Watertown's girls win over Yankton among Thursday's hoops highlights

YANKTON — Four players scored in double figures to help Watertown High School's girls basketball team even its record at 3-3 with a 57-36 Eastern South Dakota Conference victory over Yankton on Thursday night.

Jaida Young tallied 18 points, Grace Corey 13, Emery Thury 12 and Addi Johnston 10 for the Arrows, who built a 17-8 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

The Gazelles (0-6) received 10 points from Claire Tereshinski, nine from Payton Moser and eight from Macy Drotzmann.

Watertown visits Sioux Falls Christian at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the opener of a girls-boys doubleheader.

Other Girls Basketball

Castlewood 59, Great Plains Lutheran 24: Mackenzie Everson's 25-point performance led the Warriors, who also got 12 points from Maddie Horn, eight from Gracie Haug and six from Lyndsey Archer. Abby Kjenstad's 10 points paced the Panthers.

Milbank 37, Redfield 25: Maurina Street's 12 points, 12 rebounds and four assists sparked Milbank, which also got 13 points from Tyra Berry and 11 from Isabella Anderson. Ashlyn Clausen had 14 points, Katie Rozell seven points and five rebounds and Camryn Rohlfs four steals for Redfield.

Deubrook Area 39, Estelline-Hendricks 28: Skyla Petersen scored 14 points, Ellie Koenig 10 and Matte Bauman seven to lead the Dolphins to the Dakota Valley Conference win. Sadie Johnson had eight points and Kenzy Beare seven for the Redhawks.

De Smet 68, Iroquois-Lake Preston 51: Jada Burke produced 20 points and 15 rebounds, Hazel Luethmers 18 points, Alyssa Asleson 16 points and Emma Albrecht 12 points to carry De Smet to the Dakota Valley Conference victory. The Bulldogs survived a 35-point, four-steal performance by ILP's Adison Moore. Hadlee Holt contributed six points and seven rebounds and Faith Steffensen nine rebounds for the Sharks.

Northwestern 58, Ipswich 38: Adrianna Ratigan notched 19 points and 10 rebounds, Ashley Haven and Ella Boekleheide 14 points apiece and Ella Haven eight points and seven rebounds for Northwestern. Boekelheide also recorded six assists and three steals. Baylee Kulesa's 11 points and six rebounds and Marley Guthmiller's 10 points paced Ipswich.

Lac qui Parle Valley 70, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 52 (Minn.): The Eagles rolled with 18 points from Isabel Gerdes, 15 points and 14 rebounds from Camryn Lee, 13 points from Rylee Lund and 10 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and six steals from Taylor Shelstad. Tatum Hess scored 17 points and Alexis Schreurs 10 for RTR.

Central Minnesota Christian 41, Canby 30 (Minn.): Kortney Leppke notched 10 points and 10 rebounds and Braelyn Merritt eight points for Canby in the loss.

Others: Potter County 67, Highmore-Harrold 50; Leola-Frederick Area 43, Strasburg-Zeeland (N.D.) 19; Groton Area 45, Tiospa Zina 30; Wilmot 53, Waverly-South Shore 37; McCook Central-Montrose 45, Sioux Valley 42; Oakes 56, Sargent County 54 (N.D.); and Yellow Medicine East 65, Dawson-Boyd 54 (Minn.). No other details were reported from these games.

Boys Basketball

Milbank 62, Redfield 32: Garrett Mertens erupted for 24 points to lead the Bulldogs to the Northeast Conference win. Jaxson Wildung contributed 16 and Joe Schulte 10. Mitchell Mack's nine points and Justin Ratigan's seven topped Redfield.

De Smet 69, Iroquois-Lake Preston 23: Third-rated Class B De Smet won the Dakota Valley Conference game with 21 points from Damon Wilkinson and 19 from Kadyn Fast. Wilkinson also snared nine rebounds. Thomas Aughenbaugh contributed 12 points and Kasen Janssen eight. Logan Peskey had eight points and four rebounds and Riley Casper seven and four for ILP.

Castlewood 62, Great Plains Lutheran 21: Byron Laue and Lane Tvedt each scored 17 points to power Castlewood to the win. Laue also snared seven rebounds. Bowen Ryan added six points and Jackson Schofield and Quincy Thu five each. Alex Heil finished with eight points and Austin Rubendall five points and eight rebounds for GPL.

Florence-Henry 71, Britton-Hecla 43: The Falcons got 19 points from Mehki Keller, 16 from Ty Bergh, 14 from Clay Trupe and nine from Payton Roe. BoDell Davidson scored 14 points and Will Schuller eight for the Braves.

Warner 57, Langford Area 28: The Monarchs received 18 points from Levi Scepaniak, 14 from Brodey Sauerwein and nine from Payton Volk. Kassen Keough notched 12 points and five rebounds and Jesse Keogh 11 and six for Langford Area.

Elkton-Lake Benton 61, Arlington 26: In the Dakota Valley Conference, the Elks used 14 points from Tanner Drietz and 13 from Ryan Krog to prevail. Carson Griffith chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds. Blake Madsen garnered 10 points and 11 rebounds and Riley Miller nine points for Arlington.

Aberdeen Roncalli 46, Sisseton 34: Darwin Gambler tallied 12 points, Aiden Fisher 11 points, Maddox May eight points and five rebounds and Jayden Munroe and Maddox Miller six rebounds apiece for Roncalli. Nate Tchida had 10 points, Ethan DeSpiegler eight points and Mason Herzog six rebounds for Sisseton.

Scores: Highmore-Harrold 66, Herreid-Selby Area 59; Groton Area 69, Tiospa Zina 39; and Renville County West 63, Ortonville 42 (Minn.). No other details were reported from these games.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Four double-figure scorers lead Arrow girls to 57-36 ESD win.