Red
Lake WINS Quarterfinals
64-46!!
The Red Lake Warriors beat
Vikings, 64 – 46 in Class 1A quarterfinals at the Hibbing Memorial
Arena on
Tuesday. At the end of the 1st
quarter the score was tied at 14 a piece. The
Cook County Vikings started the game with a
quick 3 pointer and each
team went point for point throughout the first quarter, each team
playing great
defense. At the half, Red Lake took a six-point lead, (28-22) and the
packed
arena of mostly Anishinabeg spectators cheered so loudly it was
deafening.
The Red Lake
Warriors brings together Anishinabeg from all over Minnesota and even
Native
Americans neighboring states. They bring together good feelings and
pride to
Indians throughout the State!
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“The entire tribe is
behind this group
of young men and we wish them all the best. We
couldn’t be any prouder of them. They are
like are sons and grandsons to
the whole tribe. It is wonderful to see
them achieve their
dreams.”
- Red Lake Tribal Council |
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Over the course of
the 3rd period, the Warriors out-scored the
Vikings by only 2
points, but they were ahead 8 points at the end of the 3rd
period.
In the 4th period, Red Lake
played hard and fast and out-scored the Vikings and
took a lead of 20 points at one point. In
the end, the Cook County Vikings were only 10
points behind. Red Lake
finished the game with an 18-point lead and spectacular play that kept
the
crowd on their feet.
The Red Lake Team
scored as follows: Challenge Johnson 3,
Matt Graves 12, George Bailey 13, Rowdy May 11, Charles Goodwin 9,
Dominic
Johnson 12, and Dan Jourdain 4. The
Cook County Vikings scored as follows: Markstrom
4, Wallerstedt 2, Tavernier 4, Futterer
10, Hudler 16, Norman
3, Smith 4, Muus 3
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The Warriors head
to the semi-finals on Friday, March 21, game time at 3:00 pm at the
TARGET
CENTER in Minneapolis. They are
playing Ellsworth who have a 28-2 season while Red Lake has a 23-8
season. The
winners move onto the Championship Game on Saturday, NOON, at the
Target
Center. The losing team plays for 3rd
place at WILLIAMS ARENA on
Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Congratulations!
And GOOD
LUCK to the Red Lake Warriors!!!
You
can DO IT!
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