HURON – Castlewood rallied from a 12-point deficit Saturday to defeat Jones County 48-43 in the fifth-place game of the SDHSAA Class B Girls State Basketball Tournament at Huron Arena.
A 24-9 run for the Warriors turned a 12-point second quarter deficit into a three-pointer lead in the third quarter. Jones County rallied to take a six-point lead in the last two minutes of the third quarter, but Castlewood scored the next 10 and held on for the victory.
Madeline Horn led Castlewood (18-8) with 22 points and seven rebounds. Mackenzie Everson scored 11.
In her final game for Jones County (19-6), Mallory Valburg scored 22 points with nine rebounds before fouling out.
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