MITCHELL – Waubay-Summit scored 23 first-quarter points to build a lead and then added 23 fourth-quarter points to secure a 64-56 boys’ basketball win over Canistota during the Hoop City Classic at the Corn Palace Wednesday night.

The Mustangs saw their double-digit lead trimmed down to a single basket early in the fourth period before Damon Opdahl and Jonathon Johnston hit back-to-back three-point field goals to help Waubay-Summit maintain control on the way to the victory.

Opdahl led a balanced Waubay-Summit attack with 18 points. Johnston and Jackson Wohlleber each contributed 17.

Tye Merrill scored 18 points, Brandon Kjetland 15, and Tage Ortman 13 for the Hawks. Ortman added 11 rebounds and Kjetland 10.

CANISTOTA (2-1): Tye Merrill 5 5-5 18, Tage Ortman 5 3-4 13, Noah Kleinsasser 2 0-0 4, Trace Ortman 2 2-2 6, Brandon Kjetland 3 9-11 15, Brady Scott 0 0-2 0. Totals 17-52 19-24 56.

WAUBAY-SUMMIT (2-0): Jackson Wohlleber 4 7-10 17, Damon Opdahl 6 5-5 18, Jared Purdy 1 0-0 2, Jonathan Johnston 6 0-1 17, Brady Lindholm 2 0-0 6, Trevelon Neilan 2 0-0 4. Totals 21-44 12-16 64.

Canistota 13 22 35 56

Waubay-Summit 23 35 41 64

3-point field goals – Merrill 3; Wohlleber 2, Opdahl, Johnston 5, Lindholm 2. Fouled out – Merrill. Total fouls – Canistota 18; Waubay-Summit 18. Rebounds – Canistota 38 (Tage Ortman 11, Kjetland 10); Waubay-Summit 23 (Neilan 5). Turnovers – Canistota 7; Waubay-Summit 5. Assists – Canistota 8 (Tage Ortman 6); Waubay-Summit 10 (Johnston 3). Steals – Canistota 2; Waubay-Summit 4 (Purdy 2).

Hamlin 55, Howard 49

HOWARD (2-1): Colby Claussen 2 1-2 5, Taiden Hoyer 1 1-2 3, Luke Koepsell 6 3-5 15, Ryder Erickson 1 1-2 3, Kolt Koepsell 8 2-3 19, Will Maier 1 0-2 3. Totals 19-47 8-16 49.

HAMLIN (2-0): Easton Neuendorf 3 0-0 6, Brennan Keszler 6 2-5 14, Jackson Wadsworth 1 2-2 5, Tyson Stevenson 4 7-14 16, Zac VanMeeteren 3 1-2 7, Rylan Bawdon 2 1-2 7. Totals 19-43 13-25 55.

Howard 9 17 31 49

Hamlin 12 22 37 55

3-point field goals – L. Koepsell, K. Koepsell, Maier; Wadsworth, Stevenson, Bawdon 2. Fouled out – K. Koepsell; Neuendorf. Total fouls – Howard 19; Hamlin 18. Rebounds – Howard 30 (L. Koepsell 10); Hamlin 32 (Keszler 8). Turnovers – Howard 8; Hamlin 9. Assists – Howard 13 (Erickson 4); Hamlin 12 (Neunendorf 5). Blocks – Howard 2 (K. Koepsell 2); Hamlin 3. Steals – Howard 4; Hamlin 2.