WOLSEY – Moshe Richmond scored 28 points, hauled down nine rebounds, and collected four steals to help lead Wolsey-Wessington to a 77-42 boys’ basketball win over Iroquois-Lake Preston in the opening round of the 281 Conference Tournament on Monday.

Tate French added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Caleb Richmond finished with 12 points and four assists for the Warbirds, who improved to 8-1 on the season.

Lucas Peskey paced Iroquois-Lake Preston with 10 points.

IROQUOIS-LAKE PRESTON (1-9): Josh McMaster 3 0-0 8, Lucas Peskey 4 1-2 10, Daunte Glanzer 1 0-0 2, Weston Woodcock 1 0-0 3, Ryne Greene 3 0-0 7, Jaxson Long 1 0-0 2, Rexton Blue 1 0-0 3, Rayson Timm 3 1-2 7. Totals 17 2-4 42.

WOLSEY-WESSINGTON (8-1): Caleb Richmond 7 3-3 12, Moshe Richmond 11 6-10 28, Peyton Rainford 2 0-0 5, Grant Timm 1 0-0 3, Tate French 5 2-2 13, Harley Roberts 1 0-0 3, Sawyer Nelson 1 1-2 3. Totals 28 12-17 77.

Iroquois-Lake Preston 14 21 35 42

Wolsey-Wessington 17 38 61 77

3-point field goals – McMaster (2), Peskey, Woodcock, Greene, Blue; C. Richmond (5), Rainford, Timm, French, Roberts. Total fouls – Iroquois-Lake Preston 10; Wolsey-Wessington 11. Rebounds – Iroquois-Lake Preston 16 (Ben Curd 3, Peskey 3, Greene 3, Woodcock 3); Wolsey-Wessington 31 (M. Richmond 9, French 8). Turnovers – Iroquois-0Lake Preston 19; Wolsey-Wessington 15. Assists – Iroquois-Lake Preston 1; Wolsey-Wessington 18 (Rainford 6, C. Richmond 4). Steals – Iroquois-Lake Preston 11 (Peskey 5); Wolsey-Wessington 11 (M. Richmond 4, Rainford 3).

Wessington Springs 71, Sunshine Bible Academy 19

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SUNSHINE BIBLE ACADEMY (1-6): Trey Thieman 6 0-0 15, Tarrence Mickelson 2 0-0 4. Total 8 0-0 19.

WESSINGTON SPRINGS (7-1): Blake Larson 2 2-2 6, Parker Graff 6 2-2 15, Ryder Michalek 4 2-2 10, Brock Krueger 3 2-2 9, Colby Flowers 4 2-3 10, Karter Mebius 2 1-2 5, Luke Larson 2 0-0 6, Branden Flowers 20-2 4, Blake Miller 1 0-0 2, Wesley Molnar 1 0-1 2, Brett Miller 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 11-16 71.

Sunshine Bible Academy 7 10 17 19

Wessington Springs 18 40 57 71

3-point field goals – Thielman (3); Graff, Krueger, Larson (2). Total fouls – Sunshine Bible Academy 13; Wessington Springs 6. Rebounds – Sunshine Bible Academy 14 (Thieman 3); Wessington Springs 28 (Michalek 7). Turnovers – Sunshine Bible Academy 31; Wessington Springs 10. Assists – Sunshine Bible Academy 8; Wessington Springs 17 (Krueger 4, Michalek 4). Steals – Sunshine Bible Academy 10 (Thieman3); Wessington Springs18 (Graff 5).

James Valley Christian 53, Highmore-Harrold 46

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HIGHMORE (3-6): Carson Stephenson 1 6-6 9, Miles McPeak 2 0-1 5, Aidan Ferens 2 0-0 6, Caleb Roth 1 0-0 2, Trake Cowan 10 4-6 24. Totals 16 10-13 46.

JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN (3-4): Dax Ferndsen 2 5-6 10, Ethan Bartholow 1 0-4 2, Isaac Korell 2 0-0 4, Davis Chase 2 3-6 9, Jerrad Wallman 9 3-4 22, Gavin Waldner 2 0-0 4, Huntley Steele 1 0-1 2. Totals 19 11-21 53.

Highmore-Harrold 8 21 32 46

James Valley Christian 9 19 31 53

3-point field goals – Stephenson, McPeak, Ferens (2); Ferndsen, Chase (2), Wallman. Total fouls – Highmore-Harrold 19; James Valley Christian 15. Rebounds – James Valley Christian 32 (Wallman 12, Chase 8). Turnovers – James Valley Christian 7. Assists – James Valley Christian 11 (Chase 5). Steals – James Valley Christian 4 (Bartholow 2).

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 64, Hitchcock-Tulare 39

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HITCHCOCK-TULARE (3-5): Brendan Nowell 1 1-2 3, Blaze Binger 1 0-4 2, Erik Salmen 4 1-2 9, Patrick Maynard 5 1-2 13, Jackson Maynard 2 2-2 7, Devin Enander 2 0-2 4. Totals 15-51 5-14 39.

SANBORN CENTRAL-WOONSOCKET (4-5): Jeff Boschee 7 1-2 15, Payton Uecker 3 0-0 9, Trey Moody 3 4-4 10, Cody Slykhuis 6 2-3 14, McCoy Schulz 3 1-2 7, Landon Jensen 1 2-2 5, Grant Edwards 2 0-0 4. Totals 25-62 9-13 64.

Hitchcock-Tulare 1425 32 39

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 15 31 44 64

3-point field goals – Nowell, P. Maynard (2), J. Maynard; Uecker (3), Jensen. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 9; Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 14. Rebounds – Hitchcock-Tulare 30 (J. Maynard 6, P. Maynard 6, Enander 6); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 35 (Boschee 10, Moody 7). Turnovers – Hitchcock-Tulare 13; Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 6. Assists – Hitchcock-Tulare 2; Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 15 (Bryce Larson 7). Steals – Hitchcock-Tulare 4 (Enander 2); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 9 (Larson 3).