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#1 Lynx take on #8 Mitchell in first round
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EmailMarch 15. 2007 7:11AM
The #1-ranked Lynx begin their quest for a State championship today as they face off with the #8-ranked Mitchell Kernels in the first round of the South Dakota State 'AA' Basketball Tournament today at the Sioux Falls Arena.
The game is slated for 1 p.m., and will kick-off the tournament.
You can follow Brandon Valley with scoring updates, photo galleries and video from the tournament here, at BrandonInfo.com.
Brandon Valley
NICKNAME: Lynx
COACH: Brent Deckert (7th year, 77-73)
RECORD: 21-1 (lost to Aberdeen Central)
FINAL RANKING: No. 1
ROAD TO SIOUX FALLS: Defeated Washington 51-42 and Lincoln 50-44 in District 2AA.
TOURNEY HISTORY: 9th time at state; 4th last year; champion in 1998 and runner-up in 2003.
STARTERS: Erik Hanson, 6-2, jr. (2 ppg); Jack Ridgway, 6-3, sr. (8.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg); Derrick DeZeeuw, 6-8, sr. (13.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.1 bpg); Adam Eggers, 5-10, sr. (3.2 ppg); Dale Moss, 6-4, sr. (17.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg).
TOP RESERVES: Taylor Choudek, 6-3, jr. (2.8 ppg); Andy Dellman, 6-2, jr.; Britt Wickett, 5-9, so.; Andrew Bauer, 6-0, jr.
Mitchell
NICKNAME: Kernels
COACH: Gary Munsen (34th year, 552-224; 586-254 in 37 seasons as a boys basketball coach in S.D.)
RECORD: 8-14
FINAL RANKING: Unranked
ROAD TO SIOUX FALLS: Defeated Huron 73-69 and Aberdeen Central 58-52 in District 3AA.
TOURNEY HISTORY: 61st time at state, including 24 of last 25 seasons; 8th last year; 16-time champion (1930, '32, '35, '40, '48, '50, '64, '84, '85, '86, '90, '91, '94, '97, '97, '05).
STARTERS: Adam Fosness, 6-2, sr. (7.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2 spg); Chase Olson, 5-10, sr. (4.6 ppg, 2 rpg, 3 apg); Jordan Long, 6-3, jr. (6.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2 spg); Jordan Miller, 6-1, jr. (5 ppg, 2 spg); Justin Brown, 5-11, sr. (16.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3 apg, 2 spg).
TOP RESERVES: Brett Young, 6-1, so. (6.8 ppg, 3 rpg, 2 spg); Stephen Peschong, 6-3, jr. (6.9 ppg, 3 rpg); Drew Anderson, 6-4, sr. (2.7 ppg, 2 rpg); Jason Schmidt, 6-1, jr. (2.1 ppg); Nic Polly, 6-2, sr. (2 ppg).
The game is slated for 1 p.m., and will kick-off the tournament.
You can follow Brandon Valley with scoring updates, photo galleries and video from the tournament here, at BrandonInfo.com.
Brandon Valley
NICKNAME: Lynx
COACH: Brent Deckert (7th year, 77-73)
RECORD: 21-1 (lost to Aberdeen Central)
FINAL RANKING: No. 1
ROAD TO SIOUX FALLS: Defeated Washington 51-42 and Lincoln 50-44 in District 2AA.
TOURNEY HISTORY: 9th time at state; 4th last year; champion in 1998 and runner-up in 2003.
STARTERS: Erik Hanson, 6-2, jr. (2 ppg); Jack Ridgway, 6-3, sr. (8.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg); Derrick DeZeeuw, 6-8, sr. (13.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.1 bpg); Adam Eggers, 5-10, sr. (3.2 ppg); Dale Moss, 6-4, sr. (17.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg).
TOP RESERVES: Taylor Choudek, 6-3, jr. (2.8 ppg); Andy Dellman, 6-2, jr.; Britt Wickett, 5-9, so.; Andrew Bauer, 6-0, jr.
Mitchell
NICKNAME: Kernels
COACH: Gary Munsen (34th year, 552-224; 586-254 in 37 seasons as a boys basketball coach in S.D.)
RECORD: 8-14
FINAL RANKING: Unranked
ROAD TO SIOUX FALLS: Defeated Huron 73-69 and Aberdeen Central 58-52 in District 3AA.
TOURNEY HISTORY: 61st time at state, including 24 of last 25 seasons; 8th last year; 16-time champion (1930, '32, '35, '40, '48, '50, '64, '84, '85, '86, '90, '91, '94, '97, '97, '05).
STARTERS: Adam Fosness, 6-2, sr. (7.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2 spg); Chase Olson, 5-10, sr. (4.6 ppg, 2 rpg, 3 apg); Jordan Long, 6-3, jr. (6.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2 spg); Jordan Miller, 6-1, jr. (5 ppg, 2 spg); Justin Brown, 5-11, sr. (16.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3 apg, 2 spg).
TOP RESERVES: Brett Young, 6-1, so. (6.8 ppg, 3 rpg, 2 spg); Stephen Peschong, 6-3, jr. (6.9 ppg, 3 rpg); Drew Anderson, 6-4, sr. (2.7 ppg, 2 rpg); Jason Schmidt, 6-1, jr. (2.1 ppg); Nic Polly, 6-2, sr. (2 ppg).
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