BISMARCK -- Tyler Steffan got the Dickinson High boys basketball team rolling from the inside and the Midgets' guards fired away from the perimeter to help secure a West Region victory over Bismarck St. Mary's.
Jake Bauer had 18 points and six assists to lead a balanced Dickinson effort en route to a 82-49 victory on Thursday night.
Steffan added 12 points, three rebounds and three assists.
"Tyler Steffan got us off to a very good start," Dickinson coach Dean Winczewski said. "We had nice balance tonight."
Joe Hanstad had 14 points and three rebounds and Taylor Bruhschwein hit three 3-pointers as he scored 11 points to go along with his five assists, four steals and three rebounds.
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Dickinson held a 40-23 lead at halftime and quickly expanded on that in the second half, exploding out of the gates to build a 55-25 lead.
"I thought defensively, we were very solid," Winczewski said.
Andy Yantes led the Saints, who fell to 2-15 overall and 2-12 in the West Region, with 12 points and three rebounds.
The fifth-ranked Midgets improved to 12-5 overall and 10-5 in the West. They host Custer County (Mont.) at 7:30 p.m. today before wrapping up their regular season at home against Mandan next Tuesday.
"It's something to build off of and we'll just keep working toward the (West Region) tournament," Winczewski said. "Any one you can get in our league is nice."
Dickinson High 82, St. Mary's 49
SMCHS: Andy Yantes 12, Justin Klabunde 9, DJ Schmitz 7, Matt Weber 7, Ryan Huber 4, Michael Gilchrist 3, Matt Chuppe 2, Shane Hersch 2, Zach Reisenauer 2, Jon Herold 1.
D: Jake Bauer 18, Joe Hanstad 14, Tyler Steffan 12, Taylor Bruhschwein 11, Derek Hoyt 8, Jarl Abrahamson 6, Matt Hall 4, John Hanstad 3, Joe Emmerich 2, Josh LaPlante 2, Ridgeley Kraft 2.
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Halftime: Dickinson, 40-23. 3-pointers: Yantes 2, Weber, Klabunde, Bruhschwein 3, Bauer, Joe Hanstad, John Hanstad. Free throws: SMCHS 5-12, D 6-10. Total fouls: SMCHS 16, D 14. Rebounds: SMCHS 25 (Schmitz 5), D 29 (Hoyt 7). Assists: SMCHS 15 (Huber 4), D 28 (Bauer 6). Steals: SMCHS 4 (Schmitz 3), D 10 (Bruhschwein 4). Turnovers: SMCHS 11, D 6.
