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The defending Section 8AA girls’ basketball champions from Pelican Rapids established control early in their game against Park Rapids Area on Friday night, jumping out to a 36-8 halftime lead on the way to a 56-27 victory over the Panthers. Pelican led 23-3 with 8:20 to go in the first half and Park Rapids didn’t score their first field goal until the 3:30 mark of the half.
Greta Tollefson scored all of her game high 18 points in the first half. She also added 5 rebounds. Anna Stephenson contributed a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) and dished out 3 assists. Morgan Korf had a solid stat line with 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Ellie Welch was strong off the bench with 4 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Ten players scored for the Vikings in the game and Pelican Rapids dominated the boards, 45-16.
Hannah Morgan paced Park Rapids Area with 11 points.
The 18-1 Vikings will host Barnesville (13-5) in a 6A semifinal contest on Tuesday night. The Trojans knocked off the number one seed in the North, Crookston, 53-43 in their quarterfinal round matchup.