BOWDLE – North Central bolted out to a 17-point first-quarter lead and improved to 14-6 on the season with a 49-25 non-conference girls’ basketball win over Sunshine Bible Friday night.

Amree Vander Vorst scored 21 points to lead the Thunder. Ella Batie contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Breanna Thieman’s nine points topped Sunshine Bible.

SUNSHINE BIBLE (4-15): Abby Hinman 3 0-0 6, Breanna Thieman 2 4-6 9, Soleil Mickelson 2 0-2 4, Ciera Mickelson 3 0-1 6. Totals 10 4-9 25.

NORTH CENTRAL (14-6): Ella Batie 5 3-4 13, Amree Vander Vorst 6 8-8 21, Alaina Dosch 3 0-0 8, Lindsey Geier 0 1-2 1, Ashton Heyne 2 1-2 5, Carleigh Dosch 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 14-18 49.

Sunshine Bible 2 9 14 25

North Central 19 25 42 49

3-point field goals – Thieman; Vander Vorst, A. Dosch 2. Total fouls – Sunshine Bible 15; North Central 15. Rebounds – Sunshine Bible 33; North Central 29 (Batie 11). Turnovers – Sunshine Bible 18; North Central 12. Assists – North Central 7 (A. Dosch 3). Steals – Sunshine Bible 10; North Central 15 (Batie 4, Vander Vorst 4).

Clark-Willow Lake 54, Great Plains Lutheran 43

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (14-5): Katherine Prahl 3 2-3 8, Myra Lentz 6 0-0 17, Esta Cameron 1 0-2 2, Madeline Prahl 7 0-2 14, Lydia Schleusener 0 1-2 1, Julia Prahl 0 1-4 1. Totals 17 4-13 43.

CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (11-8): Johanna Vandersnick 2 2-4 7, Tehya Vig 3 0-0 6, Kamryn Nesheim 3 1-2 9, Shelby Begeman 3 0-1 6, Brynn Roehrich 6 6-10 18, Shay Michalski 1 0-0 2, Jenny Bevers 2 0-0 4, Erica Larson 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 9-17 54.

Great Plains Lutheran 8 15 32 43

Clark-Willow Lake 12 23 41 54

3-point field goals – Lentz 5; Vandersnick, Nesheim 2. Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 17; Clark-Willow Lake 14.

Northwestern 33, Waverly-South Shore 23

WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (6-13): Jolene Krantz 1 2-4 4, Dashya Koch 2 3-4 7, Jaina Johnson 0 7-8 7, Annie Stricherz 2 1-2 5. Totals 5-32 13-18 23.

NORTHWESTERN (15-5): Breelyn Satter 2 0-0 6, Ashley Haven 3 0-0 6, Adriana Ratigan 4 2-4 10, Tara Blachford 3 3-6 11, Kyara Ratigan 1 0-0 2. Totals 12-61 5-10 33.

Waverly-South Shore 3 6 19 23

Northwestern 10 19 28 33

3-point field goals – Satter 2, Blachford 2. Fouled out – Stricherz. Total fouls – Waverly-South hore 13; Northwestern 11. Rebounds – Waverly-South Shore 26 (Stricherz 7); Northwestern 39 (Haven 11). Turnovers – Waverly-South Shore 21; Northwestern 12. Blocked shots – Waverly-South Shore 0; Northwestern 6 (Haven 4, Ratigan 2). Steals – Waverly-South Shore 4; Northwestern 11 (Blachford 4).

Redfield 56, Tiospa Zina 25

TIOSPA ZINA (6-12): Latice Rodlund 2 1-2 7, Faith Fourstar 1 0-0 2, Journee Haley 2 2-8 6, Talia Robertson 2 2-2 6, Emma Jens 1 0-0 3, Stevie Marks 0 1-2 1. Totals 8 6-14 25.

REDFIELD (3-17): Hayden Gall 2 3-4 7, Brynn Giblin 3 2-2 8, Charli Jungwirth 0 5-6 5, Kinley Smith 2 0-0 4, Addisyn Evans 3 0-0 9, Ella Rude-Peterson 3 2-4 9, Layla Hardie 2 2-4 7, Karlie Brabant 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 14-20 56.

Tiospa Zina 3 10 20 25

Redfield 15 27 40 56

3-point field goals – Rodlund 2, Jens; Evans 3, Rude-Peterson, Brabant. Total fouls – Tiospa Zina 20; Redfield 17. Rebounds – Redfield 35 (Smith 6, Gall 5, Evans 5). Turnovers – Tiospa Zina 34; Redfield 20.

Groton 61, Britton-Hecla 21

GROTON (14-6): Jerica Locke 4 1-2 10, Jaedyn Penning 3 2-2 8, Kennedy Hansen 2 2-4 7, Rylee Dunker 3 0-1 6, Faith Traphagen 1 0-0 2, Laila Roberts 3 0-0 7, Taryn Traphagen 2 3-4 8, Talli Wright 0 0-2 0, Mia Crank 1 0-0 2, McKenna Tietz 1 0-0 2, Chesney Weber 3 1-1 7, Sydney Locke 1 0-0 2. Totals 24-56 9-16 61.

BRITTON-HECLA (5-15): Karlie Zuehlke 0 1-4 1, Rae Ann Hagenson 1 1-4 3, Heather Storbakken 2 4-6 10, Daynika Zuehlke 0 2-2 2, Maddie Micko 2 0-0 4, Chellon Pruitt 1 0-0 2. Totals 6 7-16 21.

Groton 23 41 55 61

Britton-Hecla 6 16 20 21

3-point field goals – Locke, Hansen Roberts, T. Traphagen; Storbakken 2. Fouled out – Hagenson. Total fouls – Groton 13; Britton-Hecla 15. Rebounds – Groton 24 (Roberts 6); Britton-Hecla (K. Zuehlke 8). Turnovers – Groton 10. Assists – Groton 14 (J. Locke 5, Roberts 5). Steals – Groton 24 (Penning 3, F. Traphagen 3, Roberts 3, T. Traphagen 3).