
WESSINGTON SPRINGS – Warner used a 21-14 fourth-quarter surge to pull away from Wessington Springs for a 63-54 non-conference girls’ basketball victory Thursday night.
Kyra Marcuson and Ava Nilsson each scored seven points in the final period for the Monarchs, who improved to 18-1 on the season.
Marcuson finished with 24 points, Stacia Carda added 14, and Kyleigh Schopp contributed 10.
Avery Orth’s 24 points topped Wessington Springs, which slipped to 13-4.
WARNER (18-1): Kyra Marcuson 9 3-3 24, Ava Nilsson 2 3-8 8, Kyleigh Schopp 5 0-0 10, Sophia Hoeft 2 0-0 5, Lauren Marcuson 1 0-0 2, Stacia Carda 6 2-2 14. Totals 25 8-13 63.
WESSINGTON SPRINGS (13-4): Alyssa Grohs 3 1-2 7, Raylee Fagerhaug 2 0-0 5, Kerstin Heim 2 2-2 7, Carissa Scheel 2 0-0 6, Avery Orth 7 9-12 24, Ashlyn Weber 1 1-2 3, Mariah Messmer 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 13-18 54.
Warner 10 25 42 63
Wessington Springs 16 25 40 54
3-point field goals – K. Marcuson (3), Nilsson, Hoeft; Fagerhaug, Heim, Scheel (2), Orth. Fouled out – Scheel. Total fouls – Warner 17; Wessington Springs 15.
Great Plains Lutheran 26, Northwestern 23
GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (13-5): Hallie Bauer 0 1-2 1, Katherine Prahl 0 2-2 2, Abby Kjenstad 2 0-2 5, Olivia Holmen 3 0-0 6, Madeline Prahl 3 1-2 7, Esta Cameron 2 1-1 5. Totals 10-38 5-9 26.
NORTHWESTERN (9-8): Ashley Haven2 0-0 4, Ana Ratigan 5 0-1 10, Ella Boekelheide 2 0-0 5, Sophia Troske 2 0-0 5. Totals 11-45 0-2 23.
Great Plains Lutheran 11 19 25 26
Northwestern 8 15 21 23
3-point field goals – Kjenstad; Troske. Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 4; Northwestern 15. Rebounds – Great Plains Lutheran 21 (Holmen 7); Northwestern 37 (Haven 9, Ratigan 9). Turnovers – Great Plains Lutheran 16; Northwestern 17. Assists – Great Plains Lutheran 4; Northwestern 7. Blocked shots – Great Plains Lutheran 1; Northwestern 5 (Haven 2, Ratigan 2). Steals – Great Plains Lutheran 6 (M. Prahl 3); Northwestern 8 (Tara Blachford 4).
Deubrook Area 67, Castlewood 56
CASTLEWOOD (7-11): Natalie Akin 6 0-0 12, Cassidy Kirwan 1 1-2 3, Gracie Haug 3 0-0 9, Presley Knecht 4 3-6 13, Sophia Kudrna 8 1-6 17, Cyndi Kudrna 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 5-14 56.
DEUBROOK AREA: Kyarra Blum 5 0-0 15, Kadence Bowne 3 9-12 19, Matte Bauman 3 1-2 10, Kylee Johnson 1 4-6 6, Mataya Gouws 6 3-3 17, Zoey Molengraaf 1 0-0 2, Kianen Schmit 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 17-23 67.
Castlewood 11 19 35 56
Deubrook Area 11 30 50 67
3-point field goals – Haug (3), Knecht (2); Blum (5), Bowne, Bauman (3), Gouws (2), Schmit. Fouled out – Kirwan, C. Kudrna; Gouws. Total fouls – Castlewood 24; Deubrook Area 10.
Hamlin 56, Deuel 30
DEUEL (6-12): Jaycee Hourigan 1 0-0 3, Josie Andersen 2 2-4 7, Graclyn Nielsen 3 0-0 8, Camdyn Peterreins 4 1-2 10. Totals 10 3-6 30.
HAMLIN (10-7): Musonda Kabwe 5 0-0 14, Addie Neuendorf 5 3-3 14, Marissa Bawdon 6 0-0 17, Addie Jensen 2 1-2 5, Kayde Nebel 2 0-1 4, Ruby Uecker 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 4-6 56.
Deuel 10 15 22 30
Hamlin 11 22 38 56
3-point field goals – Hourigan, Andersen, Nielsen (2), Peterreins; Kabwe (4), Neuendorf, Bawdon (5). Total fouls – Deuel 4; Hamlin 5.
Iroquois-Lake Preston 56, Sunshine Bible Academy 28
IROQUOIS-LAKE PRESTON (9-9): Adison Moore 4 2-3 11, Kera Dubro 1 0-0 3, Faith Steffensen 6 0-0 12, Rebecca Bich 4 1-2 11, Hadlee Holt 4 2-2 10, Chenoa Harris 3 0-0 7, Satoya Myers 1 0-2 2. Totals 23-42 5-9 56.
SUNSHINE BIBLE ACADEMY (2-12): Abby Hinman 2 2-4 6, Brielle Jeffery 0 1-2 1, Betra Amare 4 2-2 10, Sadie Konechne 1 1-2 3, Breanna Thieman 2 0-0 4, Lydia Lo 1 0-0 2, Annaliese VanZee 1 0-0 2. Totals 11-47 5-10 28.
Iroquois-Lake Preston 22 39 47 56
Sunshine Bible Academy 7 15 22 28
3-point field goals – Moore, Dubro, Bich (2), Harris; Amare. Fouled out – Konechne. Total fouls – Iroquois-Lake Preston 11; Sunshine Bible Academy 13. Rebounds – Iroquois-Lake Preston 9 (Moore 5); Sunshine Bible Academy 30 (Hinman 9, Amare 8). Turnovers – Iroquois-Lake Preston 18; Sunshine Bible Academy 20. Assists – Iroquois-Lake Preston 18 (Moore 5, Dubro 5); Sunshine Bible Academy 7 (Hinman 4). Steals – Iroquois-Lake Preston 14 (Dubro 5); Sunshine Bible Academy 13 (Hinman 5, Amare 4).
Wilmot 58, Ipswich 42
WILMOT – Addison Heinje broke the Wilmot all-time scoring record with 50 points in a 58-42 win over Ipswich. Heinje made 21 of 25 free throws en route to the milestone point total.
Ipswich 9 18 24 42
Wilmot 8 16 34 58
Clark-Willow Lake 69, Britton-Hecla 44
BRITTON-HECLA (6-11): Sterling Brassfield 5 3-7 14, Tiyanna Schott 2 2-4 6, Jayden Bender 5 2-4 12, Heather Storbakken 0 1-2 1, Rae Ann Hagenson 1 1-2 3, Daynika Zuehlke 0 4-6 4, Mallory Grupe 1 0-0 2, Faith Small 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 13-25 44.
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (7-10): Sami Brenden 1 1-2 4, Tehya Vig 5 5-6 17, Kameryn Nesheim 6 4-5 19, Brynn Roehrich 4 0-0 8, Jo Vandersnick 5 0-0 11, Shelby Begeman 3 0-0 8, Eliza Larson 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 10-13 69.
Britton-Hecla 8 19 31 44
Clark-Willow Lake 17 35 56 69
3-point field goals – Brassfield; Brenden, Vig (2), Nesheim (3), Vandersnick, Begeman (2). Fouled out – Roehrich. Total fouls – Brtton-Hecla 17; Clark-Willow Lake 23. Rebounds – Britton-Hecla 31 (Bender 8, Brassfield 7). Assists – Britton-Hecla (Brassfield 5).


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