WARNER – Groton received at least eight points from four different players on the way to a 48-26 non-conference boys’ basketball win over Warner Tuesday night.

Kaden Kurtz scored 17 points to lead the Tigers, who improved to 5-0 on the season. Lane Tietz contributed 11, Jacob Zak followed with 10 and Jayden Zak added eight.

Groton scored 12 unanswered points in the opening quarter to take a lead it never lost. The Tigers then used another scoring surge to pull away from a 23-17 advantage late in the third period.

Hunter Cramer’s seven points topped the Monarchs.

GROTON: Lane Tietz 3 3-4 11, Jayden Zak 3 0-0 8, Kaden Kurtz 6 2-2 17, Jacob Zak 3 4-4 10, Tate Larson 1 0-0 2, Cole Simon 0 0-2 0. Totals 16 9-12 48.

WARNER: Hunter Cramer 2 3-3 7, Trekk Hannahs 2 0-0 5, Ashton Schuchhardt 1 1-1 3, Peyton Jung 3 0-2 6, Levi Scepaniak 1 0-0 2, Carter Moen 1 0-0 2, Devin Woosley 0 1-3 1. Totals 10 5-9 26.

Groton 12 17 30 48

Warner 4 11 19 26

3-point field goals – Tietz 2, Jayden Zak 2, Kurtz 3; Hannahs. Total fouls – Groton 12; Warner 12. Rebounds – Groton 11 (Larson 6); Warner 23 (Jung 9). Turnovers – Groton 17; Warner 27.

Potter County 71, Mobridge-Pollock 51

MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK: Brady Bauer 0 0-0 0, Jackson Eisemann 3 0-0 6, Trent Schmeichel 2 0-0 4, Caelan McCollman 3 1-2 7, Ashton Pfitzer 2 0-0 4, Holden Eisemann 2 0-6 4, Thane Beheler 5 2-2 12, Simon Fried 0 2-2 2, Kody Keller 1 0-0 3, Shane Henderson n3 1-1 7, Turner Pfitzer 1 0-1 2, Coy Hinsz 0 0-1 0. Totals 22-59 13-15 51.

POTTER COUNTY: Cooper Logan 13 9-14 36, Colin Arbach 2 0-0 4, Seth Sharp 1 1-2 3, Grant Luikens 4 0-1 9, Drake Bassett 5 5-6 15, Logan Decker 0 1-2 1, Ryder Falkenhagen 1 1-1 3. Totals 26-70 17-26 71.

Mobridge-Pollock 8 27 33 51

Potter County 20 36 56 71

3-point field goals – Keller; Logan, Luikens. Fouled out – Bauer, Sharp. Total fouls – Mobridge-Pollock 24; Potter County 17. Rebounds – Mobridge-Pollock 43 (McCollam 7); Potter County 44 (Logan 13). Turnovers – Mobridge-Pollock 24; Potter County 18. Assists – Mobridge-Pollock 8; Potter County 4. Steals – Mobridge-Pollock 5; Potter County 22 (Logan 7).

Hitchcock-Tulare 55, Lake Preston 48

HITCHCOCK-TULARE: Jack Boomsma 3 0-0 7, Zach Gilbert 3 1-2 9, Kyle Hamilton 3 1-3 7, TJ Salmen 4 0-1 8, Jackson Maynard 5 4-5 15, Cole Schroeder 1 0-0 2, Riley Fliehe 0 1-2 1, Erik Salmen 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 7-13 55.

LAKE PRESTON: Josh McMasters 7 2-9 19, Jake Larsen 2 3-4 8, Riley Casper 4 1-2 11, Ashton Wienk 2 0-1 5, Weston Woodcock 1 0-0 3, Jonah Denison 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 6-16 48.

Hitchcock-Tulare 19 30 43 55

Lake Preston 14 26 31 48

3-point field goals – Boomsma, Gilbert 2, Maynard; McMasters 3, Larsen, Casper 2, Wienk, Woodcock. Fouled out – McMasters. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 13; Lake Preston 17. Rebounds – Lake Preston 29 (Casper 8). Assists – Lake Preston 5 (Casper 4). Blocks – Lake Preston 6 (Casper 6). Steals – Lake Preston 6 (McMasters 2).