Class A Boys State Tournament, Thursday, March 20th in Sioux Falls
No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian 66, No. 8 Groton Area 41
Brant Wassenaar leads SF Christian with 17 points and 8-of-11 shooting, while Griffen Goodbary had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. The Chargers shot 57% (28-of-49) from the field.
No. 5 Lennox 51, No. 4 West Central 43
Tate Gerdes had 12 points and nine rebounds for Lennox, while Teegan Musser added 11 points. Connor Mebius (4-of-23) and Will Kuhl (4-of-12) each had 12 points for West Central. The Trojans shot just 27% for the game.
No. 2 Hamlin 82, No. 7 Hill City 43
Dawson Noem led five Chargers in double figures with 18 points and eight rebounds on 7-of-7 shooting. Hamlin shot 62% from the field and held Hill City to 27% shooting.
No. 3 Rapid City Christian 76, No. 6 Clark/Willow Lake 53
Simon Kieffer with a game-high 20 points for Rapid City Christian on 6-of-9 shooting. The Comets shot 56% from the field and were 17-of-19 from the foul line.
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Semifinals, Friday, March 21st
No. 4 West Central 59, No. 8 Groton Area 40
Connor Mebius with a game-high 20 points and six rebounds for West Central. Will Kuhl added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Trojans.
No. 7 Hill City 68, No. 6 Clark/Willow Lake 63
Zane Messick had a team-high 20 points and nine rebounds for Hill City. Chris Bevers had a game-high 21 points for Clark/Willow Lake.
No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian 71, No. 5 Lennox 51
Sioux Falls Christian shot 62% for the game as Griffen Goodbury lead five Chargers in double figures with 16 points. Brant Wassenaar had 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds for Sioux Falls Christian. Tate Gredes finished with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds for Lennox.
No. 2 Hamlin 57, No. 3 Rapid City Christian 42
Hamlin outscored Rapid City Christian 17-3 in the fourth quarter. Easton Neuendorf had a game-high 18 points and six steals for the Chargers.
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Saturday, March 22nd
No. 8 Groton Area 64, No. 6 Clark/Willow Lake 52 – 7th Place
Karson Zak finished with a game-high 18 points for Gorton Area.
No. 4 West Central 69, No. 7 Hill City 54 – 5th Place
Connor Mebius with a game-high 23 points for West Central on 5-of-9 shooting from three. Will Kuhl finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Trojans outrebounded Hill City 45-20.
No. 3 Rapid City Christian 60, No. 5 Lennox 58 – 3rd Place
Tate Gerdes of Lennox had a game-high 24 points and nine rebounds. Benson Kieffer led Rapid City Christian with 18 points.
No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian 61, No. 2 Hamlin 51 – Championship
Griffen Goodbary had 32 points and 15 rebounds for Sioux Falls Christian. Jackson Wadsworth led Hamlin with 18 points.