This coming Saturday, McCook Central Auditorium will host the 33rd annual First Dakota National Bank 3-class shootout high school basketball all-star event. This South Dakota hoops tradition will feature some of the top senior high school basketball players that the Mt. Rushmore state has to offer.
These past two weeks consisted of both the girls and boys high school basketball championships in South Dakota, which saw White River, Aberdeen Roncalli, and Sioux Falls Washington winning girls titles, while De Smet, Sioux Falls Christian, and Sioux Falls Roosevelt claimed championships on the boys side.
The 3-class shootout event is the final chapter of the 2020-21 high school basketball season. Here are the rosters for the event.
Class B Girls
Caelyn Valandra-Prue, White River; Morgan Edelman, Menno; Halle Heinz, Ipswich; Kennedy Leiferman, Kimball/White Lake; Alayna Benike, Castlewood; Ella Heinitz, Dell Rapids St. Mary’s; Grace Fryda, Scotland; Raven Barse, Corsica-Stickney; Emily Kranz, Waverly-South Shore; Haley Meyer, Centerville
Class A Girls
Madisen Koepsell, McCook Central/Montrose; Lexi Unruh, S.F. Christian; Maddie DeJong, S.F. Christian; Lexi Plitzuweit, Vermillion; Olivia Ritter, Tea Area; Lizzie Olson, Garretson; Addison Rozell, Redfield; Cassidy Siemonsma, West Central; Kalla Bertram, Winner; Kylee Wadsworth, Hamlin
Class AA Girls
Isabelle Moore, S.F. O’Gorman; Caytee Williams, Pierre; Brecli Honner, Harrisburg; Brooklyn Kusler, Aberdeen Central; Macy Kempf, Mitchell; Emma Jarovski, Brandon Valley; Abby Kopecky, Aberdeen Central; Carolyn Haar, Harrisburg; Maggie Heesch, Watertown; Brielle Biteler, S.F. Washington
Class B Boys
Tisyn Spader, Howard; Sam Aslesen, Howard; Tyce Ortman, Canistota; Chase Merrill, Canistota; Colin Frey, Langford Area; Connor Libis, Dell Rapids St. Mary’s; Kelby VanDerWerff, Platte-Geddes; Gradee Sherman, Viborg-Hurley; Isaac Sumption, Leola/Frederick; Brendan Wentland, Corsica- Stickney
Class A Boys
Xavier Van Beek, S.F. Christian; Kelton Vincent, Sioux Valley; Jakob Dobney, Vermillion; Garrett Kolbeck, Tea Area; Riley Haynes, Tri-Valley; Drayton Priebe, Chamberlain; Brady Fritz, Winner; Gray Imbery, Aberdeen Roncalli; Colin Rentz, Dell Rapids; Dillon Gestring, Vermillion
Class AA Boys
Matthew Mors, Yankton; Tahj Two Bulls, S.F. Washington; Jackson Hilton, Brandon Valley; Micah Swallow, R.C. Central; Eli Williams, S.F. Washington; Connor Geddes, Harrisburg; Akok Aguer, S.F. Washington; Tyler Feldkamp, S.F. Roosevelt; Zane Alm, Mitchell; Blaze Lubbers, Harrisburg
The 3-Class Shootout All-Star games will take place on Saturday March 27th. Here’s the schedule for the event.
AA Girls vs A Girls – 2 pm CT
B Girls vs Winner of A vs AA girls – 3:30 pm CT
AA Boys vs A Boys – 5:15 pm CT
Dunk Contest – in between boys games
B Boys vs Winner of A vs AA boys – 7 pm CT