James Valley Christian 51, Wolsey-Wessington 44
HURON – The James Valley Lady Vikings pulled away with a strong defensive effort in the final period to secure a 51-44 victory over the Wolsey-Wessington Lady Warbirds Thursday at JVC gym.

The Lady Vikings jumped out early, leading 17-7 after the first quarter, the but the Lady Warbirds would claw back, leading the home squad 39-34 heading into the final period.

JVC moves to 3-3 behind 18 points from Kaylie Robinson, including 8 of 10 from the line in the fourth quarter to help the Lady Vikings clinch the game.

Addison Bartholow chipped in 10 points for JVC and Alexa Goertz bucketed nine points.

The Lady Warbirds fall to 1-6 despite a game-high 19 points from Payton Kemnitz. Shae Uttecht added 12 points for W-W while Kendall Uttecht added 10.

Wolsey-Wessington will travel to the Redfield Holiday Classic Saturday, while the Lady Vikings are back in action tonight hosting Deubrook.

Wolsey-Wessington           7 19 39 44
James Valley Christian     17 22 34 51

Wolsey-Wessington (1-6): Payton Kemnitz 5 7-7 19, Shae Uttecht 3 5-5 12, Macy Washechek 0 0-2 0, Kendall Uttecht 5 0-0 10, Lainey Uttecht 1 0-0 2, Kenli Hooks 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14 12-16 44.

James Valley Christian (3-3): Rhayonna Hood 2 1-2 6, Addyson Knight 0 3-4 3, Alexa Goertz 4 1-2 9, Kaylie Robinson 5 8-10 18, Addison Bartholow 3 2-4 10, Jacey Wipf 2 0-0 5. Totals: 16 15-22 51.

Iroquois/Lake Preston 57, Deubrook Area 45
WHITE – Adison Moore led all scorers with 23 points as the Iroquois/Lake Preston Sharks defeated the Deubrook Area Dolphins 57-45 in White Thursday.

The Sharks move to 6-3. Kera Dubro added nine points and Hadlee Holt added eight.

The Dolphins fall to 4-5. Kyarra Blum and Mataya Gouws each had 13 to lead Deubrook while Kadence Bowne chipped in 11.

The Sharks are now off until next week’s 281 Conference tournament.

Iroquois/Lake Preston         17 26 42 57
Deubrook Area         12 20 39 45

Iroquois/Lake Preston (6-3): Adison Moore 8 6-8 23, Kera Dubro 4 0-3 9, Faith Steffensen 2 2-2 6, Becca Bich 2 0-0 5, Hadlee Holt 3 2-6 8, Chenoa Harris 2 0-0 6. Totals: 21 10-19 57.

Deubrook Area (4-5): Kyarra Blum 5 2-2 13, Kadence Bowne 4 2-2 11, Matte Bauman 0 1-2 1, Kylee Johnson 2 2-2 7 Mataya Gouws 6 1-3 13. Totals: 17 8-11 45.

The win moves the Lady Patriots to 2-4. Northwestern falls to 3-3.

Hitchcock-Tulare was led by Katelyn Schroeder with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Cambree Hoekman added 12 points.

Ana Ratigan led Northwestern with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The Lady Patriots will participate in the Redfield Holiday Classic Saturday.

Northwestern       6 20 27 42
Hitchcock-Tulare     15 22 34 47

Northwestern (3-3): Josie Sparling 2 0-0 5, Ashley Haven 1 3-6 5, Ana Ratigan 5 5-6 15, Ella Boekelheide 3 2-4 8, Tara Blachford 1 4-6 6, Sophia Troske 1 0-0 3. Totals: 13 14-22 42.

Hitchcock-Tulare (2-4): Katelyn Schroeder 5 7-11 18, Isabel Gilbert 0 3-4 3, Gracyn Bixler 2 1-2 6, Rebecca Huizenga 2 3-6 7, Cambree Hoekman 2 7-12 12, Emmerie Arthurs 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11 22-37 47.

FG: N - 13/63 21%; HT - 11/50 22%. 3-pt FG: N - 2/24 (Sparling, Troske); HT - 3/16 (Schroeder, Bixler, Hoekman). Rebounds: N 35 (Ratigan 11), HT 35 (Schroeder 14). Turnovers: N 20, HT 21. Fouls: N 25 (Boekelheide, Blachford out), HT 17.

Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 53, Bridgewater-Emery 23
BRIDGEWATER – The Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks moved to 5-1 on the season with a 53-23 runaway victory over the Bridgewater-Emery Huskies Tuesday in Bridgewater.

Kenna Ochsner led SC/W with 17 points and four assists. Liz Boschee chipped in 14 points and led the Blackhawks with seven rebounds. Jaycee Baruth added 13 points.

The Huskies fell to 3-3. Summer Koch led B-E with seven points.

The Blackhawks took the JV game by the score of 39-21.

SC/W travels to Kimball/White Lake on Tuesday.

Sanborn Cent/Woon     16 26 40 53
Bridgewater-Emery       7 14 18 23

FG: SCW - 24/51 47%; BE - 9/36 25%. Rebounds: SCW 27 (Boschee 7), BE 22 (Hofer 6). Assists: SCW 13 (KeOchsner 4), BE 6 (Weber 2). Steals: SCW 16 (Boschee 4), BE 3 (Weber 2). Turnovers: SCW 6, BE 18. Fouls: SCW 10, BE 11.

Mobridge-Pollock 62, Miller 58
MOBRIDGE – The Mobridge-Pollock Tigers survived a second half rally by the Miller Rustlers to force overtime, outscoring the Rustlers 10-6 in the extra period to come away with a 62-58 victory Thursday in Mobridge.

The Tigers (5-1) were led by Unique White Twin with 21 points. Shane Henderson added 16 points and led M-P with 12 rebounds. Michael Wald added 12 points.

Miller fell to 1-5 despite a game-high 26 points from Alex Schumacher. Isaac Hunter added 18 points and led the Rustlers with 11 rebounds.

The Rustlers host Redfield Tuesday.

Miller                   13 18 32 52 58
Mobridge-Pollock    14 25 42 52 62

Miller (1-5): Derek Brueggeman 3 2-3 8, Isaac Hunter 8 1-2 18, Treyton Anson 1 0-0 2, Davin Nelson 1 0-0 2, Alex Schumacher 9 3-3 26, Oliver Fritzsche 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 6-8 58.

Mobridge-Pollock (5-1): Kale Knudson 2 0-0 4, Jackson Eisemann 1 1-2 3, Simon Fried 1 0-0 2, Shane Henderson 6 4-7 16, Kellen Pfitzer 1 0-0 2, Michael Wald 5 0-0 12, Easton Eisemann 1 0-0 2, Unique White Twin 8 3-4 21. Totals: 25 8-13 63.

3-pt FG: M 6 (Schumacher 5, Hunter); MP 4 (Wald 2, White Twin 2). Rebounds: M 25 (Hunter 11), MP 32 (Henderson 12). Assists: M 8 (Schumacher 4), MP 4 (White Twin 2). Steals: M 7 (Schumacher, Hunter 2), MP 11 (Wald 3). Turnovers: M 20, MP 17. Fouls: M 12, MP 14.

Howard 68, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 40
FORESTBURG – The Howard Tigers moved to 7-1 with a 68-40 victory over the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks Thursday in Forestburg.

Kolt Koepsell and Luke Koepsell each scored 17 points to lead the Tigers. Colby Claussen added 13 points.

The Blackhawks fall to 3-4. Jeff Boschee led SCW with 16 poitns and Cody Slykhuis added 10.

The Blackhawks travel to Kimball/White Lake Tuesday.

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Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds defeated the James Valley Christian Vikings 73-42 in 281 Conference action Thursday at JVC gym, but stats were unavailable.

The Redfield Pheasants split with Britton-Hecla, with the girls earning a 42-36 win and the boys falling 62-52.