Boys basketball: Central, Christian both successful on road
Aberdeen Central was able to fend off late-game heroics by a Sioux Falls Lincoln fourth-quarter attack, downing the Patriots 64-63.
The Golden Eagles headed into the halftime break with a 30-21 lead. Coming out of the halftime break, the Golden Eagles furthered their lead, scoring 25 points in the third quarter alone.
Headed into the fourth quarter, the Golden Eagles (6-2) led 55-34 – but Sioux Falls Lincoln would storm back, outscoring Aberdeen Central by 20 points in the fourth quarter. The last score of the game for Aberdeen Central came with 4:47 remaining.
In the first half, the Golden Eagles held the Patriots to 1-for-15 shooting from behind the arc. Sioux Falls Lincoln would answer in the second half connecting on six of their 14 attempts. As a team, the Golden Eagles finished the game connecting on three of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc.
Alec Voegele led the way offensively for Aberdeen Central with 17 points and eight rebounds. AJ Hase added 13 points for the Golden Eagles, while Sam Rohlfs had 12 points. Noah Behrends and Spencer Barr both had seven points.
For Sioux Falls Lincoln, the Patriots were led by Saif Shah with 13 points. Khalil Cisse had 11 points, while Cameron Jackson and Elliot Whitney both had 10 points.
Christian downs Oakes
Malek Wieker and Ethan Russell both had 21 points for Aberdeen Christian, who downed Oakes, N.D., 78-50.
Christian connected on 12 3-pointers, four of them coming from Wieker and three from Russell. Defensively, the Knights were able to limit the Tornadoes to six 3-pointers.
Christian also got offensive production from Jackson Isakson who had 12 points, and Andrew Brennan had nine.
State scoreboard
Saturday
Aberdeen Central 64, Sioux Falls Lincoln 63
Aberdeen Christian 78, Oakes (N.D.) 50
Edgemont 34, Sioux County, Neb. 18
Harrisburg 67, Huron 53
Little Wound 92, Lakota Tech 89
Sioux Falls Washington 65, Pierre 58
Wakpala 65, St. Francis Indian 57
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Crow Creek 57, Kimball/White Lake 51
Custer 53, Parkston 48, OT
Winner 48, Madison 45
Friday
Alliance, Neb. 50, Oelrichs 33
Bridgewater-Emery 72, Freeman 28
Burke 54, Centerville 49
Canton 61, Elkton-Lake Benton 55
Dell Rapids St. Mary 53, Estelline/Hendricks 47
Deubrook 71, Lake Preston 44
Deuel 84, Redfield 61
Ethan 62, Wessington Springs 55
Faulkton 69, Hitchcock-Tulare 31
Flandreau 55, Garretson 34
Florence/Henry 42, Wilmot 40
Gayville-Volin 42, Irene-Wakonda 40
Hill City 59, Edgemont 41
Langford 52, Herreid/Selby Area 47
Little Wound 69, Todd County 64
McCook Central/Montrose 57, Baltic 40
Menno 56, Alcester-Hudson 54, OT
Mitchell 69, Yankton 55
New Underwood 57, Lead-Deadwood 32
Northwestern 68, Britton-Hecla 42
Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 70, Colman-Egan 40
Philip 56, Jones County 39
Rapid City Christian 43, Dickinson, N.D. 38
Sioux Falls Jefferson 71, Rapid City Central 42
Sioux Falls O’Gorman 60, Watertown 49
Sioux Falls Roosevelt 51, Rapid City Stevens 29
Sioux Valley 62, Chester 39
Tea Area 63, Madison 61
Vermillion 68, Parkston 49
Waubay/Summit 50, Great Plains Lutheran 36
Postponements and cancellations
Brookings vs. Brandon Valley, ppd.
This article originally appeared on Aberdeen News: South Dakota high school basketball scores Friday weekend class aa a b
