Clark-Willow Lake 65, Florence-Henry 23
HENRY — The Clark-Willow Lake Cyclones scored all the points they would need in the first quarter Tuesday night, racing to a 29-6 lead after the first eight minutes and coasting to a 65-23 boys’ basketball win over the Florence-Henry Falcons.
C-WL stays perfect at 4-0, while the Falcons fall to 3-1.
Grayson Florey led a trio of Cyclones in double figures with 15 points and handed out three assists. Ntai Stevens had 10 points and a game-high seven rebounds, and Micah Burke had 10 points.
Nathan Hulscher had seven points to lead the Falcons and shared rebounding honors with Grant DeWitt, as each F-H player snagged five rebounds.
The Cyclones will host Hamlin on Thursday, in Willow Lake.

Clark-Willow Lake     29  38  54  65
Florence-Henry       6  15  20  23
Clark-Willow Lake (4-0): Mekel Sanchez 1 0-0 3; Grayson Florey 5 3-4 15; Ntai Stevens3 2-2 10; Sho Sunagawa 1 0-0 3; Bradyn Rusher 3 0-0 9; Jeff Paulson 1 0-0 2; Jacob Prouty 3 2-2 9; Stone Burke 2 0-0 4; Micah Burke 4 2-4 10. Totals 23 9-12 65.
Florence-Henry (3-1): Grant DeWitt 2 0-0 4; Mason Schroeder 1 0-0 2; Charlie Kelly 2 2-4 6; Trajan Schmidt 1 0-0 2; Nathan Hulscher 3 0-0 7; Brade Bude 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 2-4 23.

Miller 70, Wolsey-Wessington 51
MILLER — The Miller Rustlers broke open a close game in the second half, putting three players in double figures and defeating the Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds 70-51 in boys’ basketball action Tuesday night.
The Rustlers, now 3-1, held a 34-32 lead at the half, but opened up a 10-point bulge after three and pulled away for the win. The Warbirds fall to 1-2 on the season.
Steven Fernholz led Miller with 17 points, while Hunter Russell added 16 and Caleb DeBoer chipped in 15 on the night.
Karst Hunter led the rebounders with 11 boards for the Rustlers.
Lynden Williams and Skylar Zomer led Wolsey-Wessington with 11 points each and Tyler Babcock added 10. Brevan Hooks had six rebounds to lead the Warbirds.
Wolsey-Wessington hosts Faulkton Area on Thursday, while the Rustlers will take on Sanborn Central-Woonsocket Dec. 30, in the Huron Holiday Classic.

Wolsey-Wessington     16  32  42  51

Miller         18  34  52  70

Dell Rapids St. Mary 63, De Smet 62
DELL RAPIDS — Connor Libis scored 35 points and the Dell Rapids St. Mary Cardinals needed them all, as the Cardinals downed the De Smet Bulldogs 63-62 Tuesday night in boys’ basketball action.
Gage Gruenhagen led a trio of Bulldogs with 17 points, while Zach Wolkow added 16 and Ethan McCoy notched 14.
No other statistics were available for the game. De Smet will visit Miller on Jan. 2.

Iroquois 54, Centerville 45
IROQUOIS — The Iroquois Chiefs broke into the win column Saturday night, with a 54-45 win over the Centerville Tornadoes.
Iroquois improves to 1-1, while Centerville remains winless at 0-3.
The Chiefs streaked to a 17-4 lead after the first quarter and never looked back for the win. Caleb Waldner netted 19 points to lead the Iroquois effort while Gavin Machtemes led the rebounders with nine boards.
Centerville got 21 points from Hunter Ellis and 11 from Hayden Ellis.
Iroquois returned to action Dec. 18 against Menno in the Mitchell Corn Palace.

Centerville           4  14  28  45
Iroquois        17  34  42  54
Centerville (0-3): Zach Hunnicutt 1 0-3 2; John Balleweg 2 2-4 7; Dylan Olson 0 0-2 0; Hayden Ellis 2 6-9 11; Hunter Ellis 8 1-4 21; Dallas Knudson 1 1-1 3; Jack Walters 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14 11-25 45.
Iroquois (1-1): Jacob Bich 1 0-0 2; Caleb Waldner 6 7-9 19; Gavin Machtemes 1 2-2 4; Adam Keating 2 0-2 5; Zach Dutcher 2 3-6 8; Chase Remington 1 0-0 3;l Keistan Dubro 2 0-5 4; Addison Reed 0 1-3 1; Brandon Decker 3 0-0 8. Totals: 18 13-27 54.
FG: C - 14-44, 31%; I - 18-51, 35%. 3-Pt FG: C - 6-20 (Hu. Ellis 4, Ha. Ellis, Bolleweg 1 each); I - 5-20 (Decker 2, Remington, Dutcher and Keating). Reb: C - 32; I - 37 (Machtemes 9). TO: C - 16; I - 18. Fouls: C - 25 (Hunnicutt and Walters out); I - 19.

Menno 59, Iroquois 43
MITCHELL — A dry second quarter doomed the Iroquois Chiefs Monday night, as they dropped a 59-43, non-conference boys’ basketball game to the Menno Wolves at the Mitchell Corn Palace.
The Wolves held a 14-11 lead after one quarter, but held the Chiefs to only four points in the second quarter, while amassing 14, leading to a 28-15 lead at the half and Menno held the lead the rest of the way.
Spence Schultz scored 23 points and Trey Bohlmann added 17 for the Wolves, who move to 2-1 with the win.
Iroquois, now 1-2, was led by Caleb Waldner and Adam Keating, each with 11 counters.
Iroquois travels to Northwestern on Thursday night.

Menno     14  28  40  59
Iroquois     11  15  29  43
Menno (2-1): Spence Schultz 9 2-3 23; Conner Edelman 0 2-2 2; Logan Klaudt 1 0-1 2; Kyle Munkvold 4 0-0 8; Trey Bohlmann 5 5-8 17; Hunter Huber 1 0-0 3; Justin Edelman 1 0-3 2; Trey Spence 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 9-17 59.
Iroquois (1-2): Zach Dutcher 1 0-0 3; Caleb Waldner 5 1-2 11; Adam Keating 4 0-1 11; Jacob Bich 3 0-0 6; Chase Remington 1 0-0 3; Keistan Dubro 3 0-0 6; Addison Reed 0 0-1 0; Sean McManus 0 0-1 0; Brandon Decker 1 0-0 3. Totals: 18 1-5 43.

In other area games on Tuesday, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket held on for a 48-42 victory in a girls’ basketball game against Mt. Vernon/Plankinton.
Ethan recorded a 71-22 win against James Valley Christian in a girls’ basketball game.
No results were available for the Sanborn Central-Woonsocket boys’ game.

Photos:

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket’s Tater Moody eyes the basket as he handles the ball on the block during a game against Mt. Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday in Forestburg.

Next, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket’s Megan Poyer drives to the basket against Mt. Vernon/Plankinton Hailey Watz during their game Tuesday.

Next, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket’s Madi Moody snags a rebound, while teammate Sarah Morgan looks on during their game Tuesday against Mt. Vernon/Plankinton.

And next, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket’s Trey Weber handles the ball on the perimeter as he is guarded by Mt. Vernon/Plankinton’s Kyle Glanzer during their game Tuesday.

Photos by Mike Carroll/Plainsman