FERTILE-BELTRAMI TAKES DOWN RED LAKE FALLS IN SECTION 8A GIRLS BBALL PLAYOFFS

The Fertile-Beltrami Falcon Girls Basketball team defeated the Red Lake Falls Eagles, 52-42, in a Section 8A First Round Game at Fertile-Beltrami High School in Fertile.

FIRST HALF-
In the first half, Fertile-Beltrami got off to a good start, with Madison Stueness burying a three to put the Falcons up early. Shandi Nelson for Red Lake Falls responded later as she drew a foul while hitting her short basket to make it 5-3 with Red Lake Falls leading. Nelson got another layup to go for the Eagles as she tied it up at nine. Tessa Opdahl came off the bench for Fertile-Beltrami and hit a midrange jumper to give the Falcons a 13-11 lead. Mya Erickson, after collecting an offensive rebound, got her putback to fall as she made it 17-16 with the Falcons in the lead. Later in the half, Fertile-Beltrami’s Bailey Iverson hit a layup after getting an offensive board to make it 21-17. Iverson got a layup to fall late in the half to make it 25-23. Fertile-Beltrami led at the half 25-23. 

SECOND HALF-
Tori Erickson started off the second half with a basket for the Falcons to add to their lead. Stephanie Miller, on a putback, made it 33-25 for Fertile-Beltrami. Sidney Erickson went coast-to-coast for the Falcons and got a layup to go down to make it 37-25. Elizabeth Lytle for Red Lake Falls cut to the basket on an inbounds play and laid it in to cut into the Falcons lead. Opdahl hit another jumper for the Falcons later in the half to make it 39-29. Opdahl got an and one later on as well to make it 43-29. Nelson banked in a three for Red Lake Falls late in the second half to cut the Falcons lead down to 43-33. Iverson hit another basket for the Falcons to put them up 47-34 with only a few minutes left in the game. Ayashe Lajimodiere for Red Lake Falls banked in a short shot for the Eagles to cut Fertile-Beltrami’s lead down to 50-42 with a few seconds left, and as the buzzer sounded, Sofie Grunhovd hit a midrange shot to make it 52-42. 

Fertile-Beltrami advances to take on Kittson County Central on Thursday while Red Lake Falls’ season comes to a close. 

Click below for Coach Stene’s post-game interview. 

Click below for Coach Hagl’s post-game interview.