Class AA Boys State Tournament, Thursday, March 20th in Sioux Falls
No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln 55, No. 8 Spearfish 33
Lincoln outscored Spearfish 29-13 in the second half after holding a six point halftime lead. Sam DeGroot had a game-high 15 points.
No. 4 Mitchell 50, No. 5 Huron 41
Markus Talley with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Gavin Hinker had a game-high 18 points for the Kernels. Blake Ellwein finished with 16 points for Huron on 1-of-10 shooting and 13-of-16 from the foul line. There were 37 total fouls called and 44 combined free throws. The Kernels have now won 31 straight games when scoring at least 50 points.
No. 2 Brandon Valley 55, No. 10 Sioux Falls Jefferson 41
Landon Dulaney had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Brandon Valley, while Jefferson’s Kuek Keuk finished with a game-high 12 points
No. 3 Harrisburg 48, No. 6 O’Gorman 45
Harrisburg hangs on as O’Gorman cut a 15 points Tigers lead down to one in the final minute. Austin Terveen with a game-high 15 points for the Knights, who shot just 25% from the field as a team. Aiden Costain and Stellen Larson had 10 points each for Harrisburg.
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Semifinals, Friday, March 21st
No. 5 Huron vs. No. 8 Spearfish, Consolation, 1 pm CST
No. 6 O’Gorman vs. No. 10 Sioux Falls Jefferson, Consolation at 2:45 pm CST
No. 1 SF Lincoln vs. No. 4 Mitchell, 7 pm CST on KORN News Radio FM 101.3/AM 1490
No. 2 Brandon Valley vs. No. 3 Harrisburg, 8:45 pm CST