Class AA Boys State Tournament, Thursday, March 14 in Sioux Falls
No. 1 Mitchell 69, No. 8 SF Jefferson 61
Kernels 15 points lead in the 3rd quarter was cut down to two early in the 4th quarter. Marcus Talley with 22 points, Colton Smith with 16 points and 10 rebounds, Gavin Soukup with 14 points, Gavin Hinker with 12 points. 14 wins in a row for the Kernels, longest winning streak in 28 years.
No. 5 SF Washington 52, No. 4 SF Roosevelt 45
Thomas Hoffman with a game-high 17 points for Washington
No. 2 Harrisburg 71, No. 7 Watertown 56
Jacoby Mehrman leads Harrisburg with 27 points. Maddox Plack added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, while Camden Phipps had 20 points. Dylon Rawdon led Watertown with 21 points.
No. 3 Brandon Valley 63, No. 6 Huron 48
Landon Dulaney with a game-high 18 points for Brandon Valley. C.J. Gainey led Huron with 15 points.
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Semifinals, Friday, March 15th
No. 1 Mitchell 72, No. 5 SF Washington 51
Gavin Soukup with a game-high 22 points for Mitchell. Markus Talley with 21 points. Colton Smith with 9 points and 14 rebounds in 16 minutes. 16 wins in a row for the Kernels is the longest winning streak since 1986.
No. 3 Brandon Valley 61, No. 2 Harrisburg 52
Josh Olthoff with 20 points and seven rebounds for Brandon Valley. Heyden Anderson added 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Lynx were 17-of-29 from the foul line.
No. 8 SF Jefferson 60, No. 4 SF Roosevelt 38
Daniel Jones leads four players in double figures with 12 points for SF Jefferson
No. 7 Watertown 54, No. 6 Huron 51
Dylon Rawdon with a team-high 20 points for Watertown. Blake Ellwein with a game-high 27 points and nine rebounds for Huron.
Saturday, March 16th
Championship: No. 1 Mitchell 46, No. 3 Brandon Valley 45
Kernels win their first state title since 2005, the 17th in school history and the 8th in Class AA. Gavin Soukup, Markus Talley and Colton Smith named to the All-Tournament team. Soukup with a game-high 16 points. Welcome home at the Corn Palace is at 1 pm on Sunday.
3rd place: No. 2 Harrisburg 50, No. 5 SF Washington 48
5th place: No. 8 SF Jefferson 60, No. 7 Watertown 58
7th place: No. 6 Huron 63, No. 4 SF Roosevelt 58