PIERRE – The heartbreak of 2022 is now well in the Pierre Governors’ past.
Jackson Edman scored 18 points with 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals Saturday as the Pierre Governors held off the O’Gorman Knights 64-49 at the Riggs High Gym in the SoDak 16 to advance to the AA state tournament for the first time since 2017.
In the 2022 SoDak 16 game, Pierre couldn’t hold a 16-point lead and lost in double overtime at Sioux Falls Jefferson.
Lincoln Kienholz scored 13 for the Governors. Ben Heisler scored 11. Brecken Krueger had 10 points.
Radley Mauney led O’Gorman (7-14) with 18 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter.
After Pierre (14-7) led by 13 after three quarters, O’Gorman cut the Governors’ lead to 53-49 before Pierre scored the last 11 points of the game while shooting 12-of-16 free throws in the fourth quarter.
Pierre will play Mitchell in the first round of the AA state tournament on Thursday, March 16 at the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. Coverage will begin at 8:15 PM on The Official Voice of the Pierre Governors, River 92.7 and on the River 92.7 page at the DRG News app & drgnews.com.
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