EUREKA – North Central used a 14-1 third-quarter surge to help fuel a 49-20 non-conference boys’ basketball win over Strasburg-Zeeland on Friday night.
Kobe Wherry scored 10 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for the Thunder, who received points from 11 different players.
STRASBURG-ZEELAND: Brady Pool 2 3-5 7, Tucker Vander Vorst 1 0-0 2, Jack Vander Vorst 1 0-0 2, Sebastian Bravebull 2 2-4 7, Hank Van Beek 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 5-9 20.
NORTH CENTRAL (6-5): Donovan Nelson 3 1-2 7, Seth Hettick 2 0-0 5, Jared Wherry 1 2-2 5, Kobe Wherry 4 1-2 10, Aiden Goings 2 0-0 5, Isaiah Heilman 2 2-6 6, Reuben Blanco 0 2-4 2, Kaleb Scherr 1 0-0 2, Brayden Heyne 1 1-2 4, Easton Kunz 0 2-1 1, Judah Pargher 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 10-20 49.
Strasburg-Zeeland 10 17 18 20
North Central 15 27 41 49
3-point field goals – Bravebull; Hettick, K. Wherry, J. Wherry, Goings, Heyne. Total fouls – Strasburg-Zeeland 13; North Central 12. Rebounds – Strasburg-Zeeland 19 (Pool 9); North Central 36 (Nelson 9, Heilman 8). Turnovers – Strasburg-Zeeland 16; North Central 6.
Northwestern 45, Langford Area 36
NORTHWESTERN (8-3): Carson Ewalt 2 0-1 4, Ty Boekelheide 9 3-5 21, William Clemens 1 3-4 5, Jarren Haven 2 0-0 4, Talon Miller 3 0-0 6, Wyatt Rham 1 0-0 2, Colton Smith 1 0-0 3. Totals 19-60 6-10 45.
LANGFORD AREA (2-10): Ethen Olson 0 0-2 0, Conner Glines 2 0-0 4, Graydon Hurley 3 0-0 7, Kassen Keough 5 2-2 13, Eli Samson 4 0-0 10, Case Reints 1 0-0 2. Totals 15-64 2-4 36.
Northwestern 16 27 37 45
Langford Area 4 15 29 36
3-point field goals – Smith; Hurley, Keough, Samson 2. Total fouls – Northwestern 8; Langford Area 15. Rebounds – Northwestern 49 (Ewalt 13, Clemens 8, Miller 8); Langford Area 47 (Glines 15). Turnovers – Northwestern 16; Langford Area 13. Assists – Northwestern 7 (Clemens 2, Haven 2, Rahm 2); Langford Area 6 (Keough 3). Steals – Northwestern 7 (Haven 4); Langford Area 8 (Olson 2, Hurley 2, Keough 2).
Clark-Willow Lake 84, Redfield 28
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (13-1): Bo Begeman 3 2-2 8, Chris Bevers 8 0-0 19, Max Bratland 1 0-0 3, Sully Felberg 5 0-0 10, Trigg Felberg 0 2-2 2, William Hovde 2 0-0 6, Emmerson Larson 7 0-0 15, Miles Olson 2 0-0 5, Joey Ries 4 0-0 8, Jakob Steen 1 0-2 2, Jackson Stormo 1 0-0 2, Ky Vandersnick 2 0-0 4. Totals 36-57 4-6 84.
REDFIELD (1-10): Isaac Banister 1 0-0 3, Eli Englund 0 4-4 4, Grady Hulscher 3 0-0 6, Eloi Carnicero 5 0-0 11, Austin Snell 1 2-4 4. Totals 10-41 6-8 28.
Clark-Willow Lake 26 49 77 84
Redfield 0 11 21 28
3-point field goals – Bevers 3, Bratland, Hovde 2, Larson, Olson; Banister, Carnicero. Total fouls – Clark-Willow Lake 9; Redfield 6. Rebounds – Clark-Willow Lake 29 (Bevers 6); Redfield 15 (Snell 4). Turnovers – Clark-Willow Lake 6; Redfield 9.
