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Ipswich’s Jaxon Holt, right, drives around Aberdeen Christian’s Grady Jett, center and Dylan Hofer, left, as the Tigers’ Kyle Hettich, far left, looks on during a game last season at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. Holt had 17 points and six assists in a win over Wilmot Friday night. Photo by John Davis taken 2/11/2025

IPSWICH – Ipswich rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to edge Wilmot 59-58 in a non-conference battle between once-beaten boys’ basketball teams Friday night.

Jaxon Holt and Shay Knust each had 17 points, and Hayden Schlosser added 15 for the Tigers, who held off a late rally in the closing minute.

Wilmot received 15 points from Tyler Heinje, and 12 from Carson Jurgens.

WILMOT (3-2): Carson Jurgens 4 2-2 12, Kevin Gibson 4 0-0 9, Maddux Foss 2 0-0 5, Ethan Schwenn 4 1-3 9, Micah Pelzel 4 0-0 8, Tyler Heinje 6 0-0 15. Totals 24 3-5 58.

IPSWICH (4-0): Kyle Hettich 3 2-2 8, Jaxon Holt 5 4-5 17, Shay Knust 5 7-9 17, Hayden Schlosser 5 2-2 15, Josh Rausch 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 15-18 59.

Wilmot 20 36 46 58

Ipswich 14 28 44 59

3-point field goals – Jurgens 2, Gibson, Foss; Holt 3, Schlosser 3. Total fouls – Wilmot 18; Ipswich 12. Rebounds – Wilmot 44 (Jurgens 8); Ipswich 21 (Knust 5, Schlosser 5). Turnovers – Wilmot 15; Ipswich 9. Assists – Wilmot 15 (Jurgens 5); Ipswich 12 (Holt 6). Steals – Wilmot 5 (Jurgens 1, Gibson 1, Heinje 1); Ipswich 6 (Hettich 2).

Britton-Hecla 51, Deuel 34

DEUEL (3-1): Sutton Benck 1 1-4 3, Troy Jenson 5 5-6 18, Gavin Maaland 1 0-0 2, Nolan Gubrud 1 0-0 3, Kyle Finnesand 1 0-0 2, Braxtin Winter 1 0-0 2, Jaxtin Winter 2 0-0 4. Totals 12 6-10 34.

BRITTON-HECLA (1-2): Ben Folkman 1 0-0 2, Will Richter 3 0-2 7, Chaz Vietor 2 3-4 7, Jaxon Zuehlke 10 2-3 22, Graham Fosness 2 0-0 4, Mitch Berger 1 1-1 3, Jace Rein 1 0-0 2, Nathan Folkman 0 4-6 4. Totals 20 10-18 51.

Deuel 4 8 24 34

Britton-Hecla 12 21 34 52

3-point field goals- Jenson 3, Gubrud; Richter. Total Fouls – Deuel 16; Britton-Hecla 12.

Warner 43, North Central 37

WARNER (3-2): Jesiah Baum 3 4-5 10, Brayden Kroll 1 0-0 3, Noah Bakeberg 1 0-0 2, Alec Mikkelson 1 0-0 2, Brennan Wolf-Donat 7 3-4 19, Lincoln Kroll 2 0-0 4, Gage Knuppe 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 7-9 43.

NORTH CENTRAL (0-2): Donovan Nelson 1 0-2 2, Seth Hettick 5 0-0 12, Jared Wherry 2 0-0 4, Kobe Wherry 1 1-2 4, Trent Beyers 1 0-0 3, Zane Haar 0 2-4 2, Mason Kunz 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Heilman 0 2-4 2, Kaleb Scherr 1 4-5 6. Totals 12 4-17 37.

Warner 8 28 32 43

North Central 7 17 25 37

3-point field goals – Wolf-Donat 2; Hettick 2. Total fouls – Warner 21; North Central 12. Rebounds – Warner 19; North Central 22 (Heilman 4). Turnovers – Warner 24; North Central 26.

Vermillion 66, Groton 57

VERMILLION (3-1): Spencer Blanchette 3 1-2 8, Trent Thomas 6 0-0 16, Luke Jensen 4 1-4 10, Gabe Larsen 1 0-2 3, Trey Hansen 7 8-11 22, Cale Cleveland 3 0-0 7. Totals 24 10-19 66.

GROTON (4-2): Ryder Johnson 8 3-7 21, Keegen Tracy 5 0-0 12, Gage Sippel 8 0-0 16, Becker Bosma 1 0-0 2, Karson Zak 2 0-0 4, Easton Weber 1 0-0 2. Totals 25-46 3-7 57.

Vermillion 16 28 50 66

Groton 18 34 47 57

3-point field goals – Blanchette, Thomas 4, Jensen, Larsen, Cleveland; Johnson 2, Tracy 2. Fouled out – Tracy. Total fouls – Vermillion 7; Groton 18. Rebounds – Groton 28 (Sippel 10). Turnovers – Groton 16. Assists – Groton 12 (Bosma 4, Zak 4). Blocked shots – Groton 4 (Sippel 3).

Hamlin 53, Castlewood 37

HAMLIN (3-1): Boden Stevenson 7 1-3 19, Jaden Olsen 1 0-0 2, Jack Stormo 3 0-0 8, Jackson Wadsworth 8 2-4 21, Owen Taschner 1 0-0 3. Totals 20-48 3-7 53.

CASTLEWOOD (4-1): Brody Bass 1 0-0 3, Will Aderhold 2 2-6 6, Tyson Manley 1 0-0 2, Kamden Keszler 6 1-2 15, Trevor Everson 4 3-7 11. Totals 14-37 6-15 37.

Hamlin 18 28 35 53

Castlewood 4 21 30 37

3-point field goals – Stevenson 4, Stormo 2, Wadsworth 3, Taschner; Bass, Keszler 2. Fouled out – Aiden Abraham. Total fouls – Hamlin 14; Castlewood 10. Rebounds – Hamlin 19; Castlewood 22. Turnovers – Hamlin 9; Castlewood 12. Assists – Hamlin 16; Castlewood 5. Blocked shots – Hamlin 1; Castlewood 4. Steals – Hamlin 8; Castlewood 7.

Stanley County 75, Herreid-Selby Area 45

HERREID-SELBY AREA (1-2): Tatum Quaschnick 3 0-0 7, Noah Schuetzle 1 0-0 3, Adonnis Mills 1 0-0 2, Jared Weisbeck 7 0-1 18, Timothy Rueb 1 0-0 2, Xavier Ritter 4 3-4 11, Kaden Russell 1 0-1 2. Totals 18 3-6 45.

STANLEY COUNTY (4-0): Brenden Bothwell 2 0-0 4, Eddie Duffy 5 1-4 12, Paxton Deal 6 6-7 19, Trevor Caldwell 5 2-2 12, Jack Deal 8 1-1 20, G. Bourne 3 0-0 6, Chase Meyer 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 10-14 75.

Herreid-Selby Area 13 31 41 45

Stanley County 16 38 58 75

3-point field goals – Quaschnick, Schuetzle, Weisbeck 4; Bothwell, Duffy, J. Deal 3. Total fouls – Herreid-Selby Area 15; Stanley County 7.

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