
ELKTON – Wesley Wittler scored a game-high 29 points to power Sully Buttes to a 56-40 win over Deubrook Area during the Dakota Valley Conference Classic on Saturday.
Eli Mercer added 13 points for the Chargers, who moved to 6-3 on the season.
Chance Schoenfeld had 16 points to lead Deubrook Area.
SULLY BUTTES (6-3): Wesley Wittler 12 2-2 29, Eli Mercer 5 2-3 13, Teghan Westphal 2 0-0 5, Gavin Barber 0 1-2 1, Jett Yackley 1 0-0 2, Easton Moore 1 2-2 5. Totals 21 7-9 56.
DEUBROOK AREA (6-7): Josh Mitchell 5 1-4 12, Isaac Gass 3 1-2 9, Braxton Bednarek 0 0-2 0, Charlie Olsen 3 0-0 7, Chance Schoenfeld 7 2-2 16. Totals 18 4-10 40.
Sully Buttes 15 32 45 56
Deubrook Area 17 25 33 44
3-point field goals – Wittler 3, Mercer 2, Westphal, Moore; Mitchell, Gass 2, Olsen. Total fouls – Sully Buttes 12; Deubrook Area 11.
Hanson 68, Leola-Frederick 64
HANSON (8-3): A.J. Wilber 5 0-0 13, Tye Hernandez 7 0-0 20, Carter Popp 0 4-4 4, Ben Wilber 6 3-3 18, Sutton Dewald 5 3-5 13. Totals 23-50 10-12 68.
LEOLA-FREDERICK (11-1): Westyn Thorpe 2 1-2 6, Gavin Nickelson 1 0-0 2, Noah Kippley 13 2-3 33, Milo Sumption 2 3-6 7, Ethan Petrich 3 1-3 10, Jace Thorpe 1 0-0 3, Titus Kippley 1 1-4 3, Zander Hoffman 1 0-0 3. Totals 24-64 8-18 64.
Hanson 22 38 55 68
Leola-Frederick 28 38 55 64
3-point field goals – A.J. Wilber 3, Hernandez 6, B. Wilber 3; W. Thorpe, Kippley 5, Hoffman. Total fouls – Hanson 15; Leola-Frederick 15. Rebounds – Hanson 29 (A.J. Wilber 7); Leola-Frederick 44 (Petrich 10, N. Kippley 8). Turnovers – Hanson 14; Leola-Frederick 17. Assists – Hanson 17 (Dewald 6, Hernandez 5); Leola-Frederick 11. Steals – Hanson 6; Leola-Frederick 7 (N. Kippley 3).
Clark-Willow Lake 58, Lennox 55
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (10-2): Emmerson Larson 6 0-0 15, Chris Bevers 3 5-9 12, Bo Begeman 7 0-0 15, Griffin Musser 1 1-2 4, Sullivan Felberg 4 4-4 12. Totals 21-47 10-15 58.
LENNOX (7-4): Layton Smith 5 0-0 14, Boston Katzer 2 2-4 7, Aiden Hanssen 1 2-2 5, Tate Gerdes 7 7-9 24, Teegen Musser 2 0-0 5. Totals 18-46 11-15 55.
Clark-Willow Lake 21 30 45 58
Lennox 19 29 37 55
3-point field goals – Larson 3, Bevers, Begeman, Musser; Smith 2, Katzer, Hanssen, Gerdes 3, Musser. Total fouls – Clark-Willow Lake 16; Lennox 14. Rebounds – Clark-Willow Lake 27 (Felberg 8); Lennox 32 (Smith 8). Turnovers – Clark-Willow Lake 12; Lennox 10. Assists – Clark-Willow Lake 10 (Felberg 3); Lennox 11 (Gerdes 4). Steals – Clark-Willow Lake 5 (Begeman 4); Lennox 4.
Mobridge-Pollock 55, Sioux Valley 41
MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK (7-3): Shooter Frederick 5 2-2 16, Easten Eisemann 4 2-6 12, Kale Knudson 2 3-4 7, Jackson Eisemann 2 3-4 8, Shane Henderson 5 2-3 12. Totals 18-44 12-19 55.
SIOUX VALLEY (6-6): Carter Sapp 1 2-2 4, Braden Danzeisen 7 0-0 16, Maverick Nelson 5 1-1 14, Brock Christopherson 2 0-0 5, Brady Hiltunen 0 2-2 2. Totals 15-57 5-5 41.
Mobridge-Pollock 17 31 52 55
Sioux Valley 12 20 29 41
3-point field goals – Frederick 4, E. Eisemann 2, J. Eisemann; Danzeisen 2, Nelson 3, Christopherson. Total fouls – Mobridge-Pollock 6; Sioux Valley 17. Rebounds – Mobridge-Pollock 44 (Henderson 20, Frederick 12); Sioux Valley 26 (Christopherson 7). Turnovers – Mobridge-Pollock 17; Sioux Valley 11. Assists – Mobridge-Pollock 13 (Knudson 6, Henderson 4); Sioux Valley 10 (Christopherson 6). Blocked Shots – Mobridge-Pollock 5 (Frederick 3, Henderson 2); Sioux Valley 3 (Sapp 2). Steals – Mobridge-Pollock 6 (Knudson 3); Sioux Valley 8 (Sapp 3).
Viborg-Hurley 49, Castlewood 44
CASTLEWOOD (11-2): Kamden Keszler 2 1-2 6, Brody Bass 1 0-2 3, Jamison Keszler 6 1-2 13, Luke Baumgberger 1 0-0 3, Bryon Laue 9 1-5 19. Totals 19-47 3-11 44.
VIBORG-HURLEY (12-1): Jake Austin 0 1-2 1, Nolan Kolthoff 2 0-0 4, Brady Schroedemeier 3 1-2 7, Owen Niederbaumer 3 0-0 7, Nick Hanson 6 0-0 12, Brayden Morrison 5 2-2 17, Rafe Goettertz 0 1-2 1. Totals 19-36 5-8 49.
Castlewood 9 22 30 44
Viborg-Hurley 17 28 33 49
3-point field goals – K. Keszler, Bass, Baumberger; Niederbaumer, Morrison 5. Fouled out – K. Keszler. Total fouls – Castlewood 12; Viborg-Hurley 12. Rebounds – Castlewood 27 (Laue 15); Viborg-Hurley 23 (Hanson 7). Turnovers – Castlewood 8; Viborg-Hurley 13. Assists – Castlewood 8; Viborg-Hurley 16 (Hanson 4). Blocked Shots – Castlewood 3 (Laue 3); Viborg-Hurley 1. Steals – Castlewood 7 (J. Keszler 4, K. Keszler 3); Viborg-Hurley 6.
Hamlin 71, Rapid City Christian 59
HAMLIN (10-2): Easton Neuendorf 6 4-6 18, Evan Stormo 9 2-3 22, Jackson Wadsworth 5 5-6 17, Dawson Noem 2 1-2 5, Zac VanMeeteren 3 0-2 6, Boden Stevenson 1 0-0 3. Totals 26-48 13-20 71.
RAPID CITY CHRISTIAN (10-2): Simon Kieffer 5 6-7 17, Aiden Roberts 1 0-2 2, Benson Kieffer 7 6-10 21, Wes Schlabach 2 2-3 6, Julius Frog 3 0-0 6, Sully Kieffer 1 4-4 6. Totals 19-52 18-26 59.
Hamlin 15 28 54 71
Rapid City Christian 11 26 39 59
3-point field goals – Neuendorf 2, Storm 2, Wadsworth 2; Simon Kieffer, Roberts, B. Kieffer. Fouled out – Sully Kieffer. Total fouls – Hamlin 20; Rapid City Christian 21. Rebounds – Hamlin 36 (VanMeeteren 10, Noem 9); Rapid City Christian 25 (Simon Kieffer 5, Schlabach 5). Turnovers – Hamlin 16; Rapid City Christian 5. Assists – Hamlin 16 (Neuendorf 9); Rapid City Christian 8. Blocked Shots – Hamlin 3 (VanMeeteren 2); Rapid City Christian 2. Steals – Hamlin 3; Rapid City Christian 9 (Simon Kieffer 4).
North Central 46, Langford Area 42
LANGFORD AREA (2-9): Jacob Samson 2 1-4 6, Kassen Keough 10 2-2 28, Conner Glines 2 0-2 4, Caleb Mertz 1 0-0 2, Dylan Harmon 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 3-8 42.
NORTH CENTRAL (4-7): Donovan Nelson 4 1-2 9, Kobe Wherry 5 1-2 13, Cole Beitelspacher 1 2-2 5, Zane Haar 1 2-4 5, Trent Beyers 1 0-0 2, Jade Jacobs 3 3-4 9, Aiden Goings 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 9-14 46.
Langford Area 11 28 34 42
North Central 12 16 29 46
3-point field goals – Samson, Keough 6; Wherry 2, Beitelspacher, Haar, Goings. Total fouls – Langford Area 14; North Central 17. Rebounds – Langford Area 39 (Glines 13, Harmon 10). Turnovers – Langford Area 19; North Central 9. Assists – Langford Area 9 (Keough 3).
Lower Brule 60, Wilmot 52
WILMOT: Keitrick Genia 3 0-0 6, Kolby Haubris 1 1-2 4, Kevin Gibson 1 0-0 3, Jaxen Dockter 2 0-0 4, Tyler Heinje 2 0-0 5, Ethan Schwenn 6 1-2 14, Elijah Madsen 2 0-0 4 Micah Pelzel 4 4-6 12. Totals 21 6-10 52.
LOWER BRULE: Lane Gray 2 2-2 7, Elliot LaRoche 4 1-2 11, Jason Thompson 4 0-0 11, Peyton Palmier 5 1-2 11, Nate Middletent 5 0-0 10, Delrae St. Cloud 0 0-2 0, Kristan Antelope 3 0-0 8, Ben Middletent 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 4-8 60.
Wilmot 16 25 36 52
Lower Brule 19 32 47 60
3-point field goals – Haubris, Gibson, Heinje, Schwenn; Gray, LaRoche 2, Thompson 3, Antelope 2. Total fouls – Wilmot 12; Lower Brule 9.


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