TULARE – Six different players scored at least six points as Hitchcock-Tulare picked up a 61-29 non-conference boys’ basketball win over Langford Area on Saturday.
Erik Salmen led the Patriots with 12 points, Riley Fliehe followed with 11, Jackson Maynard contributed nine, TJ Salmen had eight, and Carter Binger and Cole Schroeder each added six. Salmen also hauled down a dozen rebounds.
Jackson Bahr scored 13 points to top Langford Area. Jesse Keough finished with nine and Kassen Keough had seven.
LANGFORD AREA (0-1): Jackson Bahr 5 0-4 13, Jesse Keough 4 0-0 9, Kassen Keough 3 0-1 7. Totals 12-48 0-5 29.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE (1-0): Carter Binger 3 0-0 6, Mason Bottum 1 1-4 3, Riley Fliehe 5 0-0 11, Cole Schroeder 3 0-0 6, TJ Salmen 4 0-1 8, Landon Puffer 2 0-0 4, Jacob Michlitsch 1 0-0 2, Jackson Maynard 2 4-5 9, Erik Salmen 6 0-1 12, Cameron Noethlich 0 0-2 0. Totals 27-61 5-13 61.
Langford Area 13 15 22 29
Hitchcock-Tulare 13 33 48 61
3-point field goals – Bahr 3, J. Keough, K. Keough; Fliehe, Maynard. Fouled out – Puffer. Total fouls – Langford Area 11; Hitchcock-Tulare 14. Rebounds – Hitchcock-Tulare 47 (TJ Salmen 12). Turnovers – Langford Area 11; Hitchcock-Tulare 8. Steals – Hitchcock-Tulare 7 (Puffer 3).
