
LEOLA – A trio of players combined for 40 points to lift Faulkton to a 51-42 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Leola-Frederick Thursday night.
Hunter Niederbaumer scored 14 points, while Ryan Beckler and Simon Bowar each contributed 13 for the Trojans, who improved to 11-3 with the victory.
Ethan Morlock’s 14 points paced Leola-Frederick.
FAULKTON (11-3): Bennett Cassens 2 0-0 5, Ryan Beckler 5 3-3 13, Simon Bowar 6 1-4 13, Layne Cotton 2 1-3 6, Hunter Niederbaumer 7 0-0 14. Totals 22 5-10 51.
LEOLA-FREDERICK (4-8): Mason Hinz 2 0-0 4, Vincent Petrich 1 0-0 2, Ethan Morlock 5 0-1 14, Colton Spitzer 3 1-2 7, Brayden Sumption 3 0-0 8, Noah Kippley 3 0-0 7. Totals 17 1-3 42.
Faulkton 14 29 45 51
Leola-Frederick 8 22 33 42
3-point field goals: Cassens, Cotton; Morlock 4, Sumption 2, Kippley. Total fouls – Faulkton 7, Leola-Frederick 10.
Groton 57, Northwestern 42
GROTON (9-0): Jayden Zak 1 2-2 5, Lane Tietz 7 2-2 16, Kaden Kurtz 6 1-1 17, Jacob Zak 4 1-1 9, Tate Larson 0 2-2 2, Wyatt Hearnen 4 0-0 8. Totals 22-44 8-8 57.
NORTHWESTERN (5-7): Jude Ortmeier 8 4-7 20, Quintin Fischbach 4 1-4 12, Jamal Gallego 3 0-0 6, Justin Haven 2 0-0 4. Totals 17-34 5-11 42.
Groton 16 31 46 57
Northwestern 7 16 25 42
3-point field goals – Jayden Zak, Kurtz 4; Fischbach 3. Total fouls – Groton 10; Northwestern 11. Rebounds – Groton 18 (Tietz 5, Larson 5); Northwestern 24 (Fischbach 7, Ortmeier 6). Turnovers – Groton 10; Northwestern 16. Assists – Groton 22 (Kurtz 8); Northwestern 17 (Fischbach 5). Steals – Groton 9; Northwestern 4.
Redfield 52, Milbank Area 49
MILBANK AREA (4-6): Garrett Mertens 4 3-7 11, Justus Osborn 5 1-1 12, Stevie Ash 2 0-0 5, Bennett Schwenn 5 0-0 10, Wylie Mursu 2 1-3 5, Kellen Hoeke 1 0-0 3, Joe Schulte 1 0-1 3. Totals 20 5-12 49.
REDFIELD (5-7): Nolan Gall 3 6-8 12, Jerron Haider 3 0-1 7, Peyton Osborn 4 5-7 15, Mitchell Mack 5 4-6 14, Zach Akin 1 0-0 2, Justin Ratigan 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 15-22 52.
Milbank Area 14 23 33 49
Redfield 11 22 36 52
3-point field goals – J. Osborn, Ash, Hoeke, Schulte; P. Osborn 2, Haider. Total fouls – Milbank Area 18; Redfield 13. Rebounds – Milbank Area 35 (Mursu 8); Redfield 30 (Ratigan 8). Turnovers – Milbank Area 16; Redfield 9.
Waverly-South Shore 64, Britton-Hecla 60
BRITTON-HECLA (3-7): Gage Storley 0 2-6 2, Aiden Fredrickson 7 8-11 25, Luke Storley 1 0-0 2, BoDell Davidson 7 2-4 17, Landon Carlson 3 0-1 7, Ashton Mills 2 2-2 7. Totals 20 14-24 60.
WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (2-8): Dan Dalton 5 3-6 14, Owen Gilmour 0 0-1 0, Cooper Schmit 4 2-2 12, Troy Kneeland 3 8-10 15, Grant Holman 1 0-1 2, Landon Maag 1 2-8 4, Evan Comes 0 1-2 1, Carter Comes 5 6-6 16. Totals 19 22-36 64.
Britton-Hecla 13 24 34 60
Waverly-South Shore 15 30 45 64
3-point field goals – Fredrickson 3, Davidson, Carlson, Mills; Dalton, Schmit 2, Kneeland. Total fouls – Britton-Hecla 24; Waverly-South Shore 19.
Clark-Willow Lake 63, Deuel 58
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (5-4): Brady Jordan 5 0-0 11, Cole Brenden 1 0-0 2, Noah Boykin 4 4-6 13, Tyler O’Neill 4 4-4 14, Kaplan Felberg 4 3-5 12, Trey Huber 3 4-4 11. Totals 21-39 15-19 63.
DEUEL (8-5): Cooper Schiernbeck 4 0-0 11, Trey Maaland 5 2-2 13, Naethan Lovre 3 0-0 8, Braydon Simon 7 2-4 16, Gavin Benck 2 0-0 4, Zane Bingham 2 2-2 6. Totals 23-47 6-8 58.
Clark-Willow Lake 21 33 49 63
Deuel 10 23 45 58
3-point field goals – Jordan, Boykin, O’Neill 2, Felberg, Huber; Schiernbeck 3, Maaland, Lovre 2. Total fouls – Clark-Willow Lake 12; Deuel 17. Rebounds – Clark-Willow Lake 21 (Boykin 8); Deuel 18 (Maaland 5). Turnovers – Clark-Willow Lake 13; Deuel 14. Steals – Clark-Willow Lake 9 (Felberg 4); Deuel 7.
Hamlin 77, Webster 44
WEBSTER (3-8): Jaiden McCreary 3 0-0 6, Brent Bearman 1 0-0 2, Jacob Keller 1 0-1 3, Jacob Pereboom 4 1-2 10, Jaydon Keller 6 2-3 18, Ian Lesnar 2 1-1 5. Totals 17 4-7 44.
HAMLIN (6-5): Luke Fraser 0 1-2 1, Evan Stormo 3 0-0 8, Rylan Bawdon 3 0-0 7, Easten Neuendorf 5 0-0 12, James Nebel 11 2-3 28, Tyson Stevenson 8 1-2 17. Totals 30 4-7 77.
Webster 14 27 37 44
Hamlin 13 35 62 73
3-point field goals – Jacob Keller, Pereboom, Jaydon Keller 4; Bawdon, Neuendorf 2, Nebel 4. Fouled out – Nebel. Total fouls – Webster 12; Hamlin 15. Rebounds – Webster 23 (Jaydon Keller 9); Hamlin 21 (Nebel 10). Turnovers – Webster 18; Hamlin 7. Assists – Webster 4; Hamlin 11 (Neuendorf 6). Steals – Webster 3; Hamlin 8 (Neuendorf 4).
Tiospa Zina 79, Tiospaye Topa 30
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TIOSPAYE TOPA (1-7): Manuel Swan III 5 0-0 13, Julia Two Crow 1 0-0 3, Kaden Rousseau 0 0-2 0, Gary Bad Warrior 2 0-0 4, AJ Begay 4 0-0 10. Totals 12 0-2 30.
TIOSPA ZINA (6-3): Perry Lufkins 3 0-0 6, Devin Long Crow 6 0-0 13, Jasiah Red Bear 6 1-1 13, Caleb Barse 2 0-0 5, Juron Adams 5 1-2 13, Mike Smith 2 2-3 6, Reondre Greeley 3 0-0 7, Storm Sierra 1 1-1 3, Tate Never Misses A Shot 3 0-0 6, Jayvyn Adams 1 0-0 3, Juan Rios 2 0-0 4. Totals 34 5-7 79.
Tiospaye Topa 23 30
Tiospa Zina 44 39
3-point field goals – Swan 3, Two Crow, Begay 2; Long Crow, Barse, Juron Adams 2, Greeley, Jayvyn Adams. Total fouls – Tiospaye Topa 7; Tiospa Zina 7.
Sully Buttes 48, Hitchcock-Tulare 40
SULLY BUTTES (4-6): Landon Hepker 6 3-6 19, Dwight Kenny 4 3-3 11, Thomas Farris 4 0-0 9, Jordan Schall 2 0-2 4, Marshall Wittler 2 0-0 5. Totals 18 6-11 48.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE (5-6): Jack Boomsma 1 0-0 2, Zach Gilbert 1 0-0 2, Kyle Hamilton 4 0-2 8, TJ Salmen 3 3-5 9, Jackson Maynard 2 1-2 7, Erik Salmen 4 1-2 12. Totals 15 5-11 40.
Sully Buttes 13 25 31 48
Hitchcock-Tulare 10 17 26 40
3-point field goals – Hepker 4, Farris, Wittler; Maynard 2, E. Salmen 3. Total fouls – Sully Buttes 14; Hitchcock-Tulare 14. Rebounds – Hitchcock-Tulare 27 (TJ Salmen 12). Turnovers – Hitchcock-Tulare 10. Assists – Hitchcock-Tulare 7. Steals – Hitchcock-Tulare 6.


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