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Northwestern AreaGroton
Wildcats
33
Tigers
39

The Groton (SD) varsity basketball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Northwestern Area (Mellette, SD) by a score of 39-33.

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Northwestern Area----33
Groton----39
Final score provided by J. Poppen.
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Game Story

South Dakota High School Basketball - Groton nudges Northwestern Area

January 23, 2023: Groton, SD 57445

In Monday's non-league outing, the Groton Tigers (Groton, SD) basketball squad edged the visiting Northwestern Area Wildcats (Mellette, SD), by a count of 39-33.

The Tigers (9-3) will now prepare for their outing against Webster (Webster, SD). The Bearcats go into the A Region 1 outing with a 3-8 record. In their last outing, Webster held off Waverly/South Shore (Waverly, SD), 53-17, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now hold a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Faulkton for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 24. Northwestern Area will clash with a Trojans squad coming off a 49-43 league loss to Highmore/Harrold (Highmore, SD). The Trojans record now stands at 4-6.

Rankings & Records

Northwestern Area (22-23)

SDClass
9233
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
13-76-27-26-40-1.650.750984793

Groton (22-23)

SDClass
6132
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
13-83-36-25-52-1.619.500907727

Team Scoring Averages

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Northwestern Area		13.514.514.511.048.4
Groton		11.010.015.09.042.9

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Northwestern Area6-3Groton8-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/19/22Northwestern AreaWarner(L) 56-421/3/23WarnerGroton(W) 48-23
1/2/23Waverly/South ShoreNorthwestern Area(W) 51-1312/30/22Waverly/South ShoreGroton(W) 67-9
1/9/23Britton-HeclaNorthwestern Area(W) 50-292/17/23GrotonBritton-Hecla(W) 53-29
1/27/23LangfordNorthwestern Area(W) 48-221/16/23GrotonLangford(W) 45-16
2/2/23Aberdeen ChristianNorthwestern Area(W) 47-331/10/23GrotonAberdeen Christian(W) 53-26
2/3/23Northwestern AreaWaubay/Summit(W) 44-342/25/23Waubay/SummitGroton(W) 55-27
2/7/23Northwestern AreaWebster(L) 39-341/27/23WebsterGroton(W) 31-24
2/9/23Northwestern AreaGreat Plains Lutheran(W) 44-401/21/23GrotonGreat Plains Lutheran(W) 45-29
2/14/23Northwestern AreaRedfield(L) 55-492/10/23RedfieldGroton(L) 43-34

Record Breakdown

Northwestern Area (22-23)

Groton (22-23)
13-8
Overall
13-9
6-2
League
3-3
6-5
Non-League
9-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
6-3
Common Opponent
8-1
7-2
Home
6-2
6-4
Away
5-6
0-2
Neutral
2-1
1-1
Playoff
1-1
13-8
In-State
13-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0