CLASS A

Goodhue 70, Mountain Iron-Buhl 65

Elizabeth Gadient had 31 points and nine rebounds, while Kendyl Lodermeier added 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the top-seeded Wildcats claim their third state title.

Gabby Lira had 24 points and nine rebounds for the second-seeded Rangers, who came up just short in their pursuit of a second straight title.

Goodhue led by 10 at the break, but a bucket from Lira brought the Rangers to within three with 3 minutes, 20 seconds to play. But Goodhue (28-5) responded by scoring the game’s next eight points to put the contest on ice.

Each of Goodhue’s victories over Mountain Iron-Buhl (29-4) this season came by exactly five points.

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