Tea Area boys, Winner girls win Class A state tournament championships

SIOUX FALLS — Play wrapped up Saturday at the State Class “A” boys basketball tournament with the Tea Area Titans cutting down the nets, as they closed a 24-1 season with their second Class “A” title in three years, after defeating the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers 68-57 at the Premier Center.
The Titans used a 20-6 third quarter to transform a three-point halftime deficit into a 12-point lead heading to the final period en route to the title. Justin Hohn scored 19 points and handed out six assists while Noah Friedel scored 17 and had a game-high 12 rebounds for the Titans, who also got a dozen points from Kade Stearns and 10 from Kaleb Joffer in a balanced scoring effort.
The Chargers, who ended with a season record of 21-3, were led by Zack Witte’s 17 points. Gavin Schipper added 12 and Mitchell Oostra chipped in 11. Mitchell Goodbary contributed nine rebounds and handed out seven assists.

Sioux Falls Christian     15 30 36 57
Tea Area         12 27 48 68
Sioux Falls Christian (21-3): Mitchell Goodbary 3-16 1-2 8, Mitchell Oostra 4-6 0-0 11, Gavin Schipper 5-16 0-1 12, Parker Nelson 3-3 0-0 6, Zach Witte 6-11 3-4 17, Dawson Mulder 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 22-57 4-7 57
Tea Area (24-1): Justin Hohn 7-7 3-4 19, Colby Fechner 2-4 0-0 6, Noah Freidel 6-11 2-3 17, Kade Stearns 5-8 0-0 12, Mason Ritter 1-3 2-4 4, Kaleb Joffer 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 26-41 7-11 68
FG%: Sioux Falls Christian .386, Tea Area .634. 3-pt FG:Sioux Falls Christian 9-25 (Goodbary 1-4, Oostra 3-5, Schipper 2-7, Van Beek 0-2, Witte 2-5, Mulder 1-2), Tea Area 9-17 (Hohn 2-2, Fechner 2-4, Freidel 3-6, Stearns 2-4, Ritter 0-1). Rebounds: Sioux Falls Christian 25 (Goodbary 9), Tea Area 29 (Freidel 12). Fouls Sioux Falls Christian 12, Tea Area 10. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Sioux Falls Christian 14 (Goodbary 7), Tea Area 11 (Hohn 6). Steals: Sioux Falls Christian 9 (Goodbary 2, Schipper 2, Nelson 2), Tea Area 1 (Ritter 1). Blocked shots: Sioux Falls Christian 2 (Goodbary 1, Witte 1), Tea Area 3 (Hohn 2). Turnovers: Sioux Falls Christian 8, Tea Area 12.

Third place
Pine Ridge 61, Lennox 47
The Pine Ridge Thorpes got their running game rolling early, while also clamping down on the defensive end of the floor, en route to a 61-47 win over the Lennox Orioles in the third-place game at the State Class “A” boys’ basketball tournament Saturday evening.
Halen Bad Bear led all scorers in the game with 25 points and handed out five assists, in helping the Thorpes to the win and the third-place hardware. Corey Brown scored 11 and had 13 rebounds as Pine Ridge closes the season with a record of 20-4.
Lennox, which ends the year 19-7, got 14 points from Josh Arlt and 10 from Zach Leisinger. Brock Anderson had seven rebounds and shared top assist honors with Arlt, as both Orioles had three assists.

Lennox         15 20 37 47
Pine Ridge         21 34 48 61
Lennox (19-7): JD Kirchner 0-1 1-2 1, Kaleb Johnson 1-5 2-2 4, Will Daugherty 3-10 1-1 8, Brock Anderson 1-7 0-0 2, Zach Leisinger 3-11 4-8 10, Quincy Ihnen 3-12 1-2 8, Josh Arlt 5-14 0-0 14. Totals 16-64 9-15 47
Pine Ridge (20-4): Joe O’Rourke 0-3 1-2 1, Halen Bad Bear 9-14 2-3 25, Corey Blacksmith 1-3 0-0 2, Jarren Crow 1-1 0-0 2, Corey Brown 4-8 2-3 11, Shelby Steele 1-2 0-0 2, Charles Schrader 4-7 0-0 9, Jesse Jensen 4-5 0-0 8, Greg Swick 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 24-44 6-10 61
FG%: Lennox .250, Pine Ridge .545. 3-pt FG:Lennox 6-27 (Mendel 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Daugherty 1-4, Anderson 0-1, Leisinger 0-2, Ihnen 1-4, Arlt 4-12, Foss 0-1, Williams 0-1), Pine Ridge 7-11 (Bad Bear 5-7, Brown 1-2, Schrader 1-2). Rebounds: Lennox 29 (Anderson 7), Pine Ridge 43 (Brown 13). Fouls Lennox 14, Pine Ridge 14. Fouled out: Anderson . Technical: none. Assists: Lennox 11 (Anderson 3, Arlt 3), Pine Ridge 18 (Bad Bear 5). Steals: Lennox 9 (Leisinger 4), Pine Ridge 5 (Bad Bear 2, Schrader 2). Blocked shots: Lennox 1 (Johnson 1), Pine Ridge 6 (O’Rourke 2). Turnovers: Lennox 9, Pine Ridge 22.

Consolation championship
St. Thomas More 71, Dell Rapids 69
SIOUX FALLS —The St. Thomas More Cavaliers took fifth-place at the State “A” boys’ basketball tournament with a 71-69 escape over the Dell Rapids Quarriers during the consolation championship on Saturday at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
An improved 20-5 record ends the season for the Cavaliers, with Ryder Kirsch leading the team at 23 points, while 13 more were tallied by each Connor Hollenbeck, Caden Casey and Ryan Wojcik en route to the win.
Dell Rapids were led by Colin Rentz with a game-high of 28 points, plus another 11 by Logan Heim and Logan Ellingson in losing efforts for the Quarriers, closing the season with a 15-9 record after the loss.
St. Thomas More     16 12 22 20 — 71
Dell Rapids     11 12 17 29 — 69
St. Thomas More (20-5): Michael Gylten 0-5 0-1 0, Carter Janssen 1-1 0-0 3, Grant Huber 0-0 1-2 1, Connor Hollenbeck 3-3 6-6 13, Caden Casey 6-12 0-0 13, Ryder Kirsch 9-18 4-5 23, Ryan Wojcik 4-10 2-2 13, Michael Eastmo 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 25-53 14-18 71
Dell Rapids (15-9): Logan Heim 4-9 0-0 11, Jacob Rechtenbaugh 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Van Regenmorter 1-1 0-2 2, Carter Nelson 1-2 0-0 2, Karsen Welbig 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Boever 1-2 0-0 3, Landon Ruesink 0-1 0-0 0, Coby Maeschen 0-1 1-2 1, Logan Ellingson 4-10 1-2 11, Colin Rentz 10-14 8-14 28, Connor Rentz 4-8 0-0 11. Totals 25-48 10-20 69

FG%: St. Thomas More .472, Dell Rapids .521. 3-pt FG:St. Thomas More 7-19 (Gylten 0-1, Janssen 1-1, Hollenbeck 1-1, Casey 1-6, Kirsch 1-4, Wojcik 3-6), Dell Rapids 9-19 (Heim 3-6, Boever 1-2, Ellingson 2-5, Rentz 3-6). Rebounds: St. Thomas More 33 (Kirsch 16), Dell Rapids 27 (Heim 9). Fouls St. Thomas More 19, Dell Rapids 18. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: St. Thomas More 14 (Gylten 4, Kirsch 4), Dell Rapids 9 (Heim 3, Rentz 3). Steals: St. Thomas More 8 (Gylten 3), Dell Rapids 4 (Heim 2). Blocked shots: St. Thomas More 1 (Eastmo 1), Dell Rapids 1 (Heim 1). Turnovers: St. Thomas More 10, Dell Rapids 14.

Seventh place
Madison 70, Hot Springs 60
SIOUX FALLS — The Madison Bulldogs took a 70-60 win over the Hot Springs Bison during the Class “A” State boys’ basketball tournament, for seventh-place in a consolation round game on Saturday at the Sioux Falls Arena.
Keaton Nighbert led the Bulldogs with 17 points, Cody Brown had 14, while Doyle Brown totaled 11 to assist with the win, as Madison closed its season with a 16-9 record.
Kelton Harris tallied a game-high of 20 points to lead Hot Springs, Matt Norton added 16, while Thame Lockhart recorded 10 more for the team. The season ended for the Bison with a 20-6 record after the loss.

Madison         16 16 24 14 — 70
Hot Springs     11   9 13 27 — 60
Madison (16-9): Bear Shipley 2-2 0-0 4, Doyle Brown 5-5 0-0 11, Thomas Gors 2-3 0-0 5, Jerett Lurz 0-2 0-0 0, Tyler Tappe 3-5 2-2 8, Cody Brown 3-4 7-8 14, Connor Hively 0-0 0-0 0, Carter Bergheim 0-0 0-0 0, Mason Avery 0-1 0-0 0, Keaton Nighbert 6-9 1-1 17, Johnny Ricke 0-1 0-0 0, Nic Comes 2-5 1-1 5, Caileb Reilly 2-3 2-2 6, Carson Hunsley 0-0 0-0 0, Braden Eimers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-41 13-14 70
Hot Springs (20-6): Gage Uhlir 1-3 0-2 2, Kelton Harris 8-15 0-1 20, Thane Lockhart 4-10 0-0 10, Alex Bilbruck 1-4 0-0 3, Matt Norton 4-11 4-5 16, Andy Wendland 1-3 0-0 3, Morgan Harkless 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 22-51 4-8 60
FG%: Madison .610, Hot Springs .431. 3-pt FG:Madison 7-15 (Brown 1-1, Gors 1-2, Lurz 0-1, Brown 1-1, Avery 0-1, Nighbert 4-6, Ricke 0-1, Comes 0-2), Hot Springs 12-30 (Harris 4-8, Lockhart 2-7, Bilbruck 1-2, Norton 4-9, Wendland 1-3, Harkless 0-1). Rebounds: Madison 24 (Brown 6), Hot Springs 23 (Bilbruck 8). Fouls Madison 8, Hot Springs 15. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Madison 19 (Brown 6), Hot Springs 14 (Lockhart 6). Steals: Madison 4 (Brown 4), Hot Springs 5 (Lockhart 2). Blocked shots: Madison 4 (Reilly 2), Hot Springs 0. Turnovers: Madison 12, Hot Springs 12.

Girls
Winner, 60, West Central 53
SIOUX FALLS — The Winner Warriors won their first state girls’ basketball title Saturday night, overcoming a first half deficit and holding off the West Central Trojans 60-53 in the State Class “A” girls basketball tournament championship game.
It was the first loss of the year for West Central, which finished the season 24-1, while Winner ended unblemished at 24-0.
Gabriel Kocer led the championship charge with 21 points, while Bella Swedlund added 12 and had a game-high 13 rebounds. Kalla Bertram scored 10 for the Warriors.
West Central was led by Kali Nelson’s 20 points, and Addy Kramer chipped in 11. Cassidy Siemonsma had 12 rebounds for the Trojans.

Winner         15 32 48 60
West Central     14 36 44 53
Winner (24-0): Maggie LaCompte 2-3 2-2 7, Kalla Bertram 3-7 4-6 10, Morgan Hammerbeck 3-6 3-4 9, Bella Swedlund 5-16 1-3 12, Gabriel Kocer 7-19 3-4 21, Abby Marts 0-1 1-4 1, Kelsey Sachtjen 0-3 0-4 0. Totals 20-55 14-27 60
West Central (24-1): Josslin Jarding 0-4 2-2 2, Cassidy Siemonsma 3-11 2-2 8, Kali Nelson 9-11 1-2 20, Cheyanne Masterson 3-6 0-1 6, Addy Kramer 3-6 2-2 11, Megan Madsen 2-9 0-0 6. Totals 20-62 7-9 53
FG%: Winner .364, West Central .323. 3-pt FG:Winner 6-17 (LaCompte 1-2, Hammerbeck 0-1, Swedlund 1-4, Kocer 4-10), West Central 6-23 (Jarding 0-2, Eickman 0-4, Nelson 1-1, Kramer 3-5, Nester 0-1, Madsen 2-8, Haldeman 0-2). Rebounds: Winner 49 (Swedlund 13), West Central 36 (Siemonsma 12). Fouls Winner 11, West Central 20. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Winner 11 (Thieman 3), West Central 15 (Siemonsma 4). Steals: Winner 4 (LaCompte 2), West Central 9 (Haldeman 4). Blocked shots: Winner 4 (Bertram 2, Marts 2), West Central 7 (Siemonsma 5). Turnovers: Winner 14, West Central 10.

Third place game
Lennox 43, McCook Central-Montrose 41
The Lennox Orioles got a basket from Rianna Fillipi with 30 seconds remaining and then watched the McCook Central-Montrose Fighting Cougars miss two short-range shots in the closing seconds to emerge with a 43-41 win in the third-place game of the State Class “A” girls basketball tournament Saturday afternoon.
Lennox, which ended the season with a record of 21-4, was led by Madysen Vlastuin’s 17 points and eight rebounds, while Riley Peters chipped in 11.
McCook Central-Montrose got 16 points from Ashtyn Wobig, while Abigail Van Ruler led all rebounders with 10 boards. the Fighting Cougars finished 19-6.

McCook Central-Montrose      2 15 36 41
Lennox                   8 17 29 43
McCook Central/Montrose (19-6): Abigail Van Ruler 3-7 1-1 7, Ashtyn Wobig 5-10 5-6 16, Morgan Erikson 1-9 3-4 6, Emily Bies 1-2 0-0 3, Ciara Rother 2-4 2-2 6, Jacy Pulse 1-7 1-1 3. Totals 13-39 12-14 41.
Lennox (21-4): Leslie Fillipi 2-5 0-0 4, Rianna Fillipi 3-11 2-2 8, Riley Peters 3-11 2-2 11, Isabel Ihnen 1-6 0-0 3, Madysen Vlastuin 6-16 5-6 17. Totals 15-50 9-10 43
FG%: McCook Central/Montrose .333, Lennox .300. 3-pt FG:McCook Central/Montrose 3-7 (Wobig 1-1, Erikson 1-3, Bies 1-2, Pulse 0-1), Lennox 4-25 (Fillipi 0-5, Peters 3-10, Ihnen 1-6, Bowers 0-1, Vlastuin 0-3). Rebounds: McCook Central/Montrose 33 (Van Ruler 10), Lennox 28 (Vlastuin 8). Fouls McCook Central/Montrose 11, Lennox 15. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: McCook Central/Montrose 7 (Wobig 4), Lennox 12 (Fillipi 7). Steals: McCook Central/Montrose 3 (Pulse 3), Lennox 8 (Fillipi 4). Blocked shots: McCook Central/Montrose 2 (Van Ruler 2), Lennox 1 (Vlastuin 1). Turnovers: McCook Central/Montrose 19, Lennox 10.

Consolation championship
Mt. Vernon-Plankinton 53, Aberdeen Roncalli 50
The Mt. Vernon-Plankinton Titans trailed by one after three quarters, but clamped down on the defensive end in the final period to take a 53-50 win over the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers in the fifth-place game of the State Class “A” girls’ basketball tournament Saturday afternoon.
Mikaela Cassidy scored 15 points, Emilee Fox added 14 and Katlyn Briggs had a game-high 10 rebounds for the Titans, who end the season with a record of 18-8.
For the Cavaliers, who end 17-7, Jamie Ewart scored 16 points, Mariah Winegar scored 15 and had eight rebounds and Megan Streier added 15 points.

Aberdeen Roncalli     20 33 44 50
Mt. Vernon-Plankinton     13 26 43 53
Aberdeen Roncalli (17-7): Mariah Winegar 4-7 7-9 15, Allison Dix 1-1 0-0 2, Jori Ewart 1-6 0-0 2, Megan Streier 5-12 0-2 15, Jami Ewart 5-15 6-7 16. Totals 16-42 13-18 50
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton (18-8): Katlyn Briggs 2-9 5-9 9, Emilee Fox 5-14 0-0 14, Dacey Rihanek 1-7 1-2 3, Mikaela Cassidy 7-10 0-0 15, Hallie Schmidt 1-3 1-2 4, Hailey Walz 0-2 3-4 3, Reagan Klooz 1-2 3-6 5. Totals 17-48 13-23 53
FG%: Aberdeen Roncalli .381, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton .354. 3-pt FG:Aberdeen Roncalli 5-12 (Ewart 0-4, Streier 5-8), Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 6-13 (Fox 4-9, Cassidy 1-1, Schmidt 1-2, Walz 0-1). Rebounds: Aberdeen Roncalli 29 (Winegar 8), Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 33 (Briggs 10). Fouls Aberdeen Roncalli 15, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 15. Fouled out: Cassidy . Technical: none. Assists: Aberdeen Roncalli 12 (Ewart 6), Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 9 (Rihanek 3, Klooz 3). Steals: Aberdeen Roncalli 8 (Ewart 3), Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 11 (Fox 4, Rihanek 4). Blocked shots: Aberdeen Roncalli 2 (Streier 1, Ewart 1), Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 3 (Briggs 1, Fox 1, Klooz 1). Turnovers: Aberdeen Roncalli 14, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 11.

Seventh place
Todd County 63, St. Thomas More 51
The Todd County Lady Falcons trailed early, but took the lead in the second quarter and were never headed Saturday, salvaging seventh place at the State Class “A” girls’ basketball tournament with a 63-51 win over the St. Thomas More Cavaliers.
Todd County, now 23-3, was led by Kelsie Herman’s 21 points. Alanis Murray added 13 and Raven Cournoyer chipped in 11. Haylee Quick Bear had 10 rebounds for the Lady Falcons.
The Cavaliers end the season 19-7. They were led by Haleigh Timmer’s 27 points and eight rebounds.

Todd County       7 33 48 63
St. Thomas More     13 30 43 51
Todd County (23-3): Alanis Murray 4-11 5-6 13, Haylee Quick Bear 2-4 3-3 7, Lacee Halligan 0-4 5-8 5, Shanelle Lone Dog 3-6 0-0 6, Kelsie Herman 7-15 3-6 21, Raven Cournoyer 4-10 3-5 11. Totals 20-52 19-28 63
St. Thomas More (19-7): Skylar Sullivan 2-8 0-0 6, Lizzy Elder 2-4 0-0 4, Kaci Cooper 2-5 0-1 4, Haleigh Timmer 10-20 7-7 27, Ciara Benson 1-2 1-2 4, Miarin Duffy 1-3 0-0 2, Jenna Jacobson 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 19-49 10-12 51
FG%: Todd County .385, St. Thomas More .388. 3-pt FG:Todd County 4-15 (Murray 0-3, Halligan 0-1, Crow Eagle 0-1, Herman 4-8, Cournoyer 0-2), St. Thomas More 3-13 (Sullivan 2-5, Gorman 0-1, Cooper 0-2, Timmer 0-2, Benson 1-1, Duffy 0-1, Jacobson 0-1). Rebounds: Todd County 35 (Quick Bear 10), St. Thomas More 33 (Timmer 8). Fouls Todd County 16, St. Thomas More 19. Fouled out: Elder . Technical: none. Assists: Todd County 10 (Cournoyer 4), St. Thomas More 13 (Sullivan 4, Timmer 4). Steals: Todd County 12 (Herman 5), St. Thomas More 6 (Timmer 4). Blocked shots: Todd County 1 (Herman 1), St. Thomas More 0. Turnovers: Todd County 16, St. Thomas More 21.