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Regina didn’t need long to get back on track following Tuesday’s loss to West Branch.

Class 2A seventh-ranked Regina rebounded from its second loss of the season with a 65-41 win over Tipton on Thursday in a River Valley Conference South Division matchup in Iowa City.

Regina improved to 8-2 on the season and in RVC play with the win while Tipton dropped to 4-9 and 3-8 in conference play.

After having just two players score in the loss to West Branch on Tuesday eight different Regals got into the act on Thursday led by Danny Molony with a game-high 16 points.

Masen Miller added 14 points, Josh Dutchik had nine and Coltrae Kerschen added eight for the Regals.

Trent Pelzer led Tipton with 13 points.

Regina (65) – Danny Molony 16, Masen Miller 14, Josh Dutchik 9, Coltrae Kerschen 8, Casey Daniel 6, Chase Becker 6, Andy Wiese 4, Cam Lehman 2

Tipton (41) – Trent Pelzer 13, Colby Kleppe 6, Frank Bierman 6, Payten Elijah 6, Kayden Rezac 6, Cody Bohlmann 3, Nicholas Howell 1

West Branch Wins Ninth Straight

West Branch picked up right where it left off in its win over seventh-ranked Regina earlier in the week by shooting 56 percent from the field in a 65-49 road win over Durant on Thursday.

Four players scored in double figures led by senior point guard Matt Whaley with a season-high 18 points as West Branch improved to 10-1 on the season and 9-1 in River Valley Conference play.

Whaley went 6-of-7 from the floor, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range and added three assists and three steals as West Branch won its ninth straight game.

Simon Palmer added 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting while Gavin Hierseman and Jeff Bowie each had 10 points.

Tanner Lukavsky had a team-high seven rebounds and four points for the Bears.

Durant dropped to 6-6 and 5-5 in RVC play with the loss.

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