State amateur basketball tourneys begin at Huron Arena

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Mitchell 92, Aberdeen Hub City Hoopers 83
Mitchell got 26 points from Kevin Talley and 22 from Jesse Tolsma to key a 92-83 win over the Aberdeen Hub City Hoopers in a first-round game in the Class “A” State Amateur Basketball Tournament at Huron Arena.
Cam Johnson added 17 points for Mitchell, who will play Aberdeen Tropics today in the semifinal round.
The Hub City Hoopers were led by Anram Samuels’ 23 points, while Marcus Robinson added 14, Steph Younkins chipped in 13 and Donnell Minton netted 10.
Mitchell will face the Aberdeen Tropics at 10 a.m. today in the semifinals, with the winner advancing to the 5 p.m. title game.

Aberdeen: Marcus Robinson 3 5-5 14; Steph Younkins 5 3-3 13; Derek Campbell 3 0-0 6; Anram Samuels 6 9-10 23; Donnell Minton 4 2-3 10; Alan Usher 3 0-1 6; Tre Urby 1 2-2 5; Omar Houston 2 0-0 6. Totals: 27 21-24 83
Mitchell: Kevin Talley 7 9-9 26; Jesse Tolsma 7 4-4 22; Kyle Claussen 1 4-4 6; Tim Bottum 1 0-0 2; Adam Fosness 4 1-4 9; Brandon Boggs 3 1-2 9; Cam Johnson 6 5-10 17; Uniform Technical 1. Totals: 29 24-33 92.

Aberdeen Tropics 106, Sioux Falls Fischer Rounds 104
Kevin Ratzch scored 38 points, Taylor Newton scored 28 and Jared Hannigan added 18, leading Aberdeen Tropics to a 106-104 win over Sioux Falls Fischer Rounds in an opening round game of the Class “A” State Amateur Basketball Tournament at Huron Arena.
Sioux Falls’ Michael Tveidt led all scorers with 39 points, while Zach Hansen added 21. Mitch Boeck scored 18 and Mitch Gray scored 12 for Sioux Falls.

Aberdeen: Michael Babcock 2 1-4 5; Kevin Ratzch 12 10-12 38; Rodney Johnson 3 0-0 9; Tanner Heiser 1 0-0 3; Taylor Newton 9 7-8 28; Casey Grim 2 0-0 5; Jared Hannigan 6 3-3 18. Totals: 35 21-27 106.
Sioux Falls: Zach Edman 1 0-0 2; Zach Hansen 8 5-8 21; Mitch Gray 5 0-0 12; Adam Peterka 2 1-2 7; Trevon Moody 2 0-0 5; Mitch Boeck 6 1-1 18; Michael Tveidt 14 7-7 39. Totals: 38 14-18 104.

Sioux Falls Ambush 1, Rapid City 0
Sioux Falls Ambush won a first round game over Rapid City, when the Rapid City team was not able to make it to the tournament.
Sioux Falls will face  Madison, who defeated Sturgis 106-93,  at 11:30 a.m. today in the other semi-final game. Sturgis was replacing Tea, which was unable to make it to the tourney.


Class B
Brookings 92, Mitchell 72
Ryan Burggraff and Brayden Carlson each scored 24 points Saturday, helping Brookings to a 92-72 win over Mitchell in a first round game in the Class “B” State Amateur Basketball Tournament at Huron Arena.
Matt Anderson scored 16 and Braxton Carlson chipped in 10 for Brookings.
Mitchell was led by Chris Punt’s 21 point effort, while Max Schaffer added 15 and Trevon Salmonson chipped in 12.
Brookings is scheduled to face Huron at 2:30 p.m. today

Brookings: Adam Fritz 3 0-0 9; Ryan Burggraff 7 9-10 24; Jason Tronbeck 1 2-2 5; Brayden Carlson 9 1-2 24; Braxton Carlson 5 0-0 10; Simon Boever 1 0-0 2; Mitch Pederson 1 0-0 2; Matt Anderson 6 0-0 16. Totals: 33 12-14 92.
Mitchell: Kellam Karst 1 0-0 2; Aaron Moller 1 0-2 2; Max Schaffer 7 0-0 15; Cam Derhert 1 4-6 6; Trevon Salmonson 4 0-0 12; Kyle Wieczorek 3 0-0 6; Chris Punt 7 3-4 21; Elliot Neuheisel 3 2-2 8. Totals: 27 9-14 72.

Lennox Plains Commerce 107, Sturgis 96
Lennox Plains Commerce put five players in double figures Saturday, helping them roll over Sturgis, 107-96, in a first round game at the Class “B” State Amateur Basketball Tournament.
Matt Malloy scored 26 points and Doug Hanson netted 21 to lead Lennox. Jared Vlastiun added 13. Eric Anderson had 13 and Jeff Larson chipped in 12 for Plains Commerce.
Tanner Weaver scored 23 points for Sturgis, Christian Kappel added 22 and Clem Robinson chipped in 21 to lead Sturgis. Tyler Hohenberger scored 13 and Blake Proefrock had 10 as well.
Lennox will play Watertown Foothills Contracting at 1 p.m. in a semifinal game this afternoon at Huron Arena.
Lennox will face Watertown Foothills Contracting at 1 p.m. today in the semifinals, with the winner advancing to the title game at 6:30 p.m.

Lennox: Kyle Johnston 3 0-0 9; Andy Kuyper 3 0-0 8; Doug Hanson 8 1-3 21; Matt Malloy 8 8-11 26; Eric Anderson 6 0-0 13; Jared Vlastiun 4 6-8 14; Matt Rand 2 0-0 4; Jeff Larson 5 2-2 12. Totals: 39 17-24 107.
Sturgis: Clem Robinson 7 6-6 21; Tanner Weaver 8 2-2 23; Blake Proefrock 4 1-1 10; Tyler Hohenberger 6 1-3 13; Jade Keffeler 3 0-1 7; Chritian Kappel 8 3-6 22. Totals: 36 13-19 96.

Watertown Foothills Contracting 91, Pierre Overhead Door 81
Watertown Foothills Contracting used a balanced scoring effort to defeat Pierre Overhead Door 91-81 in a first round game of the Class “B” State Amateur Basketball Tournament Saturday at Huron Arena.
Kyle Wiesner scored 24 points to lead Watertown, which also got 19 points from Blake Heiser, and 17 from Landon Geerdes, while Dustin Tetzlaff scored 15 and Justin Johnson added 11.
Overhead Door put six players in double figures on the day, led by Kyle Kurth’s 17 points. Trever Lopour scored 14 points, Kyle Doerr and Conner Berg each scored 12 for Pierre, while Chris Maxwell and Cooper Walton each notched 11.
Watertown Foothills Contracting will face Lennox Plains Commerce in a semi-final game at 1 p.m.

Watertown: Justin Johnson 4 2-5 11; Landon Geerdes 6 3-5 17; Dustn Tetzlaff 4 6-9 15; Kyle Wiesner 10 1-2 24; Mike Hardie 1 0-0 2; Blake Heiser 6 4-4 19; Josh Hanson 0 3-5 3. Totals: 31 19-30 91.
Pierre: Adam Spoehr 2 0-0 4; Chris Maxwell 4 1-2 11; Kyle Kurth 5 4-5 17; Kyle Doerr 4 4-4 12; Cooper Walton 5 1-3 11; Conner Berg 6 0-0 12; Trever Lopour 3 7-10 14.

Huron PB Sports 92, Corsica Noteboom Implement 88 OT
Huron PB Sports needed overtime to get past Corsica 92-88 and will face Brookings in the semifinals at 2:30 p.m. today.

MIKE CARROLL/PLAINSMAN
Zach Hansen of Sioux Falls Fischer Rounds, who is a former Creighton player, heads for the basket against Rodney Johnson of Aberdeen Tropics, a former Trinity Bible player, during a game Friday in the Class A State Amateur Basketball Tournament on Saturday at Huron Arena. Blake Proefrock of Sturgis goes up for a shot as Jared Vlastiun and Jeff Larsen of Lennox defend on the play during their game Saturday in the Class B State Amateur Basketball Tournament at Huron Arena. Matt Malloy of Lennox dribbles against defensive pressure by Tyler Hohenberger of Sturgis during their game in the State Amateur Basketball Tournament on Saturday at Huron Arena.
Jeff Larson of Lennox, who is a former Mt. Marty player, puts up a shot after getting past Christain Kappel of Sturgis during their Class B State Amateur Basketball Tournament game on Saturday at Huron Arena.