WOLSEY — The boys’ teams took the court on Saturday in the opening round of the 281 Conference Tournament at the Wolsey-Wessington gym.
Semifinal and final round games will take place at Huron Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 16, and Thursday, Jan. 18.
Here is a look at the four first-round games from Saturday.
Highmore-Harrold 68, Wessington Springs 37
The Highmore-Harrold Pirates sprinted to a 47-13 advantage over the second and third quarters of play, breaking open a one-point game and pulling away for a 68-37 win over the Wessington Springs Spartans in an opening round game at the 281 Conference boys’ basketball tournament.
H-H held a 13-12 lead after one quarter, but outscored the Spartans 26-6 in the second quarter, then continued to build the lead.
Jharret Bloomenrader scored 26 points and Dylan McDonnel added 23 to lead the Pirates, who move to 4-5 with the win. Darian Schmidt added 12 for Highmore-Harrold, who will play Wolsey-Wessington in the championship semifinals Tuesday at Huron Arena.
Wessington Springs was led by Jacob Messmer’s 12 points, while Trance Schooler led the team with six rebounds. The Spartans will play Iroquois in the consolation semifinals Tuesday afternoon, also at Huron Arena.
The Woley-Wessington Warbirds earned a 65-51 victory over the Iroquois Chiefs in boys’ basketball at the 281 conference.
Wolsey-Wessington’s season record is now improved to 6-2, while the Iroquois Chiefs record dropped to 1-6.
Lynden Williams had the highest amount of points for the Warbirds, reaching 24. He also was the rebounds leader with eight. Mark Hamilton followed with 11 points, while Tyler Babcock added seven more.
The Chiefs were led by Jacob Bich with 14 points, while Caleb Waldner also reached double figures with 12 points. Brandon Decker had eight rebounds as well as eight points for Iroquois.
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 72, Sunshine Bible Academy 42
The Sanborn Central-Woonsocket Blackhawks dominated a game against the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders, with a 72-42 victory in 281 boys’ basketball action.
The Blackhawks, now 7-2 on the season, had three players in the double figures. Noah Dickson led the team with 15 points and 10 rebounds, Jared Goldammer followed with 12, while Trent Kingsbury added 10 more.
Jade Burma led the Crusaders with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Ross Engle followed with 13 points.
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (7-2): Noah Dickson 5 5-5 15; Jared Goldammer 5 2-4 12; Trent Kingsbury 4 2-4 10; Trey Weber 0 0-0 9; Tater Moody 3 2-2 8; Devon Weber 1 0-2 5; Cayden Slykhuis 0 0-0 3; Malachi Bruce 0 0-0 3; Trey Ulmer 1 0-0 2; Sawyer Senska 0 2-2 2; Kadin Schlenker 1 0-0 2; Spens Schlicht. Totals: 20 14-21 72.
Sunshine Bible Academy (0-7): Jade Burma 5 5-5 18; Ross Engle 3 1-1 13; Chris Hass 1 2-2 4; EJ Big Eagle 0 0-0 3; Sam Pedersen 1 0-0 2; James Cho 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 8-10 42.
FG: SCW - 20-37 53%; SBA - 11-29 37%. 3-pt FG: SCW - 6-19 (T. Weber 3, D. Weber 1); SBA - 4 (Engle 2, Burma 1, Big Eagle 1). Rebounds: SCW - 37 (Dickson 10, D. Weber 8, T. Kinsgbury 6); SBA - 29 ( J. Burma 12, C. Hass 5, S. Pederson 5). Steals: SCW - 15 (T. Kingsbury 7, T. Weber 7); SBA - 13 (S. Pederson 4). Assists: SCW - 19 (T. Kingsbury 9, T. Weber 5); SBA - 13 (C. Hass 3, S. Pederson 3). TO: SCW - 17; SBA 23. Fouls: SCW - 11; SBA - 15.
James Valley Christian 68, Hitchcock-Tulare 43
Three players finished with double figures en route to a 68-43 victory for the James Valley Christian Vikings over the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots in boys’ basketball.
Josh Wieting worked his way up to 21 points to lead the team, while Ryan Wager had 15 points. Michael Waldner followed with 10 points, while Darrian Hood added 9 plus 10 rebounds.
Zach Binger led the Patriots with 11 points. Cailab Wanner had nine points, while Grant Hamilton added six more.
More 281 conference basketball action will continue on Tuesday in Huron.
James Valley Christian 16 32 50 68 Hitchcock-Tulare 7 26 36 43
James Valley Christian (3-7): Josh Wieting 3 3-3 21; Ryan Wager 1 4-4 15; Michael Waldner 3 4-4 10; Darrian Hood 4 1-1 9; Derek Thompson 3 2-4 8; Braden Held 1 0-0 2; Zach Hofer 1 0-0 2; Brandon Burket 0 2-1 1. Totals: 16 15-18 68.
Hitchcock-Tulare (1-7):Zach Binger 4 0-1 11; Cailab Wanner 3 3-6 9; Grant Hamilton 3 0-1 6; Coby Stoner 0 2-2 5; Ty Hofer 2 0-0 4; Dawson Gahm 1 2-2 4; Logan Gilbert 0 2-4 2; Baily Binger 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 9-16 43.
FG: JVC - 16-23 69%. 3-pt FG: JVC - 7-31 (Wieting 4, Wager 3); HT - 2 (Binger 1, Stoenr 1). Rebounds: JVC - 30 (Hood 10, Waldner 8, Held 5). Steals: JVC - 12 (Wager 4); Assists: JVC - 15 (Wager 5); TO: JVC - 11. Fouls: JVC - 17. (Team stats for Hitchcock-Tulare were not available)
MIKE CARROLL/PLAINSMAN Sanborn Central-Woonsocket’s Jared Goldammer handles the ball as Sunshine Bible Academy’s Jade Burma defends on the play during their 281 Conference Tournament game Saturday in Wolsey. James Valley Christian’s Ryan Wager drives past Hitchcock-Tulare’s Coby Stoner during their 281 Conference Tournament game on Saturday in Wolsey. Jacob Messmer of Wessington Springs swats the ball as Highmore-Harrold’s Jharet Bloomenrader tries to grab it during their 281 Conference game on Saturday in Wolsey.
