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Britton-Hecla’s Will Richter, right, drives with the ball as Aberdeen Roncalli’s Creighton Fisher, center, stays close on defense during a game earlier this season at the Roncalli High School gym. Richter scored 10 points in a win over Waverly-South Shore Monday night. Photo by John Davis taken 1/29/2026

WAVERLY – Britton-Hecla used a balanced scoring attack to grab a 61-44 win over Waverly-South Shore in non-conference boys’ basketball action Monday night.

Chaz Vietor scored 17 points to lead the Braves, 12-6 on the year. Jaxon Zuehlke followed with 14, Ben Folkman added 11, and Will Richter contributed 10.

Waverly-South Shore received 12 points from Kyle Kneeland, and 10 from Spencer Ries.

BRITTON-HECLA (12-6): Mitch Burger 2 0-0 4, Ben Folkman 4 0-0 11, Will Richter 3 1-2 10, Chaz Vietor 5 7-13 17, Jaxon Zuehlke 5 4-9 14, Nathan Folkman 2 1-3 5. Totals 21 13-27 61.

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WAVERLY-SOUTH SHORE (3-14): Martin Mickelson 1 0-0 2, Haiden Gilmour 4 1-2 9, Kyle Kneeland 0 12-13 12, Austin Hovitek 3 0-0 7, Spencer Ries 4 0-0 10, Case Hulscher 1 0-0 3, Dru Wientjes 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 14-18 44.

Britton-Hecla 19 29 50 61

Waverly-South Shore 9 18 29 44

3-point field goals – B. Folkman 3, Richter 3; Hovitek, Ries 2, Hulscher. Fouled out – Hovitek. Total fouls – Britton-Hecla 14; Waverly-South Shore 23.

Highmore-Harrold 41, Herreid-Selby Area 40

HIGHMORE-HARROLD (3-15): Brooks McPeak 6 0-0 13, Davian Knox 2 0-0 6, Wyatt Falstich 3 0-0 6, Jordan Erfman 4 1-4 9, Drew Palmer 2 1-3 7. Totals 17 2-7 41.

HERREID-SELBY AREA (8-10): Noah Schuetzle 2 0-0 4, Adonnis Mills 4 0-0 9, Jared Weisbeck 2 0-0 6, Luke Fiedler 1 0-0 2, Timothy Rueb 2 2-2 6, Thatcher Kihne 0 0-2 0, Xavier Ritter 5 2-3 13. Totals 16 4-7 40.

Highmore-Harrold 7 20 27 41

Herreid-Selby Area 14 18 27 40

3-point field goals – McPeak, Knox 2, Palmer 2; Mills, Weisbeck 2, Ritter. Total fouls – Highmore-Harrold 10; Herreid-Selby Area 12.

Wakpala 78, North Central 72

NORTH CENTRAL (8-9): Donovan Nelson 7 2-2 16, Seth Hettick 2 0-0 4, Jared Wherry 4 2-2 12, Kobe Wherry 6 2-3 16, Trent Beyers 1 0-0 2, Zane Haar 4 0-0 9 Isaiah Heilman 2 2-2 7, Reuben Blanco 2 0-0 4, Kaleb Scherr 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 8-9 72.

WAKPALA (8-9): Kwen Jordan 0 2-2 2, Bretten Wells 8 1-2 23, Lawrence Gooden 4 2-2 10, Tavaughn Steele 14 9-10 43. Totals 26 14-16 78.

Quarter scores not reported

3-point field goals – J. Wherry 2, K. Wherry 2, Haar, Heilman; Wells 6, Steele 6. Total fouls – North Central 13; Wakpala 14. Rebounds – North Central 31 (Nelson 8); Wakpala 26 (Gooden 13). Turnovers – North Central 14; Wakpala 16.

Clark-Willow Lake 61, Deuel 21

CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (16-2): Emmerson Larson 6 5-6 17, William Hovde 1 0-0 3, Chris Bevers 3 2-3 8, Miles Olson 2 0-0 5, Jakob Steen 1 0-0 2, Bo Begeman 5 0-2 12, Sully Felberg 5 3-4 14. Totals 23-61 10-15 61.

DEUEL (6-12): Gavin Maaland 3 0-0 7, Troy Jenson 3 1-1 7, Braxtin Winter 1 0-0 2, Jaxtin Winter 1 1-1 3, Kyle Finnesand 1 0-0 2. Totals 9-39 2-2 21.

Clark-Willow Lake 21 38 56 61

Deuel 12 16 19 21

3-point field goals – Hovde, Olson, Begeman 2, Felberg; Maaland. Fouled out – J. Winter. Total fouls – Clark-Willow Lake 7; Deuel 12. Rebounds – Clark-Willow Lake 33 (Felberg 7, Bevers 6, Begeman 6); Deuel 17 (Sutton Benck 7). Turnovers – Clark-Willow Lake 7; Deuel 19. Assists – Clark-Willow Lake 8; Deuel 5 (Benck 3). Blocked shots – Clark-Willow Lake 6 (Felberg 3, Begeman 2); Deuel 1. Steals – Clark-Willow Lake 15 (Larson 6, Bevers 6); Deuel 2.

Webster 75, Wilmot 57

WILMOT (6-12): Carson Jurgens 3 0-0 7, Maddux Foss 3 1-1 7, Tyler Heinje 4 1-1 9, Ethan Schwenn 8 1-1 17, Micah Pelzel 3 0-0 6, Chris Glatzer 1 0-0 2, Grayson TeKrony 3 0-0 6, Asher Locke 1 1-2 3. Totals 26 4-5 57.

WEBSTER (11-7): Seth Lesnar 3 0-0 6, Jack Shoemaker 7 1-2 18, Jeron McCreary 3 4-6 10, Matt Mount 6 3-4 17, Gage Wik 2 1-2 5, Sheldon Schmieg 4 0-0 11, Peyton Sichmeller 2 0-0 4, Ace Lesnar 2 0-0 4. Totals 29 9-14 75.

Wilmot 9 23 39 57

Webster 20 52 66 75

3-point field goals – Jurgens; Shoemaker 3, Mount 2, Schmieg 3. Total fouls – Wilmot 10; Webster 8.

Ethan 68, Leola-Frederick 62

ETHAN (12-6): Davin Hohn 4 2-4 13, Jaxx Kurtenbach 7 1-2 19, Jack Bartscher 3 1-2 7, Tuff Martin 8 0-2 16, Creighton Klumb 5 3-5 13. Totals 27-50 7-15 68.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (13-5): Westyn Thorpe 3 1-1 7, Jace Thorpe 4 1-2 9, Winston Clark 6 1-2 17, Titus Kippley 2 3-6 7, Zander Hoffman 2 0-0 4, Milo Sumption 6 2-3 16, Erik Losure 1 0-0 2. Totals 24-53 8-14 62.

Ethan 19 32 49 68

Leola-Frederick 12 29 52 62

3-point field goals – Hohn 3, Kurtenbach 4; Clark 4, Sumption 2. Total fouls – Ethan 13; Leola-Frederick 16. Rebounds – Ethan 32 (Martin 14); Leola-Frederick 27 (Sumption 7). Turnovers – Ethan 13; Leola-Frederick 12. Assists – Ethan 16 (Kurtenbach 5); Leola-Frederick 11. Steals – Ethan 9 (Kurtenbach 3, Bartscher 3); Leola-Frederick 3.

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