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 vs. No. 8 Groton Area, Consolation at Noon
No. 6 Clark/Willow Lake vs. No. 7 Hill City, Consolation at 1:45 pm
No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian vs. No. 5 Lennox, 6 pm
No. 2 Hamlin vs. No. 3 Rapid City Christian, 7:45 pm