HURON – A difficult state tournament ended with an eighth-place finish for Sully Buttes, who lost the seventh-place game Saturday to Howard 54-44 at the SDHSAA Class B Girls State Basketball Tournament at Huron Arena.
After being tied at eight with just over two and a half minutes left in the first quarter, the Chargers were outscored 27-14 for the rest of the first half and trailed 35-22. Howard then started the second half with an 11-2 run.
Abby Aslesen and Kate Connor each scored 19 points for Howard (20-6). Aslesen also pulled down 10 rebounds.
Stevie Wittler led Sully Buttes (20-6) with 17 points. Allyson Wittler had 10.
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