
IPSWICH – Ipswich exploded for 25 third-quarter points to pull away from Faulkton on the way to a 54-30 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball victory Friday night.
Tyler Hettich and Trevor Heinz both scored eight points in the pivotal period as Ipswich turned a five-point lead into a 21-point advantage.
Heinz finished with 19 points to lead the Tigers, who improved to 7-1 on the season.
Faulkton received eight points each from Layne Cotton and Gus Kopecky.
FAULKTON (3-7): Roman DiMaria 2 1-2 5, Layne Cotton 3 2-5 8, Gus Kopecky 4 0-0 8, Spencer Melius 1 2-4 4, Charlie Deiter 0 1-2 1, Trey Machtemes 1 0-0 2, Cord Brand 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 6-13 30.
IPSWICH (7-1): Tyler Hettich 3 1-1 8, Ian Beyers 3 0-0 7, Trevor Heinz 8 0-0 19, Chet Peterson 1 1-1 5, Carter Geditz 2 0-0 4, Colby Sylte 1 0-0 2, Blake Rich 2 1-1 5, Evan Onken 1 0-0 2, Turner Thorson 1 0-1 2. Totals 23 2-4 54.
Faulkton 11 16 25 30
Ipswich 10 21 46 54
3-point field goals – Hettich, Beyers, Heinz 3, Peterson. Total fouls – Faulkton 10; Ipswich 16. Rebounds – Ipswich 34 (Thorson 7, Peterson 7). Turnovers – Ipswich 10. Assists – Ipswich 10 (Hettich 4). Steals – Ipswich 9 (Sylte 3, Beyers 3).
Leola-Frederick 56, Langford Area 48
LEOLA-FREDERICK (7-4): Brayden Sumption 3 2-4 9, Noah Kippley 3 6-8 13, Samuel Vetter 2 3-4 7, Hans Lapka 2 3-4 7, Connor Spitzer 1 2-4 4, Stephen Achen 2 0-0 4, Winston Clark 3 0-0 7, Milo Sumption 1 1-1 3, Ethan Petrich 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 17-25 56.
LANGFORD AREA (2-9): Jackson Bahr 5 2-4 14, Jesse Keough 4 1-1 10, Kassen Keough 6 0-0 15, Rennan Bruns 1 0-2 3, Carter Block 1 0-0 2, Kalen Godel 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 3-7 48.
Leola-Frederick 19 35 42 56
Langford Area 11 16 35 48
3-point field goals –Sumption, Kippley, Clark; Bahr 2, J. Keough, K. Keough 3, Bruns. Fouled out – Block. Total fouls – Leola-Frederick 12; Langford Area 21.
Warner 46, Britton-Hecla 45
BRITTON-HECLA (1-9): Landon Carlson 8 2-2 25, BoDell Davidson 3 3-6 10, William Schuller 1 1-2 3, Ashton Mills 3 0-2 7. Totals 15 6-12 45.
WARNER (6-4): Hunter Cramer 5 2-2 14, Brodey Sauerwein 2 2-6 6, Ashton Schuchhardt 1 0-0 2, Levi Scepaniak 0 2-2 2, Isaac Hoeft 1 0-0 2, Noah Fischbach 1 0-1 2, Zachary Evans 4 1-3 9, Drew Bakeberg 4 0-0 9. Totals 18 7-14 46.
Britton-Hecla 12 21 36 45
Warner 9 23 32 46
3-point field goals – Carlson 7, Davidson, Mills; Cramer 2, Bakeberg. Total Fouls – Britton-Hecla 18; Warner 16. Rebounds – Britton-Hecla (Mills 4); Warner (Sauerwein 9). Turnovers – Britton-Hecla 13; Warner 17.
Deuel 54, Tiospa Zina 52
TIOSPA ZINA (6-5): Tate Never Misses A Shot 2 0-0 4, Mike Smith 1 2-6 4, CJ Bissonette 1 0-0 2, Reondre Greeley 2 4-4 9, Juan Rios 2 1-2 6, Storm Sierra 9 0-0 21, Ashden Sierra 2 0-0 4. Totals 20-54 7-13 52.
DEUEL (7-2): Ricky Berndt 2 0-0 5, Trey Maaland 1 4-7 6, Braydon Simon 2 0-0 4, Owen Quail 2 0-0 4, Gavin Benck 6 5-11 17, Ronnie Begalka 3 2-6 8. Totals 21-42 11-25 54.
Tiospa Zina 15 29 42 52
Deuel 11 27 44 54
3-point field goals – Greeley, Rios, Sierra 3; Berndt. Fouled out – Never Misses A Shot. Total fouls – Tiospa Zina 21; Deuel 16. Rebounds – Tiospa Zina 24 (Sierra 10); Deuel 34 (Benck 8, Begalka 8). Turnovers – Tiospa Zina 13; Deuel 23. Assists – Deuel 9 (Simon 4). Steals – Tiopsa Zina 9 (Sierra 3); Deuel 9 (Maaland 5).


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