PONCA - The Ponca boys' basketball team found another gear in the fourth quarter on Friday, outscoring Wayne by 15 in the final quarter of their 54-43 win.

The Indians book-ended the game with strong quarters, as they opened a 17-8 lead after one.

But the middle of the game belonged to the Blue Devils, who used their zone defense to force turnovers as they outscored Ponca 28-15 over the middle two quarters.

But the Indians came out a house of fire in the final frame, opening the quarter on an 11-0 run and never looking back.

The win ended a personal three-game losing streak to the Blue Devils for Ponca.

SCORING SUMMARY

WAYNE (1-1)   -  8 13 15  7 - 43

PONCA (2-0) - 17  4 11 22 - 54

TEAM STATS

PONCA

FG% - 22/48 (45.8%)

3P% - 5/12 (41.7%)

FT% - 5/8 (62.5%)

WAYNE

FG% - 14/41 (34.1%)

3P% - 6/21 (28.6%)

FT% - 9/13 (69.2%)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

PONCA

 - Dalton Lamprecht: 25 pts, 5 rebs

 - Tucker McGill: 10 pts, 6 rebs

 - Austin Dendinger: 6 pts, 4 rebs

 - Trystan Bevelhymer: 6 pts, 1 reb

 - Zain Stark: 5 pts, 7 rebs

 - Nolan Janssen: 2 pts, 1 reb

WAYNE

 - Colson Nelsen: 15 pts, 3 rebs

 - Devin Anderson: 10 pts, 4 rebs

 - Gavin Redden: 8 pts, 2 rebs

 - Drue Davis: 4 pts, 3 rebs

 - Jace Jorgensen: 3 pts, 4 rebs

 - Kaleb Moormeister: 3 pts, 2 rebs