Other area Class A and B boys and girls hoops highlights from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
HAMLIN EDUCATION CENTER — Do you want to know which area high school boys basketball team is the best?
The answer is Hamlin, the state's No. 2-rated Class A team. The Chargers have proved it the last two Mondays.
After rolling to a 71-47 win last Monday over No. 2 Class B Castlewood (14-2) on the road, the Chargers came back Monday to blast No. 4 Class A (14-2) 80-48.
Hamlin (13-3) sank Castlewood with a first-half 3-point barrage (11-for-14) and canned 12 more 3's in the win over Sioux Valley. Hamlin led 45-21 at halftime and didn't take long to put a running clock (30-point advantage) into effect against the Cossacks.
Easton Neuendorf scored 20 points, Jackson Wadsworth and Evan Stormo 19 each and Tyson Stevenson 11 for the Chargers, who have two losses to No. 1 Sioux Falls Chrisitian (15-0) and another to a team from Cordova, Tenn.
If Hamlin is on, the Chargers after very capable of making a run at the school's first state championship since 1983.
Hamlin's boys are really good
Neuendorf, a junior guard and son of veteran head coach Todd Neuendorf, sets the pace for the Chargers, who have have a bevy of good shooters and do a good job of moving the ball and finding the open shooter.
Hamlin isn't the biggest team in the state, but they're doing a much better job of defending big men. Last week, it was Castlewood's 6-9 junior Bryon Laue and Monday it was Sioux Valley's 6-10 senior Alec Squires. Squires, a South Dakota State recruit, was limited to seven points by a a team effort on defense led by 6-6 junior Zac VanMeeteren and 6-4 junior Dawson Noem. They got plenty of help from guards, who cracked down on Squires every team he got the ball.
Senior Maxwell Engebretson scored 17 points and junior Maverick Nelson 13 for Sioux Valley, which was unbeaten before suffering two losses in three days.
More than one Sioux Valley-Hamlin game
The Charger and Cossack boys weren't the only ones to square off on Monday. Sioux Valley's boys, despite the loss, are still the No. 1 seed and Hamlin No. 2 in the Region 2A standings. They are the teams likely favored to come out the region to earn spots in SoDak 16 state-qualifying games.
Region 2A in girls isn't so clear-cut. Flandreau (16-0), the new No. 1 team in Class A, currently holds the No. 1 seed followed by Florence-Henry (14-3), defending state champion Hamlin (9-7) and Sioux Valley (11-5).
The Cossacks still trail the Chargers despite winning 42-37 in tight battle on Monday. Sioux Valley led 14-10 after one quarter, 26-20 at hafltime and 31-26 after three quarters before surviving Hamlin's comeback attempt in the final minutes.
Keyra Kruse, a 6-0 junior, scored 15 points and junior guard Isabelle Bloker added 10 for the Cossacks. Kruse also snared nine rebounds. Kailey Cradduck, a 5-10 freshman, added seven points and nine rebounds.
Sophomore guard Addison Neuendorf tallied 13 points and senior Musonda Kabwe 12 for Hamlin, which also got eight points and eight rebounds from senior Marissa Bawdon and nine rebounds from 5-10 eighth-grader Addelyn Jensen.
Pay attention to the seeding down the stretch here because No. 4-No. 5 seed winner is going to likely have to go through Flandreau for a SoDak 16 berth. Sure the No. 2-No. 3 matchup would be no picnic but Flandreau has yet to lose.
Other top games, performances
There were some other big games last week including the De Smet's 50-44 win over Sioux Valley. George Jensen scored 19 points to help the three-time defending State B champion Bulldogs help head coach Jeff Gruenhagen get a win over his brother-in-law and Sioux Valley head coach Bill Vincent.
Castlewood bounced back from the loss to Hamlin by knocking off Dawson-Boyd (19-2), a team that is rated second in the Minnesota Class A poll. The Warriors won 49-46 behind 21 points from Lane Tvedt. Brayson Boike, a 6-foot-7 junior guard who is drawing NCAA Division I attention, had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blackjacks.
Sisseton's undefeated season and reign as the No. 1 team in Class A girls ended with a 70-62 loss to Sioux Falls Christian on Saturday in the DAK XII-Northeast Conference Clash at Madison. Christian (14-2) moved up to No. 3 in Class A and dropped the Redmen (14-1) to No. 4. Krista Langager finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds for Sisseton.
Great Plains Lutheran's girls beat Wilmot to a set a program record for wins (12). Addison Heinje of Wilmot scored 27 points in the loss and Clark-Willow Lake's Brynn Roehrich added 25 in another win over Wilmot. Faulkton Area standout Layne Cotton recorded 36 points and 10 rebounds in a boys' win over James Valley Christian.
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Other Boys Basketball
(From Reported Games, All Points Unless Otherwise Indicated)
Tuesday, Jan. 30 — Webster Area 72 (Ian Lesnar 20, Matthew Mount 20 plus 7 rebounds, Jacob Keller 14, Jack Shoemaker 9), Great Plains Lutheran 63 (Alex Heil 16, Martin Krenz 14, Myles York 12 plus 6 rebounds, Austin Rubendall 8 plus 9 rebounds); James Valley Christian 71 (Isaac Korell and Jerrad Wallman 21 each), Hitchcock-Tulare 53 (Jackson Mayunard 17, Erik Salmen 14, Patrick Maynard 10); Mobridge-Pollock 57 (Michael Wald 19, Kale Knudson 18, Shane Henderson 8 plus 7 rebounds), Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 53 (Dayson Kennedy 17); Elkton-Lake Benton 55 (Colt Beck 19, Carson Griffith 10 plus 6 rebounds), Deuel 47 (Troy Jenson and Gabe Sather 14 each, Trey Maaland 10).
Aberdeen Christian 61 (Joey Johnson 22, Brooks Jett 14, Konnar Furman 12), North Central 32 (Raynor Sprague 18); Estelline-Hendricks 50 (Kyler Carlson 24, Wyat James 8), Waverly-South Shore 46 (Sam Appelhof 14, Colton Kranz 10, Brady Eschen and Zach Ries 8 each); Faulkton Area 44 (Trey Machtemes 14, Layne Cotton 13, Gian DiMaria 10), Warner 34 (Brodey Sauerwein 10, Gavin Lane 9); Highmore-Harrold 62, Sunshine Bible Academy 36; Wessington Springs 62, Iroquois-Lake Preston 42; Britton-Hecla 65, Sisseton 58, 2 OTs; Aberdeen Roncalli 64 (Maddox Miller 27, Aiden Fisher 13, Keegan Stewart 10), Tiospa Zina 54 (Carvin Fish 20, Storm Sietta 11).
Thursday, Feb. 1 — Groton Area 69, Deuel 35; Sioux Valley 44 (Maxwell Engebretson 18, Maverick Nelson 9, Alec Squires 9 plus 7 rebounds), Flandreau 35 (Luke Sheppard 12); Webster Area 79 (Ian Lesnar 18 plus 7 rebounds, Matthew Mount 15, Brent Bearman 12), Redfield 42 (Tristan O'Daniel 14 plus 10 rebounds, Justin Ratigan 10); Waubay-Summit 59 (Traveion Neilan 16 plus 9 rebounds, Jackson Wohlleber 14), Florence-Henry 36 (Ty Bergh 10, Carson Vavruska 8, Trystan Sumner 8 rebounds); Estelline-Hendricks 77, Colman-Egan 61; Aberdeen Chrsitian 68 (Becker Bosma 21, Konnar Furman 16, Joey Johnson 15), Northwestern 35 (Nathan Melius 19, Lincoln Woodring 12); Leola-Frederick Area 49 (Noah Kippley 18, Brayden Sumption 12, Milo Sumption 11), Warner 36 (Brodey Sauerwein 14, Gavin Lane 9).
De Smet 65 (Trace Van Regenmorter 11 plus 6 rebounds, Tom Aughenbaugh and Britt Carlson 10 each, George Jensen 9), Elkton-Lake Benton 24 (Tanner Drietz 10); Miller 75 (Alex Schumacher 24, Izaak Hunter 23), Ipswich 59 (Jace Konsor 27, Trevor Heinz 13); Mobridge-Pollock 65 (Shane Henderson 19 plus 12 rebounds, Jackson Eisemann 19, Kale Knudson 10, Belle Fourche 49 (Jet Jensen 19); Great Plains Lutheran 67 (Myles York 18 plus 8 rebounds, Alex Heil 12 plus 5 steals, Martin Krenz and Landon Czerwan 10 each), Wilmot 36 (Keitrick Genia 12, Ethan Schwenn 8); Waverly-South Shore 56 (Sam Appelhof 16, Zach Ries 13, Brady Eschen 9), Flandreau Indian School (Ryan Papakee and Mattias Bursheim 8 each); Wakpala 61, Herreid-Selby Area 47, Dell Rapids St. Mary 76, Iroquois-Lake Preston 41; Deubrook Area 66, Arlington 49.
Friday, Feb. 2 — Castlewood 49 (Lane Tvedt 21, Bryon Laue 9 plus 12 rebounds, Jamison Keszler 9, Luke Baumberger 8), Dawson-Boyd, Minn. 46 (Brayson Boike 18 plus 11 rebounds, Gunner Liebl 12); Britton-Hecla 64 (Dawson Treeby 23, Ty Fagerland 17, Daniel Person 10), Langford Area 38 (Rennan Bruns 18); Faulkton Area 56 (Layne Cotton 36 plus 10 rebounds, Giana DiMaria 12), James Valley Christian 51 (Jerrad Wallman 20); Potter County 54, Sully Buttes 43.
Hitchcock-Tulare 61 (Jackson Maynard 18, Erik Salmen 15, Patrick Maynard 14 plus 7 rebounds), Sunshine Bible Academy 49 (Trey Thieman 16 plus 8 rebounds, Owan Watson 11 plus 7 rebounds); Clark-Willow Lake 50, Sisseton 45; Vermillion 60 (Trey Hansen 16), Groton Area 51 (Lance Tietz 22, Jacob Zak 18); Milbank 51 (Garrett Mertens 15, Yohana Ajwanga 14, Joe Schulte 13, Jaxson Wildung 9), Aberdeen Roncalli 45 (Keegan Stewart 23, Aiden Fisher 12).
Saturday, Feb. 3 — Waubay-Summit 63 (Traveion Neilan 19, Dylan Rumpza 12, Jackson Wohlleber 10), Northwestern 35 (Nathan Melius 18, Carson Ewalt 10); Wilmot 58, Langford Area 28; Leola-Frederick Area 64 (Noah Kippley 19 plus 6 rebounds, Brayden Sumption 16, Ethan Petrich 8 rebounds), Jones County 52 (Kaden Kinsley 22); Flandreau 54 (Paul Parsley 21 plus 7 rebounds), Elkton-Lake Benton 38 (Colt Beck and Carson Griffith 10 each); Waverly-South Shore 44 (Brady Eschen 18, Sam Appelhof 9), Warner 40 (Zach Evans 18, Brodey Sauerwein 14)
Aberdeen Christian 50 (Brooks Jett 17, Joey Johnson 15), McLaughlin 35 (Cassidy Demery and Raymin Yellow Earrings 11 each); De Smet 50 (George Jensen 18, Kaden Fast 13, Britt Carlson 10), Sioux Valley 44 (Maverick Nelson 13, Hudsyn Ruesink 12, Alec Squires 10 plus 13 rebounds); Burke 57, Herreid-Selby Area 56; North Central 57, Lyman 50 OT; Great Plains Lutheran 57 (Myles York 14 plus 9 rebounds, Brody Scharlemann 11, Alex Heil 9), Arlington 45.
Monday, Feb. 5 — Mitchell Christian 82 (Aiden Lieber 43 plus 10 rebounds, Luke Mentele 24), Sunshine Bible Academy (Trey Thieman 23 plus 7 rebounds, Jerome Big Eagle 15 plus 7 rebounds); Leola-Frederick Area 71 (Noah Kippley 25, Ethan Petrich 11, Brayden Sumption 10, Milo Sumption 9, Westyn Thorpe 8), Ellendale, N.D, 59 (Mason Molan 19, Anton Geller 17); Dell Rapids St. Mary 80 (Maverick LeBrun 26, Trevon Beckman 18, Trimmier Hanson 17), Arlington 49 (Riley Miller 15).
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Other Girls Basketball
Tuesday, Jan. 30 — Great Plains Lutheran 40 (Abby Kjenstad 10, Olivia Holmen 8 plus 6 rebounds, Esta Cameron 8 and Halle Bauer 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 assists), Webster Area 28 (Erin Sannes 14); James Valley Christian 63 (Alexa Goertz 30 Kaylie Robinson 11), Hitchcock-Tulare 44 (Katelyn Schroeder 17, Gracyn Bixler and Emmerie Arthurs 8 each); Deubrook Area 45 (Kadence Bowne 16, Kyarra Boum 8), Madison 35 (Ella Malone 7, Audrey Nelson 8 rebounds); Clark-Willow Lake 67 (Brynn Roehrich 25, Kamryn Nesheim 12, Teyha Vig 11, Shelby Begeman 8), Wilmot 40 (Addison Heinje 23 plus 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Stacia Redday 8 Jada Cameron 6 plus 5 rebounds).
Leola-Frederick Area 54 (Sofia Losure 13 plus 10 rebounds, Laura Sumption 10, Karli Achen 10), Faulkton Area 33 (Jaymi Senn 13, Presleigh Martinmaas 11 rebounds); Elkton-Lake Benton 41 (Kylie Ramlo 15 plus 7 rebounds, Tevan Erickson 13 plus 7 steals), Deuel 40 (Josie Andersen 17); Castlewood 45 (Presley Knecht 15, Natalie Akin eight plus 7 rebounds and 5 assists ), De Smet 33 (Audi Currier 11 plus 6 rebounds, Megan Dylla 11); MACCRAY, Minn 63, Canby, Minn. 45 (Ava Danielson 15 plus 10 rebounds, Addison Driessen 11 plus 6 rebounds, Josie Frank 8).
Potter County 58 (Zoe Meinke 17, Emma Schlachter 15, Kayden Cronin 9), Redfield 32 (Katie Rozell 13, Chloe Zens 8); North Central 38 (Amree Vander Vorst 24), Aberdeen Christian 29 (Chloe Bosma 10, Chloe Holt 8); Sisseton 51 (Krista Langager 15, Chloe Langager 11, Hannah Leverson 10), Britton-Hecla 37 (Sterling Brassfield 14, Jayden Bender 8); Estelline-Hendricks 39, Waverly-South Shore 13; Wessington Springs 59, Iroquois-Lake Preston 49; Herreid-Selby Area 60, Faith 58; Highmore-Harrold 50 (Kendall Cermak and Jada Baloun 13 each, Autumn Fallis 8 assists), Sunshine Bible Academy 28 (Sadie Konechne and Breanna Thieman 6 each).
Thursday, Feb. 1 — Warner 57 (Lauren Marcuson 17, Kyleigh Schopp 11, Ava Nilsson 10, Kyra Marcuson 8), Leola-Frederick Area 51 (Laura Sumption 19, Sofi Losure 11, Jillian Ellwein 9); Sisseton 60 (Krista Langager 23, Alexia Quinn 12, Hannah Leverson 8), Clark-Willow Lake 25 (Tehya Vig 11); Great Plains Lutheran 62 (Halle Bauer 16 plus 4 assists, Madeline Prahl 13, Abby Kjenstad 11 plus 8 assists and Olivia Holmen 10 plus 7 rebounds), Wilmot 32 (Addison Heinje 27, Mya Heinje 6 steals); Miller 38, Ipswich 29; Groton Area 42, Deuel 30.
Elkton-Lake Benton 45 (Kylie Ramlo 10 plus 7 rebounds, Tevan Erickson 10 plus 6 steals), De Smet 23 (Hazel Luethmers 10); Belle Fourche 59, Mobridge-Pollock 53; Aberdeen Roncalli 57 (Rylee Voeller 14, Ava Hanson 12, Camryn Bain 11, Maddie Huber 10), Milbank 41 (Claire Snaza 14, Isabella Anderson 7); Northwestern 47 (Tara Blachfod 14, Adriana Ratigan 13), Aberdeen Christian 33 (Chloe Bosma 12, Chloe Holt 10); Dell Rapids St. Mary 58, Iroquois-Lake Preston 44; Waverly-South Shore 45, Flandreau Indian School 30; Arlington 55, Deubrook Area 41.
Friday, Feb. 2 — Florence-Henry 57 (Caylin Kelly 16 plus 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Taylor Watson 13, Reese Schmidt 13), Tri-State 21; Webster Area 49 (Harley Johnson 17, Payton Snell 12 plus 6 rebounds, Erin Sannes 11 plus 7 rebounds), Redfield 41 OT (Katie Rozell 23 plus 10 rebounds, Carli Jungwirth 8 plus 6 rebounds); Flandreau 44 (Claire Sheppard 19), Sioux Valley 37 (Kailey Cradduck 10, Isabelle Bloker 9, Keyra Kruse 8); Colman-Egan 58, Estelline-Hendricks 35; Herreid-Selby Area 58 (Steph Allbee 13, Katie Albee 12), Aberdeen Christian 34 (Chloe Bosma 12, Chloe Holt 10).
Britton-Hecla 44 (Sterling Brassfield 11, Jayden Bender 8 plus 600th career rebound), Langford Area 29 (Megan Gustafson 10, Alex Darling 8); Potter County 47, Sully Buttes 39; Hitchcock-Tulare 48 (Cambree Hoekman 19, Katelyn Schroeder 8), Sunshine Bible Academy 17 (Brielle Jeffery 5); James Valley Christian 58 (Kaylee Robinson 27 plus 12 rebounds), Faulkton Area 41 (Kelli Stoecker 13 plus 8 rebounds, Annnika Mueller 10, Carley Cotton 9); Canby, Minn. 53 (Addison Driessen 12 plus 7 rebounds, Emily Nelson 11 plus 8 rebounds, Brynn Kockelman 9, Ava Danielson 9 rebounds), Renville County West, Minn. 47.
Saturday, Feb. 3 — Florence-Henry 47 (Taylor Watson 22, Reese Schmidt 9), Hanson 45 (Eliza Oltmanns 15); Madison 61 (Audrey Nelson 13 plus 12 rebounds), Tiospa Zina 49 (Maya Deutsch 17, Caden Smith 13, Journey Halle 12 plus 11 rebounds); Arlington 69 (Addie Steffensen 16, Jaelyn Huntimer 15, Jolyssa Steffensen and Harley Johnson 12 each, Isabelle Steffensen 9), Great Plains Lutheran 45 (Madeline Prahl 17, Abby Kjenstad 12); Wilmot 47 (Addison Heinje 31 plus 16 points and seven steals), Langford Area 45; Lyman 42, Herreid-Selby Area 25; Jones County 43, North Central 27; Leola-Frederick Area 49, Philip 41.
Northwestern 50 (Tara Blachford 16, Ana Ratigan 16 plus 9 rebounds, Ashley Haven 14 plus 13 rebounds), Waubay-Summit 44 (Eva Benike 14 plus 6 rebounds, Aubrey Strang and Kayce Berger 8 each); Vermillion 75 (Taylor Reuvers 16), Aberdeen Roncalli 41 (Ava Hanson 13, Gabby Thomas 11), Sioux Falls Christian 70 (Avery Reitz 15), Sisseton 62 (Krista Langager 16 plus 13 rebounds, Emmalee Nielsen 14 plus 6 assists, Hannah Leverson 12, Ruby Rice 10); Tri-Valley 49 (Hillary Hastings 12 plus 6 rebounds), Redfield 26 (Katie Rozell 19 plus 7 rebounds); Canton 56 (Jenna Vander Weerd 17), Deuel 30 (Jaycee Hourigan 9, Josie Andersen 8).
Dakota Valley 53 (Ella Otten 21), Milbank 31 (Clarie Snaza 10 plus 6 rebounds, Tyra Berry 8); Elk Point-Jefferson 44 (Cora Schmitz 12), Groton Area 23 (Jerica Locke 8); Lennox 45 (Carli Kuyper and Dani Highum 14 plus 7 rebounds apiece), Hamlin 37 (Addie Neuendorf 14, Musonda Kabwe 10, Marissa Bawdon 9); Clark-Willow Lake 46 (Teyha Vig 12, Brynn Roehrich 11), Dell Rapids 32 (Rorie Thoreson 16); West Central 66 (Kacey Jaton 19), Webster Area 23 (Payton Snell 6).
Monday, Feb. 5 — Waubay-Summit 53 (Eva Benike 29, Faith Larson 13), Wilmot 32 (Addison Heinje 19 plus 15 rebounds); BOLD, Minn. 67, Canby, Minn. 38 (Brynn Kockelman 16, Ava Danielson 6 rebounds); Mobridge-Pollock 53, Todd County 38; Elkton-Lake Benton 32, Canistota 25; Arlington 61, Dell Rapids St. Mary 42; Sunshine Bible Academy 38, Colome 25.
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