FAULKTON – Carley Cotton scored 28 points and collected three steals to help lead Faulkton to a 52-31 non-conference girls’ basketball win over Hitchcock-Tulare on Saturday.
Cotton made 8 of 9 free throws on the way to her game-high point total for the Trojans, who improved to 12-2 on the season.
Katelyn Schroeder tossed in 14 points to lead Hitchcock-Tulare.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE (3-11): Katelyn Schroeder 4 6-6 14, Rebecca Huizenga 1 1-2 3, Cambree Hoekman 3 3-5 9, Emmerie Arthurs 1 0-0 2, Gracyn Bixler 1 0-0 3. Totals 10-65 10-13 31.
FAULKTON (12-2): Kelli Stoecker 2 2-4 6, Jaymi Senn 1 4-6 6, Savanna Hayes 0 3-4 3, Carley Cotton 9 8-9 28, Tegan Baloun 0 1-2 1, Anika Mueller 2 1-3 5, Anna Aesoph 1 0-0 3. Totals 15-49 19-28 52.
Hitchcock-Tulare 8 13 22 31
Faulkton 22 25 43 52
3-point field goals – Bixler; Cotton (2), Aesoph. Fouled out – Arthurs. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 22; Faulkton 14. Rebounds – Hitchcock-Tulare 32 (Schroeder 6, Huizenga 6, Hoekman 6); Faulkton 34 (Stoecker 8, Hayes 7). Turnovers – Hitchcock-Tulare 17; Faulkton 21. Assists – Hitchcock-Tulare 2; Faulkton 6 (Presleigh Martinmaas 4). Steals – Hitchcock-Tulare 10 (Schroeder 3, Hoekman 3); Faulkton 12 (Stoecker 4, Cotton 3).
Northwestern 59, Potter County 48
NORTHWESTERN (6-7): Josie Sparling 3 0-0 9, Ashley Haven 5 3-5 14, Ana Ratigan 5 4-5 14, Ella Boekelheide 1 0-2 2, Tara Blachford 0 4-4 4, Breelyn Satter 1 1-1 3, Sophia Troske 4 1-4 13. Totals 19 13-21 59.
POTTER COUNTY (5-6): Peyton Stevens 0 1-2 1, Emma Schlachter 4 1-2 10, Kayden Cronin 8 1-3 17, Zoe Meinke 3 1-2 8, Dannika Kaup 1 1-2 3, Finlee Heien 4 0-0 9. Totals 20 5-13 48.
Northwestern 13 21 46 59
Potter County 7 23 35 48
3-point field goals – Sparling (3), Haven; Schlachter, Meinke, Heien. Total fouls – Northwestern 14; Potter County 18. Rebounds – Northwestern 37 (Sparling 8, Ratigan 8); Potter County 23 (Cronin 9). Turnovers – Northwestern 23; Potter County 14. Assists – Northwestern 15 (Sparling 5); Potter County 9 (Schlachter 3). Blocked shots – Potter County 1 (Cronin). Steals – Northwestern 7 (Blachford 3); Potter County 7 (Schlachter 3, Heien 3).
Britton-Hecla 48, Tri-State, N.D. 40
TRI-STATE: Iceli Rabbithead 4 2-4 14, Cindy Perez 1 0-0 2, Jasmine Owen 1 0-1 2, Shali Laurence 5 5-9 15, Macy Fritz 1 2-8 5, Taylor Laurence 0 2-2 2. Totals 12 11-24 40.
BRITTON-HECLA (5-9): Sterling Brassfield 4 6-6 15, Tiyanna Schott 1 0-0 2, Jayden Bender 2 1-2 5, Addison Wade 1 1-2 3, Heather Storbakken 5 0-0 12, RaeAnn Hagenson 0 2-6 2, Karlie Zuehlke 1 0-0 2, Daynika Zuehlke 1 0-0 2, Koryn Jones 0 5-6 5. Totals 15 15-22 48.
Tri-State 10 18 31 40
Britton-Hecla 10 16 32 48
3-point field goals – Rabbithead (4), Fritz; Storbakken (2), Brassfield. Total fouls – Tri-State 22; Britton-Hecla 23.
Elkton-Lake Benton 48, Great Plains Lutheran 43
ELKTON-LAKE BENTON (8-4): Tevan Erickson 5 5-9 15, Charlie Thooft 2 0-1 4, Sydney DeVries 0 2-2 2, Kylie Ramlo 9 3-5 25, Andrea Renkly 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 10-17 48.
GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (11-4): Halle Bauer 4 1-2 13, Katherine Prahl 2 0-1 4, Abby Kjenstad 1 0-0 2, Olivia Holmen 3 3-6 9, Esta Cameron 3 0-0 6, Madeline Prahl 4 1-3 9. 17 5-12 43.
Elkton-Lake Benton 7 21 32 48
Great Plains Lutheran 9 19 34 43
3-point field goals – Ramlo (4); Bauer (4). Total fouls – Elkton-Lake Benton 19; Great Plains Lutheran 16.
Leola-Frederick 60, Timber Lake 31
LEOLA-FREDERICK (10-4): Jillian Ellwein 3 0-0 7, Kalyce Achen 2 2-4 6, Olivia Morlock 1 0-0 2, Jocelynn Ellwein 4 0-0 8, Arabella Clark 2 3-4 7, Sofi Losure 7 2-4 16, Laura Sumption 2 5-6 10, Kaitlyn Mueller 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 12-19 60.
TIMBER LAKE (5-9): Natalie Lawrence 3 0-2 6, Jaylee Schoelerman 3 2-2 8, Kendyl Locken 2 2-2 7, Jasmine Nash 4 0-2 8, Talley Locken 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 4-8 31.
Leola-Frederick 19 35 51 60
Timber Lake 10 16 24 31
3-point field goals – Jillian Ellwein, L. Sumption; K. Locken. Total fouls – Timber Lake 18. Rebounds – Leola-Frederick 30 (L. Sumption 7); Timber Lake 18. Turnovers – Leola-Frederick 12; Timber Lake 21. Assists – Leola-Frederick 13 (Losure 4, L. Sumption 4); Timber Lake 8. Blocked shots – Leola-Frederick 2 (Clark, Losure). Steals – Leola-Frederick 13 (Jillian Ellwein 4); Timber Lake 7.
Warner 52, Sully Buttes 35
SULLY BUTTES (6-7): Payge Bakker 2 3-4 7, Olivia Olson 5 0-0 11, Stevie Wittler 5 1-1 11, Addison Chicoine 1 0-0 3, Scotlynn Kinney 1 0-0 2, Navaeh Westphal 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 5-7 35.
WARNER (13-1): Kyra Marcuson 5 2-2 15, Ava Nilsson 1 2-2 4, Kyleigh Schopp 5 1-2 11, Sophia Hoeft 3 0-0 6, Lauren Marcuson 2 0-0 4, Stacia Carda 4 2-2 10, Jordyn Jensen 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 7-8 52.
Sully Buttes 4 15 23 35
Warner 15 32 45 52
3-point field goals – Olson, Chicoine; K. Marcuson (3). Total fouls – Sully Buttes 10; Warner 12.
