FAULKTON – Layne Cotton broke two school scoring records in a 77-30 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Langford Area Friday night.
Cotton scored 52 points to set the new single-game record for points scored, and finished the night with 1,336 career points, one better than Ryan Melius, who had been Faulkton’s all-time scoring leader since 1992.
Cotton also grabbed nine rebounds and collected eight steals as the Trojans improved to 13-4 on the season.
Kalden Golden and Dylan Harmon each scored seven points to lead Langford Area.
LANGFORD AREA (0-17): Jacob Samson 2 0-0 4, Rennan Bruns 2 0-0 5, Kalen Godel 3 0-0 7, Dylan Harmon 3 0-0 7, Dawson Vander Vorst 1 0-0 3, Conner Glines 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 0-0 30.
FAULKTON (13-4): Spencer Melius 2 2-2 7, Layne Cotton 17 14-17 52, Gus Kopecky 1 0-0 2, Gian DiMaria 2 2-2 7, Carter Hall 1 0-0 3, Charlie Dieter 1 0-0 2, Trey Machtemes 1 0-0 2, Cord Brand 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 18-21 77.
Langford Area 6 11 20 30
Faulkton 18 38 52 77
3-point field goals – Bruns, K. Godel, Harmon, Vander Vorst; Cotton (4), Melius, DiMaria, Hall. Total fouls – Langford Area 15; Faulkton 2. Rebounds – Langford Area 28 (Samson 5); Faulkton 28 (Cotton 9). Turnovers – Langford Area 30; Faulkton 6. Assists – Langford Area 7 (Bruns 4); Faulkton 18 (Machtemes 5). Blocks – Langford Area 2 (Bruns, Caleb Mertz). Steals – Langford Area 2 (Bruns, K. Godel); Faulkton 25 (Cotton 8).
Mobridge-Pollock 79, Faith 72 (OT)
FAITH (14-2): Klayte McLellan 3 0-0 7, Drew Harper 0 3-4 3, Caden Selby 8 0-0 18, Jackson Schauer 8 9-12 27, Tucker Miller 2 0-0 4, Cooper Schuelke 1 5-7 7, Krece Halligan 2 0-0 6. Totals 24 17-23 72.
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK (12-5): Kale Knudson 6 5-6 20, Jackson Eisemann 5 1-2 13, Simon Fried2 1-2 5, Michael Wald 9 1-1 21, Shane Henderson 6 8-11 20. Totals 28 16-22 79.
Faith 11 30 45 61 72
Mobridge-Pollock 17 36 54 61 79
3-point field goals – Selby (2), Schauer (2), Halligan (2), McLellan; Wald (2), J. Eisemann (2), Knudson. Rebounds – Faith 33 (Selby 9); Mobridge-Pollock 31 (Henderson 12). Turnovers – Faith 15; Mobridge-Pollock 12. Assists – Faith 10 (McLellan 3, Selby 3); Mobridge-Pollock 10 (J. Eisemann 5). Blocks – Faith 4 (Miller 2); Mobridge-Pollock 3 (Henderson 2). Steals – Faith 7 (McLellan 3); Mobridge-Pollock 7 (Knudson 2, Easton Eisemann 2).
Wessington Springs 77, Hitchcock-Tulare 48
WESSINGTON SPRINGS (16-1): Blake Larson 4 1-1 10, Parker Graff 6 0-0 13, Ryder Michalek 5 3-4 13, Brock Krueger 6 0-0 15, Colby Flowers 5 2-3 12, Karter Mebius 3 4-4 10, Sam Poncelow 1 0-0 2, Brett Miller 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 10-12 77.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE (7-9): Patrick Maynard 7 1-3 16, Erik Salmen 9 0-0 19, Jackson Maynard 5 0-0 10, Briggs LaBrie 0 1-2 1, Deegan Moes 0 2-2 2. Totals 20 4-7 48.
Wessington Springs 16 43 69 77
Hitchcock-Tulare 4 17 32 48
3-point field goals – Krueger (3), Larson, Graff; P. Maynard; Salmen. Total fouls – Wessington Springs 12; Hitchcock-Tulare 12.