The Firebirds swept the Huskies by winning the girls game 81-40 and beating the Huskies boys team, 59-54.
"It can get kinda frustrating for the girls sometimes," Lady Huskies head coach Toviao Hopkins said. "They know what they're doing wrong, but can't find a way to fix it. I think we just had a complete breakdown of fundamentals today."
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The Firebirds jumped on the Lady Huskies from the start and built a 46-20 halftime lead.
Sophomore guard-forward Tawny Irwin led the Lady Huskies with 12 points in the game.
Wahpeton head boys basketball coach Jeff Ralph said after his team's five point loss to Devils Lake, "We played the tempo we wanted to, but gave up key offensive rebounds on defense and had too many turnovers on offense."
The Huskies' senior forward TJ Kline led the Huskies with 19 points for the game and had nine rebounds.
Junior guard Bryce Wetzel had three assists.
The game was even throughout the first half, and the Firebirds led by one point at halftime, 27-26.
The Firebirds extended their lead in the second half to come away with the win.
The Lady huskies travel to Fargo-South Tuesday, while the boys host Fargo-South Tuesday.
Lady Huskies scoring:
Irwin 12
LaHaise 10
Lommel 8
Edwards 4
Kretchman 4
Krogh 2
Huskies Scoring:
Kline 19
Holkup 14
Smith 11
Bontjes 6
Medhaug 2
Wetzel 2
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