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The Northwestern Area (Mellette, SD) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Aberdeen Christian (Aberdeen, SD) by a score of 47-33.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Aberdeen Christian----33
Northwestern Area----47
Final score provided by J. Poppen.
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Game Story

South Dakota High School Basketball - Northwestern Area thwarts Aberdeen Christian

February 2, 2023: Mellette, SD 57461

The Northwestern Area Wildcats (Mellette, SD) basketball knocked off the visiting Aberdeen Christian Knights (Aberdeen, SD), 47-33 in Thursday's league test.

The Wildcats (9-4) will now prepare for their test against Waubay/Summit (Waubay, SD). The Mustangs go into the non-league test with a 7-7 record. In their last test, Waubay/Summit went down by Castlewood (Castlewood, SD), 63-31, in a non-league test.

The Knights now own a 1-15 record. They play next when they host Ipswich for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 7. Aberdeen Christian will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 51-44 non-league loss to North Central (Eureka, SD). The Tigers record now stands at 1-13.

ACHS @ NAHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 2, 2023 @ 4p
The Northwestern Area (Mellette, SD) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Aberdeen Christian (Aberdeen, SD) by a score of 47-33.

Rankings & Records

Aberdeen Christian (22-23)

SDClass
14663
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
2-192-51-91-90-1.095.286509976

Northwestern Area (22-23)

SDClass
9233
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
13-86-27-26-40-2.619.7501,017839

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Aberdeen Christian
5.515.52.04.524.2
Northwestern Area
13.514.514.511.048.4

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Aberdeen Christian2-13Northwestern Area9-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/8/22Herreid/SelbyAberdeen Christian(L) 48-182/16/23Herreid/SelbyNorthwestern Area(L) 64-47
12/17/22RedfieldAberdeen Christian(L) 49-182/14/23Northwestern AreaRedfield(L) 55-49
12/19/22Aberdeen ChristianBritton-Hecla(L) 30-281/9/23Britton-HeclaNorthwestern Area(W) 50-29
1/10/23GrotonAberdeen Christian(L) 53-261/23/23Northwestern AreaGroton(L) 39-33
1/13/23Aberdeen ChristianPotter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven](L) 67-351/28/23Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven]Northwestern Area(W) 64-46
1/14/23Leola/FrederickAberdeen Christian(L) 31-171/19/23Leola/FrederickNorthwestern Area(L) 46-38
2/25/23Aberdeen ChristianLeola/Frederick(L) 50-132/27/23Northwestern AreaLeola/Frederick(L) 46-33
1/17/23Aberdeen ChristianFaulkton(L) 54-221/24/23Northwestern AreaFaulkton(W) 54-45
1/19/23Aberdeen ChristianWaubay/Summit(L) 46-172/3/23Northwestern AreaWaubay/Summit(W) 44-34
1/23/23Aberdeen ChristianWarner(L) 57-1312/19/22Northwestern AreaWarner(L) 56-42
1/28/23Aberdeen ChristianWaverly/South Shore(W) 41-261/2/23Waverly/South ShoreNorthwestern Area(W) 51-13
1/31/23North CentralAberdeen Christian(L) 42-352/10/23Northwestern AreaNorth Central(W) 63-45
2/7/23IpswichAberdeen Christian(L) 43-271/12/23Northwestern AreaIpswich(W) 58-38
2/13/23Aberdeen ChristianHitchcock-Tulare(L) 55-261/5/23Hitchcock-TulareNorthwestern Area(W) 60-22
2/16/23LangfordAberdeen Christian(W) 49-221/27/23LangfordNorthwestern Area(W) 48-22

Record Breakdown

Aberdeen Christian (22-23)

Northwestern Area (22-23)

2-19
Overall
13-8
2-5
League
6-2
0-13
Non-League
6-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-13
Common Opponent
9-6
1-9
Home
7-2
1-9
Away
6-4
0-1
Neutral
0-2
0-1
Playoff
1-1
2-18
In-State
13-8
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0