MELLETTE – Sam Vetter nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to lift Leola-Frederick past Northwestern 59-56 in a Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball contest Thursday night.

Noah Kippley scored 22 points to lead the Titans, while Brayden Sumption added 13.

Jude Ortmeier finished with 13 points, and Lincoln Woodring contributed 12 for Northwestern, which lost its first game in eight outings this season.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (6-4): Brayden Sumption 5 1-2 13, Noah Kippley 10 0-0 22, Sam Vetter 3 1-5 9, Hans Lapka 3 0-1 7, Connor Spitzer 1 0-0 2, Winston Clark 2 0-1 4, Milo Sumption 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 2-9 59.

NORTHWESTERN (7-1): Lincoln Woodring 5 0-0 12, Nathan Melius 3 0-0 8, Jude Ortmeier 6 1-3 13, Quintin Fischbach 1 5-6 8, Chase Neiber 3 1-2 9, Reilly Schmitt 1 1-2 3, Trey Bourelle 0 2-2 2. Totals 19 10-15 56.

Leola-Frederick 11 22 37 50 59

Northwestern 10 27 41 50 56

3-point field goals – Sumption2, Nippley 2, Vetter 2, Lapka; Woodring 2, Melius 2, Fischbach, Neiber 2. Total fouls – Leola- Frederick 13; Northwestern 11.

Warner 74, Potter County 44

POTTER COUNTY (0-10): Ryder Falkenhagen 3 3-4 10, Skyler Van Well 1 0-0 3, Jhett Simon 1 0-0 3, Landon Larson 1 0-0 3, Alex Tanner 8 6-8 25. Totals 14 9-12 44.

WARNER (5-4): Hunter Cramer 12 2-3 27, Brodey Sauerwein 6 0-1 14, Ashton Schuchhardt 0 1-2 1, Levi Scepaniak 1 0-1 2, Payton Volk 2 0-0 5, Noah Fischbach 0 0-2 0, Zachary Evans 6 0-0 12, Gavin Lane 1 0-0 3, Drew Bakeberg 4 0-3 10. Totals 32 3-12 74.

​Potter County 8 18 30 44

Warner 20 36 58 74

3-point field goals – Falkenhagen, Van Well, Simon, Larson, Tanner 3; Cramer, Sauerwein 2, Volk, Lane, Bakeberg 2. Total Fouls – Potter County 16; Warner 13. Rebounds – Potter County (Tanner 8); Warner (Cramer 8). Turnovers – Potter County 19; Warner 8.

Herreid-Selby Area 54, North Central 30

HERREID-SELBY AREA (6-4): Gavin Hannan 1 0-0 3, Cole Zabel 0 0-2 0, Wayde Grage 2 0-0 4, Tray Hettick 6 4-8 19, Trevor Gill 5 0-2 10, Brenden Begeman 6 3-9 15, Mason Vetter 1 1-2 3. Totals 21 8-23 54.

NORTH CENTRAL (1-8): Cole Bukaske 1 1-2 3, Dawson Walz 3 1-1 7, Raynor Sprague 3 0-0 8, Spencer Buechler 1 1-3 3, Cole Beitelspacher 1 0-1 3, Brady Beitelspacher 0 2-2 2, Bastien Delalande 2 0-1 4. Totals 11 5-10 30.

Herreid-Selby Area 9 22 36 54

North Central 2 10 18 30

3-point field goals – Hannan, Hettick 3; Sprague 2, C. Beitelspacher. Total fouls – Herreid-Selby Area 15; North Central 18. Rebounds – Herreid-Selby Area 34; North Central 32 (Walz 8). Turnovers – Herreid-Selby Area 9; North Central 22.

James Valley Christian 74, Wolsey-Wessington 59

Championship of 281 Conference Tournament

JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-2): Dax Frandsen 7 0-0 15, Landon Wager 10 0-0 24, Landon Wallman 2 2-2 8, Ethan Bartholow 2 1-2 5, Isaac Korell 3 0-0 9, Brennen Hood 1 0-0 3, Jerrad Wallman 5 0-0 10. Totals 30-49 3-4 74.

WOLSEY-WESSINGTON (7-1): Caleb Richmond 2 0-0 5, Blaze Herdman 5 1-3 11, Tate French 7 2-3 17, Ricy Maurovic 4 0-2 8, Moshe Richmond 8 1-2 18. Totals 26-52 4-10 59.

James Valley Christian 19 41 59 74

Wolsey-Wessington 8 25 40 59

3-point field goals – Frandsen, Wager 4, L. Wallman 2, Korell 3, Hood; C. Richmond, French, M. Richmond. Total fouls – James Valley Christian 12; Wolsey-Wessington 6. Rebounds – James Valley Christian 24 (J. Wallman 5); Wolsey-Wessington 22 (French 9). Turnovers – James Valley Christian 7; Wolsey-Wessington 7. Assists – James Valley Christian 5 (Frandsen 3); Wolsey-Wessington 7. Steals – James Valley Christian 3; Wolsey-Wessington 4.

Highmore-Harrold 67, Hitchcock-Tulare 57

Third Place at 281 Conference Tournament

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (4-3): Carter Binger 4 1-2 10, Mason Bottum 2 0-2 4, Riley Fliehe 3 0-1 6, Cole Schroeder 3 0-0 6, TJ Salmen 7 0-0 14, Brendan Noewell 2 0-0 5, Erik Salmen 0 1-2 1, Jackson Maynard 3 2-4 11. Totals 24-55 4-11 57.

HIGHMORE-HARROLD (9-2): Dawson Hale 2 0-0 5, Carson Stephenson 5 2-2 17, Treyton Knox 6 8-9 20, Mason Knox 2 8-12 12, Bryce Bourk 5 0-0 11, Trake Cowan 1 0-0 2. Totals 21-45 18-23 67.

Hitchcock-Tulare 13 25 37 57

Highmore-Harrold 17 37 49 67

3-point field goals – Binger, Nowell, Maynard 3; Hale, Stephenson 5, Bourk. Fouled out – Binger. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 19; Highmore-Harrold 9. Rebounds – Hitchcock-Tulare 24 (TJ Salmen 8); Highmore-Harrold 35 (Bourk 7). Turnovers – Hitchcock-Tulare 16; Highmore-Harrold 13. Steals – Hitchcock-Tulare 11 (Binger 4); Highmore-Harrold 13 (M. Knox 5).

Groton 64, Milbank Area 36

GROTON (5-2): Lane Tietz 9 3-5 23, Cole Simon 3 0-0 7, Jacob Zak 6 1-2 13, Cade Larson 1 0-0 3, Tate Larson 3 3-8 9, Ryder Johnson 3 0-0 6, Keegan Tracy 1 0-0 3. Totals 26-49 7-15 64.

MILBANK AREA (3-5): Graham Lightfield 1 0-0 2, Yohana Ajwanga 2 0-0 4, Garrett Mertens 1 0-0 2, Jaxson Wildung 7 2-3 16, Joe Schulte 3 3-6 9, Emmett Hanson 0 1-4 1, Tice Mursu 0 2-2 2. Totals 14-37 8-15 36.

Groton 16 37 50 64

Milbank Area 9 22 38 36

3-point field goals – Tietz 2, Simon, C. Larson, Tracy. Total fouls – Groton 16; Milbank Area 16. Rebounds – Groton 24 (Zak 7); Milbank Area 29 (Wildung 9). Turnovers – Groton 6; Milbank Area 18. Assists – Groton 6; Milbank Area 2. Steals – Groton 16 (Tietz 5); Milbank Area 5 (Schulte 4).