
MELLETTE – Ian Lesnar and Matthew Mount combined for 46 points to power Webster to a 67-33 non-conference boys’ basketball win over Northwestern Tuesday night.
Each player poured in 23 points for the Bearcats, who exploded for 27 first-quarter points.
Lincoln Woodring’s 17 points topped Northwestern.
WEBSTER (8-9): Blaize Amdahl 1 0-0 3, Brent Bearman 1 3-4 5, Jacob Keller 2 0-1 4, Ian Lesnar 7 3-4 23, Jeron McCreary 3 0-0 6, Matthew Mount 9 0-3 23, Tommy Vergeldt 1 1-2 3. Totals 24 7-14 67.
NORTHWESTERN (2-13): Jack Hansen 1 0-0 2, Nathan Melius 3 0-2 7, Patrick Olson 1 1-2 3, Dawson Ward 2 0-0 4, Lincoln Woodring 8 0-0 17. Totals 15 1-4 33.
Webster 27 42 59 67
Northwestern 15 18 23 33
3-point field goals – Lesnar (6), Mount (5), Amdahl; Melius, Woodring. Total fouls – Webster 9; Northwestern 14. Rebounds – Webster 37 (McCreary 8, Mount 8); Northwestern 22 (Melius 6). Turnovers – Webster 9; Northwestern 15. Assists – Webster 12 (McCreary 5); Northwestern 1 (Hansen). Blocked shots – Webster 3 (Peyton Kuecker, Lesnar, McCreary); Northwestern 2 (Woodring, Carson Ewalt). Steals – Webster 7 (Keller 3); Northwestern 6 (Melius 3).
Castlewood 68, Florence-Henry 56
FLORENCE-HENRY (7-9): Carson Vavruska 7 0-0 16, Tristyn Sumner 0 2-2 2, Logan Vavruska 4 0-0 11, Ty Bergh 6 2-4 16, Logan Koll 4 3-4 11. Totals 21 7-10 56.
CASTLEWOOD (15-2): Luke Baumberger 3 0-0 9, Quincy Thu 1 1-3 3, Jamison Keszler 8 1-1 22, Lane Tvedt 8 4-4 23, Brody Bass 5 1-4 11. Totals 25 7-12 68.
Florence-Henry 16 29 38 56
Castlewood 16 35 47 68
3-point field goals – L. Vavruska (3), C. Vavruska (2), Bergh (2); J. Keszler (5), Lane Tvedt (3), Baumberger (3). Total fouls – Florence-Henry 14; Castlewood 12. Rebounds – Castlewood 31 (Thu 10). Turnovers – Florence-Henry 18; Castlewood 7. Assists – Florence-Henry 16; Castlewood 14 (Lane Tvedt 6). Steals – Florence-Henry 5; Castlewood 11.
Sioux Valley 69, Deuel 36
SIOUX VALLEY (15-2): Boden Schiller 2 0-0 5, Bret Milton 0 1-2 1, Max Engebretson 7 1-2 20, Jace Christensen 2 1-2 7, Maverick Nelson 3 0-1 7, Brock Christopherson 2 0-0 5, Hudsyn Ruesink 3 0-0 7, Alec Squires 8 0-0 16. Totals 27 3-9 69.
DEUEL (7-10): Troy Jenson 4 2-2 12, Trey Maaland 4 1-2 11, Jaxon Peterreins 2 0-0 5, Kyle Finnesand 2 2-4 6, Caleb Ronne 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 5-10 36.
Sioux Valley 20 47 61 69
Deuel 10 17 31 36
3-point field goals – Engebretson (5), Christensen (2), Schiller, Nelson, Christopherson, Ruesink; Jenson (2), Maaland (2), Peterreins. Total fouls – Sioux Valley 13; Deuel 8. Rebounds – Sioux Valley 37 (Squires 12); Deuel 25 (Jenson 6). Turnovers – Sioux Valley 8; Deuel 14. Assists – Deuel 4 (Maaland, Gabe Sather, Dexter Unzen, Robbie Begalka). Blocked shots – Sioux Valley 1 (Squires); Deuel 1 (Finnesand). Steals – Sioux Valley 10 (Christopherson 4); Deuel 3 (Unzen, Logan Giese, Finnesand).
Warner 59, Redfield 24
REDFIELD (1-13): Grady Hulscher 1 1-2 3, Tristen O’Daniel 4 1-2 10, Justin Ratigan 4 3-4 11. Totals 9 5-8 24.
WARNER (9-9): Brodey Sauerwein 11 3-10 25, Gavin Lane 3 0-0 9, Drew Bakeberg 1 0-0 2, Zachary Evans 4 0-1 8, Jesiah Baum 3 0-0 6, Tanner Wolberg 0 1-2 1, Alec Mikkelson 3 0-0 8. Totals 25 4-13 59.
Redfield 12 15 20 24
Warner 16 33 51 59
3-point field goals – O’Daniel; Lane (3), Mikkelson (2). Total fouls – Redfield 13; Warner 9. Rebounds – Redfield (Ratigan 10); Warner (Sauerwein 11). Turnovers – Redfield 11; Warner 9.
Deubrook Area 46, Great Plains Lutheran 35
DEUBROOK AREA (9-7): Leading scorers, Jacob Jorenby 18, J.P. Rogness 8, Landen Johnson 7.
GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (9-6): Brody Scharlemann 4 2-6 10, Hayden Karli 2 0-2 5, Micah Holien 0 2-2 2, Landon Czerwan 1 0-0 3, Martin Krenz 1 1-2 3, Austin Rubendall 2 1-8 5, Myles York 2 2-2 7. Totals 12 8-22 35.
Deubrook Area 8 22 35 46
Great Plains Lutheran 4 16 24 35
3-point field goals – Karli, Czerwan, York. Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 17. Rebounds – Great Plains Lutheran 30 (Rubendall 8). Turnovers – Great Plains Lutheran 19. Assists – Great Plains Lutheran 1 (Holien). Blocked shots – Great Plains Lutheran 1 (York). Steals – Great Plains Lutheran 12 (Scharlemann 4, Holien 4).
Colman-Egan 67, Wilmot 57
WILMOT (4-11): Keitrick Genia 6 4-7 16, Jaxen Dockter 2 0-1 4, Ethan Schwenn 3 0-0 6, Taedon Muilenberg 2 1-2 5, Zane Owen 3 2-2 9, Carson Jurgens 1 2-2 5, Maddux Foss 4 3-4 12. Totals 21 12-18 57.
COLMAN-EGAN (5-10): Jase Mousel 7 5-11 20, Jackson Wright 1 0-0 2, Tyce Ryan 1 0-0 2, Taylor Kriech 3 1-2 10, Jack Mousel 8 5-7 21, Jackson Zwart 4 1-2 12. Totals 24 12-22 67.
Wilmot 17 34 45 57
Colman-Egan 12 29 43 67
3-point field goals – Owen, Jurgens, Foss; Kriech (3), Zwart (3), Jase Mousel. Total fouls – Wilmot 17; Colman-Egan 18. Rebounds – Wilmot 40 (Owen 10); Colman-Egan 40 (Jase Mousel 12). Turnovers – Wilmot 22; Colman-Egan 18. Assists – Wilmot 9 (Genia 3, Owen 3); Colman-Egan 14 (Zwart 5). Blocked shots – Colman-Egan 2 (Jase Mousel, Jack Mousel). Steals – Wilmot 9 (Genia 5); Colman-Egan 14 (Jack Mousel 6).
Highmore-Harrold 72, Hitchcock-Tulare 47
HIGHMORE-HARROLD (9-7): Carson Stephenson 7 2-2 19, Miles McPeak 0 1-2 1, Aidan Ferens 4 0-0 10, Caleb Roth 3 3-3 9, Trake Cowan 10 0-1 20, Brooks McPeak 4 0-0 11, Aitor Ortega 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 6-8 72.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE (7-8): Brendan Nowell 1 2-2 4, Patrick Maynard 5 2-2 14, Erik Salmen 1 2-2 4, Blaze Binger 1 0-0 2, Jackson Maynard 9 2-5 22, Mason Tschetter 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 9-13 47.
Highmore-Harrold 18 38 55 72
Hitchcock-Tulare 10 26 42 47
3-point field goals – Stephenson (3), B. McPeak (3), Ferens (2); P. Maynard (2), J. Maynard (2). Total fouls – Highmore-Harrold 13; Hitchcock-Tulare 12.
Tri-State 56, Langford Area 27
TRI-STATE: Brody Steenblock 4 0-0 8, Jackson Steffens 4 4-5 13, Isaiah Rydell 3 1-2 7, Kaleb Foltz 7 7-12 21, Wylie Rydell 1 0-2 2, Peterson 1 0-0 3, Zach Smith 1 0-0 2, Avery Koschney 0 0-2. Totals 21 12-23 56.
LANGFORD AREA (0-16): Jacob Samson 2 1-2 7, Rennan Bruns 2 0-2 6, Ethen Olson 1 0-0 2, Kalen Godel 1 0-0 3, Conner Glines 1 0-0 2, Dylan Harmon 3 0-0 6, Ryder Smith 0 1-2 1. Totals 10-39 2-6 27.
Tri-State 22 33 46 56
Langford Area 6 11 19 27 3-point field goals – Steffens, Peterson; Samson (2), Bruns (2), Godel. Total fouls – Tri-State 17; Langford Area 14. Rebounds – Langford Area 27 (Harmon 6, Caleb Mertz 6). Turnovers – Tri-State 10; Langford Area 31. Assists – Langford Area 4. Blocked shots – Langford Area 3 (Harmon 3); Steals – Langford Area 5 (Bruns 3).
Waubay-Summit 69, Estelline-Hendricks 49
WAUBAY-SUMMIT (11-5): Jackson Wohlleber 10 3-4 23, Jared Purdy 2 0-0 5, Camden Neilan 5 0-0 15, Traveion Neilan 7 2-3 19, Tigh Gaikowski 1 1-2 3, Hogan Hlavacek 1 0-0 2, Tripp Gaikowski 1 0-0 2, Levi Whempner 0 0-2 0. Totals 27 6-11 69.
ESTELLINE-HENDRICKS (10-6): Mattix Hausman 2 0-0 4, Wyat James 6 0-0 12, Braxton Pravecek 5 0-0 11, Caden Ching 1 2-2 4, Matthew McAninch 2 0-0 4, Trey Cass 1 0-0 3, Kyler Carlson 1 3-3 6, Ethan Axtell 1 0-0 3, Karsten Saathoff 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 5-5 49.
Waubay-Summit 18 31 48 69
Estelline-Hendricks 14 24 37 49
3-point field goals – Purdy, C. Neilan (5), T. Neilan (3); Pravecek, Cass, Carlson, Axtell. Total fouls – Waubay-Summit 5; Estellline-Hendricks 7. Rebounds – Waubay-Summit 26 (Dylan Rumpza 7); Estelline-Hendricks 26. Turnovers – Waubay-Summit 9; Estelline-Hendricks 19. Assists – Waubay-Summit 16 (Purdy 6, Wohlleber 4, Rumpza 4); Estelline-Hendricks 6. Steals – Waubay-Summit 10 (Rumpza 4, Wohlleber 3); Estelline-Hendricks 7.


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