WATERTOWN, S.D. — In its final tuneup before the postseason, the Marshall boys basketball team traveled across state lines to defeat Watertown (S.D.) 59-36 on Thursday.

Senior forward Noah Puetz led the way for the Tigers with 16 points and six rebounds.

Matt Hmielewski added 12 points in the win, while Yahya Black recorded 10 points and five rebounds.

Marshall (25-2) will find out the Section 2AAA Tournament seedings this weekend.

Marshall 31 28 — 59

Watertown 13 23 — 36

MARSHALL: Aufenthie 2-2 0-0 6, Baker 1-3 0-0 2, Black 5-5 0-1 10, Douglas 2-2 0-0 5, Hmielewski 5-13 0-0 12, Lance 4-6 0-1 8, Puetz 7-13 2-2 16. TOTALS: 26-46 2-4 59.

REBOUNDS: Marshall

23 (Puetz 6). ASSISTS: Marshall 8 (Baker 2, Puetz 2). STEALS: Marshall 2 (Douglas 2). BLOCKS: 3 (Black 2). FOULS: Marshall 16. TURNOVERS: Marshall 8.

Section 3A

tournament

Minneota 71, YME 54

MINNEOTA — In the opening round of the Section 3A Tournament, it was No. 7N seed Minneota that came away with a 71-54 win over No. 10N Yellow Medicine East on Thursday.

Jacob Citterman led Minneota with 20 points and six rebounds.

Logan Sussner added 13 points and 23 rebounds in the win, while Alex Saltzer recorded 13 points and seven rebounds.

Carter Sneller scored 26 points to lead YME.

Minneota (15-11) will face No. 2N MACCRAY on Saturday in Montevideo, while YME ends its season with a 1-23 record.

YME 27 27 — 54

Minneota 37 34 — 71

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST: Chase 4-13 0-0 11, Dahlager 4-7 3-3 11, Jimenez 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 0-6 2-4 2, Sneller 11-21 1-4 26, Syring 1-2 0-0 2. TOTALS: 21-54 6-11 54.

MINNEOTA: Boerboom 3-11 0-2 8, Buysse 1-6 2-2 5, Citterman 8-15 4-4 20, Saltzer 5-10 3-7 13, Sorenson 412 2-6 12, Sussner 5-15 3-7 13. TOTALS: 26-70 14-28 71.

REBOUNDS: YME 23 (Sneller 7); Minneota 49 (Sussner 23, Boerboom 10). ASSISTS: YME 13 (Dahlager 5); Minneota 14 (Buysse 5). STEALS: YME 13 (Dahlager 4); Minneota 11. BLOCKS: YME 0; Minneota 2 (Saltzer 1, Sussner 1). FOULS: YME 19 (Johnson); Minneota 14. TURNOVERS: YME 13; Minneota 16.

Wabasso 92, Canby 62

WABASSO — In the opening round of the Section 3A Tournament, No. 8N Wabasso cruised to a 92-62 win over No. 9N Canby on Thursday.

Will Carlson led the way for Wabasso with 32 points and five rebounds. Isaac Kronback added 29 points and six rebounds in the win, while Mason Dallenbach finished with 14 points.

Will Varcoe scored 19 points to lead Canby.

Wabasso (10-17) will face Central Minnesota Christian on Saturday in Montevideo while Canby ends its season with a 3-21 record.

Canby 25 37 — 62

Wabasso 42 50 — 92

CANBY: Waldrum 4-13 2-2 14, Sayre 1-3 1-1 3, Weber 1-5 2-2 4, Ries 1-2 1-2 3, Varcoe 7-12 2-3 19, Viessman 1-1 0-0 2, Tol 1-1 0-0 3, Prokop 6-7 0-0 12, Hiedeman 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 23-47 8-12 62.

WABASSO: Dallenbach 4-5 6-6 14, Wall 4-6 0-0 10, Carlson 10-16 7-8 32, Kronback 12-24 3-4 29, Evink 1-2 1-1 3, Thompson 1-1 0-2 2, Frericks 1-3 0-0 2. TOTALS: 33-59 17-21 92.

REBOUNDS: Canby 14 (Sayre 5); Wabasso 29 (Kronback 6, Evink 6). ASSISTS: Canby 16 (Sayre 5); Wabasso 13 (Wall 4). STEALS: Canby 5 (Weber 2); Wabasso 9 (Wall 3, Kronback 3). BLOCKS: Canby 3; Wabasso 0. FOULS: Canby 12; Wabasso 13. TURNOVERS: Canby 18; Wabasso 11.

RRC 63, Edgerton 49

LAMBERTON — No. 8S Red Rock Central opened Section 3A Tournament action with a 63-49 win over No. 9S Edgerton on Thursday.

Jonah Hansen led the way for RRC with 20 points, five rebounds and seven steals. Dominik Smith added 12 points in the win while Sam Helmer finished with 10 points and five rebounds.

RRC (7-19) will face top-seeded Southwest Minnesota Christian in Worthington on Saturday.

Edgerton 19 30 — 49

Central 34 29 — 63

RED ROCK CENTRAL: J. Hansen 20, Smith 12, Helmer 10, Klabunde 8, Gode 8, Willhite 3, Ryker 2.

REBOUNDS: RRC 24 (Helmer 5, J. Hansen 5). ASSISTS: RRC 14 (Willhite 4, Smith 4). STEALS: RRC 14 (J. Hansen 7). BLOCKS: RRC 2 (Klabunde 2).