IPSWICH – Waverly-South Shore pulled away from a one-point halftime lead to defeat Ipswich 45-35 in non-conference boys’ basketball action Thursday night.

Sam Appelhof had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocked shots to power the Coyotes, who improved to 9-6.

Max Kulesa had 14 points and Jaxon Holt added nine for Ipswich, which is also 9-6.

WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (9-6): Jace Jellis 1 0-0 2, Sam Appelhof 6 7-9 19, Colton Kranz 2 0-0 4, Brady Eschen 3 0-1 6, Zach Ries 2 2-2 6, Spencer Ries 0 1-2 1, Kyle Kneeland 2 2-2 7. Totals 16-40 12-16 45.

IPSWICH (9-6): Tucker Kadlec 2 0-0 4, Max Kulesa 5 2-2 14, Jaxon Holt 3 2-3 9, Rasmus Loken 0 1-2 1, Shay Knust 1 1-2 3, Hayden Schlosser 1 0-0 3. Totals 12-53 6-9 35.

Waverly-South Shore 6 17 30 45

Ipswich 11 16 22 35

3-point field goals – Kneeland; Kulesa 2, Holt, Knust, Schlosser. Fouled out – Kranz. Total fouls – Waverly-South Shore 14; Ipswich 14. Rebounds – Waverly-South Shore 35 (Appelhof 10); Ipswich 30 (Kadlec 10). Turnovers – Waverly-South Shore 17; Ipswich 18. Assists – Waverly-South Shore 6; Ipswich 7 (Kyle Hettich 4). Blocked shots – Waverly-South Shore 6 (Appelhof 3, Eschen 2); Ipswich 2. Steals – Waverly-South Shore 10 (Kranz 4); Ipswich 8 (Hettich 3).

Leola-Frederick 58, Warner 51

WARNER (7-8): Jesiah Baum 4 1-2 9, Drew Bakeberg 5 1-4 14, Lincoln Kroll 2 1-2 5, Brayden Kroll 3 3-4 9, Gage Knuppe 0 1-2 1, Brennan Wolf-Donat 5 0-0 12. Totals 19 7-14 51.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (15-1): Westyn Thorpe 3 2-4 8, Gavin Nickelson 2 1-2 6, Noah Kippley 7 2-4 22, Milo Sumption 4 3-4 11, Ethan Petrich 3 1-2 7, Sullivan Gill-Bollinger 1 0-0 2, Zander Hoffman 1 0-2 2. Totals 21 9-18 58.

Warner 8 27 37 51

Leola-Frederick 14 31 40 58

3-point field goals – Bakeberg 3, Wolf-Donat 2; Nickelson, Kippley 6. Total fouls – Warner 18; Leola-Frederick 14.

Waubay-Summit 55, Florence-Henry 40

FLORENCE-HENRY (10-5): Carson Vavruska 5 2-4 14 Ty Bergh 3 1-2 8, Carson Kelly 5 0-0 10, Logan Koll 2 0-0 4, Tryson Sumner 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 3-6 40.

WAUBAY-SUMMIT (9-6): Dylan Rumpza 2 0-2 6, Tigh Gaikowski 2 0-2 4, Traveion Neilan 8 4-4 25, Hogan Hlavacek 3 4-5 12, Jayven Maag 1 2-4 5, Evan Aker 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 11-20 55.

Florence-Henry 13 27 31 40

Waubay-Summit 17 27 43 55

3-point field goals – Vavruska 2, Bergh; Rumpza 2, Neilan 5, Hlavacek, Maag, Aker. Fouled out – Koll. Total fouls – Florence-Henry 20; Waubay-Summit 11. Rebounds – Florence-Henry 18; Waubay-Summit 27 (Hlavacek 7, Rumpza 7). Turnovers – Florence-Henry 9; Waubay-Summit 11. Assists – Florence-Henry 7; Waubay-Summit 11 (Neilan 3, Hlavacek 3). Blocked shots – Florence-Henry 2; Waubay-Summit 5 (Hlavacek 3). Steals – Florence-Henry 7; Waubay-Summit 5.

Groton 75, Deuel 43

DEUEL (10-5): Troy Jenson 1 0-0 3, Caden Finnesand 4 3-4 13, Jaxon Peterreins 1 0-0 2, Gabe Sather 6 6-9 18, Caleb Ronne 0 0-2 0, Sutton Benck 1 0-0 2, Kyle Finnesand 1 1-4 3, Gavin Maaland 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 10-19 43.

GROTON (11-4): Ryder Johnson 10 1-4 25, Keegen Tracy 3 7-8 16, Gage Sippel 5 0-0 10, Becker 1 1-1 3, Blake Pauli 1 0-0 2, Karson Zak 7 0-0 14, Easton Weber 1 0-0 3, Jayden Schwan 1 0-0 2. Totals 30-49 9-13 75.

Deuel 18 26 37 43

Groton 22 42 60 75

3-point field goals – Jenson, Finnesand 2; Johnson 4, Tracy, Weber. Total fouls – Deuel 11; Groton 13. Rebounds – Groton 31 (Johnson 6, Sippel 6, Bosma 6). Turnovers – Groton 9. Assists – Groton 16 (Bosma 4, Zak 4). Blocked shots – Groton 6 (Johnson 2, Sippel 2). Steals – Groton 8.

Great Plains Lutheran 78, Wilmot 51

WILMOT (3-13): Keitrick Genia 2 0-0 4, Carson Jurgens 1 0-0 2, Kolby Haubris 4 1-1 10, Jaxen Dockter 2 2-4 6, Ethan Schwenn 1 0-0 2, Tremar Settles 3 0-0 7, Grayson TeKrony 1 0-0 2, Elijah Madsen 2 0-0 4, Micah Pelzel 6 2-2 14. Totals 22 5-7 51.

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (5-9): Jaret Bauer 4 2-2 13, Brody Scharlemann 8 3-4 23, Hayden Karli 5 0-0 13, Micah Holien 3 0-0 9, Austin Rubendall 0 2-4 2, Landon Czerwan 3 2-2 9, Lucas Johnson 3 3-7 9. Totals 26-63 12-22 78.

Wilmot 8 18 38 51

Great Plains Lutheran 15 39 61 78

3-point field goals – Haubris, Settles; Bauer 3, Scharlemann 4, Karli 3, Holien 3, Czerwan. Total fouls – Wilmot 17; Great Plains Lutheran 10. Rebounds – Great Plains Lutheran 34 (Rubendall 9, Scharlemann 7). Turnovers – Great Plains Lutheran 13. Assists – Great Plains Lutheran 15 (Holien 5). Steals – Great Plains Lutheran 12 (Rubendall 3).