
MELLETTE – Northwestern outscored Potter County 21-3 from three-point range to help secure a 64-48 non-conference girls’ basketball victory Saturday afternoon.
Adriana Ratigan led the Wildcats with 23 points and hauled down nine rebounds. Ashley Haven added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Ella Haven and Josie Sparling each finished with nine points.
Ashley Kaup’s 13 points topped Potter County.
POTTER COUNTY (8-4): Tyler Simon 3 0-2 7, Rylee Kaup 0 2-2 2, Ashlee Kaup 4 5-6 13, Peyton Stevens 1 2-2 4, Emma Schlachter 1 7-10 9, Dannika Kaup 0 2-2 2, Kayden Cronin 4 3-5 11. Totals 13-57 21-29 48.
NORTHWESTERN (8-4): Ella Haven 4 1-3 9, Ashley Haven 5 1-4 13, Adriana Ratigan 8 7-12 23, Ella Boekelheide 3 0-0 7, Tara Blachford 1 0-0 3, Josie Sparling 3 0-0 9. Totals 24-63 9-19 64.
Potter County 10 21 32 48
Northwestern 18 38 57 64
3-point field goals – Simon; A. Haven 2, Boekleheide, Blachford, Sparling 3. Fouled out – Ratigan. Total fouls – Potter County 14; Northwestern 20. Rebounds – Potter County 33 (Simon 7, Cronin 7); Northwestern 33 (A. Haven 10, Ratigan 9). Turnovers – Potter County 19; Northwestern 15. Assists – Northwestern 15 (E. Haven 5). Blocked shots – Potter County 1; Northwestern 5 (A. Haven 2, Ratigan 2). Steals – Potter County 5; Northwestern 6 (E. Haven 2, Boekelheide 2, Sparling 2).
Faulkton 43, Hitchcock-Tulare 36
FAULKTON (6-7): Paislee Martinmaas 5 0-0 12, Gabby Kast 2 0-0 5, Addison Melius 6 0-1 12, Carley Cotton 2 0-4 5, Olivia Hadrick 1 0-0 2, Kelli Stoecker 1 2-2 5, Jaymi Senn 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 2-7 43.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE (5-7): Jessica Godfrey 3 0-0 7, Isabel Gilbert 1 0-0 2, Cambree Hoekman 3 0-0 9, Gracyn Bixler 4 2-2 12, Katelyn Schroeder 1 2-5 4, Emmeri Arthurs 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 4-7 36.
Faulkton 16 25 36 43
Hitchcock-Tulare 8 20 26 36
3-point field goals – Martinmaas 2, Kast, Cotton, Stoecker; Godfrey, Hoekman 3, Bixler 2. Total fouls – Faulkton 12; Hitchcock-Tulare 15. Rebounds – Faulkton 39 (Martinmaas 12, Melius 12); Hitchcock-Tulare 17 (Schroeder 5). Turnovers – Faulkton 17; Hitchcock-Tulare 10. Assists – Faulkton 10 (Martinmaas 3); Hitchcock-Tulare 7 (Hoekman 3). Steals – Faulkton 7 (Stoecker 2, Cotton 2); Hitchcock-Tulare 11 (Hoekman 4).
Milbank Area 53, Dakota Valley 43
MILBANK AREA (9-3): Siera Wenzl 1 0-0 3, Isabella Anderson 6 1-3 13, Tyra Berry 4 8-9 17, Claire Snaza 1 1-2 3, Maurina Street 7 2-3 16, Josie Riveland 0 1-2 1. Totals 19-49 13-19 53.
DAKOTA VALLEY (4-10): Jorja Van Den Hul 3 0-0 6, Addison Kleis 1 0-0 3, Melina Snoozy 2 2-2 8, Ella Reifenrath 7 5-5 19, Emersen Mead 0 2-2 2, Emma Wiese 1 2-2 5. Totals 14-49 11-11 43.
Milbank Area 12 26 43 53
Dakota Valley 10 19 33 43
3-point field goals – Wenzl, Berry; Kleis, Snoozy 2, Wiese. Total fouls – Milbank Area 12; Dakota Valley 16. Rebounds – Milbank Area 35 (Street 10); Dakota Valley 32 (Van Den Hul 9).
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 42, Britton-Hecla 35
WYNDMERE-LIDGERWOOD: Olivia Fralek 0 2-4 2, Emerson Johnson 2 2-2 7, Keira Johnson 0 2-2 2, Zoey Bohnenctingal 6 0-0 13, Valerie Mendoza 2 0-0 6, Grace Kacynski 5 2-3 12. Totals 15 8-11 42.
BRITTON-HECLA (4-10): Sterling Brassfield 5 2-5 12, Alyssa James 0 1-2 1, Jayden Bender 2 0-0 5, Tiyanna Schott 3 6-7 12, Rae Ann Hagenson 1 0-0 2, Heather Storbakken 1 1-3 3. Totals 12 10-17 35.
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 8 20 28 42
Britton-Hecla 10 15 21 35
3-point field goals – Johnson, Bohnenctingal, Mendoza 2; Bender. Total fouls – Wyndemere-Lidgerwood 16; Britton-Hecla 14.
Leola-Frederick 52, South Border 29
LEOLA-FREDERICK (11-1): Chloe Arneson 5 2-4 14, Olivia Morlock 0 1-2 1, Jocelyn Ellwein 1 0-0 3, Alyx Hoffman 2 0-0 4, Sofi Losure 6 1-3 13, Laura Sumption 4 5-6 13, Kaitlyn Mueller 1 1-1 3. Totals 19-62 11-19 52.
SOUTH BORDER: Brylee Fast 1 0-1 3, Macy Monson 4 5-10 13, Kya Wiest 1 0-0 3, Eva Meyer 3 0-2 8, Alexa Rohweder 0 2-2 2. Totals 9 8-15 29.
Leola-Frederick 13 29 37 52
South Border 4 9 19 29
3-point field goals – Arneson 2, Ellwein; Fast, Wiest, Meyer 2. Rebounds – Leola-Frederick 37 (Losure 14). Turnovers – Leola-Frederick 8. Assists – Leola-Frederick 12 (Sumption 5). Steals – Leola-Frederick 13 (Losure 5).


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