregame show will begin at 6:30 on KROX Radio and KROX TV.
Listen to KROX Radio on 1260AM or on 92.1FM in Grand Forks/East Grand Forks, the KROX app, smart speaker by saying “Listen to K-R-O-X in Crookston,” or online by clicking on Listen Live. You can watch the game by clicking the video below.
Sacred Heart is 25-4 on the season, and Kelliher-Northome is 28-1 on the season.
FIRST HALF –
Kelliher-Northome’s Kate Thayer started the scoring with the first four points, and the first several minutes were a defensive battle. Sacred Heart got on the board with a Finley Horken basket, followed by a basket from Lexi Lawrence to tie the game at 4-4. The Mustang’s Thayer answered with four more points for an 8-4 lead. The teams exchanged baskets, and Kelliher-Northome led 18-11 halfway through the half. Sacred Heart’s Lexi Lawrence made one free throw, and Bryn Stevens made a basket to bring the Eagles within an 18-14 deficit. It was at this point that the game was flipped as Kelliher-Northome went on a 14-0 run. The run was started with a three-pointer and a steal for a layup by Thayer. Kylee Binkley followed with four points, Ali Lundin added a basket, and Charli Hallstrom buried a three-pointer for a 32-14 lead with less than six minutes left in the half. The teams exchanged baskets in the final five minutes and Kelliher-Northome took a 37-21 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF –
#9-ranked Sacred Heart
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Sacred Heart | 21 | 24 | 45 |
| Kelliher-Northome | 37 | 29 | 66 |
| For Sacred Heart | Points |
| Leah Sundby | |
| Finley Horken | |
| Lexi Lawrence | |
| Kate Bernhoft | |
| Lydia Riskey | |
| Bryn Stevens | |
| Izzy Cwikla |
| For Kelliher-Northome | Points |
| Kate Thayer | |
| Kylee Binkley | |
| Charli Hallstrom | |
| Alli Lundin | |
| August Poxleitner | |
| Kiya Buentemeier | |
| Bristol Binkley |
