HURON – Sully Buttes rallied in the third quarter, but Wall answered with their own rally and held off the Chargers.
Wall defeated Sully Buttes Thursday 58-50 in the first round of the SDHSAA Girls Class B Basketball Tournament at the Huron Arena.
Paige Kjerstad had a big day for Wall (19-5), with 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting and 7-of-8 on free throws, five rebounds and four steals. Nora Dinger scored 17.
Sully Buttes (20-4) was led by 18 points and 10 rebounds by Lydia Hill. Steve Wittler scored 13 and Addison Chicoine scored 12.
Wall held an eight-point lead at halftime at 31-23 before Sully Buttes outscored Wall 16-6 in the third quarter to take a 39-37 lead into the final eight minutes. Wall then had an 8-0 run over the first 2:45 of the fourth quarter and never trailed again.
Sully Buttes will play Friday in the consolation round against Jones County at noon. Coverage will begin at 11:30 AM on 94.5/100.5 KPLO and at the KPLO page at the DRG News app & drgnews.com.
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