MELLETTE – Leola-Frederick exploded for 27 first-quarter points and improved to 11-0 on the season with a 75-49 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Northwestern Thursday night.

Noah Kippley led all scorers with 24 points for the fourth-rated Titans. Gavin Nickelson added eight points, and Westyn Thorpe finished with seven.

Jack Hansen topped Northwestern with 15 points. Ty Boekelheide followed with nine, and Dallas Stoltenberg contributed eight.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (11-0): Westyn Thorpe 3 1-1 7, Gavin Nickelson 3 2-3 8, Noah Kippley 10 0-2 24, Milo Sumption 3 0-0 6, Ethan Petrich 2 2-4 6, Sullivan Gill-Bollinger 2 0-0 5, Brayden Heuer 2 0-0 4, Jace Thorpe 1 0-0 3, Lucas Gulbranson 1 2-2 4, Titus Kippley 1 2-2 4, Zander Hoffman 2 0-0 4. Totals 30 9-14 75.

NORTHWESTERN (3-5): Talon Miller 3 0-0 7, Jack Hansen 7 0-0 15, Jarren Haven 3 0-0 6, Dallas Stoltenberg 3 2-4 8, Carson Ewalt 1 0-0 2, Ty Boekelheide 4 1-2 9, Brady Satter 0 2-2 2. Totals 21 5-8 49.

Leola-Frederick 27 48 62 75

Northwestern 9 25 32 49

3-point field goals – Kippley 4, Gill-Bollinger, J. Thorpe; Miller Hansen. Total fouls – Leola-Frederick 15; Northwestern 12.

Groton 58, Milbank 43

GROTON (7-4): Keegen Tracy 4 0-0 10, Ryder Johnson 4 9-10 19, Becker Bosma 4 0-0 9 Jayden Schwan 0 1-2 1, Karson Zak 2 1-1 6, Gage Sippel 6 1-3 13. Totals 20-49 12-16 58.

MILBANK (4-6): Sam Rick 2 2-2 8, Graham Lightfield 3 0-0 7, Bryan Meyer 4 0-0 10, Jack Howard 0 1-2 1 Emmett Hanson 1 0-0 2, Ryan Keeton 1 1-2 3, Lincoln Holscher 4 2-2 12. Totals 15-46 6-8 43.

Groton 17 30 41 58

Milbank 9 20 25 43

3-point field goals – Tracy 2, Johnson 2, Bosma, Zak; Rick 2, Lightfield, Meyer 2, Holscher 2. Total fouls – Groton 9; Milbank 16. Rebounds – Groton 28 (Johnson 7, Bosma 6); Milbank 32 (Holscher 6, Lightfield 5, Keeton 5). Turnovers – Groton 7; Milbank 17. Assists – Groton 10 (Bosma 4); Milbank 9 (Jeter Scoular 4). Steals – Groton 16 (Bosma 5); Milbank 7.

North Central 56, Herreid-Selby Area 36

HERREID-SELBY AREA (4-5): Noah Schuetzle 1 1-2 4, Thatcher Kihne 1 0-0 2, Jared Weisbeck 1 2-2 4, Tatum Quaschnick 4 0-0 12, Porter Gregg 1 0-0 2, Kaden Sayler 0 1-2 1, Xavier Ritter 5 1-3 11. Totals 13 5-9 36.

NORTH CENTRAL (3-7): Donovan Nelson 4 0-0 8, Kobe Wherry 6 3-3 18, Cole Beitelspacher 5 1-4 11, Zane Haar 1 2-2 4, Tim Rucker 4 0-1 9, Jade Jacobs 2 0-0 4, Isaiah Heilman 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 6-10 56.

Herreid-Selby Area 14 21 29 36

North Central 9 26 41 56

3-point field goals – Schuetzle, Quaschnick 4; Wherry 3, Rucker. Total fouls – Herreid-Selby Area 11; North Central 10. Turnovers – Herreid-Selby Area 23; North Central 20.

Wessington Springs 58, Wolsey-Wessington 56

281 Conference Tournament Championship

WOLSEY-WESSINGTON: Payton Rainford 1 0-0 2, Moshe Richmond 5 2-4 12, Larz Tvedt 6 0-0 16, Isaiah Sabalier 3 0-0 6, Caleb Richmond 6 2-4 16, Colin Hughes 1 0-0 2, Jett Kleinsasser 0 2-2 2. Totals 22 6-10 56.

WESSINGTON SPRINGS: Karter Mebius 4 0-0 9, Wesley Molnar 0 0-2 0, Sam Poncelow 0 2-4 2, Colby Flowers 4 0-1 10, Branden Flowers 2 0-0 4, Parker Graff 11 9-11 35. Totals 21 11-18 58.

Wolsey-Wessington 14 35 47 56

Wessington Springs 5 19 31 58

3-point field goals – Tvedt 4, C. Richmond 2; Mebius, Graff 4. Fouled out – Rainford, M. Richmond; C. Flowers. Total fouls – Wolsey-Wessington 18; Wessington Springs 13.

Hitchcock-Tulare 69, Sunshine Bible 50

281 Conference Tournament Seventh Place

SUNSHINE BIBLE: Trey Thieman 8 1-3 22, Jerome Big Eagle 2 0-0 4, Owen Watson 3 0-0 7, Jacob Hadden 1 2-2 4, Jensen Wipf 1 0-0 2, Tarrence Mickelson 3 3-3 9, Isaac Hague 0 2-4 2. Totals 18 8-12 50.

HITCHCOCK-TULARE: Logan LaBrie 2 0-0 5, Devin Enander 4 3-4 12, Patrick Maynard 13 0-0 34, Aiden Frankenstein 1 0-0 2, Deegan Moes 1 1-2 3, Preston Wipf 4 2-2 10, Max Gilbert 0 1-2 1, Derek Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 7-10 69.

Sunshine Bible 12 25 37 50

Hitchcock-Tulare 21 39 55 69

3-point field goals – Thieman 5, Watson; LaBrie, Enander, Maynard 8. Fouled out – Wipf. Total fouls – Sunshine Bible 13; Hitchcock-Tulare 17. Rebounds – Sunshine Bible 26 (Watson 5); Hitchcock-Tulare 41 (Maynard 7). Turnovers – Sunshine Bible 17; Hitchcock-Tulare 13.

Hamlin 87, Redfield 24

REDFIELD (0-9): Jacksan Rude 1 0-0 3, Micah Zastrow 1 0-0 2, Grady Hulscher 1 0-0 2, Isaac Banister 2 0-0 4 Ruben Alvarez 4 2-2 13. Totals 9 2-2 24.

HAMLIN (9-2): Easton Neuendorf 5 1-1 15, Jackson Wadsworth 6 0-0 17, Zac VanMeeteren 9 0-0 18, Evan Stormo 3 1-2 8, Dawson Noem 2 1-2 6, Boden Stevenson 4 0-0 8, Ted Smith 2 0-1 4, Owen Taschner 1 0-0 2, Watson Grantham 1 0-1 2, Jonathan Leonardi 1 0-0 2, Jack Stormo 1 2-2 5. Totals 35 5-9 87.

Redfield 10 15 20 24

Hamlin 32 52 72 87

3-point field goals – Rude, Alvarez 3; Neuendorf 4, Wadsworth 5, E. Stormo, Noem, J. Stormo.    Total fouls – Redfield 6; Hamlin 6.

Castlewood 63, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 21

CASTLEWOOD (11-1): Luke Baumberger 3 0-0 8, Brody Bass 6 0-1 12 Bryon Laue 4 0-1 8, Kamden Keszler 1 0-0 2, Jamison Keszler 7 0-2 15, Bennett Johnson 2 0-0 6, Tyson Manley 1 2-2 4, Trevor Everson 2 0-0 4, Kolby Davis 0 1-2 1, Josh Jensen 0 1-2 1, Cooper Thu 1 0-2 2. Totals 27 4-12 63.

OLDHAM-RAMONA-RUTLAND (0-11): Boyd Pooler 3 1-2 7, Roman Malisch 2 0-0 4, Brennon Bickett 1 0-0 2, Brodie Albertson 1 6-12 8, Lucas Wall 0 0-2 0. Totals 7 7-16 23.

Castlewood 24 37 52 63

Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 2 15 19 21

3-point field goals – Baumberger 2, J. Keszler, Johnson 2. Total fouls – Castlewood 13; Oldhama-Ramond-Rutland 11.

Deuel 89, Tiospa Zina 30

TIOSPA ZINA (0-10): Ashden Sierra 6 2-2 18, Malaki Foothorse 1 0-0 2, Devon Bluehorse 0 1-2 1, Blake Dumarce 1 1-6 3, Eric Jens Jr. 2 0-0 4, Jared Good 1 0-0 2. Totals 11-48 4-12 30.

DEUEL (8-3): Sutton Benck 3 0-0 7, Caden Finnesand 6 0-0 15, Jaxon Peterreins 2 2-2 6, Gabe Sather 12 1-1 25, Caden Hourigan 1 0-0 2, Gavin Maaland 4 0-0 8, Nolan Gubrud 3 0-0 9, Kyle Finnesand 6 2-4 14, Caleb Ronne 1 0-0 2, Jason Ulmer 0 1-2 1. Totals 38-76 7-12 89.

Quarter scores not available

3-point field goals – Sierra 4; Benck, C. Finnesand 3, Gubrud 3. Total fouls – Tiospa Zina 12; Deuel 9. Rebounds – Tiospa Zina 15 (Good 5); Deuel 44 (C. Finnesand 7, Sather 6). Turnovers – Tiospa Zina 23; Deuel 12. Assists – Deuel 13 (Sather 3, Maaland 3, Ronne 3). Steals – Tiospa Zina 9 (Sierra 4); Deuel 16 (Peterreins 4).