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GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks Central junior Lauren Reardon entered final Saturday’s North Dakota East Area play-in sport towards Fargo South figuring out she was 31 factors away from this system’s profession factors document.
“I used to be anxious about getting it in case we did not win as a result of I wished to get it earlier than the top of the 12 months,” Reardon mentioned.
Reardon broke that program document by halftime.
Reardon scored her crew’s first 22 factors, had 32 factors at halftime and completed with 61 factors — a North Dakota highschool ladies basketball document.
“I truthfully may’nt actually consider it,” Reardon mentioned. “Once you’re within the sport, you do not suppose you are scoring a ton or making numerous baskets.”
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When Reardon was advised she scored 61 factors, she instantly knew it was a college document as a result of Alys Seay’s 49 factors in 2005 is on Central’s document board.
She did not know instantly, nonetheless, that Seay’s 49 factors additionally stood as North Dakota’s large-school division document.
Reardon heard youngsters speaking about the opportunity of a state document after the sport, however she did not consider it till her coach confirmed it.
Based on the document listing maintained by the Miss Hoopster publication, Seay beforehand topped the Class A (now Division AA) single-game scoring listing with 49. Valley Metropolis’s Kami Anderson had 47 and, earlier this season, Minot’s LeeLee Bell scored 45 to tie former Fargo Shanley star Angie Welle.
Grand Forks Purple River senior guard Jocelyn Schiller scored 43 in a sport in 2022, now tied for No. 7 all-time on The Miss Hoopster listing.
4 Winds’ Colleen Chaske held the Class B (now Division A and Division B) document, in line with The Miss Hoopster. She scored 60 factors in 1993 and accomplished her school profession at UND.
Former Northern Cass guard Halle Crockett scored 52 factors in a sport in 2023 to tie for second place on the listing together with Bowman’s Tanya Fischer, who additionally had 52 in 1998. Fischer performed at North Dakota State.
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Towards Fargo South, the 5-foot-8 Reardon, who had a earlier single-game profession excessive of 37 factors set within the season opener towards East Grand Forks, hit a school-record eight 3-pointers. She was 8-for-11 from lengthy vary.
“I knew she was balling, however I had completely no clue (Reardon was at a document tempo),” Central coach Andrayah Adams mentioned. “We labored quite a bit on her pull-up from three. I believe she bought extra comfy hitting these photographs. She was attending to her spots on the ground, attending to the paint and ending via visitors.”
Reardon was 19-for-29 from the sector and 13-for-14 from the free-throw line. She additionally had six rebounds and three assists.
Reardon surpassed Caitlin Farroh of Central for the Knights’ profession scoring mark. Farroh had 1,428 profession factors.
Reardon averages 23.5 factors per sport and has 492 factors throughout her junior season.
“I bought numerous love from members of the family and pals,” Reardon mentioned of the response to her huge sport. “Everybody there on the sport was very congratulatory. Even in school, it was talked about fairly a bit, which was slightly awkward and embarassing but it surely has been nice.”
It has been a giant month for the 17-year-old, who additionally acquired a Division I basketball provide to UND a few weeks in the past.
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