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Alta-Aurelia is getting ready for the postseason by brushing up on its pressure defense.

The Warriors turned up the heat on Storm Lake St. Mary’s, holding them to 44 points in a 69-44 triumph over their Twin Lakes Conference rivals on Tuesday at St. Mary’s.

Alta-Aurelia jumped out to a 36-17 lead at halftime.

Panthers cruise 61-36

Jasmine Demers nearly outscored Alta-Aurelia’s team by herself as she poured in 34 points to help Storm Lake St. Mary’s to a 61-36 win in a Lakes Conference game on Tuesday at St. Mary’s.

The Panthers, now 10-11, held an 11-8 lead after the first quarter before extending to a 24-14 lead at halftime. It was   49-21 entering the fourth quarter of play.

Yach Deng scored 24 points and Kuony Deng added 17, but it wasn’t enough as No. 1-ranked Western Christian knocked off Storm Lake 78-54 in a Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night at Hull.

Storm Lake led by four points in the first quarter, but the Wolfpack took the lead for good at 11-10. Western Christian then went on a 9-0 run later in the period to take a 22-15 lead after the first 8 minutes of play.

Western Christian extended its lead to 44-26 by halftime. It was 59-40 after three periods.

Mustangs beat Sioux Central to finish 10-0

Newell-Fonda outscored Sioux Central 29-3 in the second quarter to pull away and beat the Rebels 67-42 in a Twin Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night at Newell.

The Mustangs, ranked No. 2, led 17-12 after the first quarter. It was 46-15 at halftime and    60-32 heading into the fourth period of play.

Brady Bohe led Newell-Fonda (20-0) with 21 points and two assists. Dillon Anderson added 12 points, three rebounds, six steals and three assists.

Alta-Aurelia jumped out to a 15-8 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 33-16 by halftime as it knocked off Remsen-Union 62-46 in a non- conference game on Monday night at Alta.

The Warriors took a 46-35 lead into the fourth period.

Zach Sliefert led Alta-Aurelia with 17 points and five rebounds. Ross Friedrich added 13 points and six assists.

Jayden VanBerkum charted 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Josh McCormick tallied seven points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Trailing by 20 points at halftime, Buena Vista came all the way back to take the lead in the second half, but Central was able to pull away late for a 92-78 victory over the Beavers in an Iowa Conference game on Wednesday night in Pella.

Tyler Kastantin turned in his first career double-digit game and led the Beavers with 20 points, including six 3-point baskets. He came in with only four 3-point makes all season.

Michael Kaufmann followed with five long range baskets and added a season-high 17 points, while Cole Darrow contributed 15 points.

Western Christian jumped out to a 33-7 lead after the first quarter en route to a 77-15 win over Storm Lake in a Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night at Hull.

The Wolfpack led 59-11 at halftime and 65-15 after three quarters of play.

Rylee James led Storm Lake, now 1-13 in the league and 1-19 overall, with four points. Haylee Lindquist added three.

Mustangs down Sioux Central for 9-0 mark

Newell-Fonda, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A, outscored Sioux Central 40-13 over the second and third quarters to pull away to an easy 61-23 win in Twin Lakes Conference action on Tuesday night at Newell.

Newell-Fonda clinched the conference title with a perfect  9-0 record with the win.

The Mustangs, now 19-2, jumped out to a 13-4 lead after the first quarter. It was 33-11 at halftime and 53-17 heading into the fourth period.

Free throw shooting proved to be costly for Alta-Aurelia as the Warriors made only 11 of 23 attempts in a 53-43 setback to Remsen-Union on Monday.

The Warriors trailed 11-10 after the first quarter. It was     25-23 Remsen-Union at halftime and 36-29 after three.

Jenna Snyder led Alta-Aurelia with 11 points, seven rebounds, six steals and three assists. Izzy Hinkeldey added 11 points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots.

Buena Vista led 40-39 at the half, but it was Central going on a 31-10 run to begin the second half to help the Dutch claim an 81-63 victory in an Iowa Conference game on Wednesday night in Pella.

Freshman Sidney Beckman had a career night in a losing effort for the Beavers, scoring a career-best 21 points to go along with a career-high three steals. She made 3-of-7 attempts from long range and 4-of-5 at the free throw line.

Shelby Wiederhoeft made all eight of her free throws and followed with 16 points and seven rebounds.