Girls

3rd place: James Valley Christian 38, Wessington Springs 31
HURON – The James Valley Christian Lady Vikings led from the second quarter forward, but had to hold off a late scoring burst by the Wessington Springs Spartans to hold onto a 38-31 victory for third place in the 281 Conference girls’ basketball tournament Thursday at Huron Arena.

Kaylie Robinson scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead JVC, who evens its record at 5-5.

Karilyn Wieting and Brenna Held each added six points for the Lady Vikings.

Avery Orth bucketed a game-high 15 points while also grabbing eight rebounds for the Spartans, who fall to 4-8. Kirstie Munsen added six points.

The Lady Vikings travel to Ipswich Saturday while Wessington Springs will host Marty Saturday.

Wessington Springs     6 13 15 31
James Valley Christian 6 19 31 38

Wessington Springs (4-8): Carissa Scheel 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Grohs 2 0-0 4, Kirstie Munsen 3 0-0 6, Harlee Heim 1 0-0 2, Avery Orth 7 2-2 15, Riley Roduner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 1-2 31.

James Valley Christian (5-5): Karilyn Wieting 3 2-2 8, Kaylie Robinson 2 6-10 11, Brenna Held 4 0-2 8, Alexa Goertz 3 0-0 6, Josalyn Wipf 1 1-2 3, Lily Hofer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 9-16 38.

FG: WS - 15/43 35%; JVC - 14/44 32%. 3-pt FG: WS - 0/12, JVC - 1/10 (Robinson). Rebounds: WS 37 (Orth 8), JVC 24 (Robinson 6). Steals: WS 3 (Scheel 2), JVC 16 (Wieting 5). Assists: WS 3 (Scheel 2), JVC 7 (Robinson 3). Turnovers: WS 21, JVC 8. Fouls: WS 14, JVC 9.

5th place: Highmore-Harrold 42, Hitchcock-Tulare 34
HURON – The Highmore-Harrold Pirates had to fight until the end, but they finally put away the Hitchcock-Tulare Lady Patriots 42-34 for fifth place in the 281 Conference girls’ basketball tournament Thursday at Huron Arena.

Letha Jessen led a balanced Pirate attack with 12 points and eight rebounds. Courtney Moser added 11 points. Grace Knox scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Highmore-Harrold, who moves to 7-4.

The Lady Patriots fall to 4-6 despite the efforts of Katelyn Schroeder, who scored a game-high 14 points. Eighth grader Cambree Hoekman pitched in 12 points and Madison Hofer led H-T with eight rebounds.

The Lady Patriots return to action Tuesday hosting Redfield in Tulare while the Pirates travel to Wolsey-Wessington Thursday.

Hitchcock-Tulare       4 11 24 34
Highmore-Harrold     14 23 31 42

Hitchcock-Tulare (4-6): Madison Hofer 2 0-0 5, Katelyn Schroeder 5 4-4 14, Shandi Chasing Hawk 1 0-0 2, Cambree Hoekman 4 2-4 12, Rebecca Huizenga 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 7-10 34.

Highmore-Harrold (7-4): Courtney Moser 4 0-0 11, Emilee Schied 0 1-2 1, Maddie Knox 2 0-0 5, Grace Knox 3 2-2 9, Letha Jessen 5 2-2 12, Brooke Palmer 1 2-4 4. Totals: 15 7-10 42.

FG: HT - 12/51 24%; HH - 15/52 29%. 3-pt FG: HT - 3/17 (Hoekman 2, Hofer); HH - 5/16 (Moser 3, GKnox, MKnox). Rebounds: HT 21 (Hofer 8), HH 41 (GKnox, Jessen 8). Steals: HT 9 (Chasing Hawk 3), HH 10 (GKnox 4). Assists: HT 10 (Hoekman 3), HT 14 (Jessen 4). Turnovers: HT 12, HH 12. Fouls: HT 13, HH 9.

7th place: Iroquois/Doland 45, Sunshine Bible Academy 27
HURON – The Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders jumped out to a 10-2 lead to open the game, but the Lady Chiefs of Iroquois/Doland stormed back and eventually took seventh place in the 281 Conference girls’ basketball tournament Thursday at Huron Arena.

The Lady Chiefs move to 3-8 behind 12 points each from Rebecca Bich and Katie Dubro.

Jakki Burma led the Crusaders (0-10) with seven points and 11 rebounds.

The Lady Chiefs return to action Saturday hosting Great Plains Lutheran while SBA will travel to Lyman Saturday.

Sunshine Bible Academy 12 17 18 27
Iroquois/Doland          7 18 32 45

Sunshine Bible Academy (0-10): Lydia Lo 2 1-2 6, Jakki Burma 3 0-1 7, Betra Amare 3 1-2 7, Anna Van Zee 2 1-2 5, Beca Hofman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 3-7 27.

Iroquois/Doland (3-8): Harley Nelson 2 1-2 7, Kera Dubro 1 0-0 2, Anna Decker 1 0-4 2, Katie Dubro 5 2-2 12, Rebecca Bich 4 2-2 12, Taylynn Iron Hawk 2 2-3 6, Chenoa Harris 1 0-0 2, Skyla Harris 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 7-13 45.

Boys

3rd place: Hitchcock-Tulare 60, James Valley Christian 56
HURON — The Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots took their first lead of the game right before the halftime buzzer, then held off a determined effort from the James Valley Christian Vikings, making just enough free throws down the stretch, to pull out a 60-56 win in the third-place game of the 281 Conference boys’ basketball tournament Thursday afternoon.

Jack Boomsma hit a lay up that just beat the first half buzzer, which gave the Patriots a 26-25 lead headed to the break and the Patriots withstood several attempted rallies by the Vikings. Kyle Hamilton led the Patriots with 18 points and seven rebounds in the game, while Jackson Maynard added 14 and Boomsma ended with 10.

For the Vikings, Landon Wallman led all scorers with 21 points in the contest. Landon Wager added 15 points and had eight boards, while Isaac Korell chipped in 11 points.

As could be expected in a nip-and-tuck game, the stats were pretty close as well. The Patriots had one more field goal, 24-23, than did JVC, however the Vikings had two more three-pointers than Hitchcock-Tulare did. But while the Vikings only got to the line seven times in the game, making three of them, the Patriots hit seven of 13 from the charity stripe - giving them the win and the third-place hardware.

JVC returns to action Saturday, on the road at Ipswich, while Hitchcock-Tulare hosts Redfield on Tuesday in Tulare.

James Valley Christian 18 25 40 56
Hitchcock-Tulare     11 26 44 60

James Valley Christian (3-6): Brennen Hood 1 0-0 2; Landon Wager 7 0-0 15; Landon Wallman 8 0-0 21; Ethan Barthalow 0 2-4 2; Isaac Korell 5 0-1 11; Huntley Steele 0 1-2 1; Jerrad Wallman 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 3-7 56.

Hitchcock-Tulare (5-4): Jack Boomsma 4 0-0 10; Kyle Hamilton 8 1-2 18; TJ Salmen 2 1-3 5; Zach Salmen 2 0-0 4; Jackson Maynard 4 4-6 14; Erik Salmen 1 1-2 3; Cole Schroeder 3 0-0 6. Totals: 24 7-13 60.

FG: JVC - 23-52 44%; HT - 24-59 41%. 3-pt FG: JVC - 7-23 30% (Wallman 5, Wager, Korell); HT - 5-21 24% (Boomsma 2, Maynard 2, Hamilton). Rebounds: JVC - 32 (Wager 8); HT - 36 (Hamilton 7). Turnovers: JVC - 10; HT - 6. Fouls: JVC - 17; HT - 11.

5th place: Highmore-Harrold 47, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 32
HURON — The Highmore-Harrold Pirates cranked up the defense from the opening tip Friday afternoon, staking themselves to a 17-5 lead after one quarter and maintaining the lead throughout, en route to a 47-32 win over the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks in the fifth-place game of the 281 Conference boys’ basketball tournament.

Trey Knox was the only Pirate to dent double figures with 15, but Highmore-Harrold put eight players in the scorebook.

Knox and Carter LaMont each had eight rebounds as the Pirates improved to 5-5 on the season.

For Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, which falls to 2-9, Tryce Slykhuis scored 11 points, while Jeff Boschee and Brady Larson each claimed six rebounds.

Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 5 16 26 32
Highmore-Harrold 17 29 40 47

Sanborn Central/Woonsocket (2-9): Hayden Beigh 1 0-0 2; Tryce Slykhuis 5 0-2 11; Toby Kneen 1 1-2 3; Jeff Boschee 3 2-4 8; Cody Slykhuis 1 0-0 2; Brady Larson 2 2-6 6. Totals: 13 5-14 32.

Highmore-Harrold (5-5): Grady Aasby 1 0-0 2; Carter LaMont 1 4-4 6; Peyton McDonnell 2 0-2 5; Trey Knox 5 3-4 15; Trake Cowan 2 0-0 4; Carson Stephenson 2 0-0 5; Mason Knox 3 0-2-7; Justin Weisler 1 1-2 3. Totals: 17 8-14 47.

7th place: Iroquois/Doland 56, Sunshine Bible Academy 48
The Iroquois/Doland Chiefs withstood a series of comeback attempts by the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders Thursday morning, to notch their first win of the season and claim seventh place in the 281 Conference boys’ basketball tournament, at Huron Arena.

The teams were knotted at 13 after one quarter and the Chiefs carried a five-point lead to the half. While SBA made several attempts to even the score throughout the second half, Iroquois/Doland had an answer each time as they move to 1-9 on the season.

Logan Peskey ended the game with 19 points, including a three-pointer in the closing minutes of the game that cemented the win for Iroquois/Doland, while Diego Prieto added 17.

For SBA, which falls to 0-7, Nolan Triebwasser chalked up a game-high 23 points, while Daniel Gerbracht added 16 points and claimed 10 rebounds for the Crusaders. Owan Watson led all players with 13 rebounds in the contest and added six assists.

Sunshine Bible Academy     13 22 32 48
Iroquois/Doland         13 27 39 56

Sunshine Bible Academy (0-7): Parker Jones 0 2-4 2; Owan Watso 3 0-0 7; Daniel Gerbacht 7 2-4 16; Nolan Triebswasser 8 5-6 23; Adrick Schoon 0 0-2 0. Totals: 18 9-16 48.

Iroquois/Doland (1-9): Cameron Noethlich 1 0-0 2; Diego Prieto 5 7-8 17; Hayden Shurson 2 2-3 6; Logan Peskey 6 3-5 19; Tristan Dykstra 1 1-2 3; Teagan Mason 2 0-0 6; Nathan Enninga 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 14-20 56.