Area basketball games
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Highmore-Harrold 62, JVC 32
HURON — The Highmore-Harrold Pirates got 19 points from Rebecca Buchholz and 15 from Halle Kroeplin as the Pirates defeated the James Valley Christian Lady Vikings 62-32 in 281 Conference girls’ basketball Tuesday night at the JVC gym.
Rebekah Williams led the Lady Vikings with 10 points and also had a team-high six rebounds. JVC fell behind early and were never able to recover in the game.
Brianna Beckler had six rebounds for Highmore-Harrold, which improves to 2-0 on the season. JVC, which falls to 1-1 with the loss, shot 1-16 from the free throw line in the game.
The Pirates host Potter County on Thursday, while the Lady Vikings travel to Sunshine Bible Academy on Friday.
Highmore-Harrold 12 32 45 62
James Valley Christian 4 17 25 33
Highmore-Harrold (2-0): Halle Kroeplin 6 0-0 15; Rebecca Buchholz 6 3-4 19; Brianna Beckler 2 3-4 7; Zoe Tvedt 1 0-0 2; Oakley Jandreau 1 2-2 4; Halle Tvedt 4 1-1 9; Lainey Asby 1 0-0 2; Madison Bollweg 1 2-4 4. Totals 22 11-15 62.
James Valley Christian (1-1): Rebekah Williams 5 0-1 10; Alanna Hood 3 0-0 6; Elizabeth Mendel 2 0-0 5; Avery Shumaker 1 0-6 2; Summer Gross 1 0-0 2; Emily Hasart 1 0-2 2; Karilyn Weiting 0 1-5 1; Josalyn Wipf 1 0-0 2; Brenna Held 1 0-0 2; Courtney Shumaker 0 0-2 0. Totals: 15 1-16 32.
De Smet 66, Wolsey-Wessington 25
WOLSEY — De Smet, which is the fourth-ranked team in the Class B girls’ basketball poll, earned its second win in as many outings Monday with a 66-25 victory against Wolsey-Wessington in a matchup of Region 3B teams.
The Lady Bulldogs jumped out early, connecting on five of their eight 3-pointers in the game during the opening quarter to build a 23-8 advantage. De Smet led 36-18 at the half before outscoring the Lady Warbirds 30-7 during the final 16 minutes of play.
Autumn Wilkinson converted on four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 20 points for the Lady Bulldogs (2-0). Rynn Osthus and Kristen Poppen also reached double figures with 17 and 11 points, respectively, while Raegan Burke added nine points.
De Smet also had a 39-25 advantage on the boards, with Poppen grabbing a team-high eight rebounds.
Wolsey-Wessington, which is now 0-2, was led by Raquel Nelson with 11 points off the bench. Chantel Haider and Lizzi Brandt had five and four points, respectively.
Photos:
Halle Tvedt of Highmore-Harrold puts up a shot in the paint against James Valley Christian defenders Emily Hasart, left, and Elizabeth Mendel (20) during their game Tuesday at the JVC gym.
Brianna Beckler of Highmore-Harrold dribbles against pressure by James Valley Christian’s Alanna Hood during their game Tuesday at the JVC gym.
Photos by Mike Carroll/Plainsman