
LEOLA – Hunter Cramer scored 31 points, including three free throws in overtime, to help lift Warner to a 51-47 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Leola-Frederick Thursday night.
Cramer scored eight points in the fourth quarter when the Monarchs erased a four-point deficit to force overtime. Brodey Sauerwein added 10 points to the Warner total.
Noah Kippley finished with 22 points for Leola-Frederick, 11 coming in the third quarter when the Titans overcame an eight-point deficit to lead by four. Sam Vetter contributed nine points.
WARNER (9-6): Hunter Cramer 11 8-12 31, Ashton Schuchhardt 1 0-0 2, Brodey Sauerwein 4 0-1 10, Levi Scepaniak 1 0-0 3, Payton Volk 1 0-0 3, Isaac Hoeft 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 8-13 51.
LEOLA-FREDERICK (9-6): Brayden Sumption 3 0-0 7, Noah Kippley 8 2-4 22, Sam Vetter 3 3-3 9, Hans Lapka 1 1-1 3, Connor Spitzer 2 1-2 6, Ethan Petrich 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 7-12 47.
Warner 6 24 31 45 51
Leola-Frederick 8 16 35 45 47
3-point field goals – Cramer, Sauerwein 2, Scepaniak, Volk; Sumption, Kippley 4, Spitzer. Fouled out 0 Vetter. Total fouls – Warner 12; Leola-Frederick 14.
Ipswich 51, Miller 45
MILLER (5-8): Alex Schumacher 4 2-2 13, Dylan Hass 2 2-2 7, Isaak Hunter 4 1-2 9, Trevor Werdel 3 0-0 7, Spencer Fernholz 4 1-2 9. Totals 17 6-8 45.
IPSWICH (9-3): Tyler Hettich 1 4-4 7, Ian Beyers 3 1-5 8, Trevor Heinz 8 5-6 22, Chet Peterson 4 2-4 12, Turner Thorson 0 2-2 2. Totals 16 14-21 51.
Miller 13 24 36 45
Ipswich 10 32 41 51
3-point field goals – Schumacher 3, Hass, Werdel; Hettich, Beyers, Heinz, Peterson 2. Total fouls – Miller 19; Ipswich 10. Rebounds – Ipswich 30 (Peterson 7). Assists – Ipswich 4. Steals – Ipswich 13 (Heinz 7).
Waubay-Summit 60, Florence-Henry 43
FLORENCE-HENRY (7-6): Mehki Keller 6 2-2 15, Peyton Roe 1 2-2 4, Tegan Sumner 2 3-4 9 Adam Moe 1 0-0 3, Ty Bergh 4 0-0 8, Carson Vavruska 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 7-8 43.
WAUBAY-SUMMIT (12-2): Jackson Wohlleber 6 3-4 17, Damon Opdahl 11 1-3 25, Jared Purdy 1 0-0 3, Jonathon Johnston 3 0-0 9, Brady Lindholm 1 0-0 3, Dylan Rumpza 1 1-2 3. Totals 23 5-9 60.
Florence-Henry 16 25 29 43
Waubay-Summit 16 26 48 60
3-point field goals – Keller, Sumner 2, Moe; Wohlleber 2, Opdahl 2, Purdy, Johnston 3, Lindholm. Total fouls – Florence-Henry 9; Waubay-Summit 10. Rebounds – Waubay-Summit 24 (Opdahl 7, Johnston 6). Turnovers – Waubay-Summit 11. Assists – Waubay-Summit 14 (Purdy 6). Steals – Waubay-Summit 9 (Opdahl 4).
Hamlin 65, Castlewood 43
CASTLEWOOD (12-4): Jackson Schofield 3 1-6 7, Booker Schooley 0 3-4 3, Bryon Laue 3 2-5 8, Lane Tvedt 5 3-4 14, Joe Decker 1 0-0 3, Quincy Thu 1 0-0 2, Jamison Keszler 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 9-19 43.
HAMLIN (11-3): Easton Neuendorf 1 0-0 3, Tyson Stevenson 7 2-2 20, Zac VanMeeteren 1 1-2 3, Dawson Noem 1 0-0 3, Brennan Keszler 8 1-2 17, Jackson Wadsworth 3 3-4 12, Rylan Bawdon 2 0-0 5, Evan Stormo 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 7-10 65.
Castlewood 11 19 28 43
Hamlin 15 33 53 65
3-point field goals – Decker, Tvedt; Neuendor, Stevenson 4, Noem, Wadsworth 3, Bawdon. Fouls – Castlewood 13; Hamlin 16.
Deuel 61, Groton 52
DEUEL (9-3): Trey Maaland 4 1-3 9, Braydon Simon 7 3-6 17, Owen Quail 1 0-0 2, Gavin Benck 4 7-9 17, Ronnie Begalka 1 0-0 2, Ricky Berndt 2 0-0 4, Carter Leddy 5 0-0 10. Totals 24 11-18 61.
GROTON (8-3): Jacob Zak 3 5-5 14, Lane Tietz 0 1-2 1, Cole Simon 3 1-4 9, Tate Larson 9 3-4 21, Teylor Diegel 1 0-0 2, Ryder Johnson 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 11-17 52.
Deuel 21 35 44 61
Groton 11 23 41 52
3-point field goals – Benck 2; Zak, Simon 2. Fouls – Deuel 14; Groton 7. Rebounds – Groton 20 (Larson 5). Turnovers – Groton 12. Assists – Groton 13 (Zak 4, Tietz 4). Steals – Groton 7 (Tietz 2, Simon 2, Johnson 2).
Faulkton 76, Sunshine Bible 33
FAULKTON (5-9): Roman DiMaria 7 4-4 18, D.J. McGaugh 1 1-2 3, Layne Cotton 11 3-7 26, Gus Kopecky 2 1-2 5, Marshall Koens 1 0-0 3, Gian DiMaria 1 0-0 3, Carter Hall 1 0-0 2, Spencer Melius 3 1-2 8, Charlie Deiter 3 0-0 7, Trey Machtemes 0 1-3 1. Totals 30 11-20 76.
SUNSHINE BIBLE (0-11): Owan Watson 0 0-2 0, Daniel Gerbracht 2 3-5 7, Parker Jones 0 1-2 1, Nolan Triebwasser 4 5-8 13, River Jones 2 0-0 5, Josh Wilken 1 0-0 3, Issac Hague 0 1-2 1, Toby Mickelson 1 1-4 1. Totals 10 11-23.
Faulkton 13 43 61 76
Sunshine Bible 7 20 26 33
3-point field goals – Cotton, Koens, G. DiMaria, Melius, Deiter; Jones, Wilken. Fouled out – Sunshine Bible, Anthony Mitchell. Total fouls – Faulkton 19; Sunshine Bible 18. Rebounds – Faulkton 39 (Cotton 11); Sunshine Bible 26 (Gerbracht 4, Watson 4). Turnovers – Faulkton 15; Sunshine Bible 31. Assists – Faulkton Area 16 (Cotton 5); Sunshine Bible 5. Steals – Faulkton 21 (Cotton 8); Sunshine Bible 10 (P. Jones 5).


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