LEOLA – Layne Cotton scored 12 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter as Faulkton handed Leola-Frederick its first loss of the season with a 63-55 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball victory Thursday night. Cotton made 8 of 10 free throws in the final period.
Gian DiMaria added 13 points and Spencer Melius finished with 12 for Faulkton, which improved to 10-3 on the season.
Brayden Sumption led a balanced Leola-Frederick attack with 10 points. The Titans, who received at least six points from six different players, slipped to 12-1 on the year.
FAULKTON (10-3): Gian DiMaria 5 1-2 13, Spencer Melius 5 2-6 12, Layne Cotton 8 12-12 29, Trey Machtemes 1 3-5 5, Carter Hall 1 0-0 2, Gus Kopecky 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 18-25 63.
LEOLA-FREDERICK (12-1): Brayden Sumption 3 1-2 10, Gavin Nickelson 3 0-0 6, Noah Kippley 2 0-0 6, Milo Sumption 4 0-1 8, Ethan Petrich 2 2-2 6, Westyn Thorpe 1 0-0 2, Taylor Himanga 2 1-2 5, Winston Clark 2 2-2 7, Titus Kippley 1 3-4 5. Totals 20 9-13 55.
Faulkton 16 28 46 63
Leola-Frederick 18 28 41 55
3-point field goals – DiMaria (2), Cotton; B. Sumption (3), N. Kippley (2), Clark. Fouled out – Faulkton, Charlie Deiter. Total fouls – Faulkton 15; Leola-Frederick 21.
Hitchcock-Tulare 54, Sully Buttes 46
SULLY BUTTES (3-7): Logan Severson 4 0-0 9, Trever Marshall 2 2-2 7, Wesley Wittler 9 2-2 22, Gavin Colson 3 0-2 6, Gavin Barber 0 0-2 0. Totals 18 4-8 46.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE (6-6): Brendan Nowell 3 4-6 10, Patrick Maynard 5 0-0 15, Erik Salmen 5 0-0 10, Blaze Binger 0 2-4 2, Jackson Maynard 8 1-1 17. Totals 21 7-11 54.
Sully Buttes 9 22 35 46
Hitchcock-Tulare 8 15 36 54
3-point field goals – Wittler (2), Severson, Marshall; P. Maynard (5). Total fouls – Sully Buttes 17; Hitchcock-Tulare 11.
Milbank 60, Deuel 48
MILBANK (8-4): Sam Rick 1 1-3 3, Graham Lightfield 2 0-0 5, Yohana Ajwanga 6 2-2 15, Garrett Mertens 4 0-0 8, Jaxson Wildung 3 0-2 7, Joe Schulte 8 2-2 20, Emmet Hanson 2 0-0 2. Totals 25 5-9 60.
DEUEL (7-6): Troy Jenson 5 1-2 11, Trey Maaland 5 4-6 16, Jaxon Peterreins 1 0-0 3, Gabe Sather 4 3-4 11, Dexter Unzen 1 0-0 2, Caleb Ronne 1 0-0 2, Robbie Begalka 1 1-1 3. Totals 18 9-13 48.
Milbank 15 29 46 60
Deuel 7 22 35 48
3-point field goals – Schulte (2), Lightfield, Ajwanga, Wildung; Maaland (2), Peterreins. Total fouls – Milbank 17; Deuel 15. Rebounds – Milbank 36 (Wildung 10); Deuel 20 (Sather 8). Turnovers – Milbank 18; Deuel 8. Assists – Deuel 4 (Jenson, Maaland, Peterreins, Begalka). Blocked shots – Milbank 1 (Wildung); Deuel 4 (Sather 2). Steals – Milbank 6 (Mertens 2, Wildung 2); Deuel 8 (Jenson 3, Sather 3).
Ipswich 73, Herreid-Selby Area 43
HERREID-SELBY AREA (3-10): Wayde Grage 5 2-2 13, Trevor Gill 2 0-0 5, Cole Zabel 4 0-0 8, Mason Vetter 4 0-0 12, Jared Weisbeck 0 2-2 2, Timothy Rueb 0 1-2 1, Xavier Ritter 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 5-6 43.
IPSWICH (11-3): Xavier Kadlec 1 0-2 2, Chet Peterson 10 0-0 21, Jace Konsor 5 1-1 12, Kyle Hettich 2 0-0 5, Trevor Heinz 12 0-0 24, Tucker Kadlec 3 1-2 7, Jaxon Holt 1 0-0 2. Totals 34 2-5 73.
Herreid-Selby Area 14 25 33 43
Ipswich 15 31 50 73
3-point field goals – Vetter (4), Gill, Grage; Peterson, Konsor, Hettich. Total fouls – Herreid-Selby Area 11; Ipswich 7. Rebounds – Herreid-Selby Area 18 (Grage 3, Zabel 3); Ipswich 41 (Peterson 9). Turnovers – Herreid-Selby Area 14; Ipswich 11. Assists – Herreid-Selby Area 6 (Grage 2, Vetter 2); Ipswich 19 (Hettich 6). Blocked shots – Ipswich 4 (Peterson 2). Steals – Herreid-Selby Area 6 (Grage 3); Ipswich 9 (Konsor 3, Heinz 3).
Groton 66, Webster 30
WEBSTER (5-8): Ian Lesnar 2 2-2 8, Jeron McCreary 1 0-1 2, Matthew Mount 4 1-3 11, Tommy Vergeldt 0 2-2 2, Jack Shoemaker 0 2-2 2, Thomas Kuecker 0 1-2 1, Tate Mammenga 0 2-4 2, Payton Kuecker 1 0-2 2. Totals 8 10-18 30.
GROTON (9-2): Jacob Zak 4 2-4 10, Lane Tietz 7 3-3 17, Ryder Johnson 8 0-1 19, Keegan Tracy 1 0-0 2, Logan Ringgenberg 2 0-0 4, Teylor Diegel 2 0-0 5, Kassen Keough 1 2-2 4, Holden Sippel 1 0-0 2, Easton Weber 1 0-0 3. Totals 27 7-10 66.
Webster 6 19 29 30
Groton 19 31 52 66
3-point field goals – Lesnar (2), Mount (2); Johnson (3), Diegel, Weber. Total fouls – Webster 16; Groton 18. Rebounds – Webster 22 (Lesnar 6); Groton 31 (Johnson 8). Turnovers – Webster 24; Groton 13. Assists – Webster 5 (Jacob Keller 2, Lesnar 2); Groton 15 (Tietz 4, Tracy 4). Blocked shots – Webster 1 (Lesnar); Groton 6 (Zak 2, Gage Sippel 2). Steals – Webster 9 (McCreary 3); Groton 16 (Tietz 4).
