
FAULKTON – Faulkton allowed just three points in the middle two quarters on the way to a 56-27 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Langford Area Friday night.
Layne Cotton scored 14 points and Hunter Niederbaumer 13 for the Trojans, who snapped Langford Area’s three-game winning streak.
Jesse Keough topped the Lions with a dozen points.
LANGFORD AREA (10-6): Jesse Keough 4 4-5 12, Ben Gustafson 3 0-0 8, Brayden Peterson 2 0-0 4, Keegan Schock 1 0-0 2, Carter Block 0 1-2 1. Totals 10-38 5-7 27.
FAULKTON (13-5): Bennett Cassens 3 0-2 9, Ryan Beckler 2 0-0 5, Simon Bowar 2 0-0 4, Layne Cotton 6 1-2 14, Hunter Niederbaumer 6 1-1 13, Roman DiMaria 0 2-2 2, Alex Sorensen 0 2-4 2, Gus Kopecky 2 1-2 5, Charlie Deiter 1 0-0 2. Totals 22-42 7-13 56.
Langford Area 9 12 12 27
Faulkton 15 34 48 56
3-point field goals – Gustafson 2; Cassens 3, Beckler, Cotton. Total fouls – Langford Area 11; Faulkton 9. Rebounds – Langford Area 17 (Keough 6, Gustafson 6); Faulkton 27 (Niederbaumer 8). Turnovers – Langford Area 13; Faulkton 10. Assists – Langford Area 5; Faulkton 14 (Bowar 6). Steals – Langford Area 6 (Keough 3); Faulkton 8 (Cotton 4).
Northwestern 76, North Central 32
NORTH CENTRAL (1-16): Brady Beitelspacher 1 0-0 3, Colton Mohr 2 0-0 5, Bryce Beitelspacher 3 6-8 12, Dawson Walz 2 0-0 4, Cole Bukaske 1 0-0 3, Ben Beadle 1 0-0 2, JT Brockel 1 0-0 3. Totals 11-32 6-8 32.
NORTHWESTERN (7-11): Samuel Groft 3 0-0 8, Rush Larson 5 1-2 13, Jude Ortmeier 1 0-0 2, Quintin Fischbach 9 2-2 27, Ridge Larson 2 0-0 5, Nathan Melius 6 2-2 15, Jamal Gallego 2 0-2 4, Landon Melius 1 0-0 2. Totals 29-58 5-8 76.
North Central 5 11 23 32
Northwestern 27 47 55 76
3-point field goals – Brady Beitelspacher, Mohr, Bukaske, Brockel; Groft 2, Rush Larson 2, Fischbach 7, Ridge Larson, N. Melius. Total fouls – North Central 8; Northwestern 11. Rebounds – North Central 19 (Mohr 4); Northwestern 34 (Rush Larson 5). Turnovers – North Central 25; Northwestern 10. Assists – North Central 11 (Ashton Hartling 5); Northwestern 29 (Groft 7). Steals – North Central 5; Northwestern 19 (Rush Larson 4).
Clark-Willow Lake 54, Redfield 34
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (9-5): Trey Huber 5 1-3 12, Brady Jordan 1 0-0 2, Kaplan Felberg 3 4-5 10, Tyler O’Neill 10 2-2 27, Mitchell Larsen 0 1-2 1, Colel Heiman 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 8-12 54.
REDFIELD (6-11): Nolan Gall 0 1-2 1, Jerron Haider 1 2-4 4, Peyton Osborn 3 1-1 9, Mitchell Mack 7 1-4 15, Justin Ratigan 1 0-0 2, Tristen O’Daniel 1 0-0 3. Totals 13 5-11 34.
Clark-Willow Lake 16 24 34 54
Redfield 7 14 24 34
3-point field goals – Huber, O’Neill 5; Osborn 2, O’Daniel. Fouled out – Heiman. Total fouls – Clark-Willow Lake 13; Redfield 14. Rebounds – Clark-Willow Lake 38 (Felberg 12); Redfield 37 (Ratigan 14). Turnovers – Clark-Willow Lake 10; Redfield 20.


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