Kari Gibb/MDN Minot North senior Ashlee Williamson (11) pushes with the ball as Bismarck High senior Katelyn Luther (20) defends as the Lady Sentinels hosted the Lady Demons in WDA action on Friday at Minot North high gym.

Bismarck High made the trip north to take on the Lady Sentinels in a Western Dakota Association (WDA) matchup with both teams looking for a boost in the WDA standings. The visitors kept pace with Bismarck Century with the 74-53 win over Minot North.

In the first two minutes of play, the Demons went on a 7-0 run as Minot North was behind the curve on shooting percentages. The Lady Sentinels struggle to hit any shots to start the game.

Bismarck High also used a pesky full court press to cause turnovers that led to another run, 22-6 this time, for a 29-6 lead with 7:15 to play in the first half.

Minot North began to find a shooting rhythm and kept pace for roughly six minutes, but were still outscored 13-10 at the 1:20 mark. To end the first half, the Lady Sentinels outscored the visitors 5-3 with a burst of energy. Bismarck High led 45-21 at the break.

The continued press defense and a higher shooting percentage led to the Minot North loss despite having the scoring edge over the Demons in the second half 32-29

Minot North drops to 1-7 in WDA play and 2-9 overall on the year with only Dickinson below the Lady Sentinels in WDA standings at 0-7 for the Lady Midgets. Minot North makes the trip to Jamestown on Tuesday, January 21, for their next WDA action.

Bismarck moves to 4-3 in WDA play and 6-4 overall, The Lady Demons sit at sixth in the WDA standings. Bismarck High will host Dickinson on Tuesday, January 21, for their next game.