Blackhawks, Patriots win in region tournaments

Region 4B
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 55, Mitchell Christian 50
WOONSOCKET – After trailing for most of the game, the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks made a feverish comeback and took a late lead, holding on to defeat an undermanned Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles team by the score of 55-50 in Region 4B action Monday in Woonsocket.

Tryce Slykhuis led the Blackhawks with 16 points and eight rebounds to pace a quartet of double-figure scorers on the the night for Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, who moves to 8-12. Jeff Boschee dropped in 14 points while Hayden Beigh added 12 points and Toby Kneen chipped in 11 points for the Blackhawks.

Mitchell Christian, who dressed just six players for the game, finishes the season with a 3-15 record. Nathanael Anderberg scored 29 points for the Golden Eagles, while Nahum Anderberg added 14 points.

Sanborn Central/Woonsocket will travel to Howard tonight to face off against the top-seeded Tigers.

Mitchell Christian      14 31 39 50
Sanborn Cent/Woon   4 23 28 55

Mitchell Christian (3-15): Nahum Anderberg 6 2-3 14, Nathanael Anderberg 9 3-4 29, Reagan Nydum 0 2-2 2, Anders Enga 1 1-2 3, Syver Enga 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 8-11 50.

Sanborn Central/Woonsocket (8-12): Hayden Beigh 3 4-6 12, Tryce Slykhuis 5 6-7 16, Toby Kneen 5 1-1 11, Jeff Boschee 5 3-4 14, Brady Larson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 14-18 55.

Region 3B
Hitchcock-Tulare 62, Lake Preston 57
LAKE PRESTON – The Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots finished the game with a rush, outscoring the Lake Preston Divers 20-7 in the final frame to come away with a 62-57 victory in opening round Region 3B action Monday night in Lake Preston

The Patriots move to 5-14 on the season behind the bench scoring of Jackson Maynard and TJ Salmen. Maynard led Hitchcock-Tulare with 19 points, including three 3-point baskets in the fourth quarter, while Salmen added 15 points, including six key points in the fourth quarter.

The Divers finish the season at 7-13. Jasper Denison led the way with 22 points while Carter Malone chipped in 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace Lake Preston.

Hitchcock-Tulare advances to battle the top-ranked De Smet Bulldogs tonight in De Smet.

Hitchcock-Tulare     14 29 42 62
Lake Preston     22 33 50 57

Hitchcock-Tulare (5-14): Jack Boomsma 2 3-4 7, Kyle Hamilton 1 1-1 3, Cody Wright 1 1-2 3, Zach Gilbert 1 0-0 2, Alex Clark 3 0-0 6, Carter Binger 3 0-0 7, TJ Salmen 7 1-3 15, Jackson Maynard 7 0-0 19, Cole Schroeder 0 0-2 0. Totals: 25 6-12 62.

Lake Preston (7-13): Carter Malone 6 4-10 19, Jake Larsen 2 0-0 4, Jasper Denison 9 3-8 22, Riley Casper 4 0-2 8, Rhett McMasters 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 7-20 57.

Arlington 63, Iroquois-Doland 29
ARLINGTON – The Arlington Cardinals jumped out to a double-digit halftime lead and cruised to a 63-29 victory over the Iroquois-Doland Chiefs in the opening round of Region 3B action Monday night in Arlington.

Ryker Erstad led the Cardinals with 27 points as they moved to 9-12 on the season. Chris Wallace added 15 points and led Arlington with eight rebounds.

The Chiefs finish the year with a record of 0-20. Justin Bice and Tobias Arbeiter led the scoring for Iroquois-Doland with seven points apiece.

Bice grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to pace the Chiefs.

Iroquois-Doland     11 20 21 29
Arlington         17 31 47 63

Iroquois-Doland (0-20): Keith Hagen 1 2-4 4; Justin Bice 2 3-4 7, Logan Peskey 2 0-0 6, Colton Nelson 2 0-3 5, Tobias Arbeiter 3 1-2 7. Totals: 10 6-13 29.

Arlington (9-12): Caden Lettische 1 0-0 2, Britt Carlson 2 1-2 7, Chris Wallace 7 1-1 15, Mason Bunker 2 0-0 4, Ryker Erstad 10 4-7 27, Blake Madsen 2 0-0 4, Taylor Richardson 1 0-0 2, Seth Madsen 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 6-10 63.

FG%: ID - 10/43 23%; A - 26/53 49%. 3-pt FG: ID - 3/19 (Peskey 2, Nelson); A - 5/17 (Erstad 3, Carlson 2). Rebounds: ID 33 (Bice 10), Arlington 34 (Wallace 8). Steals: ID 6 (Peskey 4), A 13 (Erstad 5). Turnovers: ID 26, A 17. Fouls: ID 14 (Arbeiter out), A 13.