
FAULKTON – Layne Cotton scored 24 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, collected six steals, dished out a pair of assists and blocked a shot to help lead Faulkton to a 50-34 win over Leola-Frederick in a Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball game Thursday.
Roman DiMaria added 13 points, and Spencer Melius finished with nine for the Trojans.
Leola-Frederick received 13 points and five rebounds from Hans Lapka. Noah Kippley added eight points.
LEOLA-FREDERICK (8-5): Brayden Sumption 1 2-2 4, Noah Kippley 3 0-0 8, Samuel Vetter 1 2-3 4, Hans Lapka 4 2-2 13, Connor Spitzer 2 0-3 4, Milo Sumption 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 7-12 34.
FAULKTON (4-8): Roman DiMaria 6 1-3 13, Layne Cotton 8 7-8 24, Spencer Melius 3 0-0 9, Charlie Deiter 1 0-0 2, Trey Machtemes 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 8-11 50.
Leola-Frederick 7 13 20 34
Faulkton 8 22 35 50
3-point field goals – Kippley 2, Lapka 3; Cotton, Melius 3. Fouls – Leola-Frederick 16; Faulkton 14. Rebounds – Leola-Frederick 23 (Lapka 5); Faulkton 39 (Cotton 14). Turnovers – Leola-Frederick 23; Faulkton 16. Assists – Leola-Frederick 7 (B. Sumption 3); Faulkton 6 (Deiter 2, Melius
2). Blocks – Leola-Frederick 2 (Spitzer, B. Sumption); Faulkton 1 (Cotton). Steals – Leola-Frederick 9 (Lapka 2, Spitzer 2, Vetter 2); Faulkton 13 (Cotton 6).
Hamlin 67, Sisseton 22
SISSETON (0-12): Mason Herzog 1 0-0 3, Carter Stickland 2 1-4 5, Ethan DeSpiegler 2 0-0 4, Dean Schultz 1 0-0 2, Colter Hanson 2 0-0 4, Dana BraveBull 2 0-0 4. Totals 10 1-4 22.
HAMLIN (9-2): Tyson Stevenson 4 1-2 11, Zac VanMeeteren 2 1-1 5, Dawson Noem 1 0-0 3, Brennan Keszler 7 3-4 17, Jackson Wadsworth 4 0-0 12, Rylan Bawdon 4 0-0 10, Aiden Abraham 2 0-0 4, Evan Stormo 1 0-0 3, Boden Stevenson 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 5-7 67.
Sisseton 6 12 19 22
Hamlin 26 41 51 67
3-point field goals – Herzog; Tyson Stevenson 2, Noem, Wadsworth 4, Bawdon 2, Noem, Stormo. Fouls – Sisseton 8; Hamlin 11.
Potter County 65, North Central 52
POTTER COUNTY (1-10): Ryder Falkenhagen 8 5-8 22, Skylar VanWell 2 0-0 5, Jhett Simon 2 1-2 6, Landon Larson 5 1-1 15, Alex Tanner 7 3-6 17. Totals 24 10-17 65.
NORTH CENTRAL (1-10): Cole Bukaske 3 1-5 9, Dawson Walz 2 0-0 4, Raynor Sprague 6 1-2 15, Spencer Buechler 1 0-0 2, Bastian Delalande 7 1-1 15, Dean Brockel 3 0-0 7. Totals 22 3-8 52.
Potter County 13 33 48 65
North Central 14 20 38 52
3-point field goals – Falkenhagen, VanWell, Simon, Larson 4; Bukaske 2, Sprague 2, Brockel. Fouls – Potter County 9; North Central 13. Rebounds – Potter County 35; North Central 33 (Delalande 13). Turnovers – Potter County 15; North Central 19.


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