
MELLETTE – Northwestern forced more than twice as many turnovers as it committed to edge Wilmot 50-48 in non-conference boys’ basketball action Tuesday night.
Quintin Fischbach poured in a game-high 19 points to lead the Wildcats. Jude Ortmeier contributed 11 points and seven rebounds.
Trey Jurgens had 17 points and eight rebounds to pace Wilmot before fouling out.
WILMOT: Parker Steege 5 2-2 14, Ben Kasuske 1 3-3 5, Dennis Creadon 0 1-2 1, Brayden Ebben 2 3-4 7, Trey Jurgens 7 2-4 17, Albert Heminger 1 0-0 2, Keitrick Genia 1 0-0 2. Totals 17-38 11-15 48.
NORTHWESTERN: Samuel Groft 1 2-2 5, Christopher Toennies 1 2-4 4, Jude Ortmeier 4 2-5 11, Quintin Fischbach 7 2-2 19, Justin Haven 2 4-7 8, Rush Larson 0 1-2 1, Jamal Gallego 1 0-0 2. Totals 16-46 13-23 50.
Wilmot 12 20 31 48
Northwestern 14 27 36 50
3-point field goals – Steege 2, Jurgens; Groft, Ortmeier, Fischbach 3. Fouled out – Steege, Jurgens. Total fouls – Wilmot 21; Northwestern 17. Rebounds – Wilmot 26 (Jurgens 8); Northwestern 32 (Ortmeier 7). Turnovers – Wilmot 14; Northwestern 6. Assists – Wilmot 17 (Ebben 7); Northwestern 16 (Toennies 6). Steals – Wilmot 3; Northwestern 9.
Waubay-Summit 61, Webster 36
WEBSTER: Kaden Stoks 1 0-0 2, Jacob Keller 4 0-2 9, Gavin Sannes 1 0-1 2, Tayne Dunse 0 0-1 0, Jacob Pereboom 4 2-3 10, Aidan Kroll 1 0-0 2, Jaydon Keller 4 2-4 11. Totals 15-49 4-11 36.
WAUBAY-SUMMIT: Damon Opdahl 7 0-0 19, J Gulbraa 6 0-0 12, Jonathan Johnston 4 1-3 11, Jackson Wohlleber 4 0-0 9, Seth Gaikowski 3 1-2 8, Sonny Marquart 1 0-0 2. Totals 25-51 6-13 61.
Webster 6 15 28 36
Waubay-Summit 17 28 45 61
3-point field goals – Jacob Keller, Jaydon Keller; Total fouls – Webster 13; Waubay-Summit 6. Rebounds – Webster 26 (Pereboom 7); Waubay-Summit 27 (Opdahl 9, Johnston 9). Turnovers – Webster 7; Waubay-Summit 12. Assists – Webster (Jaydon Keller 3); Waubay-Summit 12 (Opdahl 4).
Faulkton 60, Sunshine Bible 25
SUNSHINE BIBLE: Parker Jones 2 1-2 5, Daniel Gerbracht 3 0-0 6, Nolan Triebwasser 5 0-0 12. Totals 11-36 1-2 25.
FAULKTON: Bennett Cassens 2 0-0 5, Ryan Beckler 1 0-0 2, Simon Bowar 9 0-1 18, Layne Cotton 4 0-0 8, Hunter Niederbaumer 5 1-2 11, Roman DiMaria 1 0-0 2, Alex Sorensen 2 2-2 6, Gus Kopecky 2 0-0 4, Ben Stoecker 2 0-0 4. Totals 28-51 3-5 60.
Sunshine Bible 2 14 20 25
Faulkton 20 37 54 60
3-point field goals – Triebwasser 2; Cassens. Total fouls – Sunshine Bible 8; Faulkton 6. Rebounds – Sunshine Bible 15 (Triebwasser 5); Faulkton 25 (Niederbaumer 11). Turnovers – 25; Faulkton 14. Assists – Sunshine Bible 3; Faulkton 18 (Cotton 9). Steals – Sunshine Bible 5; Faulkton 16 (Bowar 3, Niederbaumer 3, DiMaria 3).
Ipswich 56, North Central 24
NORTH CENTRAL: Cole Bukaske 3 1-2 9, Bryce Beitelspacher 0 5-6 5, Dawson Walz 1 0-0 2, Nathan Hoerner 1 0-0 2, Cole Beitelspacher 1 0-0 2, Chris Marshalek 2 0-0 4. Totals 8-32 6-8 24.
IPSWICH: Ian Beyers 4 0-0 10, Trevor Beyers 4 0-2 10, Ty Kadlec 4 2-4 10, Taylor Thorson 4 0-0 8, Carson Gohl 3 1-1 7, Colby Sylte 0 0-2 0, Chet Peterson 1 0-0 2, Carter Geditz 1 1-1 3, Zach Geditz 2 0-1 4, Luke Peterson 1 0-2 2. Totals 24-51 4-13 56.
North Central 0 12 22 24
Ipswich 18 37 46 56
3-point field goals – Bukaske 2; I. Beyers 2, T. Beyers 2. Total fouls – North Central 15; Ipswich 9. Rebounds – North Central 29 (B. Beitelspacher 5, Walz 5); Ipswich 30 (Thorson 6). Turnovers – North Central 28; Ipswich 15. Assists – North Central 5 (B. Beitelspacher 3); Ipswich 17 (Kadlec 4). Steals – North Central 8; Ipswich 18 (I. Beyers 6).
Oakes 54, Leola-Frederick 46
OAKES: Joey Heim 3 1-1 7, Trey Skoglund 6 1-5 15, Andrew Wolff 5 0-2 11, Noah Sundby 4 0-0 9, Bryley Haberman 0 1-2 1, Adler Poeper 2 0-0 4, Xavier Vossler 3 1-3 7. Totals 23 4-13 54.
LEOLA-FREDERICK: Hans Lapka 4 3-6 13, Mason Hinz 4 0-0 8, Ethan Morlock 0 0-1 0, Vincent Petrich 1 0-1 2, Colton Spitzer 4 0-6 8, Brayden Sumption 1 0-0 2, Noah Kippley 3 1-2 9, Sam Vetter 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 4-16 46.
Oakes 14 28 41 54
Leola-Frederick 13 28 43 46
3-point field goals – Skoglund 2, Wolff, Sundby; Lapka 2, Kippley 2. Total fouls – Oakes 18; Leola-Frederick 15.
Estelline-Hendricks 64, Langford Area 45
ESTELLINE-HENDRICKS: Mattix Hausman 5 0-0 13, Lorenzo Lotti 1 2-2 4, Dawson Bury 6 0-0 16, Braxton Saathoff 11 2-4 28, Trey Cass 1 0-0 3. Totals 24-38 4-6 65.
LANGFORD AREA: Brayden Peterson 1 1-2 3, Jackson Bahr 4 2-2 13, Jesse Keough 6 6-8 20, Kassen Keough 3 0-0 9. Totals 14-49 9-12 45.
Estelline-Hendricks 14 39 55 64
Langford Area 8 19 31 45
3-point field goals – Hausman 3, Bury 4, Saathoff 4, Cass; Bahr 3, J. Keough 2, K. Keough 3. Total fouls – Estelline-Hendricks 7; Langford Area 13. Rebounds – Estelline-Hendricks 32 (Saathoff 12); Langford Area 25 (J. Keough 8). Turnovers – Estelline-Hendricks 3; Langford Area 5. Assists – Estelline-Hendricks 15 (Hausman 5); Langford Area 8 (J. Keough 3).
De Smet 60, Clark-Willow Lake 57
De SMET: Rett Osthus 1 1-2 3, Kalen Garry 10 6-8 32, Blake Van Regenmorter 2 0-0 5, Tory Holland 2 1-2 7, Damon Wilkinson 6 1-3 13. Totals 21-55 9-15 60.
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE: Brady Jordan 3 0-1 7, Noah Boykin 2 0-0 6, Tyler O’Neill 5 9-11 23, Kaplan Felberg 6 1-3 13, Trey Huber 3 0-0 6, Cole Brenden 0 2-3 2. Totals 19-54 12-18 57.
De Smet 15 37 48 60
Clark-Willow Lake 13 26 42 57
3-point field goals – Garry 6, Van Regenmorter, Holland 2; Jordan, Boykin 2, O’Neill 4. Total fouls – De Smet 16; Clark-Willow Lake 12. Rebounds – De Smet 46 (Wilkinson 10); Clark-Willow Lake 23 (O’Neill 5). Turnovers – De Smet 15; Clark-Willow Lake 12.
Milbank Area 62, Sisseton 38
SISSETON: Mikah Hamm 1 1-2 4, Nate Tchida 1 2-2 4, Jairus Chanku 2 1-2 5, Riley BraveBull 5 0-0 11, Ty Langager 2 0-0 4, Austin Kohl 1 2-2 5, Sage Dumarce 1 0-0 3, Mitchell Moen 1 0-0 2. Totals 14-49 6-8 38.
MILBANK AREA: Stevie Ash 2 2-2 8, Garrett Mertens 3 4-6 11, Bennett Schwenn 9 4-7 22, Wylie Murus 2 2-6 6, Kellen Hoeke 1 0-0 3, Jaxson Wildung 1 2-2 5, Aiden Ludvigson 2 0-0 5, Tice Mursu 1 0-0 2. Totals 21-43 14-23 62.
Sisseton 0 12 21 38
Milbank Area 16 36 45 62
3-point field goals – Hamm, BraveBull, Kohl, Dumarce; Ash 2, Mertens, Hoeke, Wildung, Ludvigson. Total fouls – Sisseton 18; Milbank Area 16. Rebounds – Sisseton 27 (Chanku 5); Milbank Area 35 (Mertens 5, W. Mursu 5). Turnovers – Sisseton 17; Milbank Area 21. Assists – Sisseton 3; Milbank Area 10 (Mertens 3).



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