GROTON – Groton used a balanced scoring attack to collect a 39-11 non-conference girls’ basketball win over Timber Lake Friday night.

Rylee Dunker scored seven points, while Jaedyn Penning, Kennedy Hansen, and Faith Traphagen each followed with six for the Tigers. Penning also hauled down nine rebounds.

TIMBER LAKE (0-1): Natalie Lawrence 1 0-0 3, Jaylee Schoelerman 0 0-2 0, Kessa Bigger 0 1-2 1, Jasmine Nash 1 1-8 3 Ruby Maher 0 3-4 3, Sara Keller 0 1-2 1, Katelyn Biegler 0 0-2 0. 2 6-20 11.

GROTON (1-0): Jerica Locke 0 1-2 1, Jaedyn Penning 2 2-3 6, Kennedy Hansen 2 0-0 6, Brooklyn Hansen 1 0-0- 3, Rylee Dunker 2 3-4 7, Faith Traphagen 2 1-2 6, Laila Roberts 1 0-0 2, Taryn Traphagen 2 1-2 5, Talli Wright 1 1-2 3. Totals 13-46 9-15 39.

Timber Lake 0 3 4 11

Groton 9 23 35 39

3-point field goals – Lawrence; K. Hansen 2, B. Hansen, F. Traphagen. Fouled out – Bigger. Total fouls – Timber Lake 16; Groton 18. Rebounds – Groton 42 (Penning 9). Turnovers – Groton 17. Assists – Groton 10 (Locke 5). Steals – Groton 11 (K. Hansen 3).

North Central 41, Strasburg-Zeeland 14

STRASBURG-ZEELAND (0-1): Bobbie Janczewski 1 2-4 4, Jozlyn Volk 0 2-3 2, Laura Haak 3 1-4 7, Haven Grove 0 1-2 1, Violet Haak 0 0-1. Totals 4 6-14 14.

NORTH CENTRAL (1-0): Ella Batie 2 4-4 8, Amree Vander Vorst 5 1-1 12, Alaina Dosch 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Geier 2 0-0 4, Ashton Heyne 2 0-0 4, Tylee Vander Vorst 1 0-0 2, Carleigh Dosch 3 0-0 7, Sydnee Malsam 1 0-0 2, Peyton Schnabel 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 5-7 41.

Strasburg-Zeeland 1 5 14 14

North Central 23 37 39 41

3-point field goals – A. Vander Vorst, C. Dosch. Total fouls – Strasburg-Zeeland 15; North Central 16. Rebounds – North Central (A. Vander Vorst 5).

Watertown 39, Great Plains Lutheran 34

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (0-1): Jolie Lien 0 1-2 1, Katherine Prahl 5 3-5 13, Abby Kjenstad 1 0-2 3, Myra Lentz 1 0-0 3, Madeline Prahl 7 0-0 14. Totals 14 4-9 34.

WATERTOWN (1-0): Andi Olson 2 0-0 5, Emma Hendricks 0 0-2 0, Jordan Remmers 1 1-4 3, Lily Mack 2 0-0 6, Grace Corey 2 2-2 6, Leyla Meester 1 1-1 3, Madisyn Grimsrud 2 0-0 4, Kynsee Russell 2 0-2 5, Malia Kranz 3 1-2 7. Totals 14 5-13 39.

Great Plains Lutheran 12 19 23 34

Watertown 4 20 31 39 3-point field goals – Kjenstad, Lentz; Olson, Mack 2, Russell. Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 16; Watertown 20.