GROTON – Groton outscored Hamlin 18-9 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 56-52 Northeast Conference boys’ basketball victory Thursday night.

Kaden Kurtz had 14 points, and Jayden Zak and Tate Larson 12 apiece for the Tigers, who trailed by five following the third period.

Tyson Stevenson finished with a game-high 19 points to top Hamlin.

HAMLIN: Evan Stormo 2 0-0 5, Easton Neuendorf 4 0-0 8, Brennan Keszler 3 2-2 8, Tyson Stevenson 6 5-6 19, Rylan Bawdon 1 0-1 2, Luke Fraser 1 2-2 4. Totals 20 9-11 52.

GROTON: Jayden Zak 4 2-4 12, Lane Tietz 1 0-2 2, Jacob Zak 2 2-2 7, Tate Larson 6 0-2 12, Kaden Kurtz 4 4-6 13, Cole Simon 1 1-3 3, Wyatt Hearnan 2 3-4 7. Totals 20-45 12-23 56.

Hamlin 16 32 43 52

Groton 17 28 38 56

3-point field goals – Stormo, Stevenson 2; Jayden Zak 2, Jacob Zak, Kurtz. Fouled out – Keszler. Total fouls – Hamlin 20; Groton 17. Rebounds – Groton 24 (Larson 6). Turnovers – Groton 12. Assists – Groton 6 (Tietz 4). Steals – Groton 9 (Jayden Zak 5).

Ipswich 40, Langford Area 33

IPSWICH: Ian Beyers 5 1-2 16, Trevor Beyers 5 0-0 13, Taylor Thorson 1 0-0 2, Carson Gohl 1 0-0 2, Colby Sylte 1 0-0 2, Carter Geditz 1 1-2 3, Zach Geditz 1 0-0 2, Ty Kadlec 0 0-1 0. Totals 15-42 2-5 40.

LANGFORD AREA: Ben Gustafson 1 5-6 8, Brayden Peterson 2 0-1 4, Jackson Bahr 3 3-5 12, Jesse Keough 3 0-0 6, Kassen Keough 1 0-0 3. Totals 10 8-12 33.

Ipswich 12 21 30 40

Langford Area 10 20 28 33

3-point field goals – I. Beyers 5, T. Beyers 3; Gustafson, Bahr 3, K. Keough. Total fouls – Ipswich 15; Langford Area 9. Rebounds – Ipswich 30; Langford Area 24 (Peterson 9, J. Keough 8). Turnovers – Ipswich 19; Langford Area 12. Assists – Ipswich 9; Langford Area 8 (J. Keough 4).

Faulkton 63, Herreid-Selby Area 40

HERREID-SELBY AREA: Tray Hettick 5 5-11 18, Trevor Gill 1 0-2 2, Brenden Begeman 1 1-3 3, Trevor Sayler 2 1-3 5, Trey Sayler 1 1-2 3, Gavin Hannan 0 2-2 2, Cole Zabel 2 0-0 5, Mason Vetter 0 2-2 2. Totals 12-50 12-25 40.

FAULKTON: Bennett Cassens 5 0-1 13, Ryan Beckler 2 1-4 5, Simon Bowar 2 1-2 5, Layne Cotton 8 0-1 16, Gus Kopecky 2 0-0 4, Roman DiMaria 1 0-0 2, Alex Sorensen 1 0-0 2, Hunter Niederbaumer 7 2-2 16. Totals 28-59 4-10 63.

Herreid-Selby Area 6 19 33 40

Faulkton 16 33 50 63

3-point field goals – Hettick 3, Zabel; Cassens 3. Total fouls – Herreid-Selby Area 15; Faulkton 17. Rebounds – Herreid-Selby Area 33 (Hettick 10); Faulkton 45 (Niederbaumer 14, Cotton 11). Turnovers – Herreid-Selby Area 14; Faulkton 14. Assists – Herreid-Selby Area 3; Faulkton 13 (DiMaria 4). Steals – Herreid-Selby Area 8 (Trey Sayler 3); Faulkton 10 (Cotton 3, DiMaria 3).

Wessington Springs 62, Hitchcock-Tulare 50

WESSINGTON SPRINGS: Mason Schelske 6 3-6 15, Cade Mohling 4 2-2 13, Bryce Kopfmann 0 1-2 1, AJ Neely 3 2-3 8, Brock Krueger 4 0-0 8, Draven Thompson 0 0-2 0, Blake Larson 4 8-10 17. Totals 21 16-25 62.

HITCHCOCK-TULARE: Zach Gilbert 6 0-0 15, Kyle Hamilton 1 1-2 3, TJ Salmen 4 2-2 10, Jackson Maynard 8 0-0 20, Cole Schneider 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 3-4 50.

Wessington Springs 13 29 41 62

Hitchcock-Tulare 16 22 37 50

3-point field goals – Mohling 3, Larson; Gilbert 3, Maynard 4. Total fouls – Wessington Springs 9; Hitchcock-Tulare 19.

Deuel 58, Webster 55

DEUEL: Cooper Schiernbeck 2 3-4 7, Trey Maaland 5 6-9 18, Naethan Lovre 3 0-0 9, Dravyn Carlson 1 0-0 3, Gavin Benck 7 0-0 14, Zane Bingham 3 1-2 7. Totals 21 10-14 58.

WEBSTER: Jaiden McCreary 1 1-3 3, Jacob Keller 3 5-8 12, Gavin Sannes 0 0-1 0, Tayne Dunse 1 2-2 4, Jacob Pereboom 5 0-0 11, Aidan Kroll 1 0-0 2, Jaydon Keller 8 3-5 23.

Deuel 8 32 44 58

Webster 19 33 44 55 3-point field goals – Maaland 2, Lovre 3, Carlson; Jacob Keller, Pereboom, Jaydon Keller 4. Total fouls – Deuel 20; Webster 18. Rebounds – Deuel 23 (Bingham 8); Webster 31 (Jaydon Keller 12). Turnovers – Deuel 14; Webster 18. Assists – Deuel 12 (Schiernbeck 4); Webster 7. Steals – Deuel 8 (Maaland 3); Webster 6.