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Alta-Aurelia used a 19-4 spurt in the third quarter to take control as the Warriors won their school-record 16th game in a row with a 55-45 triumph over Woodbury Central on Monday at Alta.

The Warriors, now 17-1, trailed 13-12 after the first quarter. It was tied at 25-25 at halftime. Alta-Aurelia, however, took a 44-29 lead after the third period.

“This was our third game in four nights,” Alta-Aurelia coach Evan Franzmeier said. “Our kids came out sluggish to start. I liked the way we battled to close the first half with a 25-25 tie.

Austin Roetman finished with 31 points, nine rebounds, four blocked shots and two assists to help Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon to an 87-70 win over Manson Northwest Webster Tuesday.

Manson Northwest Webster started with an 11-2 run in the first 3 minutes of the game, but PAC/L-M used a 15-2 spurt to take a 17-13 lead after the first quarter.

The Indians never trailed after that, leading 39-26 at halftime and 65-47 after three.

Jace Davidson scored 18 points for PAC/L-M and Cameron Callion added 17. Tyler Behrendsen tallied 10.

South O’Brien outscored Sioux Central 21-10 in the fourth quarter to pull away and hand the Rebels a 62-42 setback Monday at Paullina.

South O’Brien jumped out to a 14-6 lead after the first quarter. It was 26-19 at halftime and 41-32 after three.

Chase Jessen led Sioux Central (5-14) with 11 points. Brady Rusk added 10. Hunter Decker tallied five points, Caden Krager and Prestan Samson four apiece, Mac Prior and Jake Hanson three each, and Logan Grote two.

Freshman Bryce Coppock scored a career-high 29 points and Jake Davis added a career-high 26, but it wasn’t enough as Fort Dodge St. Edmond got past Newell-Fonda 78-73 on Monday at Fort Dodge.

The Mustangs held a 15-12 lead after the first quarter and led 38-37 at halftime. The Gaels, however, took a 55-53 lead into the fourth quarter.

Reed Kruse tallied eight points for Newell-Fonda. Jimmy Becker added four, and Treyton Mahler and Jesse Haack each had three.

Indians win, 50-39

Spirit Lake led from start to finish as the Indians handed Storm Lake a 50-39 setback in a Lakes Conference game on Tuesday at Spirit Lake.

Spirit Lake led by as many as 10 points in the first half and took a 24-17 lead at the half.  It was a 39-30 game going into the fourth quarter. The Tornadoes could only get as close as 38-33 early in the last stanza.

Ariel Bozonie scored 11 points to lead Storm Lake. Nya Malout added 10 and Briana Soto nine. Jenna Neumann tallied seven points, while Pasha Nyewe and Rachel Bozonie each had one.

Newell-Fonda used a 21-8 spurt in the first quarter to take control early and the sixth-ranked Mustangs went on to beat Sioux Central 66-37 on Tuesday at Sioux Rapids.

The Mustangs led 41-12 at halftime and 61-23 after three periods of play.

Olivia Larsen led the Mustangs with 21 points. Erin Gerke and Kate Christiansen each added 12.

Emma Stewart and Megan Morenz scored six points apiece. Emily Archer had four, Camryn Wilken three and Anna Tiefenthaler two.

Kallie Goettsch scored 11 points and Lizzie Lenhart added 10 to help Storm Lake St. Mary’s to a 47-24 win over Ridge View in a junior varsity game on Monday in Schaller.

Katie Lenhart scored nine points for the Panthers. Olivia Schaller added eight, Lexi VanderWoude six, Abby Jones two and Jessica Sandhoff one.

Lizzie Lenhart led in rebounding with five. Sandhoff added three. Schaller, Goettsch and Katie Lenhart all  charted four steals. Lizzie Lenhart had three.

Elle Ruffridge poured in 39 points and added nine assists and four rebounds to lead Class 3A No. 2-ranked Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Mara-thon to an 86-34 win over Spirit Lake on Monday at Spirit Lake.

The Indians, now 19-1, jumped out to a 41-15 lead after the first quarter. It was 62-22 at halftime and 84-29 after three periods.

Ruffridge made 12 of 19 field goals, including 8 of 10 from beyond the 3-point arc. She was also 7 of 7 from the free throw line.

Woodbury Central outscored Alta-Aurelia 36-21 in the second half as the Wildcats came away with a 61-54 win in a nonconference game played on Monday night at Alta.

Alta-Aurelia held a 17-16 lead after the first quarter and led 30-28 at halftime, but the Wildcats used a 23-16 spurt in the third quarter to take a 51-46 lead into the fourth period of play.

Lily Peterson scored 15 points to lead Alta-Aurelia. Chloe Kruger and Erin Lockin each added nine and Laney Stanton had eight.