James Valley Christian 63, Hitchcock-Tulare 44
HITCHCOCK — The James Valley Christian Lady Vikings streaked to a 24-10 first-quarter lead Tuesday night and never looked back en route to a 63-44 win over the Hitchcock-Tulare Lady Patriots in 281 Conference girls’ basketball action.

Alexa Goertz put up 30 points for the Vikings, who improve to 10-4 with the win, while Kaylie Robinson added 11.

Hitchcock-Tulare got 17 points from Katelyn Schroeder as the Lady Pats fall to 3-12.

JVC is on the road to Faulkton Area on Friday, while the Lady Patriots travel to Sunshine Bible Academy on Friday night.

Score by quarters
James Valley Christian 24 31 46 63
Hitchcock-Tulare 10 17 30 44

JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN (10-4 ): Rhayonna Hood 2 1-2 5; Addyson Knight 1 0-0 2; Alexa Goertz 7 11-12 30; Kaylie Robinson 3 4-4 11; Addison Bartholow 3 3-4 9; Jacey Wipf 1 0-0 2; Maggie Decker 1 0-0 2; Andee Frandsen 0 2-2 2. Totals: 18 21-24 63.

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (3-12): Katelyn Schroeder 4 4-5 17; Isabel Gilbert 2 0-0 4; Gracyn Bixler 3 0-0 8; Cambree Hoekman 2 0-0 5; Emmerie Arthurs 3 0-0 8; Regan Lutter 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 4-5 44.

Boys

James Valley Christian 71, Hitchcock-Tulare 53
HITCHCOCK — The James Valley Christian Vikings used a 25-point second quarter to open a double-digit halftime lead over the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots Tuesday on the way to a 71-53 victory in boys’ 281 Conference regular season action in Hitchcock.

Both teams come out of the game with 6-7 records.

The Vikings were led by 21 points apiece from Isaac Korell and Jerrad Wallman. Korell hit six three-point baskets as part of his performance.

The Patriots had three players in double figures, led by Jackson Maynard with 17. Erik Salmen added 14 and Patrick Maynard 10 for Hitchcock-Tulare.

The Patriots will travel to Sunshine Bible Academy Friday while JVC travels to Faulkton.

Score by quarters
James Valley Christian 19 44 58 71
Hitchcock-Tulare 14 31 47 53

James Valley Christian (6-7): Dax Frandsen 3 0-0 6, Ethan Bartholow 1 0-2 2, Isaac Korell 7 0-2 21, Davis Chase 4 1-1 9, Jerrad Wallman 10 1-3 21, Huntley Steele 1 0-0 3, Tayne Herrmann 3 0-0 9. Totals: 29 2-8 71.

Hitchcock-Tulare (6-7): Brendan Nowel 2 1-2 6, Patrick Maynard 4 0-1 10, Erik Salmen 7 0-2 14, Blaze Binger 1 0-0 2, Jackson Maynard 6 1-1 17, Devin Enander 2 0-2 4. Totals: 22 2-8 53.

Winner 45, Miller 33
WINNER — The Winner Warriors used an 18-4 fourth quarter to pull away for a 45-33 victory over the Miller Rustlers Tuesday in Winner.

The Warriors move to 10-4 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Shawn Hammerbeck. Carter Craven added 14 and Aiden Barfuss had 10 points.

Miller falls to 3-11. Alex Schumacher led the Rustler scoring with nine points. Isaak Hunter grabbed eight rebounds for Miller.

The Rustlers will host Ipswich on Thursday.

Score by quarters
Miller 3 21 29 33
Winner 10 24 27 45

Miller (3-11): Derek Brueggeman 3 0-0 8, Oliver Fritzsche 2 0-0 5, Gentry Harrell 2 0-0 6, Isaak Hunter 0 1-3 1, Davin Nelson 1 0-2 3, William Resel 0 1-2 1, Alex Schumacher 3 1-1 9. Totals: 11 3-8 33.

Winner (10-4): Aiden Barfuss 3 3-4 10, Carter Craven 3 8-10 14, Ryder Halligan 1 0-0 2, Shawn Hammerbeck 6 6-9 18, Aiden Schroeder 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 18-25 45.

FG: M - 11/40 28%; W - 13/48 27%. 3-pt FG: M 8/22 (Brueggeman 2, Harrell 2, Schumacher 2, Fritzsche, Nelson); W 1/16 (Barfuss). Rebounds: M 19 (Hunter 8), W 31 (Hammerbeck 10). Assists: M 4 (Nelson 2), W 6 (Barfuss 4). Fouls: M 14, W 10.

De Smet 54, Canistota 36
CANISTOTA — After a nip-and-tuck game for three quarters, the De Smet Bulldogs limited the Canistota Hawks to only two points in the fourth quarter - and scoreless for the last five-and-a-half minutes of play - en route to a 54-36 win in non-conference boys’ basketball Monday night.

George Jensen tallied 17 points, while Tom Aughenbaugh added 12 and handed out four assists to pace the Bulldogs, who improve to 11-3 on the season. Trace Van Regenmorter had a game-high 10 rebounds in the contest for De Smet.

Tage Olson scored 23 points and Brandon Kietland had six rebounds to lead Canistota, which falls to 9-2 with the loss. The Hawks were in the ‘also receiving votes’ portion of the latest high school basketball polls.

Canistota shot no free throws in the game, as the Bulldogs were whistled for only two personal fouls.

De Smet, which is currently ranked 4th in Class B, hosts Elkton-Lake Benton Thursday, then will tangle with unbeaten Class A power Sioux Valley Saturday at the Sanford Pentagon.

Score by quarters
De Smet 10 21 34 54
Canistota 13 24 34 36

DE SMET (11-3): Trace Van Regenmorter 2 0-1 5; George Jensen 8 1-5 17; Tom Aughenbaugh 4 3-4 12; Kadyn Fast 3 1-2 8; Britt Carlson 1 0-0 3; Ganon Henrich 0 2-2 2; Grant Wilkinson 3 1-2 7. Totals: 21 8-16 54.

CANISTOTA (9-2): Levi Schroeder 1 0-0 2; Tage Olson 10 0-0 23; Jackson Brown 1 0-0 2; Jaden Kleinsasser 3 0-0 6; Brandon Kietland 1 0-0 3. Totals: 16 0-0 36.

FG: D - 21-43 49%; C - 16-46 35%. 3-pt FG: D - 4-15 (Van Regenmorter, Aughenbaugh, Fast, Carlson); C - 4-21 (Olson 3, Kietland). REB: D - 28 (Van Regenmorter 10); C - 25 (Kietland 7). TO: D - 6; C - 11. Fouls: D - 2; C - 13.