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Groton’s Lane TIetz, right, moves to the basket as Warner’s Brodey Sauerwein, far right, defends during a game earlier this season at the Groton High School gym. Looking on are the Monarchs’ Levi Scepaniak, far left and Noah Fischbach (5). Tietz scored 30 points, including his 1,000th career point, in a win over Webster Tuesday night. Photo by John Davis taken 1/3/2023

GROTON – Lane Tietz poured in a game-high 30 points, including his 1,000th career point, to help power Groton past Webster 72-28 in Region 1A boys’ basketball action on Tuesday night.

Jacob Zak added 14 points and Cole Simon contributed 11 for the Tigers, who improved to 15-5 with the victory. Tate Larson finished with eight.

Matthew Mount’s 12 points topped Webster.

WEBSTER (4-16): Jaiden McCreary 1 2-2 4, Matthew Mount 6 0-0 12, Jeron McCreary 1 0-0 2, Gavin Sannes 1 0-0 2, Jared Schimmel 0 0-2 0, Tate Mammenga 1 0-0 2, Tommy Vergeldt 2 0-0 4, Samuel Nelson 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 2-4 28.

GROTON (15-5): Jacob Zak 6 2-4 14, Lane Tietz 10 4-4 30, Cole Simon 4 1-2 11, Tate Larson 4 0-0 8, Teylor Diegel 1 0-0 2, Colby Dunker 0 1-2 1, Logan Ringgenberg 1 1-2 3, Dillon Abeln 1 0-0 3. Totals 27-50 9-14 72.

Webster 6 12 20 28

Groton 29 44 62 72

3-point field goals – Tietz 6, Simon 2, Abeln. Total fouls – Webster 11; Groton 4. Rebounds – Groton 21 (Zak 5). Turnovers – Groton 5. Assists – Groton 19 (Johnson 4). Steals – Groton 11 (Zak 4).

Milbank Area 56, Redfield 28

Region 1A at Groton

REDFIELD (8-13): Nolan Gall 1 2-2 4, Jerron Haider 2 0-1 6, Mitchell Mack 2 1-2 5, Justin Ratigan 3 0-0 6, Seth Donke 1 0-0 3, Ethan Falk 0 1-2 1, Tristen O’Daniel 1 0-0 3. Totals 10-42 4-7 28.

MILBANK AREA (14-7): Justus Osborn 4 0-0 11, Yohana Ajwanga 7 3-5 18, Garrett Mertens 2 2-2 6, Jaxson Wildung 3 0-0 6, Joe Schulte 3 1-1 7, Graham Lightfield 1 0-0 2, Emmett Hanson 1 0-1 2, Eli Johnson 0 1-2 1, Tice Mursu 1 0-0 2. Totals 22-39 7-11 56.

Redfield 4 13 17 28

Milbank Area 8 19 40 56

3-point field goal – Haider 2, Donke, O’Daniel; Osborn 3, Ajwanga, Lightfield. Total fouls – Redfield 9; Milbank Area 11. Rebounds – Redfield 21 (Ratigan 5); Milbank Area 33 (Ajwanga 6). Turnovers – Redfield 14; Milbank Area 13. Assists – Redfield 3; Milbank Area 11 (Mertens 3, Wildung 3). Steals – Redfield 5 (Gall 2, Haider 2); Milbank Area 11 (Wildung 3, Schulte 3).

Waubay-Summit 56, Sisseton 20

Region 1A

SISSETON (1-20): Carter Stickland 1 1-2 3, Ethan DeSpiegler 1 0-2 2, Dean Schultz 2 0-0 4, Mason Herzog 0 2-2 2, Colter Hanson 2 2-2 6, Nate Tchida 1 0-0 3. Totals 7 5-8 20.

WAUBAY-SUMMIT (18-3): Jackson Wohlleber 5 0-0 10, Damon Opdahl 7 3-3 19, Jared Purdy 4 0-0 9, Jonathan Johnston 4 1-2 12, Brady Lindholm 2 0-0 6. Totals 22 4-5 56.

Sisseton 4 11 13 20

Waubay-Summit 22 34 48 56

3-point field goals – Tchida; Opdahl 2, Purdy, Johnston 3, Lindholm 2. Total fouls -Sisseton 6; Waubay-Summit 11. Rebounds – Sisseton 26; Waubay-Summit 31 (Opdahl 7, Johnston 7). Turnovers – Sisseton 17; Waubay-Summit 14. Assists – Sisseton 2; Waubay-Summit 10 (Lindholm 5). Blocked Shots – Sisseton 2; Waubay-Summit 1. Steals – Sisseton 5; Waubay-Summit 9 (Opdahl 6).

Hitchcock-Tulare 45, Leola-Frederick 44

Region 1B

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (11-10): Carter Binger 1 0-2 2, Brendan Nowell 2 0-2 6, Erik Salmen 2 0-0 4, Jackson Maynard 0 2-2 2, TJ Salmen 4 4-9 12, Riley Fliehe 4 0-0 10, Cole Schroeder 0 1-2 1, Landon Puffer 3 2-4 8. Totals 16 9-21 45.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (11-10): Brayden Sumption 4 2-1 10, Noah Kippley 6 3-6 17, Sam Vetter 0 4-4 4, Hans Lapka 2 4-6 9, Connor Spitzer 1 0-0 2, Winston Clark 0 0-2 0, Ethan Petrich 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 12-20 44.

Hitchcock-Tulare 6 20 32 45

Leola-Frederick 3 14 30 44

3-point field goals – Nowell 2, Fliehe 2; Sumption, Kippley 2, Lapka. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 18; Leola-Frederick 18.

Northwestern 78, Langford Area 38

Region 1B

LANGFORD AREA (4-17): Jackson Bahr 1 0-0 2, Jesse Keough 3 2-2 8, Kassen Keough 4 1-3 12, Keegan Schock 2 0-0 4, Rennan Bruns 3 0-0 9, Kalen Godel 0 3-3 3. Totals 13-46 6-8 38.

NORTHWESTERN (16-5): Jude Ortmeier 4 0-0 8, Lincoln Woodring 7 0-0 16, Quintin Fischbach 8 3-4 23, Nathan Melius 4 0-0 9, Chase Neiber 5 4-4 16, Gage Ratigan 0 1-2 1, Tanner Ewalt 1 1-1 3, Reilly Schmitt 1 0-0 2. Totals 30-61 9-11 78.

Langford Area 7 27 34 38

Northwestern 28 50 67 78

3-point field goals – K. Keough 3, Bruns 3; Woodring 2, Fischbach 4, Melius, Neiber 2. Total fouls – Langford Area 10; Northwestern 12. Rebounds – Langford Area 24 (J. Keough 5); Northwestern 43 (Neiber 9, Ortmeier 7, Melius 7). Turnovers – Langford Area 18; Northwestern 7. Assists – Langford Area 7; Northwestern 22 (Melius 8). Blocked Shots – Langford Area 0; Northwestern 2. Steals – Langford Area 3 (J. Keough 2); Northwestern 14 (Fischbach 3, Schmitt 3).

Warner 56, Waverly-South Shore 45

Region 1B

WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (10-10): Owen Gilmour 2 0-0 6, Troy Kneeland 6 2-4 16, Grant Holman 3 0-2 6, Landon Maag 5 4-7 14, Sam Appelhof 1 0-0 3, Colton Kranz 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 6-15 45.

WARNER (14-7): Hunter Cramer 7 11-15 25, Drew Bakeberg 1 0-0 2, Brodey Sauerwein 2 2-4 7, Levi Scepaniak 7 5-8 19, Noah Fischbach 0 0-2 0, Payton Volk 1 0-0 2, Zach Evans 0 1-3 1. Totals 18 19-32 56.

Waverly-South Shore 8 18 31 45

Warner 13 24 41 56

3-point field goals – Gilmour 2, Kneeland 2, Appelhof; Sauerwein. Fouled out – Waverly-South Shore, Dan Dalton. Total fouls – Waverly-South Shore 23; Warner 13.

Ipswich 67, Faulkton 52

Region 6B

FAULKTON (9-12): Roman DiMaria 3 5-6 11, Spencer Melius 2 0-0 6, Charlie Deiter 3 0-0 8, Layne Cotton 7 8-8 22, Carter Hall 1 0-0 2, DJ McGaugh 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 13-14 52.

IPSWICH (14-6): Tyler Hettich 3 1-1 7, Ian Beyers 6 2-2 15, Trevor Heinz 6 1-3 17, Chet Peterson 3 1-2 8, Carter Geditz 7 1-2 15, Jace Konsor 1 0-0 3, Blake Rich 0 2-4 2, Turner Thorson 0 0-2 0. Totals 26 8-16 67.

Faulkton 8 22 37 52

Ipswich 19 34 51 67

3-point field goals – Melius 2, Deiter 2, McGaugh; Beyers, Heinz 4, Peterson, Konsor. Fouled out – Faulkton, Gus Kopecky. Total fouls – Faulkton 17; Ipswich 12. Rebounds – Ipswich 25 (Peterson 12). Assists – Ipswich 12 (Hettich 4). Steals – Ipswich 9 (Geditz 3).

Clark-Willow Lake 63, Florence-Henry 35

Region 2A

FLORENCE-HENRY (10-11): Mehki Keller 1 4-6 6, Peyton Roe 3 0-0 7, Tegan Sumner 3 0-0 6, Adam Moe 0 1-2 1, Carson Vavruska 5 0-0 13, Tristyn Sumner 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 5-8 35.

CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (15-5): Trey Huber 4 3-4 13, Brady Jorgan 1 1-2 3, Cole Brenden 2 0-0 6, Kaplan Felberg 6 1-2 14, Cole Heiman 1 2-4 4, Mitchell Larson 2 0-0 5, Tyson Huber 6 0-0 15, Emmerson Larson 1 0-0 3. Totals 23 7-12 63.

Florence-Henry 5 15 22 35

Clark-Willow Lake 14 27 49 63

3-point field goals – Roe, Vavruska 3; Trey Huber 2, Brenden 2, Felberg, M. Larson, Tyson Huber 3, E. Larson. Total fouls – Florence-Henry 8; Clark-Willow Lake 11.

Hamlin 59, Great Plains Lutheran 22

Region 2A

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (9-12): Brody Scharlemann 1 0-0 2, Alex Heil 2 0-0 4, Austin Rudendall 3 2-2 9, Myles York 3 1-1 7. Totals 9 3-3 22.

HAMLIN (17-3): Easton Neuendorf 2 0-0 5, Tyson Stevenson 5 0-1 13, Zac Van Meeteren 4 0-0 8, Dawson Noem 1 0-0 2, Brennan Keszler 6 0-2 12, Jackson Wadsworth 2 0-0 6, Aiden Abraham 1 0-0 3, Evan Stormo 3 2-2 10. Totals 24 2-5 59.

Great Plains Lutheran 2 16 20 22

Hamlin 22 43 54 59

3-point field goals – Rudendall; Neuendorf, Stevenson 3, Wadsworth 2, Abraham, Stormo 2. Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 6; Hamlin 6.

Deuel 72, Estelline-Hendricks 47

Region 2A

ESTELLINE-HENDRICKS (11-10): Ethan Axtell 0 2-2 2, Matthew McAninch 0 2-2 2, Mattix Hausman 2 0-2 4, Joseph McAninch 3 0-0 8, Wyat James 3 0-0 8, Braxton Pravecek 3 2-2 8, Braxton Saathoff 7 0-0 15. Totals 18-51 6-8 47.

DEUEL (13-8): Ricky Berndt 0 1-2 1, Trey Maaland 7 4-5 20, Dexter Unzen 1 0-0 3, Braydon Simon 4 6-7 16, Owen Quail 2 0-0 4, Dravyn Carlson 1 0-0 2, Gavin Benck 8 3-4 19, Ronnie Begalka 2 3-4 7. Totals 25-56 17-22 72.

Estelline-Hendricks 12 23 37 47

Deuel 14 29 46 72

3-point field goals – J. McAninch 2, James 2, Saathoff; Maaland 2, Unzen, Simon 2. Total fouls – Estelline-Hendricks 17; Deuel 14. Rebounds – Estelline-Hendricks 27 (James 7); Deuel 35 (Simon 11, Benck 9). Turnovers – Estelline-Hendricks 15; Deuel 8. Assists – Deuel 10 (Benck 4). Blocked Shots – Deuel 4 (Belgalka 2). Steals – Estelline-Hendricks 4; Deuel 7 (Benck 4).

Lower Brule 84, Potter County 61

Region 6B

POTTER COUNTY (4-18): Sean Seurer 0 2-2 2, Ryder Falkenhagen 10 4-5 27, Skyler Van Well 1 0-0 3, Jhett Simon 5 1-2 13, Landon Larson 2 0-0 6, Alex Tanner 5 1-3 12. Totals 23-61 8-10 61.

LOWER BRULE (18-3): Lane Gray 7 0-0 17, Haepi Elk Soldier 1 0-0 2, Brian LaRoche Jr. 11 1-1 28, Gavin Thigh 8 1-2 22, Ellwyn Langdeau 3 0-0 6, Tate Elk Soldier 1 0-0 2, Tayshawn Battese 3 0-0 7. Totals 34-61 2-3 84.

Potter County 9 24 52 61

Lower Brule 31 50 78 84

3-point field goals – Falkenhagen 3, Van Well, Simon 2, Tanner; Gray 3 LaRoche Jr. 5, Thigh 5, Battese. Total fouls – Potter County 7; Lower Brule 15. Rebounds – Potter County 38 (Falkenhagen 10); Lower Brule 25 (LaRoche Jr. 5). Turnovers – Potter County 20; Lower Brule 13. Assists – Potter County 9 (Larson 4); Lower Brule 21 (Gray 6, Thigh 5). Steals – Potter County 6 (Falkenhagen 2, Larson 2, Tanner 2); Lower Brule 17 (Gray 5, LaRoche Jr. 3, Langdeau 3, Battese 3).

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