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North CentralNorthwestern Area
ThunderN
51
Wildcats
44

The Northwestern Area (Mellette, SD) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against North Central (Eureka, SD) by a score of 51-44.

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North Central----51
Northwestern Area----44
Final score provided by J. Poppen.
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Game Story

South Dakota High School Basketball - North Central edges Northwestern Area

February 9, 2024: Mellette, SD 57461

The North Central Thunder (Eureka, SD) basketball nipped the host Northwestern Area Wildcats (Mellette, SD), 51-44 in Friday's non-league test.

The Thunder (7-10) will now prepare for their test against Great Plains Lutheran (Watertown, SD). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 13-5 record. In their last test, Great Plains Lutheran got by Northwestern Area (Mellette, SD), 26-23, in a non-league test.

The Wildcats now own a 9-9 record. They play next when they host Redfield for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 13. Northwestern Area will encounter a Pheasants squad coming off a 61-37 league loss to Groton (Groton, SD). The Pheasants record now stands at 5-13.

Rankings & Records

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North Central (23-24)

SDClass
13359
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
8-134-54-50-3.381793917

Northwestern Area (23-24)

SDClass
8329
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
13-105-36-57-30-2.565.6251,044972

Team Scoring Averages

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North Central----37.8
Northwestern Area		8.57.05.03.545.4

North Central Videos

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Northwestern Area Videos

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
North Central3-8Northwestern Area7-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/23North CentralIpswich(W) 42-351/11/24IpswichNorthwestern Area(W) 67-37
1/16/24IpswichNorth Central(W) 45-21
1/5/24WarnerNorth Central(L) 50-3412/18/23WarnerNorthwestern Area(L) 48-40
1/6/24FaulktonNorth Central(L) 53-241/23/24FaulktonNorthwestern Area(L) 32-28
1/9/24Leola/FrederickNorth Central(L) 43-401/18/24Northwestern AreaLeola/Frederick(L) 50-38
2/15/24North CentralLeola/Frederick(L) 60-302/22/24Northwestern AreaLeola/Frederick(W) 49-47
1/19/24Herreid/SelbyNorth Central(L) 61-302/15/24Northwestern AreaHerreid/Selby(W) 55-35
1/20/24North CentralLangford(L) 48-311/26/24Northwestern AreaLangford(W) 53-43
2/20/24LangfordNorthwestern Area(W) 50-40
1/25/24North CentralPotter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven](L) 61-361/27/24Northwestern AreaPotter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven](W) 59-48
1/30/24Aberdeen ChristianNorth Central(W) 38-292/1/24Northwestern AreaAberdeen Christian(W) 47-33
2/13/24Great Plains LutheranNorth Central(L) 56-352/8/24Great Plains LutheranNorthwestern Area(L) 26-23

Record Breakdown

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North Central (23-24)

Northwestern Area (23-24)
8-13
Overall
13-10
0-0
League
5-3
8-12
Non-League
6-6
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
3-8
Common Opponent
7-4
4-5
Home
6-5
4-5
Away
7-3
0-3
Neutral
0-2
0-1
Playoff
2-1
7-11
In-State
13-10
1-2
Out-of-State
0-0