
CLEAR LAKE – Deuel bolted out to a 12-point first-quarter lead and held off Clark-Willow Lake for a 51-41 Northeast Conference girls’ basketball victory Friday night.
Josie Andersen tossed in 15 points, and Jaycee Hourigan followed with 14 for the Cardinals, who received at least six points from five different players.
Kamryn Nesheim had 15 points, and Tehya Vig 14 to lead Clark-Willow Lake.
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (3-7): Sami Brenden 1 0-0 2, Tehya Vig 4 6-8 14, Kamryn Nesheim 5 0-0 15, Shay Michalski 0 0-2 0, Shelby Begeman 4 0-0 8, Bryn Roehrich 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 6-10 41.
DEUEL (5-5): Jaycee Hourigan 6 2-2 14, Kaitlyn Gubrud 2 2-4 6, Josie Andersen 5 4-8 15, Graclyn Nielsen 2 2-4 8, Camdyn Peterreins 2 3-4 7, Morgan Theisen 0 1-2 1, Alayna Carlson 0 0-4 0. Totals 17 14-28 51.
Clark-Willow Lake 4 21 30 41
Deuel 16 26 39 51
3-point field goals – Nesheim (5); Nielsen (2), Andersen. Total fouls – Clark-Willow Lake 20; Deuel 13.
Florence-Henry 32, Warner 30
FLORENCE-HENRY (8-1): Haley Hlavacek 0 2-4 2, Reese Schmidt 0 0-1 0, Caylin Kelly 6 4-4 17, Ashlynn Vavruska 4 0-2 11, Brooke Hlavacek 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 6-11 32.
WARNER (9-1): Kyra Marcuson 1 2-2 4, Ava Nilsson 3 1-2 8, Lauren Marcuson 4 3-4 10, Stacia Carda 2 1-2 5, Jordyn Jensen 1 1-1 3. Totals 11 7-11 30.
Florence-Henry 5 11 22 32
Warner 7 17 22 30
3-point field goals – Vavruska (3), Kelly; Nilsson. Total fouls – Florence-Henry 11; Warner 16.
NOTE: Ashlynn Vavruska made a game-winning 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
Langford Area 47, Tiospa Zina 30
TIOSPA ZINA (0-10): Maya Deutsch 2 0-2 5, Latice Rodlund 2 0-0 6, Hannah Zeigler 5 5-6 15, Journey Haley 0 1-2 1, Harmony Rodlund 1 0-0 2, Angel Eastman 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 7-12 30.
LANGFORD AREA (3-6): Paytyn Marlow 2 3-5 8, Tawnee Nelson 2 1-2 5, Lizzie Gustafson 5 0-2 10, Alex Darling 4 3-8 13, Eliana Darling 5 1-2 11. Totals 18 8-19 47.
Tiospa Zina 8 19 27 30
Langford Area 18 20 34 47
3-point field goals – Rodlund (2), Deutsch; A. Darling (2), Marlow. Total fouls – Tiospa Zina 18; Langford Area 10.
Wessington Springs 51, Sunshine Bible Academy 14
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SUNSHINE BIBLE ACADEMY (1-6): Abby Hinman 3 0-0 6, Brielle Jeffery 1 0-0 3, Annaliese Van Zee 1 1-2 3, Breanna Thieman 0 2-2 2. Totals 5 3-4 14.
WESSINGTON SPRINGS (6-2): Avery Orth 6 2-3 14, Alyssa Grohs 0 1-2 1, Ashlyn Weber 1 1-2 3, Kerstynn Heim 4 0-0 9, Carissa Scheel 2 6-6 10, Addyson Orth 2 0-0 4, Kendall Kolousek 1 0-0 3, Mariah Messmer 2 0-0 5, Kaitlyn Braun 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 10-13 51.
Sunshine Bible Academy 2 8 13 14
Wessington Springs 20 40 47 51
3-point field goals – Jeffery; Heim, Kolousek, Messmer. Totals fouls – Sunshine Bible Academy 11; Wessington Springs 8. Rebounds – Sunshine Bible Academy 14 (Betra Amare 3); Wessington Springs 21 (Scheel 6). Turnovers – Sunshine Bible Academy 19; Wessington Springs 5. Assists – Sunshine Bible Academy 4; Wessington Springs 13 (Grohs 4); Steals – Sunshine Bible Academy 9; Wessington Springs 9 (Avery Orth 3).
James Valley Christian 53, Highmore-Harrold 32
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HIGHMORE-HARROLD (4-5): Autumn Fallis 3 2-4 8, April Fallis 1 2-2 5, Kendall Cermak 2 1-2 5, Jada Baloun 7 0-0 14, Elle Stagg 0 0-2 0. Totals 13 5-10 32.
JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-3): Rhayonna Hood 3 2-2 9, Addyson Knight 2 0-0 4, Alexa Goertz 5 8-9 19, Kaylie Robinson 4 0-0 8, Addison Bartholow 5 0-0 11, Daril Frandsen 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 10-11 53.
Highmore-Harrold 9 13 25 32
James Valley Christian 13 25 42 53
3-point field goals – April Fallis; Hood, Goertz, Bartholow. Total fouls – Highmore-Harrold 9; James Valley Christian 12. Rebounds – Highmore-Harrold 26 (Baloun 11). Turnovers – Highmore-Harrold 12. Assists – Highmore-Harrold 9. Steals – Highmore-Harrold – 2 (April Fallis, Addison McDonnell).
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 50, Wolsey-Wessington 35
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WOLSEY-WESSINGTON (3-7): Payton Kemnitz 6 1-4 13, Shae Uttecht 1 0-2 2, Kendal Uttecht 4 0-0 8, Lainey Uttecht 2 0-0 5, Maria Nelson 1 0-0 2, Kenli Hooks 2 1-1 5. Totals 16 2-7 35.
SANBORN CENTRAL-WOONSOCKET (7-2): Jaycee Baruth 5 3-6 14, Liz Boschee 6 2-5 14, Kam Ochsner 5 0-0 11, Kara Wormstadt 1 0-0 2, Kali Hofer 2 0-2 4, Kenzie Schley 2 0-2 5. Totals 21 5-15 50.
Wolsey-Wessington 6 14 26 35
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 12 24 40 50
3-point field goals – L. Uttecht; J. Baruth, K. Ochsner, Schley. Total fouls – Wolsey-Wessington 13; Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 15. Rebounds – Wolsey-Wessington 18 (Nelson 5); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 20 (Boschee 6). Turnovers – Wolsey-Wessington 18; Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 11. Assists – Wolsey-Wessington 7 (L. Uttecht 3); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 12 (K. Ochsner 4). Steals – Wolsey-Wessington 7 (L. Uttecht 2); Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 9 (Boschee 4).
Iroquois-Lake Preston 38, Hitchcock-Tulare 36
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HITCHCOCK-TULARE (2-7): Katelyn Schroeder 4 3-4 12, Isabel Gilbert 0 2-2 2, Rebecca Huizenga 3 3-7 9, Cambree Hoekman 4 1-3 13. Totals 11 9-16 36.
IROQUOIS-LAKE PRESTON (7-3): Adison Moore 6 6-16 19, Faith Steffensen 0 1-2 1, Rebecca Bich 2 0-0 6, Hadlee Holt 1 8-13 12. Totals 10 15-31 38.
Hitchcock-Tulare 9 14 28 36
Iroquois-Lake Preston 6 17 20 38
3-point field goals – Hoekman (4), Schroeder; Bich (2), Moore. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 18; Iroquois-Lake Preston 17. Rebounds – Hitchcock-Tulare 34 (Gilbert 10); Iroquois-Lake Preston 29 (Holt 12). Turnovers – Hitchcock-Tulare 18; Iroquois-Lake Preston 13. Assists – Hitchcock-Tulare 6 (Huizenga 2); Iroquois-Lake Preston 4 (Steffensen 2). Steals – Hitchcock-Tulare 5 (Hoekman 3); Iroquois-Lake Preston 10 (Moore 3, Holt 3, Steffensen 3).
Waubay-Summit 54, Tri-State 49
TRI-STATE (2-6): Iceli Rabbithead 3 2-2 11, Cindy Perez 1 0-0 2, Jasmine Owen 2 0-0 5, Shali Laurence 11 2-2 24, Taylor Laurence 2 1-3 5, Alyvia Geffre 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 5-8 45.
WAUBAY-SUMMIT (6-3): Peyton Rumpza 4 6-8 14, Eva Benike 5 2-2 15, Faith Larson 4 2-4 12, Aubrey Strong 0 2-4 2, Madison Zirbel 4 0-4 8, Ava Breske 1 1-2 3. Totals 18 13-24 54.
Tri-State 25 31 36 49
Waubay-Summit 13 31 41 54
3-point field goals – Rabbithead (3), Owen; Benike (3), Larson (2). Fouled out – Rabbithead. Total fouls – Tri-State 17; Waubay-Summit 7.


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