James Valley Christian 51, Aberdeen Christian 34
HURON — The James Valley Christian Lady Vikings broke open a tight game with a third-quarter spurt and downed the Aberdeen Christian Knights 51-34 in non-conference girls’ basketball action Saturday night at the JVC Gym.
Rebekah Williams had 17 points and hauled down seven rebounds to pace the Lady Vikings, who open the season 1-0 with the win. Avery Shumaker added 15 points for JVC.
Aimee Vilhauer had 10 points and nine boards for the Knights, now 0-1, and Hailey Moeller chipped in 10 points as well on the night.

James Valley Christian    9  20  37  51
Aberdeen Christian         7  17  26  34
James Valley Christian (1-0): Avery Shumaker 6 3-6 15; Emily Hasart 0 1-2 1; Summer Gross 1 0-0 2; Karilyn Wieting 4 0-0 8; Alanna Hood 0 0-1 0; Josalyn Wipf 2 2-2 6; Rebekah Williams 6 4-8 17; Brenna Held 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 10-19 51
Aberdeen Christian: Aimee Vilhauer 4 2-4 10, Hailey Moeller 3 2-2 10, Lydia Hemen 1 0-0 2, Joy Rohrbach 1 3-4 5, Whitley Hoffmann 3 0-2 6, Bailey Pietz 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 8-14 34.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 67, Sunshine Bible Academy 51
MILLER — The Sanborn Central-Woonsocket Blackhawks took a 67-51 victory away from the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders in Class “B” girls’ basketball action Saturday afternoon.
The first quarter ended at 15-9 in favor of the Crusaders but the Blackhawks went into halftime at a 33-27 advantage and continued to ascend into the big win.
Abby Doering and Tesa Jensen led the Blackhawks with 16 points each, while Tristan Ziebart added 13. Sanborn Central-Woonsocket will take on the Mt. Vernon-Plankinton Titans in Forestburg on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
The Crusaders were led by Susan Wilken with 19 points, and Lindsey Wilken added 17 points for Sunshine Bible Academy, who will travel to Faulkton on Tuesday to tangle with the Trojans.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket   9 33 52 67
Sunshine Bible Academy        15 27 43 51
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (1-0): Sarah Morgan 3 0-0 8; Abby Doering 7 2-5 16; Megan Poyer 3 0-2 7; Madi Moody 2 0-0 3; Tristan Ziebart 4 1-2 13; Abby Vermeulen 1 0-0 2; Tesa Jensen 6 0-0 16. Total 28 3-9 66.
Sunshine Bible Academy (0-1): Lindsey Wilken 6 2-2 17; Bethany Konechne 1 0-0 2; Shariah Brockel 2 0-0 5; Susan Wilken 4 10-15 19; Cassidy Clark 2 2-2 7. Totals 15 14-19 50.
Rebounds: SCW 40 (Doering 11); SBA 29 (L. Wilken 6, Konechne 6, Brockel 6). FG: SCW 28-53, 52%; SBA 15-53, 29%. 3-pt FG: SCW 8-12, 68%; SBA 6-24, 25%. TO: SCW 15; SBA 14. Assists: SCW 20 (Moody 6, Ziebart 6); SBA 10 (S. Wilken 7). Steals: SCW 12;  SBA 14. Fouls: SCW 16; SBA 11.

Mitchell Christian 61, Iroquois 18
MITCHELL — Mitchell Christian opened with a 27-3 lead in the first qaurter en route to a 61-18 victory against Iroquois on Friday.
Hannah Cooper and Staci Wolbrink led the Golden Eagles to the win with 15 and 14 points, respectively. Charlotte Haag also reached double figures with 10 points, while Erica Thompson added eight points.
Haag had a team-high six rebounds for Mitchell Christian, while Wolbrink had four assists. Cooper and Wolbrink each recorded four steals.

Iroquois           3  10  15  18

Mitchell Christian     27  40  48  61
Iroquois (0-1): Allie Diehl 4 0-0 10; Jorja Huls 0 1-4 1; Katie Dubro 2 2-2 7. Total: 6 3-6 18.
Mitchell Christian (1-0): Staci Wolbrink 7 0-0 14; Hannah Cooper 7 1-3 15; Erica Thompson 3 2-2 8; Katelyn Karhoff 1 3-8 5; Charlotte Haag 4 2-2 10; Joselyn Baas 1 3-4 5; Mattie Reynen 1 0- 2 2; BreAnna Mittleider 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 11-21 61.
Rebounds: I na; MC 27 (Haag 6). 3-point goals: I 3 (Diehl 2, Dubro 1); MC 0. Turnovers: I na; MC 9. Assists: I na; MC 15 (Wolbrink 4). Steals: I na; MC 13 (Cooper 4).

Webster Area 53, Redfield-Doland 48
WEBSTER — The Webster Area Bearcats clawed their way back from a 15-point halftime deficit to post a 53-48 win over the Redfield-Doland Pheasants in non-conference girls’ basketball Friday night.
The Pheasants held a 35-20 advantage at the half, but were outscored 18-5 in the third quarter as Webster Area rolled to the win.
Olivia Breske scored 26 points to lead the Bearcats, while Cara Shoemaker added 15.
Redfield-Doland got 22 points from Addison Rozell. The Pheasants are back in action on Monday, when they travel to Faulkton Area to take on the Trojans.

Redfield-Doland     19  35  40  48
Webster Area     12  20  38  53
Redfield-Doland (0-1): Kennedy Fast 2 0-2 4; Rylie Gall 0 1-2 1; Eve Millar 3 0-0 6; Addison Rozell 6 6-13 22; Hannah Kuehn 2 0-0 6; Kailee Clausen 1 0-0 2; Trista Frost 2 1-3 2; Georgia Kuehn 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 8-20 48.
Webster Area (1-0): Olivia Breske 7 7-10 26; Emily Breske 1 1-2 4; Brianna Mount 2 0-0 5; Cara Shoemaker 5 5-7 15; Kayla Fischer 0 2-9 2; Alivia Baumgarn 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 16-30 53.

Boys
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 78, Sunshine Bible Academy 39
MILLER — The Sanborn Central-Woonsocket Blackhawks took a dominating 78-39 win over the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders in a “Class B” boys’ basketball match on Saturday.
The Blackhawks ended each quarter with a decisive lead and went into half time at 47-21, with more than double the points the Crusaders had collected so far. They continued to fight hard to come out on top.
Trey Weber and Trent Kingsbury each scored 16 points leading the Blackhawks, while 15 points were added by Jared Goldhammer. The Blackhawks will host the Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks, Thursday evening.
Jade Burma led the Crusaders with 18 points, while Ross Engle added 11 points. The Crusaders will travel to Faulkton, Tuesday to take on the Trojans.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 26 47 69 78
Sunshine Bible Academy         7 21 35 39
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (1-0): Jared Goldhammer 7 1-4 15; Devon Weber 5 1-2 11; Spens Schlicht 3 0-0 8; Trey Weber 6 0-0 16; Trent Kingsbury 7 0-0 16; Sawyer Senska 1 0-2 2; Tater Moody 4 2-2 10. Totals 34 4-10 79.
Sunshine Bible Academy (0-1): Chris Hass 1 2-2 4; Jade Burma 6 5-6 18; Sam Pedersen 1 0-0 2; Ross Engle 4 3-5 11; EJ Big Eagle 1 0-0 2; James Cho 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 10-13 39.
Rebounds: SCW 40 (Goldhammer 11); SBA 32 (Burma 12). FG: SCW 34-68, 50%; SBA 14-50 28%. 3-pt FG: SCW 7-19, 37%; SBA 1-14, 7%. TO: SCW 15; SBA 24. Assists: SCW 25 (Kingsbury 10); SBA 6 (Burma 3, Engle 3). Steals: SCW 21; SBA 9. Fouls: SCW 13; SBA 13.

De Smet 65, Lake Preston 41
DE SMET — The De Smet Bullodgs opned the 2017-2018 season with a 65-41 victory against Lake Preston on Friday.
The Bulldgos led 30-23 at the half after outscoring Lake Preston 22-12 in the second quarter. They then limited the Divers to just nine points in each of the final two quarters to pull away for the win.
Gage Gruenhagen finished with a game-high 33 points for the Bulldogs. Ethan McCune also reached double figures with nine 19 points.
Zach Wolkow and Gruenhagen each had nine rebounds for De Smet.
Jack Hasche led lake Preston with 22 points, while Jasper Dennison added 10 points.
Hasche and Paydon Casper shared the rebounding honors for the Divers with eight boards each.

Lake Preston     11  23  32  41
De Smet           8  30  49  65
Lake Preston (0-1): Jack Hasche 10 1-5 22; Paydon Casper 0 2-4 2; Byron Bumann 2 1-7 6; Cod Perkins 1 0-0 3; Tate Larsen 0 0-2 0; Carter Malone 1 0-0 2; Jasper Dennison 4 1-2 10. Totals: 18 5-20 45.
De Smet (1-0): Zach Wolkow 2 0-0 4; Cade Birkel 1 2-2 4; Gage Gruenhagen 13 4-7 33; Ethan McCune 8 0-0 19; Jared Hoefert 0 2-2 2; Cody Cavanaugh 1 0-0 3; Baylor Beck 1 0-0 2; Koby Spader 0 0-2 0. Totals: 26 8-13 67.
Rebounds: LP 31 (Hasche 8, Casper 8); D 30 (Wolkow 9). 3-point goals: LP 4 (Hasche 1, Bumann 1, Perkins 1, Dennison 1); D 7 (Gruenhagen 3, McCune 3, Cavanaugh 1). Turnovers: LP 16; D 13. Assists: LP 0; D 2. Steals: LP 2; D 1. Fouls: LP 14; D 19 (McCune, out).

Mitchell Christian 69, Iroquois 34
MITCHELL — Mitchell Christian outscored Iroquois 20-7 in the second quarter en route to a 69-34 victory in the season opener for both teams on Friday.
After leading 34-19 at the half, Mitchell Christian stretched its advantage to 51-34 in the fhird quarter, before holding the Chiefs scoreless in the final quarter.
Alec Nelson had 25 points, including a 12-of-12 effort from the free-throw line, to lead three players in double figures for the Golden Eagles. Ty Vander Pol  had 12 points, while Colton Wolbrink added 10 points.
Keistan Dubro came off the bench to lead Iroquois with nine points. Caleb Waldner had seven points, while Zach Dutcher had five points.

Iroquois         12  19  34  34
Mitchell Christian     11  31  51  69
Iroquois (0-1): Jacob Bich 1 0-0 3; Caleb Waldner 3 1-2 7; Gavin Machtemes 0 0-1 0; Adam Keating 1 1-2 4; Zach Dutcher 2 0-0 5; Keistan Dubro 3 1-3 9; Addison Reed 1 2-4 4; Brandon Decker 1 0-1 2. Totals: 12 5-13 34.
Mitchell Christian (1-0): Colton Wolbrink 3 3-5 10; Alec Nelson 6 12-12 25; Riley O’Neill 2 2-2 6; Christian Cooper 2 0-0 4; Ty Vander Pol 3 6-11 12; Luke Knutson 3 0-0 6; Joey Feiner 1 0-0 2; Andy Scheerer 1 0-0 2; Braeden Nydam 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 23-30 69.