UNDATED – The second day of action at the South Dakota Girls’ State Basketball Tournament wrapped up Friday.
In the B tournament, Faith lost a heartbreaker to DeSmet in double overtime 52-50. The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 16-7 lead over the Longhorns, but Faith battled back, outscoring DeSmet 11-8 in the second. The two teams remained close the rest of the way, and it came down to free throws giving DeSmet the win.
Kaycee Groves had a remarkable game for Faith, scoring 31 points and pulling down 8 rebounds.
Faith will play for third place Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, the Wall Eagles were hoping to get a victory after losing their opening round game to Faith and earn a trip to the fifth place game Saturday.
The Eagles got off to a slow start, but battled back, only to fall short in a 60-56 loss to Aberdeen Christian.
At the State A Tournament, St Thomas More is headed for another championship game, defeating top seeded Wagner 48-35. Reese Ross led the Cavalier charge with 23 points. They will play Hamlin who defeated West Central 52-38.
Also at the A Tournament, in the consolation round, Red Cloud broke the game open by outscoring Lakota Tech 17-7 in the second quarter en route to a 64-44 victory.
The Lady Crusaders were led by Stevie Fallis’ 27 points and 6 rebounds. Red Cloud plays for fifth place Saturday.
At the AA Tournament, Rapid City Stevens won their semifinal game over Sioux Falls Jefferson, 54-43. Bailey Sobczak led Stevens with 17 points. They head to the championship game, where they face Sioux Falls O”Gorman on Saturday night.
Earlier in the day, Sioux Falls Washington rolled over Rapid City Central in consolation play 46-33.
Here are full scores from Friday:
Class AA
Consolation Semifinals
No. 1 Sioux Falls Washington defeated No. 5 Rapid City Central 46-33
No. 11 Harrisburg defeated No. 7 Sioux Falls Lincoln 55-49
Semifinals
No. 4 Rapid City Stevens defeated No. 8 Sioux Falls Jefferson 54-43
No. 2 O’Gorman defeated No. 3 Brandon Valley 50-37
Class A
Consolation Semifinals
No. 8 Red Cloud defeated No. 4 Lakota Tech 64-44
No. 7 Dakota Valley defeated No. 6 Sioux Falls Christian 47-42
Semifinals
No. 5 St. Thomas More defeated No. 1 Wagner 48-35
No. 2 West Central vs No. 3 Hamlin – 7:45 pm CT
Class B
Consolation Semifinals
No. 1 Aberdeen Roncalli defeated No. 5 White River 59-44
No. 7 Aberdeen Christian defeated No. 3 Wall 60-56
Semifinals
No. 8 Viborg-Hurley defeated No. 4 Corsica-Stickney 43-38
No. 2 De Smet defeatd No. 6 Faith 52-50 2OT
Saturday Schedule
Class AA – SDPB2-TV
7th/8th : No. 5 Rapid City Central vs No. 7 Sioux Falls Lincoln – 12 pm MT
Consolation championship: No. 1 Sioux Falls Washington vs No. 11 Harrisburg – 1:45 pm MT
3rd/4th: No. 8 Sioux Falls Jefferson vs No. 3 Brandon Valley – 6 pm MT
Championship: No. 4 Rapid City Stevens vs No. 2 O’Gorman – 7:45 pm MT
Class A – SDPB1-TV
7th/8th : No. 4 Lakota Tech vs No. 6 Sioux Falls Christian – 12 pm CT
Consolation championship: No. 7 Dakota Valley vs No. 8 Red Cloud – 1:45 pm CT
3rd/4th: No. 2 West Central vs No. 1 Wagner – 6 pm CT
Championship: No. 5 St. Thomas More vs No. 3 Hamlin – 7:45 pm CT
Class B – SDPB3-TV
7th/8th : No. 5 White River vs No. 3 Wall – 12 pm CT
Consolation championship: No.1 Aberdeen Roncalli vs No. 7 Aberdeen Christian – 1:45 pm CT
3rd/4th: No. 4 Corsica-Stickney vs No. 6 Faith – 6 pm CT
Championship: No. 2 De Smet vs No. 8 Viborg-Hurley – 7:45 pm CT
