Governor Girls Fall Just Short At Huron

HURON – Again, the Pierre Governor girls fell short after playing well.
Tuesday, Huron held off Pierre 72-71 at Huron Arena. With Pierre (0-2) leading 69-67 and having the ball, Isabella Shreeve stole an inbounds pass and fed Heaven Gainey for a layup and three-point play for a go-ahead free throw with 26.5 seconds left. Huron later hit two free throws and Caytee Williams hit a shot just before the final buzzer for the Governors for the last points of the game.
Tenley Buddenhagen led Huron with 22. Remington Price led Pierre with 23 and hit five three-pointers. Hannah Sazue had four threes and 14 points. Ayvrie Kaiser also scored 14. Williams scored 13.
Pierre will play at Sturgis on Friday. Coverage will begin at 8:00 PM on 1060/107.1 KGFX, with live and archived video at the KGFX page at drgnews.com.