Section 3A-North
Dawson-Boyd 49, CMCS 46
Dawson-Boyd picked up its scoring in the second half to defeat Central Minneota Christian 49-46 in the Section 3A-North quarterfinals Saturday in Montevideo. The Blackjacks trailed 20-16 at the half.
Dawson-Boyd (14-9 overall) hit nine three-pointers in the game. Justine Lee knocked down four threes, scoring a game-high 17 points to go with 10 rebounds and five assists. Sarah Zaiser hit four threes and added 15 points in the win.
CMCS got 11 points and nine rebounds from Heather Blom, and Alexis Scott and Jaclyn Swart each scored 10 points.
Dawson-Boyd, the No. 4 seed in the sub-section, will face No. 1 seed Minneota in the semifinals. The game will be played at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.
CMCS (46)
Heather Blom 5 0-0 11, Alexis Scott 3 4-6 10, Jessica De Groot 2 2-2 8, Mary Covert 1 5-6 7, Jaclyn Swart 4 0-0 10. Totals 15 11-14 46. Three-pointers 5 Rebounds 35 (Scott 10, Blom 9) Assists 9 (De Groot 4) Steals 5 Turnovers 17 Total Fouls 14.
Dawson-Boyd (49)
Sara Melom 2 2-2 6, Mari Lee 1 2-2 4, Sarah Zaiser 6 0-0 15, Kaitlin Johnshoy 0 1-2 1, Katarina Kuhlmann 2 0-0 6, Justine Lee 5 3-5 17. Totals 16 8-13 49. Three-pointers 9 (J. Lee 4, Zaiser 3) Rebounds 32 (J. Lee 10) Assists 15 (J. Lee 5) Steals 8 Turnovers 13 Total Fouls 16.
Halftime Score: CMCS 20, Dawson-Boyd 16.
Minneota 63, KMS 45
Top seed Minneota advanced to the semifinals of the Section 3A-North semifinals with a 63-45 victory over eighth-seeded Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Saturday in Montevideo.
Freshman Taylor Reiss had a strong game for the Vikings (26-1 overall) with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Kelsey Hennen added 11 points and six steals for Minneota, which will play No. 4 seed Dawson-Boyd at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.
KMS, which finishes its season at 8-18, got 14 points from Ali Clark and 11 points from Ellen Johnson.
KMS (45)
Megan Holt 1 2-2 4, Madison Strandberg 1 0-1 2, Jenna Berget 3 0-0 9, Lyndsay Jorgenson 2 0-2 4, Ellen Johnson 5 1-4 11, Courtney Olson 1 0-0 2, Ali Clark 5 3-4 13. Totals 19 6-13 45. Three-pointers 3 Total Fouls 17.
Minneota (63)
Molly Hennen 0 2-5 2, Shelby Corbin 1 5-6 8, Katelyn Kack 2 1-4 5, Kelsey Hennen 5 0-0 10, Emily Stienessen 1 0-0 2, Taylor Reiss 11 4-7 26, Megan Larson 0 2-2 2, Hanna Prellwitz 3 0-0 6, Payton Boerboom 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 14-24 63. Three-pointers 1 Rebounds 39 (Reiss 11) Assists 15 (Boerboom 5, M. Hennen 4) Steals 19 (K. Hennen 6, Riess 5) Blocks 2 Turnovers 13 Total Fouls 15.
Halftime Score: Minneota 36, KMS 20.
Canby 56, Lakeview 37
Senior Riley Nordgaard had 22 points, 12 rebounds three assists and three steals to put the No. 3-seeded Lancers over No. 6 Lakeview 56-37 in the Section 3A-North playoffs Saturday in Montevideo.
Adding to the Lancers' firepower were Ricki Kallhoff and Casie Baer, who had 12 and 10 points, respectively. Baer also had a team-high four assists as Canby takes on No. 2 seed MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall.
Guard Corbyn Wee led the way for the Lakers with 12 points, including a pair of three-pointers. Emily Swenson had nine points, and Sarah Berg added 8. Lakeview ends the season at 13-15 overall.
Lakeview (37)
Sarah Berg 1 6-6 8, Corbyn Wee 4 2-3 12, Brianna Hoffman 2 0-0 4, Lyndsey Peterson 2-3 0-1 4, Emily Swenson 4 1-2 9. Totals 13 9-12 37. Three-Pointers 2 (Wee 2) Rebounds 22 Assists 9 Steals 6 Blocks 4 Turnovers 25 Total Fouls 15.
Canby (56)
Brittany Merritt 0 2-3 2, Riley Nordgaard 7 5-7 22, Ricki Kallhoff 5 2-4 12, Casie Baer 3 2-5 10, Moriah Hoffman 1 0-0 2, Taylor Gorder 3 2-2 8. Totals 19 13-21 56. Three-Pointers 5 (Nordgaard 3, Baer 2) Rebounds 26 (Nordgaard 12) Assists 13 (Baer 4) Steals 8 (Nordgaard 3, Baer 3) Blocks 1 Turnovers 15 Total Fouls 13.
Halftime Score: Canby 24, Lakeview 15.
Section 3A-South
Wabasso 64, Edgerton 59
Wabasso sophomore center Chelsey Guetter scored a game-high 28 points and had 12 rebounds to help lead the Rabbits to a 64-59 victory over Edgerton in the quarterfinals of the Section 3A-South tournament Saturday in Worthington.
Guetter scored half of her points from the foul line, where she went 14 of 19. Kimberly Frank had 12 points and 11 steals for the Rabbits, who forced Edgerton into 40 turnovers in the game.
Wabasso trailed 37-32 at halftime.
Lindsey Drooger and Sarah Post scored 16 and 12 points, respectively, for Edgerton in the losing effort.
The Rabbits (22-4), who are seeded fourth in the South bracket, will face No. 1 seed Fulda at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Worthington.
Edgerton (59)
Amanda Schaap 1 0-0 2, Jessica Menning 3 1-2 8, Sarah Post 5 0-0 12, Lindsey Drooger 6 3-4 16, Breana Van Dyke 2 2-2 6, Tara DeKam 1 0-0 2, Ciera Everett 1 2-2 5, Tanner Gunnink 4 0-0 8. Totals 23 8-10 59. Three-pointers 5 Rebounds 48 Turnovers 40 Total Fouls 18.
Wabasso (64)
Larissa Rohlik 2 0-0 4, Desi Kramer 4 1-3 9, Karlee Eichten 1 0-0 2, Kimberly Frank 5 0-0 12, Ellen Franta 2 5-9 9, Chelsey Guetter 7 14-19 28. Totals 21 20-30 64. Three-pointers 2 (Frank 2) Rebounds 36 (Guetter 12, Kramer 7, Franta 7) Assists 13 (Franta 4) Steals 25 (Frank 11) Blocks 1 (Eichten) Turnovers 29 Total Fouls 10.
Halftime Score: Edgerton 37, Wabassso 32.
Fulda 73, RTR 35
With Courtney Hulstein dropping 29 points, the No. 1-seeded Fulda Raiders knocked Russell-Tyler-Ruthton out of the Section 3A-South playoffs Saturday with a 73-35 victory in Worthington.
Hulstein finished with five three-pointers as Fulda held a 45-21 halftime lead. On Tuesday, the Raiders will take on No. 4-seed Wabasso in the sub-section semifinals.
Kaylie Nielsen finished with a team-high eight points for the Knights. Jenae Minett had six points and three steals in the loss.
RTR ends the season at 7-18 overall.
RTR (35)
Justine Possail 2 0-0 4, Hannah Daniels 0 1-2 1, Kristin Knudsen 0 2-4 2, Destinee Strand 0 3-4 3, Leslie Willert 1 3-5 5, Jenae Minett 2 2-4 6, Allison Pochardt 1 0-0 2, Courtney Mensen 2 0-0 4, Kaylie Nielsen 3 2-4 8. Totals 11 13-23 35. Three-Pointers 0 Rebounds 25 (Willert 8) Assists 8 Steals 8 (Minett 3) Blocks 1 (Maria Dunblazier) Turnovers 26 Total Fouls 12.
Fulda (73)
Brittney Hermeling 1 0-0 2, Courtney Hulstein 10 4-4 29, Melissa Gehl 4 2-4 10, Sariah Cheadle 2 0-2 4, Rachel Cheadle 7 5-9 19, Tiffany Gehl 1 7-10 9. Totals 25 18-29 73. Three-Pointers 5 (Hulstein 5) Rebounds 34 Assists 16 Steals 15 Blocks 0 Turnovers 20 Total Fouls 18.
Halftime Score: Fulda 45, RTR 21.
Adrian 39, MCC 27
Holding sixth-seeded Murray County Central to eight second-half points, No. 3-seeded Adrian advanced in the Section 3A-South playoffs with a 39-27 victory Saturday in Worthington.
Pacing the Dragons on the scoreboard was Sydne Springman, who dropped a game-high 17 points. No other player, on either team, scored in double digits.
The Rebels got a team-high nine points from Jenna Ness. MCC trailed 24-19 at halftime.
Adrian faces No. 2 seed Southwest Minnesota Christian in the sub-section semifinals Tuesday in Worthington.
MCC ends the 2011-12 season with a 12-10 record.
MCC (27)
Scoring: Makenzie Giese 4, Macy Halbur 1, Crystal Van Iperen 1, Molly Bass 2, Jade Giese 4, Haley Bose 4, Jenna Ness 9, Morgan Behrends 2.
Adrian (39)
Scoring: Elissa Thier 7, Nichole Loosbrock 8, Rachel Kontz 6, Sydne Springman 17, Austyn Thier 1.
Halftime Score: Adrian 24, MCC 19.
South Dakota District 5A
Elkton-Lake Benton 77,
Flandreau 22
The Elkton-Lake Benton Lady Elks are one game away from the South Dakota Class A state tournament after winning the District 5A tournament with a dominant 77-22 victory over Flandreau Saturday in Tea, S.D.
The Lady Elks (19-3 overall) will take on Sioux Falls Christian in the Region 3A championship, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in Harrisburg.
E-LB held a 29-10 lead over Flandreau at halftime Saturday and outscored its opponent 48-12 in the second half.
Cassidy Gebhart had a game-high 18 points to go with seven assists and eight of her team's 26 steals. Stephanie Johnson added 17 points, and Megan Krogman had 15 points and seven rebounds.
Kendra Duncan scored seven points to lead Flandreau, which committed 36 turnovers in the game.
Flandreau (22)
Brice Rose 1 0-1 3, Kara Uilk 0 1-2 1, Kendra Duncan 2 2-2 7, Brooke Relf 1 3-4 5, Kelly Johanson 1 0-0 2, Makayla Dietrich 2 0-0 4. Totals 7 6-12 22. Three-Pointers 2 Rebounds 24 (Relf 5) Steals 6 (Dietrich 3) Turnovers 36 Total Fouls 12.
Elkton-Lake Benton (77)
Alissa Landsman 1 0-0 2, Cassidy Gebhart 7 4-4 18, Gabby Kampmann 3 0-0 6, Molly Koch 1 0-0 2, Becca Jurgens 2 0-0 5, Haylee Denison 2 0-0 4, Brooke Jaacks 2 0-0 4, Megan Krogman 6 3-3 15, Mindee Van Dyke 1 2-2 4, Stephanie Johnson 8 0-0 17. Totals 33 9-11 77. Three-Pointers 2 Rebounds 29 (Krogman 7) Assists 16 (Gebhart 7) Steals 26 (Gebhart 8) Blocks 5 (Jurgens 2) Turnovers 15 Total Fouls 17.
Halftime Score: Elkton-Lake Benton 29, Flandreau 10.