GROTON – Eighth-rated Groton outscored fifth-rated Hamlin 13-6 in the final quarter to rally for a 55-50 Northeast Conference boys’ basketball victory.
Groton led 53-48 with the ball in the closing seconds. However, after a turnover, Hamlin scored on a layup and then fouled. The Tigers missed both free throws, and Hamlin missed a potential game-tying shot from the corner before Groton made two foul shots for the final margin.
Gage Sippel had 18 points to lead the Tigers. Ryder Johnson followed with 13, and Karson Zak finished with 11.
Boden Stevenson topped Hamlin with 17, and Jackson Wadsworth followed with 15.
HAMLIN (0-1): Jackson Wadsworth 4 3-4 15, Boden Stevenson 7 1-5 17, Aiden Abraham 1 0-0 2, Jack Stormo 3 0-0 7, Owen Taschner 3 0-0 9. Totals 18 4-9 50.
GROTON (1-0): Ryder Johnson 5 1-2 13, Keegen Tracy 1 2-4 5, Gage Sippel 8 2-5 18, Becker Bosma 1 0-0 2, Karson Zak 3 3-6 11, Easton Weber 2 0-0 6. Totals 20-41 8-17 55.
Hamlin 19 32 44 50
Groton 13 29 42 55
3-point field goals – Wadsworth 4, Stevenson 2, Stormo, Taschner 3; Johnson 2, Tracy, Zak 2, Weber 2. Fouled – Stevenson. Total fouls – Hamlin 14; Groton 17. Rebounds – Groton 24 (Bosma 7). Turnovers – Groton 14. Assists – Groton 14 (Bosma 4). Steals – Groton 8 (Bosma 3).
Castlewood 55, Waubay-Summit 28
CASTLEWOOD (1-0): Brody Bass 1 0-0 3, Will Aderhold 4 6-7 14, Leonard Wernke 2 0-2 5, Tyson Manley 3 0-0 9, Kamden Keszler 6 3-8 16, Trevor Everson 2 0-0 5, Denver Mack 1 0-0 3. Totals 19 9-17 55.
WAUBAY-SUMMIT (0-1): Evan Aker 2 1-4 6, Hogan Hlavacek 4 3-5 11, Teegan Gaikowski 1 1-2 3, Newton Campbell 2 0-2 5, Tripp Gaikowski 1 1-2 3. Totals 10 6-15 28.
Castlewood 14 24 42 55
Waubay-Summit 6 13 19 28
3-point field goals – Bass, Wernke, Manley 3, Keszler, Everson, Mack; Aker, Campbell. Fouled out – Gaikowski. Total fouls – Castlewood 17; Waubay-Summit 16. Rebounds – Castlewood 35 (Aderhold 9); Waubay-Summit 23. Turnovers – Castlewood 13; Waubay-Summit 12. Assists – Castlewood 16 (Keszler 7); Waubay-Summit 6. Steals – Castlewood 10; Waubay-Summit 9. Blocked Shots – Castlewood 6; Waubay-Summit 3.
Deuel 57, Florence-Henry 33
FLORENCE-HENRY (0-1): Tucker Keller 1 1-5 3, Dawson Hlavacek 4 0-2 10, Zach Schroeder 4 0-0 9, Tucker Mumm 1 0-0 3, Carson Kelly 4 4-9 13, Logan Kroll 0 2-2 2, Karson Rossow 2 0-0 4, Trallan Sumner 0 0-2 0. Totals 12-59 7-20 33.
DEUEL (1-0): Gavin Maaland 6 2-2 14, Sutton Benck 0 2-2 2, Troy Jenson 7 8-13 23, Jaxtin Winter 3 0-0 6, Nolan Gubrud 1 0-0 3, Kyle Finnesand 4 1-4 9. Totals 21-55 13-21 57.
Florence-Henry 8 17 26 33
Deuel 18 36 48 57
3-point field goals – Mumm, Kelly; Jenson, Gubrud. Fouled – Finnesand. Total fouls – Florence-Henry 15; Deuel 17. Rebounds – Florence-Henry 20 (Keller 5); Deuel 35 (Finnesand 13). Turnovers – Florence-Henry 10; Deuel 13. Steals – Florence-Henry 6 (Hlavacek 3); Deuel 9 (Jenson 4).
Great Plains Lutheran 88, Northland Lutheran 28
GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN: Jarret Bauer 7 4-4 20, Isaac Kjenstad 4 0-0 9, Holden Karli 5 0-0 11, Ryan Kjenstad 2 0-0 6, Ezra Schaffer 2 0-2 4, Jeremiah Martens 1 0-0 2, Caleb Kannas 1 0-0 3, Tyler Bruemmer 2 0-0 4, Aiden Cameron 1 2-2 5, Lucas Johnson 8 1-1 17, William Krenz 3 1-1 7. Totals 36-61 8-10 88.
NORTHLAND LUTHERAN: stats not reported.
3-point field goals – Bauer 2, I. Kjenstad, Karli, R. Kjenstad 2, Kannas, Cameron. Total fouls – Great Plains Lutheran 12. Rebounds – Great Plains Lutheran 28 (Cameron 5). Turnovers – Great Plains Lutheran 3. Assists – Great Plains Lutheran 2. Steals – Great Plains Lutheran 17 (Bauer 7, Karli 5).
