CLARK – Karson Zak made two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift Groton past Clark-Willow Lake 49-48 in Northeast Conference boys’ basketball action Friday night.

Clark-Willow Lake, which led by a dozen points at halftime, broke a 47-47 with a free throw with four seconds remaining. After a Groton turnover, the Cyclones missed a pair of foul shots, then fouled Zak who made both of his free throws to give Groton the victory.

Ryder Johnson led all scorers with 19 points for the Tigers. Gage Sippel added 11, and Zak finished with 10.

Sully Felberg scored 17 points for Clark-Willow Lake. Bo Begeman and Emmerson Larson followed with 11 and 10, respectively.

GROTON (5-2): Ryder Johnson 7 4-4 19, Keegen Tracy 1 0-0 3, Gage Sippel 4 3-4 11, Becker Bosma 1 0-2 3, Blake Pauli 1 0-0 3, Karson Zak 3 4-5 10. Totals 17-43 11-15 49.

CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (5-1): Emmerson Larson 3 2-4 10, Chris Bevers 2 2-2 7, Bo Begeman 5 0-2 11, Griffin Musser 0 1-4 1, Sully Felberg 5 5-9 17, Joey Ries 1 0-0 2. Totals 16-50 10-21 48.

Groton 10 15 29 49

Clark-Willow Lake 16 27 36 48

3-point field goals – Johnson, Tracy, Bosma, Pauli; Larson 2, Bevers, Begeman, Felberg 2. Fouled out – Sippel; Larson. Total fouls – Groton 19; Clark-Willow Lake 17. Rebounds – Groton 21 (Bosma 5); Clark-Willow Lake 41 (Bevers 7). Turnovers – Groton 11; Clark-Willow Lake 17. Assists – Groton 10 (Bosma 3, Zak 3); Clark-Willow Lake 7 (Bevers 4). Steals – Groton 8 (Zak 4); Clark-Willow Lake 9.

Britton-Hecla 51, Great Plains Lutheran 49

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (2-2): Jarret Bauer 1 0-0 3, Brody Scharlemann 3 0-0 6, Ryen Kjenstad 1 0-0 3, Hayden Karli 2 0-2 5, Micah Holien 4 0-0 11, Austin Rubendall 6 0-0 12, Landon Gerwan 0 2-4 2, Lucas Johnson 1 1-2 3, Will Krenz 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 3-8 49.

BRITTON-HECLA (5-2): Will Richter 5 0-1 11, Graham Fosness 3 2-2 9, Daniel Person 2 1-4 7, Jordyn McGregor 2 1-2 3, Jaxon Zuehlke 5 1-5 11, Chaz Vietor 2 5-6 10. Totals 18 10-20 51.

Great Plains Lutheran 5 20 39 49

Britton-Hecla 15 28 39 51

3-point field goals – Bauer, Kjenstad, Karli, Holien 3; Richter, Fosness, Person 2, Vietor. Fouled out – Scharlemann; Zuehlke. Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 17; Britton-Hecla 13.

Warner 53, North Central 23

NORTH CENTRAL (1-4): Donovan Nelson 1 0-4 2, Tim Rucker 3 0-1 6, Kobe Wherry 0 0-2 0, Cole Beitelspacher 2 0-0 6, Zane Haar 2 0-0 4, Aiden Goings 1 0-0 3, Trent Beyers 1 0-0 2. Totals 10-41 0-7 23.

WARNER (6-2): Drew Bakeberg 4 0-0 10, Jesiah Baum 1 2-2 4, Noah Bakeberg 3 1-1 7, Alec Mikkelsen 5 0-0 12, Brennan Wolf-Donat 2 0-0 5, Braydon Kroll 2 0-0 6, Lincoln Kroll 2 0-0 4, Lincoln Buisker 0 1-2 1, Gage Knuppe 1 0-0 3, Jack Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals 21-49 4-5 53.

North Central 8 19 21 23

Warner 30 36 46 53

3-point field goals – Beitelspacher 2, Goings; D. Bakeberg 2, Mikkelsen 2, Donat, B. Kroll 2. Total fouls – North Central 9; Warner 11. Rebounds – North Central 21 (Nelson 6); Warner 35 (N. Bakeberg 7). Turnovers – North Central 18; Warner 12.

Elkton-Lake Benton 60, Florence-Henry 57

FLORENCE-HENRY (3-3): Tucker Keller 1 0-0 3, Carson Vavruska 6 4-4 19, Carson Kelly 3 0-0 8, Logan Koll 2 0-0 4, Ty Bergh 7 2-2 17, Tristyn Sumner 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 6-6 57.

ELKTON-LAKE BENTON (5-1): Elliot Erickson 2 7-9 12, Riley Nordmeyer 2 0-0 6, Tanner Stein 3 0-0 7, Colt Beck 2 0-0 5, Joseph Nibbe 1 3-4 5, Tanner Drietz 7 3-5 21, Blake DeVries 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 13-18 60.

Florence-Henry 14 23 39 57

Elkton-Lake Benton 13 27 45 60

3-point field goals – Keller, Vavruska 3, Kelly 2, Bergh; Erickson, Nordmeyer 2, Stein, Beck, Drietz 4. Total fouls – Florence-Henry 18; Elkton-Lake Benton 16.

Faulkton 56, Hitchcock-Tulare 39

FAULKTON (3-3): Gian DiMaria 5 1-1 11, Carter Hall 3 0-0 8, Korbin Stark 8 0-0 17, Spencer Melius 1-2 1, Trey Martinmaas 7 0-2 15, Landon Dikoff 1 0-0 2, Riley Simons 0 2-2 2. Totals 24 4-6 56.

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (1-5): Briggs LaBrie 1 1-2 4, Devin Enander 4 4-6 13, Patrick Maynard 5 0-0 12, Deegan Moes 3 0-0 6, Preston Wipf 1 0-0 3, Aiden Frankenstein 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 6-10 39.

Faulkton 11 31 44 56

Hitchcock-Tulare 14 24 32 39

3-point field goals – Hall 2, Stark, Machtemes; B. LaBrie, Enander, Maynard 2, Wipf. Total fouls – Faulkton 11; Hitchcock-Tulare 10.

Herreid-Selby Area 47, Langford Area 36

LANGFORD AREA (2-6): Jacob Samson 3 0-0 8, Kassen Keough 7 2-2 20, Rennan Bruns 1 1-2 4, Dylan Harmon 1 2-2 4. Totals 12-51 5-6 36.

HERREID-SELBY AREA (3-2): Noah Schuetzle 1 1-2 3, Adonnis Mills 4 0-0 8, Jared Weisbeck 1 5-6 7, Tatum Quaschnick 1 0-0 2, Kaden Saylor 2 0-0 4, Xavier Ritter 7 9-12 23. Totals 16 15-20 47.

Langford Area 10 15 24 36

Herreid-Selby Area 13 19 37 47

3-point field goals – Samson 2, Keough 4, Bruns. Total fouls – Langford Area 14; Herreid-Selby Area 15. Rebounds – Langford Area 18 (Bruns 4, Conner Glines 4). Turnovers – Langford Area 18. Assists – Langford Area 6. Blocked Shots – Langford Area 3. Steals – Langford Area 12 (Bruns 5, Keough 3).