WATERTOWN – The Arrows used a balanced offensive performance to down the Bobcats 59-53 in an Eastern South Dakota Conference boys’ basketball game Saturday night at Watertown Civic Arena.
Watertown shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) from the field, including 8-of-19 from 3-point range, and committed just four turnovers.
The Arrows were ahead 10-7 after a quarter, 25-22 at halftime and 43-35 through three.
The Bobcats scored five in a row to open the fourth, cutting the deficit to three points.
Watertown’s Blake Holden made 1-of-2 free throws and Parker Johnston buried a trey to make it 47-40. Brookings pulled within 47-46 on back-to-back 3s from Josh Sell and Riley Schafer.
A McClemans 3-pointers put the Arrows ahead 50-46.
Sell and Drew Cole both made 1-of-2 foul shots after McClemans was whistled for a personal foul and a technical foul. However, Brookings was unable to convert on its ensuing possession and McClemans connected from deep on the other end to give the home team a 53-48 cushion.
Brookings never got closer than four points down the stretch.
Soloman Bach scored 13 points off the bench for the Arrows. McClemans had 10 points, three as-sists and two steals. Cade Cummings totaled nine points and five boards.
For the Bobcats, Cole notched a double-double of 10 points and 10 boards to go with a pair of blocks.
Sell scored 14 points and Trevor Woodall 13 as both finished 5-of-10 from the floor. Seth Swedlund added eight points and Schafer notched six.
Brookings (2-9, 2-8) heads to Sioux Falls Lincoln and Watertown (7-5, 6-3) plays host to Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Tuesday.
WATERTOWN 59, BROOKINGS 53
Brookings (2-9, 2-8 ESD)
Riley Schafer 1-5 3-6 6, Trevor Woodall 5-10 2-2 13, Josh Sell 5-10 3-4 14, Trent Broksieck 0-0 2-2 2, Seth Swendlund 3-4 2-3 8, Jacob Engen 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Cole 4-14 1-3 10, Ryan McMacken 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-44 13-20 53.
Watertown (7-5, 6-3 ESD)
Cade Cummings 3-5 3-4 9, Parker Schmidt 0-0 0-0 0, Colton McClemans 4-7 0-0 10, Parker Johnston 2-5 0-0 6, Pierre Lear 2-3 0-1 5, Brandon Florey 1-3 2-2 5, Max Sonne 2-7 0-0 4, Soloman Bach 4-9 3-4 13, Corbin Chilson 2-6 0-0 4, Blake Holden 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 21-49 9-13 59.
Brookings 7 15 13 18 – 53
Watertown 10 15 18 16 – 59
3-point goals – B 4-14 (Schafer 1-3, Woodall 1-3, Sell 1-4, Cole 1-4), W 8-19 (Johnston 2-3, McClemans 2-4, Bach 2-6, Lear 1-2, Florey 1-2, Cumings 0-1, Sonne 0-1). Rebounds – B 27 (Cole 10), W 31 (Sonne 7). Assists – B 4 (Woodall 2), W 12 (McClemans 3). Steals – B 2 (Woodall, Sell 1), W 3 (McClemans 2). Blocks – B 4 (Cole 2), 1 (Cummings 1). Turnovers – B 5, W 4. Total fouls – B 16, W 17. Fouled out – none. Technical fouls – McClemans.
