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Jackson Graff scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half to help Ridge View hold off West Monona and win its first round game in the Western Valley Conference Tournament 53-44 last Friday night.

The Raptors held a 16-12 lead after the first quarter. It was 24-22 at halftime and 39-31 Raptors heading into the fourth quarter of play.

Tim Saunders scored 16 points to lead three players in double figures, but it wasn’t enough as East Sac County knocked off Sioux Central 71-58 in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday at Sac City.

East Sac led 15-11 after the first quarter, but the Rebels managed to tie the game at     31-31 at halftime. It was 51-40 East Sac entering the third.

Saunders had five rebounds to go with his 16 points. Christian Sylvester added 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Jayden VanBerkum finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists to help Alta-Aurelia beat Manson Northwest Webster 55-41 in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday night at Manson.

“Slow starts seem to be part of who we are,” Alta-Aurelia coach Chris Abaray said. “We have struggled to score early on in games. That’s not to say that we can’t, but we just don’t seem to enough.

Hailey Falline scored a career-high 17 points to lead four players in double figures as Newell-Fonda got past East Sac County 68-58 on Monday night at Sac City.

The Mustangs trailed 10-9 after the first quarter. After a   21-10 spurt in the second quarter, it was 30-20 Newell-Fonda at halftime. The Mustangs led 50-36 entering the fourth period of play.

Claudia Larsen scored 14 points for the Mustangs, now 17-2. Renee Maneman added 12 and Taiyler Schrank 11. Brianna Wells scored eight points, while Jordan Wilken, Maddi Morenz and Abby Christensen all added two.

Jasmine Demers finished with 34 points, five assists, four rebounds and three blocked shots, but it wasn’t enough as Pocahontas Area jumped out to a 35-14 lead after the first quarter en route to a 93-52 win over Storm Lake St. Mary’s last Friday at Pomeroy.

The Indians scored 35 points in the second quarter as well to take a 70-34 halftime lead. It was 86-50 entering the fourth period of play.

Katie Lenhart scored six points for the Panthers. Mackenzie Laven and Annie Flynn each had four. Emily Ivey and Rachel Todd had two points apiece.

Ashley Williams poured in 33 points to lead three players in double figures as Lawton-Bronson defeated Ridge View 73-44 in the first round of the Western Valley Conference Tournament last Thursday at Lawton.

The Eagles jumped out to a 21-8 lead after the first quarter. It was 37-14 at halftime and    62-32 heading into the fourth period of play.

Jadyn Mohr scored 14 points to lead Ridge View, now 8-9.

Indians prevail 70-53

Pocahontas Area scored 50 points in the second half after scoring only 20 in the first half as the Indians upset No. 1-ranked Newell-Fonda 70-53 in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Saturday night at Pocahontas.

The Mustangs jumped out to a 16-4 lead after the first quarter. It was 30-20 at halftime, but the Indians used a 24-10 spurt in the third period to take a 44-40 lead into the final 8 minutes. Pocahontas outscored Newell-Fonda 26-13 in the fourth stanza.

Ridge View outscored Kingsley-Pierson 19-4 in the third quarter to erase a seven-point halftime deficit, then withstood a rally in the fourth quarter to hold on for a 55-51 win in the consolation bracket of the Western Valley Conference Tournament on Monday night.

Kingsley-Pierson jumped out to a 17-4 lead early before Ridge View was able to pull within 20-10 by the end of the first quarter. The Raptors managed to get within 30-23 by half.

Manuel Murillo won all three of his matches by pin to help Alta-Aurelia pick up three dual wins in a Twin Lakes Conference quadrangular last Thursday night at Gowrie.

The Warriors pinned East Sac County 54-18 in the first dual. Junior Molina pinned his opponent in 3 minutes, 17 seconds at 152 pounds. Murillo won by pin in 49 seconds at 170.

Cody Cameron (145), Ben Stange (160), James Walter (195), Skylar Solko (106), Chris Langner (113) and Colten Larson (120) all won their matches by forfeit.

Jason Kenny and Matt Wandrey each captured an individual title to help Ridge View finish second in the Kingsley-Pierson Tournament last Saturday.

Westwood won the meet with 257 points. The Raptors scored 199 points.

Kenny won the title at 145 pounds with a win by pin in 3:02. Wandrey took the 170-pound title with a win by pin in 1:47.

Luke Kliegl placed second at 160 pounds. He lost in the finals by decision 6-3.

Tyler Ehrp (106), Zach Kenny (113), Tristin Stibbins (152), Kyle Schiernbeck (182) and Henry Sippel (195) all placed third for the Raptors.