MURDO – White River outlasted Philip 78-68 to win its sixth consecutive Jones County Invitational Saturday at Harold Thune Auditorium.
Joe Sayler, named MVP of the tournament for the third straight year, led the Tigers (10-1) with 35 points. Nic Marshall scored 21 and TJ Beardt added 10.
Samuel Hand scored 20 points with 10 rebounds for Philip (6-2). Bryce Westby scored 16 points and Layton Terkildsen added 14.
White River has won 17 of the last 18 JCI tournaments and 25 overall.
Host Jones County captured third place, defeating Colome 63-54. Lyman won fifth place with a 76-54 win over Kadoka Area. Stanley County took seventh place, 48-20 over Bennett County.
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