Monday Area Basketball: Pierce's big night leads Hanson

ALEXANDRIA — Pierce Smith had a triple-double in the Hanson High School boys’ basketball team’s 67-40 win against Freeman on Monday.

Smith scored 13 points and had 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Hanson (9-5).

Reid Smith led Hanson with 15 points and Jacob Bartscher added 13 points as the Beavers shot 49 percent and forced 19 turnovers.

Chet Hermson led Freeman (1-12) with nine points and the Flyers shot 43 percent.

Hanson plays Thursday against Mitchell Christian at the Corn Palace and Freeman plays at Stickney against Corsica/Stickney Thursday.

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Woonsocket 53, Plankinton 39

PLANKINTON — Woonsocket pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 53-39 win against Plankinton Monday.

Woonsocket (7-9) had a 31-27 lead at the end of the third quarter, but outscored Plankinton (1-16) 22-12 in the fourth quarter.

Eric Warkenthien led Woonsocket with 23 points and seven rebounds and Davion Brooks scored 15 points.

Plankinton got 13 points and eight rebounds from Chance Boyd and 10 points from Kellam Karst.

Woonsocket plays Friday at Sunshine Bible Academy in Miller and Plankinton plays Thursday at home against Mount Vernon.

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P 4 17 27 39

Flandreau Indian School 62, Freeman Academy 37

FREEMAN — Flandreau Indian School had a double-digit lead early in its 62-37 win against Freeman Academy Monday.

Freeman Academy (1-13) got 25 points from Clint Basselman and seven rebounds from Andre Eisenbeis.

Freeman Academy plays Thursday at the Dakota Plains Invitational in Marty against Crow Creek’s junior varsity.

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FA 10 19 27 37

Marion 52, Menno 28

MENNO — Braden Schmidt’s double-double led Marion over Menno 52-28 Monday.

Schmidt finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds and Shaun Becker scored 11 points for Marion (9-5), which also got 11 rebounds from Phil Luke.

Ben Fischer and Ryan Kirschenman both scored seven points for Menno (3-11).

Marion plays today at Ethan and Menno is at Canistota Thursday.

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Me 2 10 17 28

Corsica/Stickney 63,

Bon Homme 36

CORSICA — Colin Wieczorek had a double-double in second-ranked Corsica/Stickney’s 63-36 win against Bon Homme Monday.

Wieczorek scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Kris Menning added 14 points for Corsica/Stickney (12-1), which shot 48 percent.

Charlie Bentzen led Bon Homme (8-7) with 10 points and shot 32 percent.

Corsica/Stickney plays Thursday at home in Stickney against Freeman and Bon Homme hosts South Central today.

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CS 21 35 47 63

Lyman 47, Gregory 34

PRESHO — Lyman beat Gregory 47-34 Monday.

Hunter Schindler led Lyman (6-7) with 15 points and Jared Anderson scored 11 points.

Gregory (5-7) got eight points from Sid Eagle Star.

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L 14 26 35 47

White Lake 44, Kimball 34

WHITE LAKE — Jacob Kirsch had 16 points and Kyle Peters added 10 as White Lake beat Kimball 44-34 on Monday night.

Jesse Taylor had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Kimball, which is 3-10 and plays Friday at home against Jones County.

White Lake is 6-7 and plays today at home against Dakota Christian.

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WL 14 19 30 44

Scotland 53, Parkston 36

PARKSTON — Nick Settje had a game-high 21 points and Spencer Bloch had 13 points and 16 rebounds to lead Scotland to a 53-36 win over Parkston on Monday.

Trevor Larson added eight points for Scotland, which is 4-9 and plays tonight at home against Scotland.

Tanner Weber scored 15 points and had six rebounds to lead Parkston, which is 1-13 and plays at home Thursday against Tea Area.

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P 12 14 23 36

Sunshine Bible Academy 77, Highmore-Harrold 47

MILLER — LeRoy Evans had 15 points to lead Sunshine Bible Academy to a 77-47 win over Highmore-Harrold on Monday.

Travis Finger had 17 points to pace H-H.

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HH 8 16 31 47

Mount Vernon 50,

Bridgewater-Emery 42

EMERY — Jon Nebelsick had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead Mount Vernon to a 50-42 win over Bridgewater-Emery on Monday.

Tanner Cross added 16 points for Mount Vernon, which is 12-1 and faces Tripp-Delmont/Armour today in Tripp.

Tyson Kayser had 22 points, seven rebounds, five blocks and five steals to pace B-E, which is 8-5 and hosts Parker today in Bridgewater.

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BE 10 18 29 42

Baltic 48, Howard 44

BALTIC — Baltic beat Howard 48-44 on Monday night.

Cody Torkelson had 16 points and Levi Hattervig added 12 points for Howard, which is 2-13 and hosts Garretson on Thursday.

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B 3 17 31 48

Marty 58, Andes Central 54

MARTY — Marty beat Andes Central 58-54 on Monday.

No stats were reported despite attempts to reach coaches.

Girls’ basketball

Hanson 49,

McCook Central/Montrose 31

MONTROSE — Ashley Robinson scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Hanson to a 49-31 win over McCook Central/Montrose on Monday.

Kendra Cheeseman had 10 points and nine assists and Cassidy Graham scored 10 points for Hanson, which is 10-7 and plays tonight at Freeman.

Sierra Miles had seven points and eight rebounds and Stephanie Heumiller added seven points for MCM, which is 7-8 and plays at Harrisburg tonight.

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MCM 8 20 29 31

Kimball 48, Chamberlain 38

CHAMBERLAIN — Kimball’s Jill Jandreau scored 20 points and had nine rebounds as the Kimball beat Chamberlain 48-38 on Monday.

Rachel Gaulke chipped in 10 points for Kimball, which is 3-11 and hosts White Lake tonight.

Lindsey Isburg had 10 points and Kennedy Wagner added 10 for Chamberlain, which is 3-11 and hosts Platte-Geddes tonight.

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C 5 15 24 38

Mount Vernon 60,

Bridgewater-Emery 48

EMERY — Kelsey Schmidt had a game-high 23 points to help Mount Vernon past Bridgewater-Emery 60-48 on Monday.

Shelby Selland added 14 points and nine rebounds for Mount Vernon, which is 12-3 and plays today in Tripp against Tripp-Delmont/Armour.

Kianni Ibis had 22 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks to lead B-E, which is 8-7 and plays Thursday at Dell Rapids St. Mary.

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BE 12 23 28 48

Parkston 57, Scotland 44

PARKSTON — Third-ranked Parkston defeated Scotland 57-44 Monday.

Jenna Reiser led Parkston (14-1) with 18 points and seven rebounds, Marie Malloy scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds and Logan Wagner added 12 points.

Scotland (8-8) was led by Haley Brunke’s 13 points. Aisha Abbink followed with 10 points and Amber-Dawn Edwards grabbed seven rebounds for the Highlanders.

Parkston plays Thursday at Lennox and Scotland hosts Freeman on Thursday.

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P 11 25 40 57

Wagner 59, Gregory 45

WAGNER — Fifth-ranked Wagner’s second quarter helped the Red Raiders past Gregory 59-45 Monday.

Wagner (14-2) had a 19-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, but held Gregory (5-9) to five second-quarter points.

Devon Brecke led Wagner with 19 points, Talia Peters scored 12 points and Nicole Weber had 10 points.

Gregory was led by Shelby Rajewich’s 14 points and Paxten Johnson scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Wagner plays Friday at home against Chamberlain at Gregory plays at White River today.

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W 19 32 40 59

Woonsocket 65, Plankinton 48

PLANKINTON — Woonsocket held Plankinton to 30 percent shooting in its 65-48 win Monday.

Emily Olson led Woonsocket (11-4) with 16 points and seven assists, Kim Collins scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Shelby Grassel scored 12 points. The Redmen shot 40 percent for the game.

Plankinton (11-6) was led by Katie Anderson’s 14 points and nine rebounds.

Woonsocket plays at Mitchell Christian at the Corn Palace Thursday and Plankinton plays at home Thursday against Mount Vernon.

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P 8 17 35 48

Sanborn Central 69, Iroquois 12

FORESTBURG — Sanborn Central held Iroquois to five first half points in its 69-12 win Monday.

Rachelle Moore scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Sanborn Central (9-7), Tatem Kingsbury scored 11 points and had seven steals and Karli Voorhees had 10 points.

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Dakota Christian 46, Ethan 38

NEW HOLLAND — Dakota Christian beat Ethan 46-38 Monday.

Ivory Niewenhuis led Dakota Christian (6-9) with 13 points.

Shelly Tilberg (0-14) led Ethan with 10 points and nine rebounds and Darbi Gustafson grabbed 11 rebounds.

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DC 11 22 36 46

Bon Homme 50, Platte-Geddes 32

TYNDALL — Tara Ronke had 18 points to lead Bon Homme to a 50-32 win over Platte-Geddes on Monday.

Jamie Efta and Raquel Sutera each added nine points for Bon Homme, which is 8-8.

Kami Meyerink and Kellie Sprik each had six points for P-G, which is 8-8 and is at Chamberlain today.

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BH 11 16 36 50

Wolsey-Wessington 41, Wessington Springs 27

WESSINGTON SPRINGS — Wolsey-Wessington beat Wessington Springs 41-27 on Monday night.

Dacia Bergeleen, Traci Orth and Devin Tebay each scored six points to lead Wessington Springs.

Cheyenne/Eagle Butte 60,

Winner 48

EAGLE BUTTE — Cheyenne/Eagle Butte beat Winner 60-48 on Monday night.

No stats were reported despite attempts to reach coaches.

Dell Rapids St. Mary 48,

Canistota 29

DELL RAPIDS — Dell Rapids St. Mary beat Canistota 48-29 on Monday.

No stats were reported despite attempts to reach coaches.

Saturday’s Game

Avon 35, Ethan 28

AVON — Avon beat Ethan 35-28 Saturday in girls’ basketball action.

Chesney Nagel led Avon with 16 points and Lanae VanGerpen scored 13 points.

Bailey Grenoble led Ethan with 10 points.

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