SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KWSN.com) — It’s state tourney time in South Dakota girls’ high school basketball and the Class AA tournament began with an upset.
Jefferson stunned reigning champion and top seed Washington 47-43 to advance to the semis. The Cavaliers scored the last 11 points of the game to take the win; Jefferson’s Cierra Watkins had 16 points.
The favorites won the remaining AA games. Hannah Ronsiek had 18 points to lead two-seed O’Gorman to a 55-35 win over Lincoln. The Knights will play Brandon Valley in the semis; they beat Harrisburg 43-39.
Rapid City Stevens topped Rapid City Central 40-34 to face Jefferson in the semis. That game starts at 7 p.m. Friday with O’Gorman-BV to follow. You can hear both games on 98.1 FM, AM 1230 and KWSN.com.
In Class A, Sioux Falls Christian saw their season come to an end with a 47-34 loss to Hamlin. Hamlin advance to face West Central in the semifinals; top seed Wagner and St. Thomas More moved on to the other semifinal game.
In Class B, another big upset started the day: Viborg Hurley knocked off top-seeded Aberdeen Roncalli 69-58. The Cougars will face Corsica-Stickney in Friday’s semifinals, with DeSmet and Faith also advancing.
Full scores below:
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SDHSAA State Tournament, First Round
Class A
Hamlin 47, Sioux Falls Christian 34
St. Thomas More 37, Lakota Tech 35
Wagner 68, Red Cloud 62
West Central 65, Dakota Valley 52
Class AA
Brandon Valley 43, Harrisburg 39
Rapid City Stevens 40, Rapid City Christian 34
Sioux Falls Jefferson 47, Sioux Falls Washington 43
Sioux Falls O’Gorman 55, Sioux Falls Lincoln 35
Class B
Corsica/Stickney 49, White River 43
DeSmet 52, Aberdeen Christian 44
Faith 54, Wall 34
Viborg-Hurley 69, Aberdeen Roncalli 58
(John Gaskins, KWSN, contributed to this report. Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.)
