MELLETTE – Layne Cotton scored 33 points, hauled down 17 rebounds and dished out three assists to  help power Faulkton past Northwestern 70-49 in Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball action Tuesday night.

Spencer Melius added 17 points for the Trojans, who improved to 9-3 on the season.

Northwestern received 16 points from Lincoln Woodring, and 15 from Nathan Melius.

FAULKTON (9-3): Gian DiMaria 2 1-4 7, Spencer Melius 6 2-3 17, Charlie Dieter 2 2-4 6, Layne Cotton 10 11-15 33, Trey Machtemes 2 1-4 5, Gus Kopecky 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 17-30 70.

NORTHWESTERN (1-10): Lincoln Woodring 7 0-1 16, Carson Ewalt 2 0-0 4, Jack Hansen 1 1-2 3, Dawson Ward 3 0-0 7, Nathan Melius 6 3-4 15, Joshua Thorson 1 0-0 2, Patrick Olson 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 4-7 49.

Faulkton 13 31 45 70

Northwestern 12 20 38 49

3-point field goals – Melius (3), DiMaria (2), Cotton (2); Woodring (2), Ward. Total fouls – Faulkton Area 11; Northwestern 22. Rebounds – Faulkton Area 43 (Cotton 17); Northwestern 28 (Hansen 6). Turnovers – Faulkton Area 15; Northwestern 17. Assists – Faulkton Area 7 (Cotton 3); Northwestern 7 (Ward 2, Kayden Drobny 2). Steals – Faulkton Area 5 (Melius 2, Dieter 2); Northwestern 10 (Melius 4).

Webster 61, Waverly-South Shore 35

WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (8-3): Sam Appelhof 5 1-2 16, Colton Kranz 3 1-4 8, Bryan Ramirez 0 2- 2 2, Zach Ries 1 0-0 2, Colten Schroeder 1 0-0 2, Cody Thompson 1 3-5 5. Totals 12 7-13 35.

WEBSTER (5-7): Brent Bearman 5 4-5 14, Jacob Keller 3 0-0 6, Ian Lesnar 2 0-0 4, Jeron McCreary 4 2-3 10, Matthew Mount 3 6-9 14, Jack Shoemaker 3 0-0 7, Tommy Vergeldt 3 0-2 6. Totals 23 12-19 61.

Waverly-South Shore 10 14 26 35

Webster 20 38 53 61

3-point field goals – Appelhof (3), Kranz; Mount (2), Shoemaker. Total fouls – Waverly-South Shore 13; Webster 18. Rebounds – Waverly-South Shore 25 (Appelhof 7); Webster 32 (McCreary 7). Turnovers – Waverly-South Shore 25; Webster 12. Assists – Waverly-South Shore 3 (Kranz 2); Webster 7 (McCreary 2, Mount 2). Steals – Waverly-South Shore 7 (Appelhof, Brady Eschen, Kranz, Ramirez, Ries, Schroeder, Thompson); Webster 19 (Mount 4, Shoemaker 4).

McLaughlin 56, Mobridge-Pollock 31

McLAUGHLIN (9-2): Boston Miller 1 0-0 3, Reymin Yellow Earrings 8 0-1 21, Renzo Bullhead 6 0- 2 4, Cass Demery 7 0-0 15, Levyn White Bull 1 0-0 2, Tyler Bullhead 2 0-0 5, Daven Archambault 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 0-3 56.

MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK (5-4): Kale Knudson 3 0-0 4, Jackson Eisemann 0 1-2 1, Simon Fried 1 0-0 2, Shane Henderson 5 1-2 11, Michael Wald 2 0-0 6, Unique White Twin 2 0-0 7. Totals 13 2-4 31.

McLaughlin 11 18 38 56

Mobridge-Pollock 5 15 20 31

3-point field goals – Yellow Earrings (5), Miller, Demery, T. Bullhead; Wald (2), Knudson. Rebounds – McLaughlin 25 (Demery 8); Mobridge-Pollock 20 (Knudson 6). Turnovers – McLaughlin 14; Mobridge-Pollock 16. Assists – McLaughlin 9 (Yellow Earrings 2, R. Bullhead 2, Demery 2, White Bull 2); Mobridge-Pollock 6 (Eisemann 2). Steals – McLaughlin 9 (Miller 2, Yellow Earrings 2, R. Bullhead 2, Demery 2); Mobridge-Pollock 9 (Henderson 3).

Leola-Frederick 58, Britton-Hecla 20

LEOLA-FREDERICK (12-0): Brayden Sumption 4 0-0 11, Gavin Nickelson 2 0-0 4, Noah Kippley 3 0-0 6, Milo Sumption 1 0-0 2, Ethan Petrich 1 0-0 2, Westyn Thorpe 3 0-0 8, Austin Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Jace Thorpe 1 0-0 3, Lucas Gulbranson 3 4-6 11, Taylor Himanga 1 0-0 2, Winston Clark 1 1-1 3, Titus Kippley 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 5-7 58.

BRITTON-HECLA (1-11): Dawson Treeby 0 1-2 1, Daniel Person 1 2-2 4, Jordyn McGregor 2 2-3 6, Jaxon Zuehlke 1 0-0 2, Will Richter 1 0-0 2, Graham Fosness 1 0-0 3, Chaz Vietor 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 5-7 20.

Leola-Frederick 20 44 56 58

Britton-Hecla 3 9 18 20

3-point field goals – B. Sumption (3), W. Thorpe (2), J. Thorpe, Gulbranson; Fosness. Total fouls – Leola-Frederick 8; Britton-Hecla 9.

Hitchcock-Tulare 60, Redfield 39

REDFIELD (1-9): Ethan Falk 2 1-2 5, Tristan O’Daniel 5 1-4 12, Micah Zastrow 1 0-0 2, Justin Ratigan 6 1-1 13, Grady Hulscher 3 0-0 7. Totals 17 3-7 39.

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (5-6): Brendan Nowell 2 3-3 7, Patrick Maynard 1 1-1 3, Erik Salmen 6 4-5 17, Jackson Maynard 8 0-2 16, Devin Enander 3 5-7 11, Preston Wipf 3 0-0 6. Totals 23 13-18 60.

Redfield 13 26 34 39

Hitchcock-Tulare 14 31 48 60

3-point field goals – O’Daniel, Hulscher; Salmen. Total fouls – Redfield 17; Hitchcock-Tulare 11.

Florence-Henry 66, Arlington 55

FLORENCE-HENRY (7-6): James Schroeder 3 4-9 10, Logan Vavruska 3 0-0 9, Carson Vavruska 7 3-4 17, Ty Bergh 6 2-4 14, Tristyn Sumner 2 0-1 4, Logan Koll 4 4-8 12. Totals 25 13-26 66.

ARLINGTON (1-7): Riley Miller 5 0-0 14, Paxton Rheault 7 1-2 18, Miles Antonen 4 1-2 9, Tommy Bacon 1 2-4 4, Keden Steffensen 0 1-2 1, Brecken Vossler 3 0-0 9. Totals 20 5-10 55.

3-point field goals – L. Vavruska (3); Miller (4), Rheault (3), Vossler (3). Total fouls – Florence-Henry 10; Arlington 18. Rebounds – Florence-Henry 43 (Bergh 11); Arlington 42 (Rheault 13). Turnovers – Florence-Henry 11; Arlington 18. Assists – Florence-Henry 10 (C. Vavruska 4); Arlington 8 (Rheault 4). Blocked shots – Florence-Henry 4 (Schroeder, L. Vavruska, C. Vavruska, Bergh); Arlington 4 (Antonen 2). Steals – Florence-Henry 8 (Bergh 4); Arlington 5 (Vossler 2).

Castlewood 76, Colman-Egan 30

CASTLEWOOD (12-1): Luke Baumberger 5 1-1 12, Bryon Laue 8 1-5 18, Jamison Keszler 2 0-0 4, Lane Tvedt 7 1-2 15, Bowen Ryan 1 0-0 2, Brody Bass 4 0-0 9, Jyler Tharaldsen 2 1-6 5, Ody Wernke 1 0-0 2, Kamden Keszler 0 0-2 0, Larz Tvedt 1 0-0 3, Tyson Manley 2 0-0 6. Totals 33 4-16 76.

COLMAN-EGAN (4-5): Jase Mousel 5 3-4 16, Jackson Wright 1 0-0 2, Jackson Zwart 4 0-2 10, Tobey Lee 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 3-6 30.

Castlewood 19 38 56 76

Colman-Egan 9 17 25 30

3-point field goals – Manley (2), Larz Tvedt, Baumberger, Laue, Bass; Mousel (3), Zwart (2). Total fouls – Castlewood 5; Colman-Egan 13. Rebounds – Castlewood 32 (Laue 15); Colman-Egan 29. Turnovers – Castlewood 2; Colman-Egan 14. Assists – Castlewood 24 (Lane Tvedt 6, J. Keszler 6); Colman-Egan 8. Steals – Castlewood 6; Colman-Egan 1.