MINOT, N.D. – The Kindred Vikings will play in their first Class B boys basketball championship game in program history, following a 60-42 win over Four Winds-Minnewaukan.
Matthew Pearson scored 18 points and hit 6 three-pointers for Kindred, while Paul Olson added 15 points and Jaiden Peraza had 10 points.
Kindred outscored Four Winds-Minnewaukan 37-16 in the second half and limited the Indians to 7-of-30 shooting in the final 16 minutes.
JaeShaun Shaw paced the Indians with 10 points and now has 1,001 career points.
The Vikings (20-4 overall) will play Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier in the title game at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday from the Minot State Dome.
Four Winds-Minnewaukan (24-2 overall) squares off with Grafton in the third-place contest at 6 p.m.
BOX SCORE
KHS 10 13 16 21 60
FWM 13 13 8 8 42
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Kindred: Pearson 18, Olson 15, Peraza 10, Keller 9, McQuillan 6, Heinrich 2
Four Winds-Minnewaukan: Shaw 10, Deng 9, Walter 8, Yankton 7, LaRock 4, Jackson 4
(Highlights)
(Max McQuillan postgame interview with Chase Miller)
