IPSWICH – Ipswich bolted out to a 17-5 first-quarter lead and never looked back in a 44-32 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Faulkton Thursday night.

Ian Beyers had 13 points and Taylor Thorson 10 to lead a balanced Ipswich attack. Trevor Beyers contributed nine and Carson Gohl added eight.

Layne Cotton’s 14 points led Faulkton.

FAULKTON (9-3): Bennett Cassens 2 0-0 5, Ryan Beckler 1 0-0 2, Simon Bowar 2 0-0 4, Layne Cotton 6 0-3 14, Hunter Niederbaumer 1 3-6 5, Roman DiMaria 1 0-0 2. Totals 13-55 3-9 32.

IPSWICH (7-3): Ian Beyers 4 2-4 13, Trevor Beyers 2 3-7 9, Taylor Thorson 5 0-0 10, Carson Gohl 4 0-0 8, Trevor Heinz 1 0-0 3, Carter Geditz 0 1-4 1. Totals 16-45 6-15 44.

Faulkton 5 12 20 32

Ipswich 17 29 34 44

3-point field goals – Cassens, Cotton 2; I. Beyers 3, T. Beyers 2, Heinz. Fouled out – Bowar, Ty Kadlec, Thorson. Total fouls – Faulkton 18; Ipswich 14. Rebounds – Faulkton 31 (Niederbaumer 12); Ipswich 48 (Thorson 9, I. Beyers 8, Gohl 8). Turnovers – Faulkton 18; Ipswich 27. Assists – Faulkton 7 (Beckler 3); Ipswich 13 (Kadlec 6). Steals – Faulkton 12 (Cotton 3, Niederbaumer 3, DiMaria 3); Ipswich 9.

Leola-Frederick 48, Northwestern 42

NORTHWESTERN (5-5): Sam Groft 2 3-5 7, Christopher Toennies 2 0-0 5, Rush Larson 0 1-2 1, Quintin Fischbach 5 0-1 13, Jude Ortmeier 3 1-3 7, Fatafehi Faonelua 1 1-3 3, Nathan Melius 2 1-2 6. Totals 15 8-15 42.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (4-6): Mason Hinz 1 3-4 5, Ethan Morlock 5 2-4 13, Hans Lapka 1 7-8 9, Colton Spitzer 4 1-4 9, Brayden Sumption 2 1-2 5, Noah Kippley 3 0-1 7. Totals 16 14-23 48.

Northwestern 13 24 33 42

Leola-Frederick 3 24 37 48

3-point field goals – Toennies, Fischbach 3, Melius; Morlock, Kippley. Fouled out – Toennies. Total fouls – Northwestern 21; Leola-Frederick 13.

Deuel 81, Sisseton 58

SISSETON (3-4): Ethan DeSpiegler 1 0-0 3, Mikah Hamm 1 0-0 2, Nate Tchida 1 0-0 2, Jarius Chanku 4 0-0 9, Jason Fisher 2 2-4 6, Riley Bravebull 6 0-0 15, Ty Langager 10 1-2 21. Totals 32-58 3-6 58.

DEUEL (7-4): Cooper Schiernbeck 4 0-0 10, Trey Maaland 6 0-0 15, Naethan Lovre 4 0-0 10, Braydon Simon 6 2-4 14, Owen Quail 1 0-0 3, Gavin Benck 7 2-3 18, Ronnie Begalka 5 1-2 11. Totals 32-81 5-9 81.

Sisseton 18 29 40 58

Deuel 23 40 65 81

3-point field goals – DeSpiegler, Chanku, Bravebull 3; Schiernbeck 2, Maaland 3, Lovre 2, Quail, Benck 2. Total fouls – Sisseton 11; Deuel 11. Rebounds – Sisseton 25 (Langager 9); Deuel 32 (Begalka 7). Turnovers – Sisseton 9; Deuel 9. Assists – Deuel 22 (Schiernbeck 7). Steals – Sisseton 7 (Chanku 3); Deuel 11 (Simon 3).

Hitchcock-Tulare 60, James Valley Christian 56

Third Place at 281 Conference Tournament

JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN (3-6): Brennen Hood 1 0-0 2, Landon Wager 7 0-0 15, Landon Wallman 8 0-0 21, Ethan Barthalow 0 2-4 2, Isaac Korell 5 0-1 11, Hantley Steele 0 1-2 1, Jerrad Wallman 2 0-0 4. Totals 23-52 3-7 56.

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (5-4): Jack Boomsma 4 0-0 10, Kyle Hamilton 8 1-2 18, TJ Salmen 2 1-3 5, Zach Salmen 2 0-0 4, Jackson Maynard 4 4-6 14, Erik Salmen 1 1-2 3, Cole Schroeder 3 0-0 6. Totals 24-59 7-13 60.

James Valley Christian 18 25 40 56

Hitchcock-Tulare 11 26 44 60

3-point field goals – Wager, Wallman 5, Korell; Boomsma 2, Hamilton, Maynard 2. Total fouls – James Valley Christian 17; Hitchcock-Tulare 11. Rebounds – James Valley Christian 32 (Wager 8); Hitchcock-Tulare 36 (Hamilton 7). Turnovers – James Valley Christian 10; Hitchcock-Tulare 6. Assists – James Valley Christian 9 (Wager 3); Hitchcock-Tulare 4. Steals – James Valley Christian 3; Hitchcock-Tulare 7 (Boomsma 3).