MELLETTE – Northwestern bolted out to a 13-point first-quarter lead and picked up a 57-48 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Faulkton on Tuesday night.

Carson Ewalt scored 20 points to lead the Wildcats, who improved to 7-3. Ty Boekelheide contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Faulkton received 18 points from Korbin Stark, and 15 from Spencer Melius.

FAULKTON (6-5): Korbin Stark 7 1-2 18, Spencer Melius 6 1-2 15, Landon Dikoff 1 4-10 6, Weston Senn 3 2-4 7, Henry Bossly 0 2-2 2. Totals 17 9-18 48.

NORTHWESTERN (7-3): Carson Ewalt 9 2-4 20, Jarren Haven 4 1-3 10, Talon Miller 1 1-2 4, Ty Boekelheide 4 4-4 13, William Clemens 2 4-4 8, Colton Smith 1 0-0 3. Totals 21 12-17 57.

Faulkton 7 20 36 48

Northwestern 20 31 40 57

3-point field goals – Stark 3, Melius 2; Haven, Miller, Smith. Total fouls – Faulkton 15; Northwestern 13. Rebounds – Faulkton 37 (Dikoff 10); Northwestern 44 (Boekelheide 13). Turnovers – Faulkton 9; Northwestern 15. Assists – Faulkton 7 (Melius 4); Northwestern 8 (Haven 3, Miller 3). Steals -Faulkton 12 (Melius 7); Northwestern 3 (Haven 2). Blocks – Faulkton 1 (Senn); Northwestern 1 (Miller).

North Central 55, South Border 40

NORTH CENTRAL (5-5): Donovan Nelson 4 6-6 15, Seth Hettick 3 0-0 9, Jared Wherry 1 0-0 3, Kobe Wherry 1 0-0 2, Zane Haar 4 0-0 8, Isaiah Halman 3 5-6 12, Reuben Blanco 1 0-2 2, Kaleb Scherr 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 11-14 55.

SOUTH BORDER: Cam Kemmet 7 1-2 18, Carter Ketterling 1 0-0 2, Kelby Opsahl 3 0-0 6, Noah Bader 3 3-5 9, Jay Goehring 2 0-0 5. Totals 16 4-7 40.

North Central 18 30 40 55

South Border 14 21 31 40

3-point field goals – Hettick 3, Nelson; Kemmet 3, Goehring. Total Fouls – North Central 9; South Border 16

Webster 73, Waverly-South Shore 53

WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (2-9): Monty Thompson 1 0-0 2, Kyle Kneeland 6 3-6 18, Dru Wientjes 1 0-0 2, Spencer Ries 5 7-8 18, Austin Hovitek 4 0-0 11, Haiden Gilmour 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 10-16 53.

WEBSTER (5-6): Seth Lesnar 6 4-4 16, Jack Shoemaker 9 2-2 21, Jeron McCreary 4 0-0 9, Matt Mount 5 2-4 13, Gage Wik 1 2-2 4, Sheldon Schmieg 3 1-2 7, Payton Sichmeller 1 0-0 3. Totals 29 11-14 73.

Waverly-South Shore 10 32 43 53

Webster 21 34 56 73

3-point field goals – Kneeland 3, Ries, Hovitek 3; Shoemaker, McCreary, Mount, Sichmeller; Total fouls – Waverly-South Shore 11; Webster 14.

Leola-Frederick 47, Britton-Hecla 33

LEOLA-FREDERICK (10-2): Westyn Thorpe 6 0-0 14, Jace Thorpe 1 0-0 2, Winston Clark 2 3-5 9, Milo Sumption 5 2-4 12, Zander Hoffman 2 0-0 4, Brayden Heuer 2 0-0 4, Erik Losure 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 5-9 47.

BRITTON-HECLA (9-3): Mitch Burger 3 1-2 9, Will Richter 1 0-0 2, Chaz Vietor 1 3-7 5, Graham Fosness 1 0-0 2, Nate Schiller 1 0-0 2, Jack Teveldal 1 0-0 3, Lofton Heer 0 1-2 1, Jace Rein 1 0-0 2, Nathan Folkman 1 2-2 4, Drew Heitmann 1 1-1 3. Totals 11 8-14 33.

Leola-Frederick 16 26 39 47

Britton-Hecla 8 16 23 33

3-point field goals – W. Thorpe 2, Clark 2; Burger 2, Teveldal. Total fouls – Leola-Frederick 15; Britton-Hecla 10.

Waubay-Summit 71, Ortonville 54

WAUBAY-SUMMIT (6-5): Jace Wohlleber 3 1-2 8, Evan Aker 5 2-2 14, Hogan Hlavacek 8 2-4 18, Teegan Gaikowski 2 1-2 6, Tripp Gaikowski 6 1-1 13, McKoy Pereboom 3 0-0 8, Lincoln Kongi 1 0-0 2, Cooper Ebsen 0 1-2 1, Cash Gaikowski 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 10-13 72.

ORTONVILLE: Cadyn Vanderwall 4 4-4 13, Jakobi Kuefler 3 1-3 8, Jonas Henrich 1 0-0 3, Elvis Longnecker 6 0-0 14, Oliver Zinski 5 0-0 13, Kirby Olson 0 1-2 1. Totals 19 6-9 54.

Waubay-Summit 35 72

Ortonville 27 54

3-point field goals – Wohlleber, Aker 2, Teegan Gaikowski, Pereboom 2; Vanderwall, Kuefler, Henrich, Longnecker 4, Zinski 3. Total fouls – Waubay-Summit 10; Ortonville 13.

Castlewood 61, Colman-Egan 33

CASTLEWOOD (11-2): Brody Bass 6 0-2 14, Will Aderhold 7 0-0 14, Leonard Wernke 1 1-2 3, Tyson Manley 3 3-3 10, Kamden Keszler 7 1-2 17, Trevor Everson 1 0-3 3. Totals 25 5-12 61.

COLMAN-EGAN (5-7): Caden Zwert 6 3-4 17, Julian Allen 2 0-0 5, Westyn Pearson 2 0-0 4, Levi Williams 1 0-0 3, Mikano Lee 1 0-0 2, Holdyn Rentschler 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 3-4 33.

Castlewood 16 28 50 61

Colman-Egan 7 18 28 33

3-point field goals – Bass 2, Menley, Keszler 2, Everson; Zwert 2, Allen, Williams. Total fouls – Castlewood 10; Colman-Egan 8.

Ipswich 50, Wakpala 39

WAKPALA (4-5): Juanito Ducheneaux 6 0-0 17, Lawrence Gooden 5 2-5 12, Tavaughn Steele 4 0-1 8, Bretten Wells 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 2-6 39.

IPSWICH (5-5): Kyle Hettich 0 5-6 5, Jaxon Holt 0 2-4 2, Shay Knust 4 3-5 12, Hayden Schlosser 7 3-4 20, Josh Rausch 2 5-6 9, Mac Heinz 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 18-25 50.

Wakpala 10 20 35 39

Ipswich 15 22 36 50

3-point field goals – Ducheneaux 5; Knust, Schlosser 3. Fouled out – Gooden, Wells. Total fouls – Wakpala 21; Ipswich 9. Rebounds – Wakpala 49 (Gooden 14); Ipswich 40 (Schlosser 6). Turnovers – Wakpala 18; Ipswich 12. Assists – Wakpala 6 (Wells 2); Ipswich 8 (Knust 3 Schlosser 3). Steals – Wakpala 7 (Steele 3); Ipswich 11 (Holt 4, Knust 4).

Elkton-Lake Benton 68, Deuel 49

DEUEL (3-7): Gavin Maaland 2 0-0 4, Sutton Benck 2 2-2 7, Troy Jenson 5 3-4 14, Braxtin Winter 1 0-2 2, Jaxtin Winter 6 2-3 14, Kyle Finnesand 2 2-2 6, Jason Ulmer 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 9-13 49.

ELKTON-LAKE BENTON (8-3): Elliot Erickson 2 3-6 7, Lane Schindler 2 4-4 9, Ethan Wiskur 4 0-0 8, Savion Stephens 2 0-0 5, Colt Beck 3 0-0 6, Joseph Nibbe 8 4-4 20, Myles Poindexter 1 1-2 3, Berkley Hemman 3 1-2 8, David Olson 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 13-18 68.

Deuel 14 22 41 49

Elkton-Lake Benton 14 26 45 68

3-point field goals – Benck, Jenson; Schindler, Stephens, Hemmen. Total fouls – Deuel 18; Elkton-Lake Benton 13.

Arlington 69, Florence-Henry 61

FLORENCE-HENRY (2-11): Tucker Keller 2 0-0 5, Dawson Hlavacek 2 2-3 6, Zachary Schroeder 1 0-0 3, Carson Kelly 11 8-9 31, Karson Rossow 6 3-5 15, Trallen Sumner 0 1-2 1. Totals 22-63 14-19 61.

ARLINGTON (1-11): Paxton Rheault 7 5-12 22, Miles Antonen 4 2-6 10, Colby Burns 1 1-2 3, Jake Burns 1 2-2 4, Max Josephsen 1 0-0 3, Trysten Huntimer 4 5-6 13, Maddox Jacobsen 3 0-0 9, Adrian Schneider-King 2 0-0 5. Totals 23-57 15-28 69.

Florence-Henry 9 22 38 61

Arlington 9 26 46 69

3-point field goals – Keller, Schroeder, Kelly; Rheault 3, Josephsen, Jacobsen 3, Schneider-King. Fouled out – Hlavacek, Rossow, Sumner; Antonen, J. Burns. Total fouls – Florence-Henry 25; Arlington 22. Rebounds – Florence-Henry 33 (Kelly 9); Arlington 53 (Antonen 13, J. Burns 13, Rheault 9). Turnovers – Florence-Henry 15; Arlington 23. Assists – Florence-Henry 8 (Keller 4, Kelly 3); Arlington 6 (Rheault 3). Steals – Florence-Henry 12 (Rossow 4, Kelly 3); Arlington 8 (J. Burns 3).