Hoops: Rawdon lifts Watertown boys, No. 1 Hamlin tops No. 2 Vermillion girls

A few months after Sioux Falls Washington ended Watertown High School's 2022-23 boys basketball season with an overtime win in the Class AA SoDak 16, Dylon Rawdon and the Arrows gained some revenge.

Rawdon capped a 23-point night by banking in a 3-pointer with under three seconds left to lift the Arrows a 57-54 victory over the Warriors on Friday night in the Watertown Civic Arena.

The shot capped an entertaining game that went back-and-forth throughout. Watertown led 16-12 after one quarter. Washington led 30-25 at halftime and 44-38 after three quarters.

The lead was still six (46-40) with under five minutes remaining when the Arrows got a field goal from Caden Beauchamp and a 3-pointer by Kohen Kranz to get within.

Rawdon took over from there. He hit a 3-pointer with 2:39 left and was fouled. He missed the free throw that would have tied the game at 50, but drained another 3 with 55 seconds to put Watertown ahead 52-50. He added a steal and layup 22 seconds to make it 54-50. Field goals by Mandalla Mohamed with 24 seconds left and AJ Akot with 10 seconds helped Washington pull even again.

The Arrows (6-8) worked the final shot and Rawdon banked it home. Watertown made 10-of-21 3-pointers (three each by Rawdon, Jake Olson and Kranz) compared to Washington's 0-for-9 performance from beyond the arc. Olson finished with 11 points and Kranz nine. Beauchamp made six assists and Kranz five.

Akot tallied 16 points and Mohamed and Gage Gasca 12 each for Washington (6-6). Zharic Sheppard added eight points, five assists and five rebounds. Akot also had six assists and Gasca six rebounds.

Both teams shot well. The Arrows made 22 of 40 field-goal attempts for 55 percent and Washington 27 of 51 for 53.

In the girls' game at Sioux Falls Washington, the second-rated Warriors improved to 11-2 with a 49-36 win.

Brooklyn Harpe scored 16 points, Grace Peterson 15 and Taylor Thompson 10 for the Warriors, who shot 54 percent (22 of 41) from the field.

Jaida Young finished with 10 points, Jade Lund nine, Maddy Rohde six and Miranda Falconer five for the Arrows (7-7), who made 13 of 33 field-goal attempts for 39 percent.

The Watertown teams take on the top-rated Sioux Falls Jefferson teams on Tuesday. The girls host their game and the boys play at Jefferson. Both games are slated to start at 7 p.m.

This roundup will be updated with additional Friday and Saturday details over the weekend.

Other Boys Basketball

Saturday

Pentagon Heritage Classic: Second-rated Sioux Valley downed fourth-rated St. Thomas More 51-44 and Class A Tea Area downed third-rated Class B De Smet 67-60. In another game, Viborg-Hurley turned back McLaughlin 61-41.

Oliver Vincent tallied 18 points and five assists, Patrick Carey 12 points, Maxwell Engebretson 11 points and Alec Squires nine rebounds for Sioux Valley. Caleb Hollenbeck poured in 22 points for St. Thomas More.

Blake Thompson tallied 21 points, seven assists and four steals; Jonah Kocer 16 points; Sam Almas 15 points and Reis Kirschenmann nine rebounds for Tea Area. Damon Wilkinson had 25 points and nine rebounds for De Smet, which also got 12 points from Kasen Janssen, 10 points and six rebounds from George Jensen, 10 points from Tom Aughenbaugh and six rebounds and six assists from Kadyn Fast.

Gage Goertz finished with 21 points, Brady Schroedermeier 13 points and nine rebounds, Kobee Sherman 11 points and Nick Hanson nine points and 11 rebounds for Viborg-Hurley. Raymin Yellow Earrings scored 12 points, Cassidy Demery nine and Elias Sims eight for McLaughlin. Sims also had six rebounds and four assists.

Highmore-Harrold Action Club Classic: Jones County topped Leola-Frederick 54-48 with 23 points from Cooper Feddersen and 20 from Jett Nix. Noah Kippley scored 14, Connor Spitzer nine and Hans Lapka eight for LFA. In other games, Herreid-Selby Area outlasted Lyman 54-48 in overtime, Burke topped North Central 62-58 and Philip turned back Highmore-Harrold 61-53.

Dell Rapids 59, Aberdeen Christian 51: Brayden Pankonen erupted for 30 points to lead Dell Rapids past No. 1 Class B Aberdeen Christian (14-1). Jack Henry added 14 points and Rhett Kloth 13 rebounds. Ethan Russell and Malek Wieker each tallied 16 points and Jackson Isakson 15 for the Knights.

Warner 50, Waverly-South Shore 39: Hunter Cramer tallied 20 points, Levi Scepaniak 11 and Brodey Sauerwein 10 to pace the Monarchs. Landon Maag notched 23 points and Owen Gilmour six for the Coyotes.

Great Plains Lutheran 65, Arlington 34: Myles York collected 19 points and eight rebounds; Austin Rubendall 15 points and six rebounds; Alex Heil 11 points, six assists and eight steals; and Hayden Karli seven points to lead the Panthers. Tommy Bacon had nine points, Blake Madsen seven points and seven rebounds and Evan Fonseca six rebounds for Arlington.

Mobridge-Pollock 59, Todd County 49: Jackson Eisemann and Michael Wald each scored 17 points, Shane Henderson 10 and Kobe Goodshield seven for Mobridge-Pollock. Goodshield also pulled down eight rebounds and Henderson six. Drake Espinosa led Todd County with 16 points.

Vermillion 51, Redfield 33: In a makeup game from last week's Dak XII-NEC Clash, Bryson Skogsberg scored 15 points and Carter Skogsberg and Zach Robinson each apiece for Vermillion. Jerron Haider collected 16 points, Justin Ratigan 16 rebounds and Mitchell Mack 10 points and 12 rebounds for Redfield.

Hitchcock-Tulare 53, Deubrook Area 50: Erik Salmen notched 13 points, Carter Binger and Jackson Maynard each nine and Brendan Nowell eight to power the Patriots. Landon Johnson and Cooper Holmlund each had eight points for the Dolphins.

Flandreau 51, Elkton-Lake Benton 48: The Fliers won, getting 18 points from Paul Parsley, 12 from Alfie Henderson, nine from Luke Sheppard and eight from Xavier Bien. The Elks were led by Carson Griffith's 15 points, Tanner Drietz's 12 and Ryan Krog's nine.

Elk Point-Jefferson 60, Groton Area 56: Easton Kemp notched 22 points, Jakob Scarmon 15 and Garrett Merkley nine for EPJ. Jacob Zak had 24 points and Lane Tietz 11 for Groton Area.

Langford Area 71, Wilmot 62: Jesse Keough produced 22 points and 12 rebounds, Kassen Keough 18 points and Jackson Bahr 13 points to pace the Lions. Keitrick Genia (24 points), Ben Kasuske (14 points) and Dennis Creadon (13 points) paced Wilmot.

Scores: James Valley Christian 88, Estelline-Hendricks 85 (3 OTs); and Central Minnesota Christian 77, Ortonville 27 (Minn.). No other details were reported.

Friday

Harrisburg 66, Aberdeen Central 33: Ethan Determan produced 23 points and Braedon VanBockern 13 to lead the Tigers (8-6) to the Eastern South Dakota Conference win. Spencer Barr tallied 10 points and Jett Carlson six for Aberdeen (3-8), which hosts Mitchell on Tuesday.

Milbank 42, Aberdeen Roncalli 34: Garrett Mertens poured in 20 points to guide the Bulldogs to the Northeast Conference win. Joe Schulte added seven and Jaxson Wildung six. Maddox Miller tallied 12 points, Jayden Munroe eight and Aiden Fisher six for Roncalli. Munroe also grabbed six rebounds.

Hamlin 59, Florence-Henry 32: The Chargers rolled with 15 points from Brennan Keszler, 13 from Easton Neuendorf, eight from Evan Stormo, seven each from Tyson Stevenson and Dawson Noem and six from Rylan Bawdon. Mehki Keller, Peyton Roe and Ty Bergh led the Falcons with five points each.

Clark-Willow Lake 73, Sisseton 33: Kaplan Felberg's 28 points and Trey Huber's 21 paced the Cyclones in the Northeast Conference win. Tyson Huber contributed seven. Carter Stickland had 17 points and Mason Herzog 10 for the Redmen.

Waubay-Summit 78, Northwestern 55: Jonathan Johnston canned eight of the Mustangs' 17 3-pointers, including six in the first quarter, and produced 30 points and six rebounds. Damon Opdahl contributed 25 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and six steals, Jackson Wohlleber 11 points and four assists and Brady Lindholm five assists. Northwestern got 13 points from Nathan Melius and 11 each from Jude Ortmeier and Chase Neiber.

Great Plains Lutheran 63, Wilmot 56: The Panthers prevailed with 20 points and 12 rebounds from Austin Rubendall, 15 points and four assists from Alex Heil, nine points and six rebounds from Brody Scharlemann and seven points, five rebounds and four steals from Myles York. Micah Holien and Hayden Karli each pitched in with six points. Dennis Creadon paced Wilmot with 20 points.

Ipswich 64, North Central 47: Ipswich rolled with 16 points from Trevor Heinz, 15 from Ian Beyers, 14 from Tyler Hettich and eight from Chet Peterson. Cooper Oxner (12 points), Dawson Walz (10 points), Cole Bukaske (nine points) and Bastien Delalande (eight points and seven rebounds) led North Central.

Deubrook Area 79, Arlington 44: The Dolphins received 16 points from Gavin Landmark, 13 from Jacob Jorenby and eight each from Gunner Trooien and Connor Andrews. Jorenby added four assists and J.P. Rogness five steals. Tommy Bacon and Kaden Steffensen each had nine points and Blake Madsen eight rebounds for Arlington.

Sully Buttes 81, Potter County 71: Wesley Wittler recorded 26 points for Sully Buttes and Ryder Falkenhagen 24 for Potter County7.

Hitchcock-Tulare 61, Sunshine Bible Academy 27: TJ Salmen garnered 18 points and Jackson Maynard 16 for Hitchcock-Tulare. Nolan Triebwasser and Daniel Gebracht led SBA with nine and eight points, respectively.

Redfield 65, Webster Area 43: Jerron Haider's 23 points and Mitchell Mack's 21 led Redfield in the Northeast Conference game. Justin Ratigan pitched in with seven points and eight rebounds. Matthew Mount (11 points), Jaiden McCreary (seven points and eight rebounds) and Brent Bearman (six points) paced Webster Area.

Scores: James Valley Christian 63, Faulkton Area 38; Dawson-Boyd 67, Renville County West 49 (Minn.); Central Minnesota Christian 73, Lac qui Parle Valley 40 (Minn.) and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 76, Canby 61 (Minn.). No other details were reported. A score was not available for the Flandreau Indian School at Tiospa Zina game.

Other Girls Basketball

Saturday

Dak XII-NEC Clash: Top-rated Class A Hamlin's 51-34 win over No. 2 Vermillion capped the 11-game event. Kami Wadsworth poured in 25 points for the Chargers (16-0). Kasey Hanson tallied nine points for Vermillion (16-1).

In other games involving area teams, it was: West Central 59 (Molli Thornton 18 points, Alexa Borns 11), Clark-Willow Lake 33 (Kayla Jordan 17 points); Sioux Falls Christian 63 (Ellie Lems 20 points), Sisseton 54 (Krista Langager 21 points); Dakota Valley 76 (Jorja VanDenHul 18 points, Melina Snoozy 15), Tiospa Zina 41 (Kennadee Bissonette 15 points, Alexia Quinn 14); Tri-Valley 63 (Lauren Grinde 22 points, Maddie Huwe 17, Ava Pearson 14), Redfield 53 (Katie Rozell 19 points, Ashlyn Clausen 9).

Tea Area 48 (Mara Grant 20 points, Katie Vasecka 13 points and six rebounds), Milbank 40 (Maurina Street 14 points and 12 rebounds and Isabella Anderson seven points); Elk Point-Jefferson 52, Aberdeen Roncalli 35 (Ava Hanson 13); Dell Rapids 53 (Jenna Miller 16 points, Claire Wynja 13), Webster Area 29 (Erin Sannes and Carrington Hanson 10 points each); Canton 70 (Amanda Lease 21 points), Groton Area 63 (Syndey Leicht 23 points, Brooke Gengerke 10); and Madison 52 (Audrey Nelson 19 points, Karley Lurz 14 and Zoey Gerry 13), Deuel 40 (Josie Andersen 13 points and Harley Hennings 12).

Highmore-Harrold Action Club Classic: Lyman defeated Herreid-Selby Area 71-54, Jones County handled Leola-Frederick Area 49-28, North Central beat Lower Brule 66-43 and Philip edged Highmore-Harrold 67-64 in the Classic.

Mak Scott scored 21 points, Skyler Volmer 20 and McKenzie Laverdure 18 for Lyman. No other details were reported.

Warner 68, Waverly-South Shore 19: The Monarchs rolled with 19 points from Stacia Carda, 16 from Kyra Marcuson, 14 from Kamryn Anderson and nine from Lauren Marcuson. Carlee Mushitz scored 13 points, Jolene Krantz eight and Emily Heuer six for the Coyotes.

Arlington 47, Great Plains Lutheran 35: Big games from Jaelyn Huntimer (17 points and seven steals) and Addalyn Steffensen (10 points and six rebounds) led the Cardinals, who also got nine points from Jolyssa Steffensen. Olivia Holmen's 15-point, 17-rebound effort led the Panthers. Esta Cameron added six points and eight rebounds.

Deubrook Area 60, Hitchcock-Tulare 26: A balanced-scoring attack for the Dolphins included 11 points from Brooke Koppatschek, 10 each from Kadence Bowne and Matte Bauman and nine from Ellie Koenig. Katelyn Schroeder recorded 12 points and Isabel Gilbert seven for the Patriots.

Elkton-Lake Benton 69, Iroquois-Lake Preston 54: The Elks took the Dakota Valley Conference game by getting 22 points from Tevan Erickson, 19 from Kylie Ramlo and 16 from Emily Robbins. ILP's leaders included Adison Moore, 23 points and four steals; Hadlee Holt 11 points and five rebounds; Becca Bich nine points; and Faith Steffensen eight rebounds.

Wilmot 45, Langford Area 27: Addison Heinje and Jada Cameron guided the Wolves with 16 and 10 points, respectively. Heinje also had five rebounds, Ashlyn Ebben seven points and six rebounds and Abigail Schwenn 11 rebounds. Montana Marlow tallied 10 points, Megan Gustafson eight and Alex Darling seven for Langford Area.

Lac qui Parle Valley 47, Pipestone Area 45 (Minn.); The Eagles (16-3) took the tight battle with 15 points and 10 rebounds from Camryn Lee, 14 points from Isabel Gerdes, six points and seven rebounds from Rylee Lund and six points, 11 rebounds and five steals from assists from Taylor Shelstad. Arinn McGee had 14 points and Jadyn and Aubrea Kor each 11.

Scores: Mobridge-Pollock 61, Todd County 45; James Valley Christian 46, Estelline-Hendricks 21; Central Cass (N.D.) 67, Tri-State 46; Central Minnesota Christian 56, Ortonville 23 (Minn.). No other details were reported.

Friday

Harrisburg 40, Aberdeen Central 38: Sadie Mehrman's 3-pointer with 15 seconds helped fourth-rated Harrisburg (11-3) hold off Aberdeen Central (4-7), which visits Mitchell on Tuesday. Jaylee Hofer had eight points and Hannah Eide seven points and eight rebounds for Harrisburg. Taryn Hermansen's 18 points and six rebounds topped the Golden Eagles.

Arlington 58, Deubrook Area 38: The Cardinals used 14 points from Harley Johnson and Jolyssa Steffensen, 13 from Jaelyn Huntimer and 11 from Addalyn Steffensen to cruise to the Dakota Valley Conference victory. Johnson also collected eight rebounds and J. Steffensen seven. Skyla Petersen recorded 10 points and six rebounds, Kadence Bowne nine points, Miranda Moravetz seven rebounds and Brooke Koppatschek seven points for the Dolphins.

Northwestern 44, Waubay-Summit 34: An 18-point, 20-rebound performance by Adriana Ratigan led Northwestern, which also got 11 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots from Ashley Haven; 11 rebounds from Ella Haven; nine points from Tara Blachford; and six assists from Ella Boekelheide. Eva Benike scored 10 points and Brianna Lindholm seven for Waubay-Summit.

Colman-Egan 59, Estelline-Hendricks 36: Lane Mousel scored 18 points and Brynlee Landis 17 to lead Colman-Egan to the Dakota Valley Conference win. Berkley Groos added nine points and Kaylee Voelker eight. Kenzy Beare had 13 points, Claire Dagel 10 and Sadie Johnson nine for Estelline-Hendricks. Dagel also collected six rebounds.

James Valley Christian 41, Faulkton Area 33: Alexa Goertz collected 18 points and six rebounds and Kaylie Robinson 12 for JVC. Paisley Martinmaas and Kelli Stoecker each notched 11 points and Ashly Senn eight for Faulkton Area.

North Central 51, Ipswich 44: Brittney Frickson erupted for 24 points and 13 rebounds to carry North Central to victory. Amree VanderVorst chipped in with 11 points and Ella Batie eight. Katie Bierman finished with 15 points for Ipswich.

Elkton-Lake Benton 52, De Smet 49: De Smet's Jada Burke reached the 1,000-point mark for her career with 26 points and six rebounds in the Dakota Valley Conference loss.

Florence-Henry 54, Tri-State 24: Caylin Kelly collected 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals; Reese Schmidt and Katelyn Klitzke 10 points apiece; and Trinity Watson seven points to carry the Falcons (13-1) to the Eastern Coteau Conference win.

Hitchcock-Tulare 43, Sunshine Bible Academy 23: Cambree Hoekman tallied 14 points, Gracyn Bixler 12 and Katelyn Schroeder nine for the Patriots. Abby Hinman paced SBA with nine points.

Scores: McLaughlin 54, Little Wound 46; Sully Buttes 63, Faulkton Area 52; Flandreau 49, Sioux Valley 44; Oakes 54, Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock (N.D.) 22; Kidder County 56, Ellendale 22 (N.D.); Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 61, Dawson-Boyd 41 (Minn.); Yellow Medicine East 61, Ortonville 36 (Minn.). No other details were reported. A score was not available for the Flandreau Indian School at Tiospa Zina game.

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