HARTFORD – Lane Tietz finished with 31 points, three assists and four steals as Groton pulled away from West Central for a 71-54 non-conference boys’ basketball win Friday night.

Jacob Zak, Keegan Tracy and Logan Ringgenberg each had 11 points for the Tigers, who led by just five at halftime. Ryder Johnson contributed seven points and a team-leading nine rebounds.

GROTON (2-1): Jacob Zak 4 2-3 11, Lane Tietz 11 6-7 31, Ryder Johnson 2 3-4 7, Keegan Tracy 4 0-0 11, Logan Ringgenberg 4 3-6 11. Totals 25 14-20 71.

WEST CENTRAL (0-3): Anthony Lanham 1 0-0 2, Connor Mebius 2 0-0 6, Crew Heier 4 0-2 8, Will Kuhl 2 0-0 6, Carter Tetzlaff 1 0-0 2, Brodie Herr 3 1-1 9, Kolte Garry 2 0-0 4, Luke Knight 1 0-0 2, Jake Kuhl 5 0-0 10, Paden Schulte 1 1-1 3, Elliot DeJong 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 2-4 54.

Groton 17 35 56 71

West Central 16 31 37 54

3-point field goals – Zak, Tietz (3), Tracy (3); Mebius (2), W. Kuhl (2), Herr (2). Total fouls – Groton 13; West Central 16. Rebounds – Groton 23 (Johnson 9); West Central (J. Kuhl 11). Turnovers – Groton 7. Assists – Groton 13 (Zak 3, Tietz 3); West Central (Connor Mebius 3). Steals – Groton 10 (Tietz 4).

Webster 57, Britton-Hecla 30

WEBSTER (2-1): Ian Lesnar 2 3-4 9, Jacob Keller 5 3-3 13, Peyton Kuecker 3 0-0 6, Brent Bearman 0 0-2 0, Matthew Mount 3 0-0 8, Tommy Vergeldt 2 0-0 4, Jeron McCreary 4 3-4 12, Jack Shoemaker 1 2-2 5. Totals 20 11-15 57.

BRITTON-HECLA (0-3): Ty Fagerland 3 0-0 6, Dawson Treeby 1 0-0 2, Daniel Person 2 2-2 6, Jordyn McGregor 1 0-0 2, Jaxon Zuehlke 1 0-0 2, William Richter 2 0-0 6, Benjamin Folkman 1 0-0 3, Mitchell Burger 1 0-0 2, Graham Fosness 0 1-4 1. Totals 12 3-6 30.

Webster 12 28 44 57

Britton-Hecla 4 12 23 30

3-point field goals – Lesnar (2), Mount (2), McCreary, Shoemaker; Richter (2), Folkman. Total fouls – Webster 13; Britton-Hecla 15. Rebounds – Webster 39 (McCreary 10); Britton-Hecla 24 (Zuehlke 5). Turnovers – Webster 12; Britton-Hecla 14. Assists – Webster 8 (Bearman 3); Britton-Hecla 3 (Fagerland, Peyton Pearson, Zuehlke). Steals – Webster 10 (Lesnar 3); Britton-Hecla 9 (Fagerland 2, McGregor 2, Zuehlke 2).

James Valley Christian 59, Sunshine Bible Academy 35

JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN (1-1): Gavin Waldner 2 0-0 4, Dax Frandsen 1 1-2 4, Ethan Bartholow 2 0-0 4, Isaac Korell 2 0-0 4, Jerrad Wallman 8 3-4 19, Jayven Van Scharrel 1 0-0 3, Tayne Herrmann 2 0-0 5, Davis Chase 4 1-1 9, Huntley Steele 2 1-1 5, Jackson Peck 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 6-8 59.

SUNSHINE BIBLE ACADEMY (0-3): Trey Thieman 7 0-0 20, Owan Watson 3 0-0 6, River Jones 1 0-0 2, Dominic Kalacinski 2 2-2 7. Totals 13 2-2 35.

James Valley Christian 16 42 52 59

Sunshine Bible Academy 11 18 26 35

3-point field goals – Frandsen, Van Scharrel, Herrmann; Thieman (6), Kalacinski. Total fouls – James Valley Christian 5; Sunshine Bible Academy 13. Rebounds – James Valley Christian 39 (Bartholow 7); Sunshine Bible Academy 21 (Watson 4, Kalacinski 4). Turnovers – James Valley Christian 18; Sunshine Bible Academy 21. Assists – James Valley Christian 15 (Bartholow 5); Sunshine Bible Academy 12 (Kalacinski 3); Steals – James Valley Christian 15 (Waldner 7); Sunshine Bible Academy 13 (Thieman 7).

Waverly-South Shore 58, Waubay-Summit 45

WAUBAY-SUMMIT (1-2): Jackson Wohlleber 3 4-6 12, Jared Purdy 3 0-0 6, Tigh Gaikowski 1 0-0 2, Dylan Rumpza 1 0-0 2, Traveion Neilan 1 3-4 5, Camden Neilan 2 0-0 6, Kingston Big Eagle 6 0-0 12. Totals 17 7-10 45.

WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (2-1): Colton Kranz 8 4-7 21, Sam Appelhof 4 0-0 9, Brady Eschen 1 2-6 4, Cody Thompson 0 1-2 1, Zach Ries 9 0-0 18, Kyle Kneeland 1 0-0 3, Jace Jellis 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 7-15 58.

Waubay-Summit 5 21 38 45

Waverly-South Shore 12 24 39 58

3-point field goals – Wohlleber (2), C. Neilan (2); Kranz, Appelhof, Kneeland. Total fouls – Waubay-Summit 16; Waverly-South Shore 15.

Great Plains Lutheran 69, Tri-State 49

Tri-State scoring not reported.

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (3-0): Hayden Karli 2 1-2 6, Micah Holien 1 1-2 4, Alex Heil 6 4-5 19, Martin Krenz 9 2-2 20, Austin Rubendall 6 0-0 12, Myles York 4 0-0 8. Totals 28 8-11 69.

Great Plains Lutheran 32 69

Tri-State 25 49

3-point field goals – Karli, Holien, Heil (3). Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 17. Rebounds – Great Plains Lutheran 37 (Krenz 11). Turnovers – Great Plains Lutheran 15. Assists – Great Plains Lutheran 10 (Heil 4). Steals – Great Plains Lutheran 7 (Holien 2, York 2).

Potter County 53, Northwestern 30

POTTER COUNTY (2-0): Carter Luikens 7 1-1 15, Ryder Falkenhagen 5 0-0 11, Landon Larson 4 3-6 13, Chance Smith 0 2-2 2, Jhett Simon 3 1-2 7, Sep van Oosterhout 0 0-4 0, Brendan Bieber 1 0-0 2, Jerand Chase 1 0-0 3. Totals 21 7-15 53.

NORTHWESTERN (1-2): Lincoln Woodring 3 2-2 10, Jack Hansen 0 1-3 1, Nathan Melius 5 4-6 15, Carson Ewalt 1 0-0 2, Patrick Olson 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 7-11 30.

Potter County 11 17 33 53

Northwestern 4 11 20 30

3-point field goals – Larson (2), Falkenhagen, Chase; Woodring (2), Melius. Total fouls – Potter County 11; Northwestern 16. Rebounds – Potter County 36 (Luikens 10); Northwestern 36 (Landon Braun 6). Turnovers – Potter County 17; Northwestern 25. Assists – Potter County 9 (Smith 3); Northwestern 5 (Woodring 3). Steals – Potter County 14 (Luikens 4); Northwestern 9 (Melius 2, Braun 2).