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Sully Buttes’ Eli Mercer, right, puts up a shot as Aberdeen Christian’s Konnar Furman, left, defends during a game last season at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Mercer scored 28 points in a win over Ipswich Tuesday night. Photo by John Davis taken 2/10/2024

IPSWICH – Eli Mercer and Wesley Wittler combined for 48 points to lead Sully Buttes to a 75-33 non-conference boys’ basketball win over Ipswich Tuesday night.

Mercer finished with 28 points and four assists, while Wittler contributed 20 points and nine rebounds for the Chargers.

Max Kulesa scored 11 points to lead a balanced attack for Ipswich.

SULLY BUTTES (4-2): Wesley Wittler 9 1-2 20, Gavin Colson 3 0-0 7, Eli Mercer 11 0-0 28, Easton Moore 3 1-1 8, Jett Yackley 2 0-0 5, Teghan Westphal 2 0-0 5, Cooper Falkenhagen 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 2-3 75.

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IPSWICH (3-5): Kyle Hettich 4 0-0 9, Max Kulesa 5 1-2 11, Jaxon Holt 1 4-4 7, Shay Knust 2 0-0 4, Tate Hogie 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 5-7 33.

Sully Buttes 18 37 62 75

Ipswich 8 18 31 33

3-point field goals- Wittler, Colson, Mercer 6, Moore, Yackle, Westphal; Hettich, Holt. Total Fouls – Sully Buttes 10; Ipswich 9. Rebounds – Sully Buttes 32 (Wittler 9); Ipswich 24 (Kadlec 8). Turnovers – Sully Buttes 9; Ipswich 22. Assists – Sully Buttes 9 (Mercer 4); Ipswich 7 (Kadlec 3). Steals- Sully Buttes 11 (Wittler 3, Westphal 3); Ipswich 5 (Kadlec 2). Blocks – Sully Buttes 1 (Yackley 1).

Castlewood 50, Clark-Willow Lake 38

CASTLEWOOD (7-1): Brody Bass 2 3-6 8, Cooper Thu 1 0-0 2, Jamison Keszler 8 3-6 19; Luke Baumberger 2 0-0 6, Bryon Laue 6 3-5 15. Totals 19 9-17 50.

CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (6-2): Emmerson Larson 3 1-2 8, Chris Bevers 3 0-0 6, Bo Begeman 7 0-0 16, Sully Felberg 2 0-0 6, Joey Ries 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 3-4 38.

Castlewood 14 28 36 50

Clark-Willow Lake 6 19 27 38

3-point field goals – Bass, Baumberger 2; Larson, Begeman 2, Felberg 2. Total Fouls – Castlewood 11; Clark-Willow Lake 13. Rebounds – Castlewood 38 (Laue 15); Clark-Willow Lake 40 (Larson 7). Turnovers – Castlewood 6; Clark-Willow Lake 10. Assists – Clark-Willow Lake 6 (Bevers 3); Steals – Castlewood 10 (Laue 2 Keszler 2); Clark-Willow Lake 5 (Begeman 3); Blocks – Castlewood 4 (Laue 2); Clark-Willow Lake 2 (Begeman 1, Felberg 1).

Leola-Frederick 66, North Central 21

NORTH CENTRAL (2-5): Donovan Nelson 1 0-2 2, Kobe Wherry 1 0-1 2, Cole Beitelspacher 1 0-0 2, Trent Beyers 1 0-2 2, Aiden Goings 2 0-0 5, Jade Jacobs 2 0-0 4, Seth Hettick 2 0-2 4. Totals 10 0-7 21.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (9-0): Westyn Thorpe 2 0-0 4, Gavin NIckelson 4 0-0 8, Noah Kippley 6 3-4 16, Milo Sumption 3 0-0 6, Ethan Petrich 7 1-1 15, Brayden Heuer 1 0-0 2, Jace Thorpe 1 0-2 2, Lucas Gulbranson 3 0-2 6, Titus Kippley 2 0-2 4, Zander Hoffman 0 1-4 1, Erik Losure 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 4-17 66

North Central 6 14 16 21

Leola-Frederick 26 48 60 66

3-point field goals – Goings; N. Kippley. Total Fouls – North Central 10; Leola-Frederick 9

Miller 74, Redfield 45

MILLER (4-4): Isaak Hunter 11 0-0 24, Will Resel 10 4-6 24, Derek Bruggeman 3 3-3 10, Oliver Fritzsche 3 0-0 7, Gentry Harrell 3 0-0 6, Isaac McKinstry 1 0-0 3. Totals 31 7-9 74.

REDFIELD (0-5): Ruben Alvarez 9 2-4 23, Grady Hulscher 3 1-2 10, Ethan Falk 3 0-0 6, Jackson Rude 2 0-0 5, Austin Snell 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 4-10 45.

Miller 25 44 59 74

Redfield 19 27 36 45

3-point field goals – Hunter 2, McKinstrey, Bruggeman, Fritzsche; Alvarez 3, Hulscher 3, Rude. Total Fouls – Miller 10; Redfield 12. Rebounds- Miller 26 (Hunter 7, Resel 7); Redfield 17 (Falk 6). Turnovers – Miller 11; Redfield 22.

Hitchcock-Tulare 51, Warner 48

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (2-5): Logan LaBrie 1 1-4 3, Briggs LaBrie 3 2-4 8, Devin Enander 5 4-5 15, Patrick Maynard 3 1-2 9, Deegan Moes 2 0-0 4, Aiden Frankenstein 5 2-6 12. Totals 19 10-21 51.

WARNER (6-3): Jesiah Baum 4 2-3 10, Drew Bakeberg 6 0-2 15, Noah Bakeberg 1 4-4 6, Alec Mikkelsen 0 1-2 1, Brennan Wolf-Donat 2 1-2 5, Brayden Kroll 2 2-2 8, Gage Knuppe 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 11-17 48.

Hitchcock-Tulare 13 24 39 51

Warner 7 22 33 48

3-point field goals – Enander, Maynard 2; D. Bakeberg, Kroll 2. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 20; Warner 17.

Waubay-Summit 62, Sisseton 40

WAUBAY-SUMMIT (6-4): Hogan Hlavacek 9 6-11 25, Tigh Gaikowski 5 1-2 11, Traveion Neilan 4 2-2 11, Jayven Maag 1-2 4-4 6, Camden Neilan 1 1-2 4, Dylan Rumpza 1 0-0 2, Tripp Gaikowski 1 0-0 2, Lincoln Kongi 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 15-23 62.

SISSETON (1-4): Levi Nelson 1 0-1 2, Josh Donnell 4 0-0 10, Brett Hansen 4 0-0 8, Caden Gibson 1 0-0 3, Brad Hansen 1 1-2 3, Hayden Hellwig 0 3-4 3, Dana Brave Bull 0 2-2 2, Derrick Flute 4 0-0 9. Totals 15 6-11 40

Waubay-Summit 24 35 53 62

Sisseton 4 15 23 40

3-point field goals – C, Neilan, T. Neilan, Hlavacek; Donnell 2, Gibson, Flute. Total Fouls – Waubay-Summit 14; Sisseton 21. Rebounds – Waubay-Summit 27 (Hlavacek 7); Sisseton 21. Turnovers – Waubay-Summit 16; Sisseton 19. Assists- Waubay-Summit 11 (T. Neilan 3, C. Neilan 3); Sisseton 6. Steals – Waubay-Summit 8 (Ti. Gaikowski, 2, Rumpza 2, Tr. Gaikowski 2); Sisseton 8. Blocks – Waubay-Summit 6 (Hlavacek 4); Sisseton 2.

Deuel 70, Arlington 32

DEUEL (7-1): Troy Jensen 2 3-6 7, Caden Finnesand 7 2-2 18, Jaxon Peterriens 1 1-2 3, Gabe Sather 11 0-1 22, Caleb Ronne 1 0-0 2, Griffin Nielsen 2 1-1 5, Kyle Finnesand 5 3-5 13. Totals 29 10-17 70.

ARLINGTON (1-6): Brecken Vossler 2 0-2 4, Paxton Rheault 4 3-4 13, Leilan Farsted 3 0-2 7, Miles Antonen 3 2-2 8. Total 12 5-10 32.

Deuel 20 34 56 70

Arlington 9 20 30 32

3-point field goals – C. Finnesand 2; Rheault 2, Farsted. Fouled out – Colby Burns Total Fouls- Deuel 11; Arlington 17. Rebounds – Deuel 63 (C. Finnesand 11, K. Finnesand 11); Arlington 39 (Antonen 13). Turnovers – Deuel 11; Arlington 18. Assists – Deuel 14 (Jensen 5); Arlington 2 (Rheault 1 Antonen 1)). Steals – Deuel 13 (Peterriens 3); Arlington 7 (Vossler 2 Rheault 2, Antonen 2). Blocks – Arlington 3 (Antonen 3).

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