Putting Wrap on SD Boys State Tourneys - Pierre, Madison and White River Win Titles

South Dakota boys basketball championships recently concluded with a defending champion White River repeating in Class B in Aberdeen while Madison won a their third title in five years in Class A at Rapid City and Pierre Riggs captured a fourth overall title and the first AA crown in 31 years in Sioux Falls. Here is a review of the tournaments with a horde of notes and stats. 

Pierre Wins State AA Behind Severyn’s 4^th Q Performance

Pierre Riggs (21-5), the preseason #1, won the state AA championship for the first time since 1982, a span of 31 years. Led by SDSU recruit Lane Severyn’s 24 points and five rebounds, Pierre Riggs rallied from a 36-32 third-quarter deficit to defeat Brandon Valley, 50-39, in an All-ESD match-up. The Governors and supporters were inspired by Conrad Adam, a junior who is battling cancer. During the awards ceremony, Adam received a standing ovation from the gathered masses at the Arena. In the title game, Pierre outscored Brandon Valley (18-7), 18-3, in the pivotal fourth quarter as Severyn came through in the clutch. Severyn had five three-point field goals on the night but three in the fourth quarter. Pierre also received 11 points and 13 rebounds from Creighton recruit Zach Hansen, who led the all players at the AA Tourney with 62 points and also had 26 rebounds. Severyn had 58 points and 28 rebounds in the three games. BV was limited to three points in the fourth quarter by Pierre.  The Governors made 15-of-43 field goals for 34.8% while converting 9-of-30 (30%) shots from three-point range and 11-of-17 (64.7%) free throws. The Govs outrebounded BV, 28-22, and had four blocks and four steals. The Lynx hit 14-of-53 field goals for 26.4%, including 6-of-26 shots from three-point range for 23.1% and 5-of-7 free throws for 71.4%. Combined the two teams shot 56 three-point shots, making 15 for just 26.78%.

Pierre Notes: The Governors won their fourth title in the school’s 38th appearance in the state AA tourney. To get to the Sioux Falls Arena, Pierre defeated Aberdeen Central, 61-38, and Huron, 49-48, to win Districts. The Governors, which last won a state crown in 1982 (Rapid City Central, 56-43), also claimed titles in 1979 (Rapid City Central, 68-57) and 1944 (Huron, 29-28). Including the State AA Tourney, Pierre closed the season with 18 wins in 19 games with the only loss a one-point decision at Brookings on Feb. 8. In the last 18 games, Pierre won 15 by double figure totals.  Pierre finished the season with a 1,578-to-1,277 scoring differential, which breaks out to 60.69-to-49.11 ppg or a per game victory margin of 11.58. Severyn finished his career with  1,510 career points (Pierre school record), 661 rebounds (Pierre school record) and 198 3-point field goals. He had 518 points (19.92 ppg) and 211 rebounds (8.1 rpg) this season. Hansen finished with 1,362 points (2nd all-time at Pierre) with 657 rebounds. In 2012-13, Hansen had 499 points (19.19 ppg) and 206 rebounds (8.0 rpg). Severyn and Hansen combined to score 2,872 points and grab 1,318 rebounds during illustrious careers at Pierre.  

At State AA: Pierre advanced to the AA championship game with Brandon Valley after rallying for a 47-45 win over Sioux Falls Lincoln in the semifinals. Two free throws by Hansen with 3.8 seconds to go provided the difference over the Patriots (13-13). In a back and forth semifinal, Pierre forced a Lincoln turnover with 22 seconds left in a tie game and Hansen was fouled and converted at the line. Hansen scored 21 points, hitting 8-of-15 field goals, and grabbed six rebounds, while Severyn added 18 points and eight rebounds. Pierre hit 16-of-45 shots from the field for 35.6%, while making just 1-of-13 from three-point range. They were 14-of-18 from the foul like. Earlier in the tourney, Pierre, the #2 seed, registered a 60-47 win over Rapid City Central as Hansen scored 30 points and had seven rebounds while Severyn added 16 points and 11 boards. Against Central, Hansen made 14-of-20 shots from the field, including a three-pointer, and had two blocks Overall, Pierre converted 24-of-55 shots from the field for 43.6%, including 7-of-22 from three-point range.

Brandon Valley Notes: The Lynx (18-7), which had a nine game winning streak end against Pierre Riggs, tied a season low with his 39 points in the title game. The Lynx, which recorded 10 wins by double figures, finished with a 1,383-to-1,210 scoring differential, which breaks out to 55.32-to-48.4 or a 6.92 victory margin. Directed by 12th-year coach Brent Deckert, Brandon Valley was runner-up (2^nd time) in their 11th tourney appearance. The Lynx last won a state title in 1998 with a 63-58 decision over O'Gorman. The school’s last trip to the title game was in 2003. BV also made state tourney appearances in 2013, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2003, 1998, 1997 (third), 1992, 1990 (third), 1975, and 1965 (third).  For the season, Lynx connected on 42.2% of their shots from the field on 473-of-1,122 shooting, including 30.4% (136-of-447) on 3-point shooting. They hit 61.3% (264-of-431) from the charity stripe. Chase Marso led the team in scoring with 16.84 ppg (421 points) and 4.2 rpg. He hit 40.9% (150-of-367) from the field, including 57-of-165 for 34.5% from 3-point range. Marso finished his season with seven games over 20 points, including two with 30 points or more. His high was 36 points vs. Rapid City Central when he knocked home 9-of-14 from 3-point range.  Junior Jacob Adams had 18 double digit scoring games, including three straight in the state tourney. He averaged 12.48 ppg (312 points) with 5.7 rpg. Nic Peterson, who had 16 double figure scoring games, including two in the tourney, averaged 11.6 ppg (290 points) with 3.7 rebounds per game.  

State Tourney Notes: The Lynx, led by 15 points from Nic Petersen, advanced to the AA title game by knocking off the #1 seed SF Roosevelt, 57-51. Roosevelt had defeated BV earlier in the season, 82-55. The Lynx also received a big game from Jacob Adams with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Chase Marso had 10 points, three rebounds and three assists. In the semifinal upset, BV shot just 35.7 percent but also held Roosevelt to 36.7%. Both teams had trouble from 3 with BV knocking down 5-of-17 and Roosevelt, 4-of-21. The key factors in the win over Roosevelt, which had defeated 20 straight South Dakota opponents, was rebounds and free throws. The Lynx made 22-of-30 from the charity stripe for 73.3%, although Adams missed six straight in the 30 seconds after BV had built a six-point lead. Brandon Valley trailed 51-49 late before outscoring the Rough Riders, 8-0 over the final 2:33. The Lynx had a 39-23 advantage in rebounds, including 16 offensive boards. Roosevelt made 11-of-16 free throws. While BV had some problems with the Roosevelt pressure, they also forced mistakes with both teams committing 13 turnovers. Led by Nic Peterson's 20 points, BV moved into the semifinal round with a 62-29 win over #4 seed Huron. BV advanced to the AA tourney by defeating SF Washington, 56-43, and SF Lincoln, 71-43, in district play.

BV AA Stats: In the State AA Tourney, Brandon Valley made 54-of-141 shots from the field for 38.29 percent. In addition, they hit 14-of-52 for 26% from 3-point range. The Lynx converted 36-of-54 (66.7%) on free throws. Individually, Peterson, a junior, scored 38 points, including games of 20 and 15, to lead the Lynx. He hit 11-of-21 field goals while hauling in nine rebounds and recording five steals. Jacob Adams, also a junior, had 37 points (14, 10, 13) with 18 rebounds while Marso, a senior, had 36 points (9, 10, 17), although he had a frustrating tourney from three-point range, hitting just 3-of-17. He also had seven assists and 10 rebounds.

AA Notes
Beste Comes Up Big
Brookings Konnor Beste had a career-high 40 points in a 73-61 consolation win by the Bobcats over Rapid City Central on Friday. He made 14-of-20 shots from the field, including 8-of-11 from three-point range. The point total and three-point conversions are the best among all players in any of the state tourneys ongoing in 2013. Beste’s total may be the best ever by a bench player at a state tournament as he was named to the State A All-Tourney squad.

Rivalry Saturday

On Saturday, the AA Tourney was treated to a pair of rivalry match ups. In the 7th-place game, Rapid City Stevens defeated the Rapid City Cobblers, 56-50. With the win, Stevens earned a split in four games with the Cobblers. RC Central won a 48-47 OT game in the Districts while Stevens returned the favor with the state tournament win. Later Roosevelt defeated Lincoln, 52-41, for third place. It also culminated with Tyler Howard completing his career with 1,010 points, just the second Roosevelt player ever (John Sivisend, 1,382, 1992-96) to reach 1K in career points.

AA All Tourney Team 
Zach Hanson, Lane Severyn, both of Pierre Riggs; Tyler Howard, Nate Cole, both of SF Roosevelt; Stephen Schaefer, RC Stevens; Chase Marso, Nic Peterson, Jacob Adams, all of Brandon Valley; Adam Jaros, SF Lincoln; Tyler Nagy, Konnor Beste, both of  Brookings; and Justin Decker, Huron.

Class A – Madison Turns Back Tea Area in a Match up of Neighbors

Two schools about 40 miles apart met in the Class A title game with Madison (24-2) rallying from a 30-22 halftime deficit to claim a third Class A title in five years with a 54-49 decision over Tea Area (22-4) in Rapid City’s Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Madison finished the season with 11 straight wins while halting Tea Area’s 12 game winning streak.  

Madison Season Notes: The Bulldogs (24-2), which won titles in 2009 and 2010, had a 190-to-113 edge in rolling to the title. Before their five-point title game win, Madison had won 10 straight games by margins of 13 points or more. They won 21 games by double digit totals this year with 14 by 20 points or better. Madison was dominant in the postseason, putting together a 454-to-269 scoring margin from districts through State A play. Madison, which made their 23rd state tournament appearance, has won five titles including championships in 1921 (29-21 over Mitchell), 1945 (30-28 over Webster), 2009 (48-40 over Platte-Geddes) and 2010 (58-47 over St. Thomas More) along with 54-49 decision over Tea Area this year. In addition, the Bulldogs have finished runner-up five times for 10 total championship game appearances. Madison, directed 8th-year head coach Michael Ricke (178-39, .819), had a 1,764 ppg-to-1,181 scoring differential this season. That total breaks out to 67.85-to-45.42 ppg edge and a Class A-best 22.43 points per game victory margin. Overall this season, Madison  was led by Vandeberg who scored 287 points, which breaks out to 11.48 ppg. He hit 107-of-219 for 48.9% from the field. He hit 21-of-59 shots for 35.6% from three-point range. He was 52-of-75 free throws for 69.3%.  Jesse Brown had 274 points for 10.54 points, hitting 115-of-233 field goals. He was tied with Tyler Wiebe with 185 rebounds or 7.1 rpg. Wiebe finished with 212 points or 9.64 ppg. Mason Sullivan (208 points, 8.0 ppg) and Braxton Olson (200 points, 7.69 ppg) also scored at least 200 points. Sullivan also had 78 assists and Olson, 62.

Bulldogs State Tourney Notes: Prior to the win over Tea Area, Madison rolled to a 66-30 win over Mobridge-Pollock in the semifinals as Trae Vandeberg had 15 points (6-of-12 on field goals) while Tyler Wiebe had 15 and Jacob Giles, 11. Madison also won a opening round game with a 70-34 decision over Pine Ridge (14-10). They advanced to the State A with a 69-52 win over Dell Rapids in Region 3A. The Bulldogs claimed District 5B with a 101-42 win over Flandreau Indian School and then an 84-62 decision over Elkton-Lake Benton in the championship. Against Mobridge-Pollock in the semifinals at the A Tourney, Madison opened the game on a 12-0 run and were never threatened by the Tigers, which had knocked off #2 seed Aberdeen Roncalli in the quarterfinals. In the win, Madison hit 25-of-61 shots for 41%, including 4-of-10 from three-point range. They were 12-of-17 for 70.59%. Madison held Mobridge-Pollock to 23.4% (11-of-47) shooting from the field and 4-of-13 for 31% from three-point range. In the quarterfinal win over Pine Ridge, Madison rolled to a 46-16 halftime lead and was never threatened. They were led by Tyler Wiebe with 15 points while Jesse Brown had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

State Stat Breakdown: Madison, which outrebounded A tourney opponents, 131-to-83, rolled to the championship through tough defense. In all, the Bulldogs forced 54 turnovers, 40 of which came through steals. The Bulldogs hit 49-of-167 for 41.3%, including 7-of-24 (29.2%) from three point range. At the charity stripe, Madison made 45-of-67 for 67.2%. The Bulldogs were led in scoring by Wiebe with 36 points, who also had seven assists, 22 rebounds, two steals and a block. Vandeberg (11.6 ppg), who had 32 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Tea Area Notes: The Titans (22-4), which was led by head coach Chris Fechner (2nd season at Tea; 12th overall, 112-82), fell to Madison, 54-49, in the school’s first-ever State A Championship appearance. In the title game, Connor Shaull scored 12 points while Riley Knutson finished with 11. Overall in 2012-13, Tea Area compiled 1562 points for 60.08 ppg, while allowing 1,207 points or 46.42 ppg. Tea Area hit 46.4% (590-of-1,271) from the field, 25.2% (78-of-310) from 3-point range and 58.82% (304-517) from the foul line. They averaged 31.1 rebounds per game and record 283 steals. Shaull, who was the Class A Spirit of Su Award recipient, finished the season with 381 points, averaging 14.65 points per game. He had 199 rebounds, including 63 on offense. Mitchell Nissen finished with 275 points or 10.58 ppg along with 191 rebounds and 34 blocks. Riley Knutson had 333 points (12.8 ppg), 100 rebounds, 83 assists and 70 steals.

Tea Area At State -  The Titans advanced to the title game with a dominating 65-33 decision over Platte-Geddes (16-8), which had knocked off the #1 seed Clark-Willow Lake 66-51, in a quarterfinal #1 vs. #8 match-up. Tea Area advanced to the Class A semifinals with a 60-53 win over #4 seed Spearfish (18-6). In the win over Platte-Geddes, Tea Area trailed 16-14 in the second quarter before they had a 16-1 run and never were threatened thereafter. After leading 30-17 at the break, Tea Area outscored the Black Panthers, 35-16, in the second half. Once again team was led by Shaull with 20 points and five rebounds. The Titans made hit 22-of-55 shots from the field for 40% but made just 3-of-15 shots from three-point range. They were 18-of-27 from the foul line for 66.7%. While Platte Geddes had a 39-32 edge in rebounding, Tea Area dominated on defense, forcing 29 turnovers, including 17 through steals. The Titans also had seven blocks. In the semifinal win over Spearfish, Tea Area was again paced by Shaull, who had 23 points and seven rebounds, hitting 3-of-9 from three-point range. Knutson added 11 points for the Titans. To get to State, Tea Area rallied to defeat Dakota Valley, 57-55, in the Region 4A final. Tea Area advanced to the region final with a 57-38 win over Lennox. The Titans nearly went out in the first round, needing a last-second shot to slide by Harrisburg, 45-43.

Tea Area’s State Stats: Tea Area finished the tourney with a 174-to-140 points per game advantage with a 333-to-276 overall post-season points margin. They made 62-of-142 (43.6%) from the field, 11-of-42 (26.2%) from three-point range, and 39-of-65 (60%) from the foul line.  Defense was one of Tea Area’s main attributes in the tourney. They forced 61 turnovers by means of 43 steals and 13 total blocks. The Titans, which had 43 turnovers, was outrebounded, 108-to-95. Shaull finished third in points in the A tourney with 53, hitting 23, 18 and 12 in consecutive games. He also had 19 rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Knutson had 29 and Nissen 24.

Class A Notes:

Flatten Finishes Career Strong
SDSU recruit Skyler Flatten of Clark-Willow Lake scored 68 points in the State A Tourney, finishing with 1,696 points in his career. He hit 21-of-52 shots from the field, including 11-of-31 from three-point range. He knocked down 15-of-24 free throws. He made 7-of-12 3’s vs. Spearfish in a semifinal game. He had 17 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and six blocks.

Magic of March
In a rarity, the two lowest seeded teams defeated the top two seeds in a display of how magical March can be. #8 Platte-Geddes upset #1 Clark/Willow Lake, 66-51, as sophomore Coby Johnson scored 24 points with 11 rebounds while #7 Mobridge-Pollock upended #2 Aberdeen Roncalli, 67-52, as Mitchel Heumiller scored 26, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range..

A All Tourney Team 
Jeff LeBeau, Pine Ridge; Brandon Kemp, Spearfish; Dominic King, Aberdeen Roncalli; Skyler Flatten, Clark/Willow Lake; Mitchel Heumiller, Mobridge-Pollock; Coby Johnson, Platte-Geddes; Connor Shaull, Mitchel Nissen, and Riley Knutson, all of Tea Area; Tyler Wiebe, Mason Sullivan, and Trae Vandeberg, all of Madison

Class B - White River Handles Viborg-Hurley, 63-51, to Repeat in B

White River (25-1) turned back Viborg-Hurley, 63-51, and concluded a dominant run through Class B in 2013 with a second straight championship and the fourth in six seasons. The Tigers reached the State B’s final four for the eighth consecutive year and reached the title game six straight seasons. White River trailed by four early (6:10, 1^st Q) but rallied for an 18-8 edge over Viborg-Hurley after one-quarter. The Tigers ran the lead to 18 and took a 35-19 lead at the break. Viborg-Hurley outscored White River, 32-28, in the second half but the Tigers balance – four players in double figures – prevailed. White River, which was outrebounded, 34-18, hit 48.9% (22-of-45) from the field, including 31.3% (5-of-16) from three-point range and 83.3% (10-of-12) from the charity stripe.  The Cougars hit 40% (18-of-45) from the field and 45.5% (5-of-11) from three-point range and 77.8% (14-of-18) from the foul line. Viborg-Hurley was led by Tyler Gerdes with 15 points, including 3-of-5 from deep, and six rebounds while Trevor Jacobsen had 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field. Meanwhile Joe Cameron led White River with 18 points (6-of-13 from field) with four rebounds, three steals and three assists. Wyatt Krogman concluded a brilliant career with 16 points, six assists and two rebounds while both Tavis Burbank and Nic Waln scored 10 points.

White River Tourney Notes – The Tigers won all three state tournament games by double digits. In the opening round the Tigers defeated Langford Area, 51-33, and then rolled past South Central, 86-55 before the 63-51 win over Viborg-Hurley. They had an overall margin of 200-to-139 at the State B.   In the 86-53 verdict over South Central in the semifinals, White River built a 48-22 halftime halftime lead. Krogman led White River with 15 points and seven assists while Nic Waln had 18 points (3-of-6 from 3-point range) in the win. Gilbert Morrison added 16 points (4-of-8 from 3 point range) and seven steals while Matt Gillen had a double double with 12 points. White River hit 11-of-27 shots from three-point range while knocking down 33-of-66 shots. Key to the win was the Tigers' defense, which recorded 19 steals and forced South Central in 28 turnovers. In the opening round win over Langford Area, White River led 14-3 after one quarter and 22-9 at halftime. A 19-10 edge in the third quarter was more normal for this high-scoring outfit. In the fourth quarter, Langford had a 14-10 edge. Overall, White River was led by Krogman with 14 points, three rebounds, five assists, steal and block. Joe Cameron had 14 points, eight rebounds, three blocks while Gillen scored 10 points. Waln was held to just one basket but had four rebounds and six steals. White River hit 19-of-45 shots from the field for 42.2%, although they were just 2-of-15 from 3-point range against Langford Area. They made 11-of-15 from the foul line.  

Tigers' State Tourney Notes - In three State B games, Krogman had 45 points, 18 assists, nine rebounds and three steals. Cameron hit double digits twice, finishing with 37 points, eight assists, nine steals and 15 rebounds along with five blocks. Waln had 31 points, including 6-of-14 from three-point range. In the tournament as a whole,  White River hit 74-of-156 shots from the field for 47.4%, including 18-of-53 for 34% from three-point range. They also made 34-of-49 fir 69.4% from the foul line. In addition, they had 74 rebounds, 20 steals and committed just 20 turnovers.In the postseason, White River had a 505-to-272 or 84.16-to-45.33 margin which breaks out to 38.84. So the regular season victory margin and the postseason mark was separated by just .19, amazing consistency of dominance.

White River Season Notes - In looking at the season as a whole, the Tigers rank as one of the highest scoring teams in South Dakota prep basketball history. White River averaged 86.69 points per game, totaling 2,254 points while allowing 1,249, or a difference of 1,005 points. Opponents scored just 48.04 per game as White River had a 38.65 victory margin. For the first time in school history, White River won back-to-back titles (52-43 over Viborg-Hurley in 2012)  to go along with championships in 1955 (56-55 over Hayti), 2008 (66-50 over Langford), and 2010 (66-63 over Hitchcock-Tulare) for five total. They also made tournament appearances in 1949, 1956, 1993, 2006 (4th), 2007 (3rd), 2009 (2nd) and 2011 (2nd).  To advance to state, the Tigers defeated Oelrichs (20-2), 83-55, for the Region 7B title, which they won for an eighth straight season. Earlier, they defeated Kadoka area, 120-21, and Jones County, 102-55, in the districts.  White Lake finished the season scoring 86 points or more 14 times, 90 points 10 times with six games over 100. White River won 24-of-26 games by at least 12 points and 20 by 20 or more. They scored 96 or more points four of its final seven games and has 88 or more in seven of the last 13 games with four over 109 points (109, 112, 120). The influence of head coach Eldon Marshall has been significant during this incredible run. With this season in the books, Marshall has a career mark of 228-58 in 12 seasons, including 208-38 at White River in 10 seasons. As for Krogman, who is headed to Black Hills State, he finished his career with 1,926 points, 780 assists and 474 rebounds. He scored 464 points this season or 17.46 per game. In his career, Krogman had at least 157 assists in four straight seasons and 77 or more in five straight (2008-09, 77; 2009-10, 157; 2010-11, 190; 20-11-12, 172; 2012-13, 184). Krogman also has 374 steals, including 80 this season, and 16 blocks. In terms of his points per year, Krogman scored 213 in 2008-09; 314 in 2009-10; 480 in 2010-11; 465 in 2011-12; and 454 in 2012-13. He hit 49.3% from the field on 689-of-1,396 shooting. On three-pointers, he knocked down 98-of-317 for 31% and made 450-of-651 for 69.1% from the foul line. Waln (15.34 pp, 2.2 rpg, 2.0 spg, 1.6 apg), a second-team all-state selection a year ago, scored 395 or better in three straight years (395, 2010-11; 448, 2011-12; and 399 in 2012-13). In his career, Waln made 187-of-458 for 40.8% from 3-point range. Over the past three years, he has made 54 3’s or more, including 68-of-189 in 2010-11; 54-of-109 in 2011-12 and 60-of-143 (41.9%) in 2012-13.

Viborg-Hurley State Tourney Notes: Viborg-Hurley advanced to the title game by rallying in the second half of its semifinal match up with third-seeded Dupree. The Cougars used a 21-11 advantage to dispatch #3 Dupree (24-2), 37-34. In the opening round, the Cougars knocked off  #2 seed James Valley Christian (23-3) by outscoring the Vikings, 10-2, in overtime for a 55-47 quarterfinal win. Against Dupree, Jack Huether (29 points in tourney) and Trevor Jacobsen each scored 11 points while Andrew Hora had nine points and nine rebounds. Seth Anderson had a game-high 10 rebounds while V-H's defense limited Dupree’s high scoring guard Nate Widow to 12 points after he had a 34-point outburst in the opening round. In the low scoring affair, the Cougars made just 13-of-45 shots for 28.8% while Dupree hit 12-of-34 for 35%. V-H was 4-of-13 from 3 point range and Dupree, 5-of-21. At the free throw stripe, the Cougars were 3-of-6 and Dupree, 9-of-14. Dupree led at halftime, 23-16. In a 55-47 OT quarterfinal win against #2 seed James Valley Christian, the Cougars were led by senior Tyler Gerdes with 19 points (38 points in state tourney) and six rebounds along with two assists and two steals. Hora was a big factor inside with 13 points, 19 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Huether had 12 points and three boards for V-H, which hit 43.9% from the field on 18-of-41 shooting. They were just 4-of-19 from 3-point range and made 15-of-20 from the foul stripe.

Cougars' Tourney Stat Wrap: V-H hit 49-131 for 37.4% from the field while connecting on 13-of-43 for 30.23% from 3-point range. At the foul line, the Cougars 32-of-44 for 72.7%. Gerdes led the team with 38 points while grabbing 17 rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jacobsen had 31 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds and three steals. Andrew Hora and Jack Huether each score 29 points while Hora led the team with 36 reobunds and five blocks. Hora’s 19 rebounds in the win over JVC was the best rebound total by any player in any of the three tourneys.

Viborg-Hurley Season Wrap: V-H, which defeated Canistota, 50-44, in the Region 4B final for the second consecutive season, made their 10th state tournament appearance. While Viborg-Hurley doesn't have a championship in its current co-op, it can claim one with Hurley, which won a title in 2007 over Mitchell Christian, 44-42. Otherwise, the schools have had a combined five top-3 finishes. V-H is directed head coach Galen Schoenefeld, who is in his 10th season (14th overall) and has a 205-127(.617) record, including a stunning 195-60 (.780) with the Cougars. Interestingly, the championship loss was Schoenefeld’s 250^th game as the Cougars coach. V-H won District 8B with a 59-35 win over Alcester-Hudson and a 43-40 decision over Centerville in the championship. Overall, Viborg-Hurley finished with a 1,589-to-1,133 overall scoring edge against opponents, which breaks out to 61.11-to-43.57 ppg or a victory margin of 17.54 ppg. The Cougars made 600-of-1,312 field goals for 45.7%, including 149-of-441 for 33.8% from 3-point range as well as 250-of-374 for 66.8% from the foul stripe. Jacobsen is the leading 3-point shooter at 40.9% on 45-of-110 conversions. 

Class B Notes 

Back-to-Back match ups - For just the second time in state history, two Class B squads met in back-to-back title games. White River won both games, taking the 2013 title, 63-51, after winning 52-43 in 2012. The only other B title game with the same two teams was in 1947 and 1948 when Webster defeated Eureka, 33-25 and 44-40. It is a rare occurrence in SD prep history when the same two teams meet in back-to-back games. In over 100 years of basketball, this White River-Viborg-Hurley match-up was just the sixth meeting of the same two teams at a SD State Boys Basketball Tourney in consecutive years. In AA, it has happened twice. The first once occurred in 1984 and 1985 when Mitchell defeated SF Washington by scores of 54-48 and 62-59. Then, in 2011 and 2012, SF O'Gorman upended Mitchell, 56-49 and 63-48.  In Class A, it has happened twice, Custer and Lennox faced off in back-to-back seasons of 1991 and 1992. Lennox won the '91 showdown, 72-56, with Custer returning the favor in 1993, 65-58. Those two teams also met in back-to-back appearances in 2002 and 2003. Custer won the 2002 game, 55-50, while Lennox prevailed, 49-32, in 2003.

Widow Shines and Deal Hits 1K at State B

Dupree’s Nate Widow, who had a B tourney high of 34 points in the opener, scored 66 for the tourney (2^nd highest total) and finished his career with 1,151 points. With his double figure total in the championship, Kash Deal passed 1,000 points, finishing with 1,001.

Session Highs
Arlington guard Andrew King had nine assists (17 for tourney) vs. James Valley Christian, which was the best total of any player in any of the tourneys. In terms of leading the way, Kole Hawkinson of Potter County scored 29 points in the final game and had 63 for the tournament in large part due to his 13-of-23 shooting from 3-point range. His 13 deep hits was the best total of any player in the Class B, A or AA tournament.

Hofer Shines with 74 Points: 
After an OT loss in the opener to Viborg/Hurley, Adam Hofer, who was the Spirit of Su winner in Class B, led James Valley Christian to a consolation championship, finishing  a brilliant career with 74 points, including 9-of-22 from 3-point range. Hofer, who had State B Tourney games of 29, 24 and 21 points, finished with 1,839 career points. He is headed to Dakota State to play basketball.

B State Tourney Team  
Kole Hawkinson, Potter County; Drew Planteen and Bo Fries, both of Langford Area; Adam Hofer, James Valley Christian; Tyler Frank, South Central; Kash Deal and Nate Widow, both of Dupree; Andrew Hora, Trevor Jacobson, both of Viborg/Hurley; Nick Waln, Joe Cameron,  Wyatt Krogman, all of White River.

Finally, here is a breakdown of the scoring leaders at the respective tournaments.

AA State Tournament Leaders

Zach Hansen, Pierre Riggs, 62 points (30, 21, 11), 24-41 FG, 2-7 3 pt., 12-16 FT, 26 rebounds, 7 blocks

Lane Severyn, Pierre Riggs, 58 points (16, 18, 24), 18-36 FG, 8-19 3 pt., 14-20 FT, 28 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals

Steve Schaeffer, Rapid City Stevens, 51 points (13, 15, 23), 19-44 FG, 2-9 3 pt., 11-18 FT, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals

Konnor Beste, Brookings, 51 points (8, 40, 3), 17-29 FG, 10-18 3 pt., 7-11 FT, 16 rebounds, 7 steals

Tyler Nagy, Brookings, 50 points (16, 12, 22), 13-40 FG, 3-13 3 pt., 21-24 FT, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 7 assists

Adam Jaros, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 41 points (16, 16, 9), 14-40, 6-21, 3-7, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

John Fierro, Rapid City Central, 39 points (10, 17, 12), 11-32 FG, 4-11 3 pt., 13-17 FT, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals

Brandon Boggs, Sioux Falls Roosevelt (23, 1, 14), 38 points, 11-21 FG, 2-6 3 pt., 14-16 FT, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 5 steals

Nic Peterson, Brandon Valley, 38 points (20, 15, 3), 14-34 FG, 5-15 3 pt., 5-6 FT, 6 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 steals

Nathan Miller, Rapid City Central, 37 points (14, 10, 13), 17-23 FG, 0-0 3 pt., 3-6 FT, 19 rebounds, 3 steals

Jacob Adams, Brandon Valley, 37 points (14, 10, 13), 14-33 FG, 5-13 3 pt., 4-13 FT, 3 assists, 2 steals, block, 18 rebounds

Chase Marso, Brandon Valley, 36 points (9, 10, 17), 10-41 FG, 3-17 3 pt., 13-14 FT, 7 assists, block, 10 rebounds

Justin Decker, Huron, 35 points (12, 11, 12), 14-24 FG, 1-2 3 pt., 5-6 FT, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 4 steals

Adam Zwanziger, Huron, 31 points (7, 14, 10), 9-21 FG, 2-4 3 pt., 12-25 FT, 23 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist

Tyler Howard, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 30 points (13, 10, 7), 11-30 FG, 1-7 3pt, 7-13 FT, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals

Nate Cole, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 30 points (8, 10, 12), 13-29 FG, 2-12 3 pt., 2-2 FT, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, 5 steals

A State Tournament Leaders

Skyler Flatten, Clark/Willow Lake, 68 points (19, 28, 21), 21-52 FG, 11-31 3-pt, 15-24 FT, 17 rebounds, 6 blocks, 8 assists, 6 steals

Coby Johnson, Platte-Geddes, 55 points (24, 8, 23), 21-38 FG, 2-4 3 pt., 11-19 FT, 30 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals

Connor Shaull, Tea Area, 53 points (23, 18, 12), 20-43 FG, 7-19 3 pt., 6-7 FT, 19 rebounds, 3 steals assist, 3 blocks

Dillon Orth, Spearfish, 48 points (15, 14, 9), 18-37 FG, 4-12 3 pt., 8-15 FT, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, steal

Jeff LeBeau, Pine Ridge, 42 points (16, 12, 14), 19-37, 0-0 3 pt., 4-8 FT, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks

Mitchel Heumiller, Mobridge-Pollock, 40 points (26, 5, 9), 15-34 FG, 5-11 3 pt., 5-6 FT, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals

Brandon Kemp, Spearfish, 37 points (16, 14, 7), 14-41 FG, 9-31 3 pt., 0-0 FT, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 steals

Tyler Wiebe, Madison, 36 points (15, 11, 10), 9-27 FG, 0-0 3 pt., 18-22 FT, 7 assists, 22 rebounds, 2 steals, block

Trae Vandeberg, Madison, 32 points (8, 15, 9), 11-29 FG, 1-8 3 pt., 9-16 FT, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

Tyson Jenkins, Clark/Willow Lake, 32 points (9, 11, 12), 13-24 FG, 0-0 3 pt., 6-13 FT, 17 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 steals, 8 assists

Torrey Kolden, Clark/Willow Lake, 30 points (5, 10, 15), 10-20 FG, 0-0 3 pt., 10-19 FT, 18 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals

B State Tournament Leaders

Adam Hofer, James Valley Christian, 74 points (29, 24, 21), 26-54 FG, 9-22 3pt, 13-15 FT, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 9 steals

Nate Widow, Dupree, 66 points (34, 12, 20), 24-54 FG, 6-16 3pt., 12-17 FT, 9 assists, 4 steals, 20 rebounds, block

Kole Hawkinson, Potter County, 62 points (12, 21, 29), 17-29 FG, 13-23 3pt. FG, 15-18 FT, 2 reb. 4 steals

Wyatt Krogman, White River, 45 points (14-15-16), 16-31 FG, 2-4 3pt, 11-17 FT, 18 assists, 3 steals, 9 rebounds, 1 block

Bo Fries, Langford Area, 45 points, (11, 17, 17), 18-38 FG, 3-8 3pt, 7-11 FT), 11 assists, 14 rebounds, 4 steals

Zach Warnke, Arlington, 42 points (12, 17, 13), 12-23 FG, 0-2 3 pt., 18-22 FT, 33 rebounds (13, 6, 14), 2 double doubles, 2 assists, 2 steals

Andrew King, Arlington, 41 points (12, 10, 19), 15-37 FG, 5-16 3 pt., 6-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 17 assists, including tournament high of nine vs. James Valley Christian

Tage Hargens, Arlington, 40 points (16, 16, 8), 18-43 FG, 2-13 3 pt., 4-14 FT, 4 assists, 5 steals 13 rebounds

Tyler Gerdes, Viborg-Hurley, 38 points, (19, 15, 4), 14-27 FG, 3-9 3 pt, 7-11 FT, 17 reb., 4 assists, 3 steals

Drew Planteen, Langford Area, 37 points, (12, 14, 11), 11-22 FG, 11-16 FT), 17 rebounds, 8 blocks

Joe Cameron, White River, 37 points, (14, 5, 18), 13-27 FG, 4-12 3pt, 7-8 FT, 8 assists, 9 steals, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks

Chayce Hall, Potter County, 37 points, 15-49 FG, 1-9 3pt, 6-14 FT, 7 assists, 12 rebounds, 5 steals

Tate Nafziger, Potter County, 34 points, 11-22 FG, 1-1 3pt, 11-19 FT, 18 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks

Trevor Jacobsen, Viborg-Hurley, 31 points, (6, 11, 14), 10-25 FG, 3-11 3pt. 8-10 FT, 10 assists, 9 rebounds, 3 steals

Kash Deal, Dupree, 31 points (12, 7, 12), 13-23 FG, 2-6 3 pt, 3-6 FT, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 10 steals, block

Andrew Hora, Viborg-Hurley, 29 points, (13, 9, 7), 9-23 FG, 1-8 3 pt, 10-12 FT, 36 rebounds, 5 blocks

Jack Huether, Viborg-Hurley, 29 points (12, 11, 6), 8-20 FG, 5-13 3 pt, 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 2 assists