WARNER -- Warner made 16 of 22 free throws, including four straight in the final minute, to hold off Langford Area 59-54 in a Lake Region Conference boys' basketball game Thursday afternoon.
Tennison Easton and Jarrod Tuszka each made two clutch free throws to help Warner stay in front.
Clay Rozell nailed five three-point field goals on the way to a game-leading 19 points to lead Warner. Tuskza followed with 17.
Bo Fries scored 13 points, Zach Punt 12, and Drew Planteen and Michael Erickson 11 apiece for Langford Area, which trailed 16-5 at one stage before battling back to take several brief leads in the second half.
LANGFORD AREA: Bo Fries 6 0-0 13, Zach Punt 4 0-0 12, Drew Planteen 5 1-1 11, Michael Erickson 4 2-2 11, Chase Larson 2 0-0 5, Brady Hoines 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 3-3 54.
WARNER: Clay Rozell 6 2-2 19, Jarrod Tuszka 7 3-3 17, Derrek Tuszka 2 4-6 8, Mitchell Boesl 2 3-7 7, Tennison Easton 1 4-4 6, Ryan Heilman 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 16-22 59.
Langford Area (15-4)|11 21 37 54
Warner (11-8)|16 26 38 59
3-point field goals -- Fries, Punt 4, Erickson, Larson, Rozell 5. Fouled out -- Planteen. Total fouls -- Langford Area 19; Warner 12. Rebounds -- Langford Area 23 (Erickson 8); Warner 24 (D. Tuszka 9). Turnovers -- Langford Area 7; Warner 9.
Sisseton 74
Deubrook 57
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SISSETON: Garret Brooks 2 3-3 8, Jordan Cornelius 6 2-2 15, Jordan Rolstad 5 3-6 13, Brayden Tasa 1 1-1 3, Wyatt Youngblom 7 0-1 14, Ethan Kranhold 1 0-0 3, Bruce Gunderson 5 2-2 16, Dominic White 1 0-0 2. Totals 28-50 11-15 74.
DEUBROOK: Riley Hanson 2 4-4 8, Tanner Rymerson 1 0-0 2, Dustin Trooien 1 7-8 10, Ryan Knutson 1 0-1 2, Tyler Jensen 8 1-2 17, Cory Byers 6 0-0 16, Taylor Olsen 0 2-2 2. Totals 19-57 14-17 57.
Sisseton|24 40 59 74
Deubrook|11 20 39 57
3-point field goals -- Brooks, Cornelius, Kranhold, Gunderson 4, Trooien, Byers 4. Total fouls -- Sisseton 18; Deubrook 13. Rebounds -- Sisseton 32 (Cornelius 6); Deubrook 24 (Knutson 6, Byers 6). Turnovers -- Sisseton 22; Deubrook 15.