Class AA Girls State Tournament, Thursday, March 7th in Sioux Falls
No. 1 O’Gorman 61, No. 8 Rapid City Stevens 58, OT
Mahli Abdouch with a game-high 19 points and five assists for O’Gorman.
RC Stevens outscored O’Gorman 21-8 in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
No. 4 SF Jefferson 45, No. 5 Pierre 41
Lennix DuPris and Reese Terwilliger each with 16 points to lead Pierre.
Brinley Altenburg with 13 points for SF Jefferson.
No. 7 Harrisburg 57, No. 2 Mitchell 41
Jaylee Hofer with 21 points and six three-pointers for Harrisburg.
Sawyer Stoebner with 20 points and Addie Siemsen with 15 points for Mitchell.
Both teams shot 17-of-36 (47%) from the field. Mitchell was 5-of-18 from three and 2-of-8 from the foul line. Harrisburg was 10-of-20 (50%) from three and 13-of-24 on free throws.
No. 3 Brandon Valley 58, No. 6 Spearfish 42
Alyvia Padgett with a game-high 15 points and six rebounds for Brandon Valley
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Semifinals, Friday, March 8th
No. 1 O’Gorman 57, No. 4 SF Jefferson 43
Mahli Abdouch with a game-high 19 points and six assists for O’Gorman. Lucy Moore added 17 points for the Lady Knights.
No. 3 Brandon Valley 51, No. 7 Harrisburg 36
Alyvia Padgett with a game-high 22 points for Brandon Valley
No. 2 Mitchell 54, No. 6 Spearfish 43
Sawyer Stoebner with 24 points and 17 rebounds Kernels led by 19 at the start of the fourth quarter. Spearfish cut the lead down to five in the final minutes.
No. 5 Pierre 52, No. 8 Rapid City Stevens 45
Reese Terwilliger with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and seven rebounds, while Lennix DuPris added 20 points for Pierre. Taaliyah Porter with a game-high 23 points for RC Stevens.
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Saturday, March 9th
Championship: No. 1 O’Gorman 55, No. 3 Brandon Valley 42
Sydney Terveen with a game-high 17 points and 10 rebounds for OG, while Mahli Abdouch added 16 points and six assists. O’Gorman ends the season with a 24-0 record.
3rd place: No. 4 SF Jefferson 44, No. 7 Harrisburg 40
Brinley Altenburg with a game-high 23 points for SF Jefferson.
5th place: No. 5 Pierre 48, No. 2 Mitchell 47
Addie Siemsen with 16 points to lead Mitchell. Sawyer Stoebner finishes with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
7th place: No. 6 Spearfish 59, No. 8 Rapid City Stevens 50
Maria Bouman had 14 points for Spearfish. Taaliyah Porter with a game-high 16 points for RC Stevens.