Brandon Valley wins pair of Class AA titles

RAPID CITY — The Brandon Valley Lynx capped a 19-5 season Saturday night, coming from behind in the final quarter to take a 54-47 win over the Sioux Falls O’Gorman Knights in the championship game of the State Class “AA” boys basketball tournament on the Rapid City Civic Center’s Barnett Court.
The Lynx trailed by two points after three quarters, but overpowered the Knights 23-14 in the final period to earn the program’s second title and break a 19-year championship drought.
Carter Olthoff led all scores with 21 points for the Lynx. Gavin Terhark added 15 and had two assists while Jackson Hilton scored 13 points for Brandon Valley.
Luke Ronsiek scored 15 points to top the Knight’s scorebook, while Akoi Akoi added 11 and had five rebounds. O’Gorman ends the year with a record of 18-6.
S.F. O’Gorman     11 21 33 47
Brandon Valley     10 24 31 54
Sioux Falls O’Gorman (18-6): Luke Ronsiek 6-17 0-0 15, Jack Cartwright 1-4 2-2 5, Akoi Akoi 5-10 0-0 11, Brandon Fischer 1-1 0-0 2, Zach Norton 4-11 0-1 8, Eddie Meylor 0-0 2-2 2, Jeremy Jones 1-6 2-2 4. Totals 18-49 6-7 47.
Brandon Valley (19-5): Gavin Terhark 3-6 8-11 15, Evan Talcott 1-6 0-0 2, Nate Keegan 1-5 1-2 3, Carter Olthoff 5-9 9-12 21, Jackson Hilton 4-10 2-2 13. Totals 14-40 20-27 54
FG%: Sioux Falls O’Gorman .367, Brandon Valley .350. 3-pt FG:Sioux Falls O’Gorman 5-19 (Ronsiek 3-8, Cartwright 1-2, Akoi 1-3, Norton 0-4, Jones 0-2), Brandon Valley 6-18 (Terhark 1-1, Talcott 0-4, Keegan 0-1, Olthoff 2-4, Hilton 3-7, Kolbeck 0-1). Rebounds: Sioux Falls O’Gorman 30 (TEAM 5, Cartwright 5, Akoi 5), Brandon Valley 29 (Talcott 6). Fouls Sioux Falls O’Gorman 18, Brandon Valley 11. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Sioux Falls O’Gorman 4 (Ronsiek 1, Cartwright 1, Bauer 1, Akoi 1), Brandon Valley 4 (Terhark 2). Steals: Sioux Falls O’Gorman 2 (Ronsiek 2), Brandon Valley 6 (Keegan 3). Blocked shots: Sioux Falls O’Gorman 3 (Cartwright 1, Norton 1, Jones 1), Brandon Valley 3 (Terhark 1, Talcott 1, Olthoff 1). Turnovers: Sioux Falls O’Gorman 10, Brandon Valley 5.

Third place
Harrisburg 70, Yankton 64 OT
Yankton standout Matthew Mors hit one of two free throws to force overtime, but in the extra period it was all Harrisburg, as the eighth-seeded Tigers knocked off the second seeded Bucks 70-64 in overtime to take third place in the State Class “AA” boys’ basketball tournament.
Harrisburg’s Nick Hoyt, who ended the night with 29 points, laced a three-pointer one minute into overtime and the Tigers never gave up the lead. Blair Slaughter added 14 points, claimed nine rebounds and handed out four assists as Harrisburg closed the book on a 14-10 season that saw them go 2-1 at the state tournament, with their only loss to eventual state champion Brandon Valley in the semifinals.
Connor Geddes had 13 points for Harrisburg.
Mors ended the game with 26 points and had 19 rebounds, but missed a potential game-winning free throw in the closing seconds of regulation. Mors, who was named the Gatorade Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year for South Dakota on Friday, ended the game 3-8 from the line and also had five blocked shots. Cooper Cornemann scored 14 points and Miles Carda added 10 as Yankton ended the season 18-6.

Yankton         17 29 53 61 64
Harrisburg         16 37 51 61 70
Yankton (18-6): Matthew Mors 9-18 3-8 26, Rex Ryken 2-4 2-2 7, Owen Feser 1-7 1-1 3, Cooper Cornemann 6-16 0-0 14, Miles Carda 4-8 0-0 10, Hunter Kotrous 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 24-60 6-12 64
Harrisburg (14-10): Brayden Phipps 3-6 1-1 7, Conner Geddes 4-7 2-2 13, Isaac Brower 2-5 0-0 5, Blair Slaughter 6-16 2-2 14, Nick Hoyt 10-20 0-3 29, Cale Murphy 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-59 5-8 70
FG%: Yankton .400, Harrisburg .441. 3-pt FG:Yankton 10-35 (Mors 5-12, Ryken 1-1, Feser 0-5, Cap 0-1, Sawatzke 0-2, Cornemann 2-8, Carda 2-6), Harrisburg 13-24 (Geddes 3-3, Brower 1-1, Feldman 0-1, Slaughter 0-1, Hoyt 9-16, Erickson 0-2). Rebounds: Yankton 39 (Mors 10), Harrisburg 36 (Slaughter 9). Fouls Yankton 15, Harrisburg 16. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Yankton 6 (Cornemann 3), Harrisburg 13 (Feldman 4, Slaughter 4). Steals: Yankton 2 (Ryken 1, Carda 1), Harrisburg 4 (Slaughter 2). Blocked shots: Yankton 6 (Mors 5), Harrisburg 3 (Slaughter 2). Turnovers: Yankton 10, Harrisburg 7

Consolation championship
Sioux Falls Roosevelt 67, Sioux Falls Lincoln 49
RAPID CITY — Fifth place at the State “AA” boys’ basketball tournament was claimed by the Sioux Falls Roosevelt Rough Riders after defeating the No. 1 seeded Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots with a decisive 67-49 win, Saturday afternoon at the Rapid City Barnett Arena.
The Rough Riders end the season with an improved 15-9 record, as the sixth-seeded team was led by Tucker West with 25 points, Tyler Feldkamp tallied 19 and another 16 were added by Carson Devericks.
Nate Brecht led the Patriots with 13 points, as the team closed the season with a record of 19-4 with the loss.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt     16 14 23 14 — 67
Sioux Falls Lincoln       9 13 11 16 — 49
Sioux Falls Roosevelt (15-9): Adam Kusler 2-3 0-0 4, Patrick Niyonshuti 1-3 0-0 3, Tyler Feldkamp 7-10 1-1 19, Tucker West 10-15 0-0 25, Carson Devericks 5-11 2-4 16. Totals 25-46 3-5 67.
Sioux Falls Lincoln (19-4): Mitch Eichacker 0-1 0-1 0, Tyler Hiatt 2-6 2-3 6, Nate Brecht 5-9 2-3 13, Zach Hanson 2-7 1-2 5, Sam Fawcett 2-4 0-0 5, Kesean Ladd 0-1 1-2 1, Nolan Ransom 0-1 2-2 2, Jared Jaros 2-6 5-9 9, Maxwell Burchill 2-6 3-4 8. Totals 15-47 16-26 49.
FG%: Sioux Falls Roosevelt .543, Sioux Falls Lincoln .319. 3-pt FG:Sioux Falls Roosevelt 14-28 (Niyonshuti 1-3, Feldkamp 4-7, West 5-9, Devericks 4-7, Krommendyk 0-1, Evans 0-1), Sioux Falls Lincoln 3-19 (Hiatt 0-1, Brecht 1-3, Hanson 0-3, Fawcett 1-2, Nesheim 0-1, Ransom 0-1, Plourde 0-1, Jaros 0-4, VanDenTop 0-1, Burchill 1-2). Rebounds: Sioux Falls Roosevelt 31 (Devericks 6, Large 6, Evans 6), Sioux Falls Lincoln 28 (Brecht 5, Hanson 5). Fouls Sioux Falls Roosevelt 20, Sioux Falls Lincoln 9. Fouled out: none. Technical: Feldkamp. Assists: Sioux Falls Roosevelt 16 (West 4, Large 4), Sioux Falls Lincoln 3 (Fawcett 1, VanDenTop 1, Burchill 1). Steals: Sioux Falls Roosevelt 5 (Niyonshuti 2, West 2), Sioux Falls Lincoln 3 (Hiatt 1, Brecht 1, Ladd 1). Blocked shots: Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2 (Dannenbring 1, West 1), Sioux Falls Lincoln 1 (Hiatt 1). Turnovers: Sioux Falls Roosevelt 11, Sioux Falls Lincoln 9.

Girls
Brandon Valley 60, S.F. Lincoln 40
RAPID CITY — The Brandon Valley Lynx overpowered the Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots 60-40 Saturday night, to take the championship at the State Class “AA” girls’ basketball tournament on the Barnett Court at the Rapid City Civic Center.
Brandon Valley, which came into the tournament as the fourth seed, broke open a close game with an 18-8 run over the second quarter and were never challenged as they closed the season with a record of 20-4, earning the program’s second state title, after winning it all in 2011.
Trinity Law led the way for the Lynx with 17 points, while Ashley Wells added 14 and Lauren Wells chipped in 10. Danica Kocer had a team-high seven rebounds.
Lincoln, which ended 15-8 on the season, got 13 points from Emma Osmundson and 12 from Morgan Hansen. Sydnaya Dunn led all rebounders with 13 in the game.

S.F. Lincoln     11 19 28 40
Brandon Valley     15 33 48 60
Sioux Falls Lincoln (15-8): Cheyenne Miller 0-0 1-2 1, Morgan Hansen 3-4 3-5 12, Emma Osmundson 5-18 1-1 13, Mya Wilson 0-6 0-1 0, Brooke Brown 1-7 2-3 5, Sydnaya Dunn 2-9 1-1 6, Brooke Lindsay 1-1 0-0 2,  Jaydyn Fikse 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 12-47 9-15 40
Brandon Valley (20-4): Abby Finch 0-0 2-2 2, Mara Schaap 1-2 0-0 3, Emma Jarovski 0-0 2-4 2, Lauren Wells 3-9 2-3 10, Danica Kocer 1-5 1-4 4, Hannah Behrens 2-3 0-0 4, Ashley Wells 6-9 0-1 14, Trinity Law 5-14 5-7 17, Hailey Pieper 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 20-46 12-21 60
FG%: Sioux Falls Lincoln .255, Brandon Valley .435. 3-pt FG:Sioux Falls Lincoln 7-20 (Hansen 3-3, Osmundson 2-8, Wilson 0-3, Brown 1-4, Dunn 1-2), Brandon Valley 8-21 (Schaap 1-2, Wells 2-5, Kocer 1-3, Wells 2-5, Law 2-6). Rebounds: Sioux Falls Lincoln 36 (Dunn 13), Brandon Valley 36 (Kocer 7). Fouls Sioux Falls Lincoln 21, Brandon Valley 17. Fouled out: Wilson . Technical: none. Assists: Sioux Falls Lincoln 4 (Dunn 2), Brandon Valley 14 (Schaap 4, Wells 4). Steals: Sioux Falls Lincoln 1 (Osmundson 1), Brandon Valley 5 (Wells 3). Blocked shots: Sioux Falls Lincoln 2 (Brown 1, Dunn 1), Brandon Valley 2 (Behrens 2). Turnovers: Sioux Falls Lincoln 12, Brandon Valley 7.

Third place
Harrisburg 49, Mitchell 44
The Mitchell Kernels held a 10-point cushion at the half, but the Harrisburg Tigers staged a second-half comeback to take a 49-44 win over the Kernels in the third-place game at the State Class “AA” girls’ basketball tournament Saturday evening.
Brecli Honner scored 21 points and Jeniah Ugofsky added 10 to lead the Tigers to the win. Faith Van Holland had a game-high nine rebounds for Harrisburg, which ends the season with a record of 19-5.
Mitchell, which ends the year 14-10, got 15 points from Tess Limberg and 10 from Mackenzie Miller.

Harrisburg         14 18 31 49
Mitchell         12 28 33 44
Harrisburg (19-5): Kiki Berndt 1-6 0-0 3, Carolyn Haar 0-1 1-2 1, Brecli Honner 8-11 0-1 21, Faith Van Holland 2-8 0-0 4, Aby Phipps 1-7 5-6 8, Jeniah Ugofsky 1-5 8-9 10, Sadie Roth 0-4 2-4 2. Totals 13-44 16-22 49.
Mitchell (14-10): Tess Limberg 4-9 7-10 15, Jordyn Cranny 2-4 0-0 6, Payton Morgan 2-9 5-6 9, Camryn Krogman 0-1 2-2 2, Tayler Factor 1-3 0-1 2, Mackenzie Miller 3-12 4-6 10. Totals 12-41 18-25 44
FG%: Harrisburg .295, Mitchell .293. 3-pt FG:Harrisburg 7-23 (Berndt 1-6, Beaner 0-2, Haar 0-1, Honner 5-5, Van Holland 0-2, Phipps 1-4, Ugofsky 0-1, Roth 0-2), Mitchell 2-15 (Limberg 0-1, Cranny 2-4, Schmidt 0-2, Morgan 0-3, Haley 0-1, Miller 0-4). Rebounds: Harrisburg 41 (Van Holland 9), Mitchell 24 (TEAM 9). Fouls Harrisburg 19, Mitchell 23. Fouled out: Factor . Technical: none. Assists: Harrisburg 6 (Berndt 2, Phipps 2), Mitchell 4 (Limberg 2). Steals: Harrisburg 2 (Phipps 1, Roth 1), Mitchell 4 (Factor 2). Blocked shots: Harrisburg 5 (Ugofsky 4), Mitchell 2 (Miller 2). Turnovers: Harrisburg 13, Mitchell 4.

Consolation championship
Rapid City Stevens 44, S.F. O’Gorman 41
The top-seeded S.F. O’Gorman Knights fell behind early, clawed their way back into contention, but faded down the stretch Saturday afternoon, dropping a 44-41 game to the Rapid City Stevens Raiders in the consolation championship game of the State Class “AA” girls basketball tournament.
Kyah Watson was the lone Raider to dent double figures, with 11 points, as Stevens relied on a balanced scoring effort. Jayda McNabb led all rebounders with nine boards as the Raiders ended the season 17-7.
O’Gorman, which ended the season with a record of 19-5, was led by Emma Ronsiek’s 21 points and seven rebounds.

R.C. Stevens     16 24 32 44
S.F. O’Gorman       3 18 32 41
Rapid City Stevens (17-7): Laura Petik 2-6 2-2 7, Grace Martin 1-8 2-2 4, Jayda McNabb 1-4 3-6 5, Cameron Karley 4-13 0-1 9, Delaney Klosterman 1-4 0-0 2, Bailee Sobczak 1-4 1-2 3, Kenadi Rising 1-1 0-2 3, Kyah Watson 4-9 1-4 11. Totals 15-55 9-19 44
Sioux Falls O’Gorman (19-5): Rylee Benson 0-2 0-2 0, Carly Kunkel 2-8 0-0 6, Isabelle Moore 2-6 0-0 6, Hannah Ronsiek 2-2 0-0 6, Emma Ronsiek 7-19 3-5 21, Courtney Baruth 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 14-43 3-7 41
FG%: Rapid City Stevens .273, Sioux Falls O’Gorman .326. 3-pt FG:Rapid City Stevens 5-17 (Petik 1-3, Martin 0-3, McNabb 0-1, Karley 1-4, Klosterman 0-1, Rising 1-1, Watson 2-4), Sioux Falls O’Gorman 10-23 (Benson 0-1, Kunkel 2-6, Moore 2-4, Mwenentanda 0-1, Ronsiek 2-2, Ronsiek 4-9). Rebounds: Rapid City Stevens 42 (McNabb 9), Sioux Falls O’Gorman 36 (Ronsiek 7). Fouls Rapid City Stevens 13, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 19. Fouled out: Ronsiek . Technical: none. Assists: Rapid City Stevens 3 (Klosterman 2), Sioux Falls O’Gorman 6 (Baruth 3). Steals: Rapid City Stevens 8 (Watson 4), Sioux Falls O’Gorman 3 (Kunkel 2). Blocked shots: Rapid City Stevens 0, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 4 (Akoi 2). Turnovers: Rapid City Stevens 9, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 19.

Seventh place
Sioux Falls Washington 45, Brookings 43
The Sioux Falls Washington Warriors got a basket from Samiya Jami with four seconds in the game, to claim a 45-43 win over the Brookings Bobcats in the seventh-place game at the State Class “AA” girls basketball tournament Saturday morning in the Rapid City Civic Center’s Ice Arena.
Jami’s basket gave her 10 points in the game, to go with her nine rebounds, both team-high totals for the Warriors, who end the season 14-9.
Brookings, which closed the season with a record of 15-7, was led by Michaela Jewett’s 16 points, while Johanna Miller scored 13 points and had seven rebounds.

Sioux Falls Washington     12 21 34 45
Brookings               7 21 35 43
Sioux Falls Washington (14-9): Brynn Heinert 2-7 4-4 9, Eden Hullinger 2-4 1-1 5, Brielle Biteler 2-3 0-2 5, Peyton Rymerson 2-12 0-0 5, Lily Bartling 0-1 2-2 2, Libby Nachtigal 0-3 3-6 3, Sydni Schetnan 1-8 4-6 6, Samiya Jami 4-10 2-3 10. Totals 13-48 16-24 45
Brookings (15-7): Alli Gordon 3-4 0-0 9, Regan Weisbeck 1-5 0-0 2, Carolyn Hieb 1-2 0-0 3, Michaela Jewett 7-23 0-2 16, Johanna Miller 5-10 3-4 13. Totals 17-49 3-7 43.
FG%: Sioux Falls Washington .271, Brookings .347. 3-pt FG:Sioux Falls Washington 3-12 (Heinert 1-2, Hullinger 0-1, Biteler 1-2, Rymerson 1-7), Brookings 6-25 (Gordon 3-4, Weisbeck 0-3, Hieb 1-1, Burns 0-4, Jewett 2-13). Rebounds: Sioux Falls Washington 40 (Jami 9), Brookings 32 (Miller 7). Fouls Sioux Falls Washington 16, Brookings 19. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Sioux Falls Washington 6 (Nachtigal 3), Brookings 10 (Hieb 4). Steals: Sioux Falls Washington 13 (Rymerson 4), Brookings 10 (Gordon 3, Jewett 3). Blocked shots: Sioux Falls Washington 2 (Nachtigal 1, Schetnan 1), Brookings 5 (Miller 3). Turnovers: Sioux Falls Washington 20, Brookings 19.