Aberdeen Central powered past Rapid City Stevens 57-37 on Friday at Golden Eagles Arena in a non-conference girls' basketball game. The third-ranked Golden Eagles improved to 5-0 on the season and the win over the Raiders was eerily similar to the first four games.

 Central had a balanced scoring attack on offense and played stout defense, again. Aberdeen Central has out-scored its opponents by an average of 22 points per game and no team has scored more than 38 points against the Golden Eagles this season.

 "We take pride in our defense," Central senior center Sara Niederbaumer said, "just because defense wins games."

 Niederbaumer and fellow senior post Samantha Knecht were a force inside for the Golden Eagles. Niederbaumer scored a game-high 20 points and hauled in 11 rebounds. Knecht also had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

 "Our inside presence was just too much for them to handle," Aberdeen Central Dawn Seiler coach said. "We really established those kids early. Sara and Sam both had good games. They both had double-doubles. They were just to powerful inside for Stevens to handle."

 How powerful?

 The duo combined for 34 points, just three less than the whole Stevens team.

 "Those two are tough inside," Stevens coach Donovan DeBoer said, "big kids and good rebounders and Aberdeen as a whole is really tough."

 The Golden Eagles made things tough from the start. Central bolted out to a 25-9 lead after the first quarter. DeBoer burned three timeouts in the first eight minutes of the contest, but it could not spark his team and Aberdeen kept rolling.

 "That is the game right there," DeBoer said about the first quarter. "You just cannot give yourself a big hole. Especially against a team that can play and their bigs are really good. We gave them some second chance points. They are a good team. They utilize their strengths really well."

 Knecht nearly had her double-double by halftime as she scored 10 points and collected eight boards at the break. Niederbaumer was just as good as she had eight points and seven rebounds at halftime.

 "It helps a lot," Niederbaumer said about the two post players start to the game, "that is what we strive for all the time."

 Central held a comfortable 37-19 lead at halftime. Leah Beringer was also a big reason for Central's first half out-burst as the junior guard had all 11 of her points in the first half. She drilled three three-pointers in the first 10 minutes of the game. Kelsey Hannigan, Maddie Goetz and Brianna Kusler all added four points in the win.

 "I thought our kids had a lot of good looks tonight," Seiler said. "Times where we just really moved the ball well and that is how we got the good looks."

 Gabby Haefs paced Stevens with 12 points, including three three-pointers. Stevens (1-5) will play at Pierre today in a non-conference contest.

 Aberdeen Central will host Rapid City Central at 3:30 p.m. today in another non-conference girls' basketball game. Rapid City Central defeated No. 4 Pierre 48-44 on Friday.

 RAPID CITY STEVENS: Taylor Molstad 1-10 0-0 3, Kendra LaCroix 1-4 0-0 3, Shelby Shorb 1-7 1-2 3, Gabby Haefs 4-10 1-2 12, Marissa Hirchert 0-1 1-4 1, Virginia Vifquain 2-4 0-0 6, Madi Hay 2-5 1-2 5, Ally Gilliland 0-2 0-0 0, Courtney Buck 1-5 0-0 2, Kassie McPherson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 13-51 4-10 37.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Kelsey Hannigan 2-5 0-0 4, Samantha Knecht 5-15 4-6 14, Brynn Flakus 0-5 0-0 0, Leah Beringer 4-7 0-0 11, Sara Niederbaumer 10-14 0-0 20, Morghan Waage 0-1 0-0 0, Jamie Larson 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Krueger 0-0 0-0 0, Ally Steckler 0-0 0-0 0, Maddie Goetz 2-5 0-0 4, Brianna Kusler 2-5 0-2 4, Erica Shields 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 4-8 57.

Rapid City Stevens (1-5) 9 19 25 37

Aberdeen Central (5-0) 25 37 49 57

 3-point field goals - Molstad, LaCroix, Haefs 3, Vifquain 2, Beringer 3. Total fouls - Rapid City Stevens 8; Aberdeen Central 13. Rebounds - Rapid City Stevens 31 (Molstad 6); Aberdeen Central 43 (Knecht 13). Turnovers - Rapid City Stevens 17; Aberdeen Central 17.

Junior Varsity

Rapid City Stevens 55 

Aberdeen Central 34

 RAPID CITY STEVENS: Virginia Vifquain 6 3-3 18, Hannah Moore 4 5-5 13, Jenni Scharn 2 0-0 4, Ellyn Julius 1 0-0 2, Jorden Three Stars 2 1-2 5, Emily Delzer 1 0-0 3, Claire Deuter 3 1-2 8, Brooke Bennett 1 0-0 2. Totals 20-41 10-12 55.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Morghan Waage 6 0-2 16, Sydney Waterman 4 1-2 10, Erica Shields 1 1-2 3, Kaytlynn Kingsriter 1 0-0 2, Robin Doerr 0 1-2 1, Emily Miller 1 0-0 2. Totals 13-43 3-8 34.

Rapid City Stevens 15 26 41 55

Aberdeen Central 13 18 26 34

 3-point field goals - Vifquain 3, Delzer, Deuter, Waage 4, Waterman. Total fouls - Rapid City Stevens 9; Aberdeen Central 14. Rebounds - Rapid City Stevens 32 (Scharn 6); Aberdeen Central 21 (Kingsriter 4). Turnovers - Rapid City Stevens 20; Aberdeen Central 20.

Sophomore

Aberdeen Central 51 

Rapid City Stevens 42

 RAPID CITY STEVENS: Three Stars 1 4-10 6, Delzer 5 1-3 12, Deuter 1-8 0-1 2, King 2 0-0 4, Benett 3 2-2 8, Maiden 0 1-2 1, Moore 1 0-1 2, Marsisco 1 2-4 4, Julius 1 1-4 3. Totals 15-42 11-27 42.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Sydney Johnson 1 0-0 2, Jamie Larson 3 2-2 10, Emily Miller 5 7-10 17, Brianna Kusler 3 0-0 6, Maddie Goetz 2 0-0 4, Ally Steckler 1 0-4 2, Abby Brist 1 1-4 3, Mia Bergan 3 1-4 7. Totals 19-39 11-27 51.

Rapid City Stevens 15 21 30 42

Aberdeen Central 12 24 35 51

 3-point field goals - Delzer, Larson 2. Fouled out - Benett. Total fouls - Rapid City Stevens 18; Aberdeen Central 17. Rebounds - Rapid City Stevens 34 (Delzer 5, Deuter 5); Aberdeen Central 32 (Miller 9). Turnovers - Rapid City Stevens 22; Aberdeen Central 22.

Freshman

Rapid City Stevens 48 

Aberdeen Central 43

 RAPID CITY STEVENS: Maiden 2 4-6 8, Shorb 1 0-0 2, Marsico 4 4-10 12, King 4 3-4 11, Wing 2 4-6 9, Buck 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 15-26 48.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Emily Brennan 2 0-0 4, Madison Cordie 2 0-0 4, Ally Steckler 4 5-8 14, Megan Kingsriter 3 0-0 6, Mia Bergan 2 2-3 6, Renae Bragg 4 1-2 9. Totals 17 8-13 43.

Rapid City Stevens 4 11 24 48

Aberdeen Central 14 22 30 43

 3-point field goals - Wing, Steckler. Fouled out - Bergan. Total fouls - Rapid City Stevens 13; Aberdeen Central 20.

 One night after losing on a shot in the closing seconds, Aberdeen Roncalli won on a last-second three-pointer by Zach Andera. The senior's basket produced a 48-47 non-conference victory over Elk Point-Jefferson during the final night of the Cavalier Winter Basketball Classic at Roncalli Gym Friday night.

 "It's nice to be on the other end of that," said Roncalli coach Todd Neuendorf. "It's nice to be on the end of winning at the buzzer."

 Interestingly enough, the final play of the game was designed for Kory Schwan. However, the ball went straight to Andera instead.

 "I was suppose to go up and set a screen," Andera explained of the final play. "Schwanny is a great shooter and everyone knows that. They switched two-three guys on him."

 Before the play unfolded, Andera told teammate Kendal Deutsch to look for him if Schwan was covered.

 "I just set up and Deutsch threw a great pass to me," Andera said.

 Neuendorf said his team works on that exact situation in practice.

 "We have Zach set the screen and it is for Schwanny," Neuendorf said. "If you're playing a good team they'll always run to the shooter. Zach is our second option."

 Unlike it's loss to St. Thomas More on Thursday in which Roncalli led most of the way, this time the Cavaliers trailed nearly the entire game against EPJ. The visitors were behind only twice in the contest, once at 16-14 and another at 45-42.

 The Huskies then scored five straight points, all by Andrew Flynn to take a two-point lead with eight seconds left.

 Roncalli called timeout with 2.3 seconds left to set up the game-winner.

 "I'm really proud of how we played. We're really grown a lot over this first month," said EPJ coach Cole Knippling. "This is a tough place to come play. They battled all the way to the end. I liked our execution. I like what we did. Just a bummer that that has to be an 'L' in the column."

 Neuendorf could feel his coaching counterpart's pain, especially since he experienced the same feeling the night before.

 "That's the part of coaching that drives coaches nuts and gives you ulcers," Neuendorf said. "They were at such a high and then 2.3 seconds later they're at the ultimate low. (Thursday) night it was six seconds for us. We were at a high and six seconds later you're at an ultimate low."

 Schwan led Roncalli with 16 points and Brayden McNeary followed with 10.

 Andera finished with nine points, eight rebounds and his first game-winning shot since fourth grade.

 "I thought it was short right away," Andera said of his three-pointer, "but whatever works, I guess."

 Brock Zeller led all scorers with 26 points for the Huskies. The senior was a force inside and on the perimeter.

 "The Zeller kid is a tough guard," Neuendorf said. "He's really handy."

 Bryce Kelly contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds for EPJ.

 Roncalli, 5-1, will not have much time to celebrate its victory. The Cavaliers head to Parkston where they will face Mount Vernon-Plankinton at about 8:30 tonight.

 It will mark the third game in three days for Roncalli.

 When asked about having fresh legs for the contest, Andera responded, "We're young guys. We should be able to have our legs. It's simulating the state tournament. You play three games in three days there."

 Neuendorf said MVP's tallest starter is six foot and the squad likes to take teams off the dribble and drive to the basket.

 "We won't full court and we're not going to get up and deny as hard," Neuendorf said. "We're going to back off and let them look at the rim a little bit and see if they'll shoot it."

 ELK POINT-JEFFERSON: Adam Shanks 1 0-0 2, Bryce Kelly 4 2-2 10, Blake Donnelly 0 2-2 2, Brock Zeller 10 5-7 26, Andrew Flynn 2 0-0 5, Jordan Brandon 1 0-0 2. Totals 18-47 9-11 47.

 ABERDEEN RONCALLI: Brayden McNeary 3 2-5 10, Zach Andera 3 2-5 9, Dominic King 2 0-0 4, Kendal Deutsch 2 0-0 6, Kory Schwan 6 2-2 16, Nolan Schlosser 0 1-2 1, Lucas Lorenz 1 0-1 2. Totals 17-45 7-15 48.

Elk Point-Jefferson (1-4) 10 23 37 47

Aberdeen Roncalli (5-1) 6 17 32 48

 3-point field goals - Zeller, Flynn, McNeary 2, Andera, Deutsch 2, Schwan 2. Total fouls - Elk Point-Jefferson 17; Aberdeen Roncalli 14. Rebounds - Elk Point-Jefferson 32 (Kelly 11); Aberdeen Roncalli 31 (Andera 8). Turnovers - Elk Point-Jefferson 13; Aberdeen Roncalli 11. Assists - Elk Point-Jefferson 8 (Donnelly 4); Aberdeen Roncalli 14 (Deutsch 4). Blocked Shots - Elk Point-Jefferson 3 (Flynn 2); Aberdeen Roncalli 5 (King 3). Steals - Elk Point-Jefferson 7 (Donnelly 3); Aberdeen Roncalli 4. Officials - Jay Kusler, Dave Planteen and Paul Rozell. JV Game - Aberdeen Roncalli 56-52.

The Austin Bruins spotted the Aberdeen Wings a 1-0 lead before responding with five unanswered goals to claim a 5-1 North American Hockey League victory Saturday night.

 Chris Fischer scored a pair of the goals and assisted on another for the home team, which finished the night with 43 shots on goal.

 CJ Smith had one goal and also assisted on a Fischer goal as the Bruins improved their Central Division leading record to 24-5-4. The Bruins have lost just one home game in 15 dates so far this season.

 Jake Horton scored the lone Aberdeen goal with 4:06 left in the opening period on assists from Dylan Dailey and Tanner Holmquist. However, the Wings were not able to mount many scoring threats after that, managing just 11 total shots on goal.

 Aberdeen, which slipped to 8-22-2 on the season, travels to Brookings for a game at 7 p.m. Monday.

Aberdeen Wings|100-1

Austin Bruins|140-5

 First Period: 1, Aberdeen, Jake Horton (Dylan Dailey, Tanner Holmquist), 4:06; 2, Austin, Chris Fischer (CJ Smith, Scott Nelson), :12.

 Second Period: 3, Austin, Josh Bretner (Nelson), 15:43; 4, Austin, Smith ((Fischer, Nelson); 5, Austin, Nate Mondry (Cody Dixon), 4:05; 6, Austin, Fischer (Easton Viitala, Jay Dickman), 2:58.

 Goalies: Aberdeen, Paige Skoog (43 shots, 38 saves); Austin, Nicholas Lehr (11 shots, 10 saves).

 Attendance: 1,176.

Nicole Warren poured in 22 points and Oakes held off a late Ellendale rally to win the Dakota Holiday Tournament with a 41-40 girls' basketball victory in the championship game on Saturday night.

 Warren, the Tournament MVP, had a pair of three-point field goals among her game-leading point total.

 Shayna Mertz scored 14 points and Madilyn Bommersbach followed with 13 for Ellendale.

 Other all-tournament team selections were Lydia Hanson of Oakes, and Rachel Herman, Dacey Fuller and Mertz of Ellendale.

 OAKES: Madison Quandt 2 points, Sydney Breitbach 4, Shelby Gelinski 2, Karlie Knutson 2, Lydia Hansen 5, Quinn Vculek 4, Nicole Warren 22. Totals 15 9-12 41.

 ELLENDALE: Dacey Fuller 8 points, Madilyn Bommersbach 13, KaLee Hack 3, Kirsten Rall 2, Shayna Mertz 14. Totals 16 3-5 40.

Oakes|11203441

Ellendale|5162740

 3-point field goals - Warren 2, Fuller, Bommersbach 4. Total fouls - Oakes 11; Ellendale 13.

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 44

Leola-Frederick 37

|Third Place at Dakota Holiday Tournament|

|at Ellendale, N.D.|

 EDGELEY-KULM-MONTPELIER: Ashley Boom 2 points, Karena White 3, Mikayla Long 5, Olivia Anderson 10, Kelsey Feist 12, Kallie Anderson 12. Totals 14 14-28 44.

 LEOLA-FREDERICK: Haili Wimer 2 points, Amanda Daniels 2, Mariah Mikkonen 2, Chandler Ellwein 2, Mackenzie Heilman 11, Elizabeth Grabowska 16, Emily Grabowska 2. Totals 11 13-18 37.

E-K-M|7263244

Leola-Frederick (1-5)|5192837

 3-point field goals - Anderson 2, Elizabeth Grabowska 2.

Redfield-Doland 65

Potter County 37

|Non-conference at Gettysburg|

 REDFIELD-DOLAND: Roni Levtzow 0 3-8 3, Courtney Albrecht 5 3-4 15, Justine Severson 1 0-1 2, Alicyn Jungwirth 5 2-3 13, Danielle Waldner 6 5-9 17, Sabrina Rasmussen 2 0-0 5, Jamie Tebben 1 0-0 2, Joslyn Heer 0 4-4 4, Jordanne Howe 1 2-4 4. Totals 21 19-33 65.

 POTTER COUNTY: Samantha Kilian 5 1-2 11, Tara Heuer 2 0-1 4, Morgan Vander Vorst 2 3-5 7, Alli Lake 3 5-5 11, Hallee Cronin 0 0-3 0, Regan Everson 1 2-4 4. Totals 13 11-20 37.

Redfield-Doland (4-0)|9294265

Potter County (3-3)|9182937

 3-point field goals - Albrecht 2, Jungwirth, Rasmussen. Fouled out - Kilian, Heuer, Vander Vorst, Lake. Total fouls - Redfield-Doland 19; Potter County 28. Rebounds - Redfield-Doland 33 (Jungwirth 9, Waldner 7); Potter County 25 (Lake 7). Turnovers - Redfield-Doland 16; Potter County 14. Assists - Redfield-Doland 6; Potter County 2. Steals - Redfield-Doland 9; Potter County 14. Blocks - Redfield-Doland 2; Potter County 2.

Sisseton 58

Elkton-Lake Benton 35

|Subway-State Farm Shootout|

|at Milbank|

 ELKTON-LAKE BENTON (1-7): Heidi Stoltenburg 2 2-2 6, Gabby Kampmann 1 4-6 6, Elizabeth Hegerfeld 2 0-1 4, Morgan Carmody 3 1-2 7, Courtney Mulder 1 0-0 2, Ashlyn Landsman 2 0-0 4, Mindee VanDyke 0 2-2 2, Taylor Harming 1 0-0 2, Brooke Jaacks 2 0-2 4. Totals 14 9-15 35.

 SISSETON (2-2): Amber LaBelle 2 1-2 5, Morgan Haanen 1 0-0 2, Emily Weatherstone 2 2-2 6, Mariah Medenwald 2 4-5 8, Jairica Christjohn 2 2-4 6, Savanna Haanen 0 2-2 2, Macy Toelle 6 0-0 13, Morgan Pageler 5 6-8 16. Totals 20 17-23 58.

Quarter scores not available.

 3-point field goals - Toelle. Total fouls - Elkton-Lake Benton 17; Sisseton 18. Rebounds - Elkton-Lake Benton 30; Sisseton 29 (Toelle 6). Turnovers - Elkton-Lake Benton 15; Sisseton 24. Assists - Elkton-Lake Benton 5; Sisseton 6. Steals - Elkton-Lake Benton 14 (Kampmann 4); Sisseton 6.

Summit 38

Milbank 25

|Subway-State Farm Shootout|

|at Milbank|

 SUMMIT: Logan O'Farrell 5 6-8 16, Presley O'Farrell 3 3-4 9, Christine Pearson 2 0-0 4, Karissa Chamley 2 1-2 7, Nicolette Kneeland 1 0-0 2, Shenia Steinocker 0 0-0 0. Totals 13-44 10-16 38.

 MILBANK: Cori Redmond 2 0-2 4, Kendra Snaza 3 2-2 9, Tayla Schulte 2 0-0 6, McKenzie Mertens 1 0-0 2, Brittany Ackerman 0 2-2 2, Amanda Stone 1 0-0 2. Totals 9-35 4-6 25.

Summit (5-0)|7152938

Milbank (3-4)|5122025

 3-point field goals - Chamley 2, Snaza, Schulte 2. Fouled out - Steinocker. Total fouls - Summit 14; Milbank 14. Rebounds - Summit 32 (P. O'Farrell 10); Milbank 31 (Redmond 9). Turnovers - Summit 11; Milbank 13. Assists - Summit 6 (P. O'Farrell 3); Milbank 7 (Abbie Snaza 4). Steals - Summit 7; Milbank 2.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 78

Hitchcock-Tulare 40

|281 Conference at Hitchcock|

 SANBORN CENTRAL-WOONSOCKET: Marissa Weber 18 points, Myah Selland 11, Rachelle Moore 11. Totals 29-52 15-25 78.

 HITCHCOCK-TULARE: Taylor Knippling 11 points, Molly Koester 10, Heather Barrie 10. Totals 11-41 10-20 40.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket|23415878

Hitchcock-Tulare (1-5)|5182740

 Fouled out - Koester, LaMour Binger. Rebounds - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 24 (Weber 5, Selland 5); Hitchcock-Tulare 19 (Koester 6). Turnovers - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 13; Hitchcock-Tulare 17. Assists - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 22 (Selland 5); Hitchcock-Tulare 6 (Knippling 2). Steals - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 10 (Moore 5); Hitchcock-Tulare 9 (Koester 3, Knippling 3).

The Northern State athletic department will host a youth boys' basketball tournament for grades 3-6 on Jan. 20.

 Deadline for registration is Jan. 11. Entry fee is $115 with three games guaranteed. Forms are available at Barnett Center or nsuwolvesathletics.com under women's basketball/middle school tournaments.

 Details: Curt Fredrickson 605-626-7735.

Aberdeen Roncalli used a quick start to assure no late-game drama would be necessary this time.

 After back-to-back games decided in the final seconds the previous two nights, the Cavaliers set the tone early and ran away with a 75-53 boys' basketball win over Mount Vernon-Plankinton during the Parkston Classic Saturday night.

 "I thought our kids really came out and established themselves right away," said Roncalli coach Todd Neuendorf. "I was worried about us being tired. We really played like we hadn't played in the last couple of days. The legs were there."

 And so were the shots.

 The Cavaliers made 10 of their first 16 attempts from the field and soon owned a 24-10 first-quarter advantage.

 "Our kids came out and shot the ball really well and kind of jumped on them right away," Neuendorf said.

 Roncalli was just getting warmed up.

 The Cavaliers extended their lead to 41-22 at the half and shot a blistering 69 percent in the first 16 minutes. Kory Schwan had 15 points and Dominic King 12 to lead the first-half surge.

 MVP began heating up in the second half, making eight of its 11 three-pointers during that span. The Titans eventually closed the margin down to 13 points, but could get no closer as the Cavaliers won the game going away.

 "They got it down to 13 and our kids weathered that and kind of stretched it back out," Neuendorf said.

 King finished with 24 points and seven rebounds in the contest.

 "Dominic King played like a man down there," Neuendorf noted. "I'm happy for him. He had a really good game for us."

 Neuendorf also praised the rest of his players for finding the senior post inside.

 "The kids did a nice job getting a lot of top down looks and Dom finished at the rim," Neuendorf said.

 Schwan added 21 points to the Roncalli total, Zach Andera contributed 12 and Brayden McNeary followed with nine.

 Kellam Karst scored 19 points and Deric Denning 17 for MVP.

 Roncalli, 6-1 on the season, faces Groton at 8 p.m. Thursday at Roncalli Gym.

 Before then, though, the Cavaliers will head back to practice to install a few new wrinkles.

 "We've played seven games already and a lot of our stuff is out there," Neuendorf said. "I think it's important to keep the kids thinking and keep things sharp."

MOUNT VERNON-PLANKINTON: Kellam Karst 7 0-0 19, Deric Denning 6 0-0 17, Jared Long 1 3-4 5, Cote Hinker 2 1-2 5, Nick Lawson 1 0-0 2, Tate Deinert 1 0-0 3, Marcus Anderson 0 2-2 2. Totals 18-46 6-8 53.

 ABERDEEN RONCALLI: Dominic King 11 2-4 24, Kory Schwan 9 0-0 21 Zach Andera 4 3-3 12, Brayden McNeary 4 0-0 9 Lucas Lorenz 3 0-0 6, Layne Holzer 1 0-0 2, Nolan Schlosser 1 0-0 2, Kendal Deutsch 1-2 1. Totals 31-52 8-15 75.

Mount Vernon-Plankinton (3-2)|10224253

Aberdeen Roncalli (6-1)|24415875

 3-point field goals - Karst 5, Denning 5, Deinert, Schwan 3, Andera, McNeary. Rebounds - Mount Vernon-Plankinton (Karst 4, Long 4); Aberdeen Roncalli (King 7, Andera 5). Turnovers - Mount Vernon-Plankinton 16; Aberdeen Roncalli 10. Assists - Mount Vernon-Plankinton (Long 4); Aberdeen Roncalli (Deutsch 5).

Some stellar defensive stops were rewarded with a spectacular shot for Aberdeen Central Saturday afternoon.

 Josh Hilgemann nailed a three-point field goal at the buzzer to rally the Golden Eagles past Rapid City Central 55-54 in non-conference boys' basketball action.

 "It seems like we've been on the other end for a while," said Eagles coach Brent Norberg of closely contested games. "It was a nice change."

 Norberg said in his 17 years of coaching, "I don't think I ever won with the ball in the air and the buzzer going off."

 Hilgemann's three-pointer capped a game-long rally in which the Eagles wiped out a 40-23 deficit in the third quarter.

 "It's what I've dreamed about since I was a kid," Hilgemann, who only had three points prior to the game-winner, said. "Hitting the game-winning shot, it just feels really great."

 Aberdeen still trailed by five points in the closing minutes before Braden LeGrand knocked down a three-pointer to keep the Eagles within striking distance.

 "We had to make that shot to have a chance to win," Norberg pointed out.

 From there, it was up to the Eagles' defense to stop the Cobblers and they were up to the task on two different occasions.

 "The kids did a good job of not fouling and playing defense," Norberg said.

 That set up the final sequence when Jacob Goehring spotted Hilgemann in transition for the game-winner.

 "All you can ask for is a good look at the rim in that situation," Norberg said.

 The win capped a solid effort that saw the Eagles keep chipping away until the final buzzer sounded.

 "I'm so happy for the kids. It would have been so easy to mail it in," Norberg said. "They showed a lot of toughness."

 Carter Paulson scored 10 points to lead a balanced Eagles scoring attack. Aaron Lorenz and Logan LeGrand followed with nine, Brady Mohr had seven, Hilgemann and Tyler Block six apiece and Goehring five.

 "That's really kind of what we have to do," Norberg said.

 That was a big contrast to Friday night, when Lorenz had 27 points.

 "Aaron really carried us when everyone else was struggling," Norberg said.

 The Eagles, 2-5 on the season, host Brandon Valley at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Golden Eagles Arena.

 In the meantime, they will savor a win that will likely be talked about for years to come.

 When asked if he would always remember the contest, Norberg responded, "I think I will. I told the kids, it will be one that they will never forget, either."

ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Josh Hilgemann 2 1-2 6, Carter Paulson 4 2-4 10, Braden LeGrand 1 0-0 3, Brady Mohr 3 0-0 7, Aaron Lorenz 3 1-2 9, Jacob Goehring 2 0-0 5, Logan LeGrand 3 0-0 9, Tyler Block 3 0-1 6. Totals 21 4-9 55.

 RAPID CITY CENTRAL: Jake Seales 1 0-0 3, Ian Barse 6 4-4 16, Jesse Riddle 3 0-0 8, John Fierro 6 0-0 13, Mitchell Newhouse 0 1-2 1, Josh Dotson 2 0-0 4, Nathan Miller 3 3-3 9. Totals 21 8-9 54.

Aberdeen Central (2-5)|8204255

Rapid City Central (1-5)|16334354

 3-point field goals - Hilgemann, B. LeGrand, Mohr, Lorenz 2, Goehring, L. LeGrand 3, Seales, Riddle 2, Fierro. Fouled out - B. LeGrand, Mohr. Total fouls - Aberdeen Central 20; Rapid City Central 11.

Webster won five individual championship matches and was second in four others to capture the team title in its own wrestling invitational on Saturday.

 The Bearcats finished with 220 points, nearly 100 better than runnerup Stanley County.

 Aberdeen Roncalli was seventh with 53 points, powered by three place winners including 160-pound champion Tyson Mitzel.

 "We did well," said Roncalli coach Justin Briese. "Everyone won a match to help contribute to the team success."

 Mitzel improved to 11-0 on the season with three more wins by fall.

 "He wrestled well today. He just keeps on rolling," Briese said.

 Matt Schlosser finished third at 195 pounds. He lost in the opening round to Teddy Lopez before coming back and beating the state qualifier in the third place match.

 "I think he learned a little bit from that first match," Briese said.

 Roncalli also received a fourth-place showing from Zach Sumner at 182.

 "He had a good day," Briese said. "He's a good, hard wrestler."

 Briese also pointed out the first ever varsity win by Ramsey Johnsen.

 The Cavaliers compete in a triangular in Clark on Thursday against Clark-Willow Lake and Redfield-Doland before heading to a tournament in Miller on Saturday.

 That will be in stark contrast to the three-week layoff they just finished because of the cancellation of the Northeast Conference tournament and the Christmas break.

 "It's been terrible," said Briese whose squad last competed on Dec. 8. "It's tough to just constantly grind every single day and just beat on each other. It was nice to get back out there. That was the biggest thing, just to get some matches in."

Team Points: Webster 220 , Stanley County 126 , Deuel 121, Clark-Willow Lake 114, Miller-Highmore-Harrold 89, Mobridge-Pollock 67, Aberdeen Roncalli 53, Warner-Northwestern 37, Sully Buttes 36 , Unattached 34, Sioux Valley 31, Ipswich-Leola 14, Tiospa Zina 0.

|CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES|

 103 - Daniel Slama, Stanley County, pinned JC Forman, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, 5:43.

 113 - Logan Richie, Webster, pinned Devon Sievers, Deuel, 3:44.

 120 - Jess Karber, Clark-Willow Lake, pinned Austin Anderson, Deuel, 3:52.

 126 - Nolan Richie, Webster, pinned Wyatt Burke, Clark-Willow Lake, 1:23.

 132 - Jakob Weisbrod, Clark-Willow Lake, pinned Michael Scott, Stanley County, 5:33.

 138 - Spencer Rausch, Webster, pinned Alex Marsh, Ipswich-Leola, 3:13.

 145 - Wyatt Harrowa, Stanley County, pinned Tyler Wagner, Webster, 4:42.

 152 - Devon Gnat, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, def. Corey Schlotte, Webster, 5-3.

 160 - Tyson Mitzel, Aberdeen Roncalli, pinned Nathan Duerre, Webster, 2:29.

 170 - Jared McClurg, Webster, pinned Herman Fennell, Stanley County, 3:25.

 182 - Mark Meland, Webster, def. Tre Blasdell, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, 12-4.

 195 - Chase Schoenhard, Mobridge-Pollock, pinned Tyson O'Daniel, Stanley County, 5:54.

 220 - Logan Tonak, Clark-Willow Lake, def. Chad Sjurson, Webster, 7-3.

 Hwt. - Braxton Fuller, Deuel, def. Cade Larson, Stanley County, 5-0.

|Third Place Matches|

 103, Zach Stoltenburg, Deuel, def. Josh Weisbrod, Clark-Willow Lake, 11-10; 113, Chad Whitley, Stanley County, pinned Nick Stasburg, Sioux Valley, 1:43; 120, Jaden Madison, Mobridge-Pollock, def. Austin Wiley, Sully Buttes, 4-3; 126, Keith Konold, Deuel, pinned Josh Gilliland, Sully Buttes, :19;

 132, Austin Grout, Webster, pinned Cutter Gillespie, Unattached, :49; 138, Richie Redlin, Deuel, def. Jaxson Brueggeman, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, 3-2; 145, Paul Waring, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, def. Jordan Lovre, Deuel, 3-0; 152, Bill Greber, Deuel, def. Adam Ochsner, Warner-Northwestern, 12-4; 160, Austin Borah, Mobridge-Pollock, def. Levi Dinger, Warner-Northwestern, 6-1;

 170, Dylan Hill, Sully Buttes, def. Brady Atherton, Clark-Willow Lake, 13-2; 182, David Jensen, Mobridge-Pollock, def. Zach Sumner, Aberdeen Roncalli, 11-0; 195, Matt Schlosser, Aberdeen Roncalli, def. Teddy Lopez, Unattached, 7-5; 220, Ethan Koerlin, Sioux Valley, def. Justine Obaniana, Warner-Northwestern, 6-5; Hwt., Jacob Siglin, Webster, pinned Brett Lang, Mobridge-Pollock, 4:52.

The Aberdeen Central girls' basketball team unwrapped a win with a bow of lessons.

 The holidays do not get much brighter than that in the basketball world.

 Third-rated Aberdeen (6-0) beat Rapid City Central 57-44 Saturday in Aberdeen. The Golden Eagles dealt with 12 missed free throws, 16 turnovers and fatigue on the second day of their first back-to-back games of the season.

 "It was a gritty win," Aberdeen Central Dawn Seiler coach said. "Both teams were playing on short rest, and Rapid City Central is a good basketball team. It was a big win for our kids."

 Seiler said every year, teams need to learn how to handle games on consecutive days. "You have to fight through that fatigue."

 During a five-minute stretch over the third and fourth quarters, there were eight three-point field goals in a row, with Rapid City making five of them. The Cobblers got within seven a couple of times early in the fourth quarter, but Brynn Flakus of Aberdeen Central was there to fight back the Rapid City charge.

 Flakus scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half. Flakus and teammates Kelsey Hannigan and Samantha Knecht made long-range shots during the three-pointer exchange.

 "Brynn does a lot of nice things defensively and other things that don't always show up in the box score," Seiler said. "But tonight, she showed up big in the box score with her points, eight rebounds and three steals."

 Aberdeen got a big weekend inside from its senior towers of power in 6-foot-2 Samantha Knecht and 6-foot Sara Niederbaumer. They combined for 26 points and 21 rebounds Saturday for a total of 60 points and 45 rebounds in the two weekend wins against the Rapid City schools.

 "We tried to isolate our bigs because we felt like we had an advantage inside," Flakus said. "They did a nice job for us."

 Flakus said she and her teammates have plenty of work ahead to keep improving.

 "We have to keep up the intensity in practice and create as many game-like situations as possible," she said. "When we do that, it really helps us in games."

 Aberdeen Central will return to Eastern South Dakota Conference action next week, playing at Brandon Valley Friday and hosting Mitchell Saturday. Rapid City Central will host two Sioux Falls schools next week, Roosevelt on Thursday and O'Gorman on Saturday.

|Varsity|

Aberdeen Central 57

RC Central 44

 RAPID CITY CENTRAL: LexyJo Deneke 4-9 1-3 11, Chelsey Carmichael 4-13 0-0 11, Tori Holt 2-9 1-1 5, Taylor Bauer 3-5 0-0 8, Grace Weeks 0-3 2-2 2, Caitlyn Shoulder 0-0 0-0 0, Abbie Wahl 0-0 0-0 0, Rhea Lohman 0-0 0-0 0, Evelyn Martin 1-1 0-0 2, Ragan Enois 1-4 0-0 3, Mya Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Katrina Mellegard 0-1 2-4 2. Totals 15-45 6-10 44.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Kelsey Hannigan 1-6 0-1 3, Samantha Knecht 7-17 1-6 16, Brynn Flakus 6-14 6-10 20, Leah Beringer 2-3 1-1 6, Sara Niederbaumer 4-9 2-4 10, Maddie Goetz 1-2 0-0 2, Brianna Kusler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 10-22 57.

Rapid City Central (3-4)|6152944

Aberdeen Central (6-0)|8263957

 3-point field goals - RCC 8-18 (Deneke 2-4, Carmichael 3-9, Bauer 2-3, Enos 1-2); AC 5-8 (Hannigan 1-3, Knecht 1-1, Flakus 2-2, Beringer 1-1, Goetz 0-1). Total fouls - RCC 17; AC 8. Fouled out - No one. Rebounds - RCC 31 (Holt 8); AC 39 (Niederbaumer 13). Turnovers - RCC 20; AC 16. Assists - RCC 0; AC 3 (Hannigan 2). Steals - RCC 7 (Bauer 3); AC 11 (Flakus 3, Niederbaumer 3). Blocked shots - RCC 1 (Bauer); AC 0. Officials -Darin Vetch, Bret Sether, Louis Young.

|Junior Varsity|

RC Central 49

Aberdeen Central 38

 RAPID CITY CENTRAL. Totals 18-58 6-8 49.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Morghan Waage 5, Sydney Waterman 2, Tara Rook 2, Erica Shields 10, Kaytlynn Kingsriter 8, Robin Doerr 2, Lauren Schumacher 2, Ashley Hellwig 2, Emily Miller 5. Total 11-29 16-20 38.

Rapid City Central|21293949

Aberdeen Central|14203138

 3-point field goals - RCC 7, AC 0. Total fouls - RCC 20; AC 12. Rebounds - RCC 27; AC 36 (Shields 8, Kingsriter 8). Turnovers - RCC 17; AC 35.

|Sophomore|

RC Central 59

Aberdeen Central 51

 RAPID CITY CENTRAL. Totals 21-46 15-23 59.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Sydney Johnson 4, Madisyn Waage 5, Lauren Schumacher 8, Emily Miller 8, Brianna Kusler 10, Ally Steckler 14, Mia Bergan 2. Totals 19-41 13-23 51.

Rapid City Central|8233759

Aberdeen Central|14274151

 3-point field goals - RCC 2, AC 0. Total fouls - RCC 17; AC 19. Rebounds - RCC 22; AC 34 (Miller 12). Turnovers - RCC 17; AC 31.

|Freshman|

Aberdeen Central 40

RC Central 39

 RAPID CITY CENTRAL. Totals 13 14-26 39.

 ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Ally Steckler 8, Megan Kingsriter 11, Mia Bergan 11, Renae Bragg 10. Totals 16 8-14 40.

Rapid City Central|13203239

Aberdeen Central|12183040

 3-point field goals - RCC 1, AC 0. Total fouls - RCC 15; AC 21.

Aberdeen Christian is riding a three-game winning streak going into 2013.

 The Knights pulled away from Herreid-Selby Area 54-46 on Saturday during the final day of the Northern State Classic at Wachs Arena. Aberdeen Christian improves to 4-2 on the season and is on a three-game winning streak to close out the 2012 calendar year.

 The Knights led Herreid-Selby Area 39-36 going into the fourth quarter. The Wolverines sliced the lead to 45-43 with two minutes and 45 seconds left. The Knights responded with a 9-3 run to capture the win.

 "We didn't like how we played defense at times and we didn't like our shot selection and just kind of the way we handled playing on the Barnett Center floor," Christian coach Dave Palmer said, "but the way we played the fourth quarter, I was real pleased."

 Matt Rohrbach netted four free throws in the waning moments to help keep the Wolverines at bay. Rohrbach finished with 13 points and dished out six assists. Sam Palmer netted a team-high 15 points for the Knights. The sophomore canned four three-pointers, two in each half.

 "He is really going to be a good shooter for us," coach Palmer said, "this year and for years to come."

 Job Niewenhius added 12 points, including a big basket in the fourth quarter to spark the Knights' run to close the game. Herreid-Selby Area doubled on Palmer and Rohrbach found a wide open Niewenhuis for the layup.

 "Job slipped that screen and went to the bucket," coach Palmer said, "just the way the kids read to make that play, I was real thrilled, and making free throws, I was happy with that."

 Nick Larson dropped in a game-high 23 points for Herreid-Selby Area. Kennedy Kosters added 14 points, including four three-pointers for the Wolverines. Herreid-Selby Area (3-3) will play at Ipswich next Saturday.

 Aberdeen Christian will play Edmunds Central next Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Civic Arena.

HERREID-SELBY AREA: Brady Vander Vorst 0 0-0 0, Dakota Thorstenson 1 2-2 4, Nick Larson 10 1-3 23, Kennedy Kosters 5 0-0 14, Lane Rossow 1 0-0 2, Logan Schaefbauer 1 0-0 3. Totals 19-60 3-5 46.

 ABERDEEN CHRISTIAN: Matt Rohrbach 3 6-7 13, Noah Aderhold 0 2-2 2, Sam Palmer 5 1-2 15, Job Niewenhuis 5 2-3 12, Tanner Droog 4 1-4 10. Totals 17-50 12-18 54.

Herreid-Selby Area (3-3)|12223646

Aberdeen Christian (4-2)|12263954

 3-point field goals - Larson 2, Kosters 4, Schaefbauer, Rohrbach, Palmer 4, Droog. Fouled out - Vander Vorst. Total fouls - Herreid-Selby Area 18; Aberdeen Christian 11. Rebounds - Herreid-Selby Area 30; Aberdeen Christian 29. Turnovers - Herreid-Selby Area 18; Aberdeen Christian 9.

Langford shutout Little Wound in overtime to secure a 54-49 boys' basketball win Saturday during the final day of the Northern State Classic at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen.

 With the game knotted up at 49-all after regulation, Zach Punt drilled a three-pointer midway through the extra session for the go-ahead score. Bo Fries then made two free throws with :4.1 seconds left to round out the margin.

 Drew Planteen powered Langford with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Fries added 14 points and dished out seven assists. Punt finished with three three-pointers for nine points.

 Anthony Hopkins tossed in a game-high 20 points for Little Wound, which led at halftime 28-25 and 42-38 after the third quarter. Little Wound held for the last shot in regulation, but misfired from three to force overtime.

 LANGFORD: Bo Fries 5 3-10 14, Drew Planteen 6 4-8 16, Michael Erickson 2 1-1 5, Zach Punt 3 0-0 9, Donte Blanchard 2 0-0 5, Brady Hoines  0 1-4 1, Brian Anderson 2 0-0 5. Totals 20-50 9-23 54.

 LITTLE WOUND: Anthony Hopkins 7 4-7 20, Nate Brown Bull 4 0-1 8, Christen Young Bear 3 1-2 7, Ebert Long Soldier 2 0-0 4, Daniel Williams 1 0-0 2, Jalen Buckman 1 0-0 3, Garrick Stands 2 0-0 5. Totals 20-54 5-10 49.

Langford (3-1)|1525384954

Little Wound (4-4)|1028424949

 3-point field goals - Fries, Punt 3, Blanchard, Anderson, Hopkins 2, Buckman, Stands. Total fouls - Langford 11; Little Wound 19. Rebounds - Langford 29 (Planteen 13); Little Wound 34 (Young Bear 9). Turnovers - Langford 13; Little Wound 14.

Eureka-Bowdle 72

Northwestern 66

|NSU Classic|

|Wachs Arena, Aberdeen|

 NORTHWESTERN: Ray Lerew 1 2-7 4, Dylan Miles 4 0-0 10, Nate Palmer 4 4-6 12, Silas Franco 1 0-0 3, Landon Fischbach 13 3-4 29, Corbin Smith 2 0-0 6, Hunter Lerew 1 0-0 2. Totals 26-80 9-17 66.

 EUREKA-BOWDLE: Austin Weiszhaar 2 5-9 9, Jordan Maier 1 0-0 2, Josh Raile 8 6-10 23, Tyler Wipf 10 4-7 27, Brandon Beutler 3 3-5 9, Cody Hoff 1 0-2 2. Totals 25-52 18-33 72.

Northwestern (1-4)|18364966

Eureka-Bowdle (3-2)|20305872

 3-point field goals - Miles 2, Smith 2, Franco, Wipf 3, Raile. Fouled out - R. Lerew. Total fouls - Northwestern 22; Eureka-Bowdle 20. Rebounds - Northwestern 37 (Fischbach 9); Eureka-Bowdle 32 (Wipf 11). Turnovers - Northwestern 16; Eureka-Bowdle 10. Officials - Steve Markley, Jordan Opp and Kim Zimmerman.

Summit 57

Faulkton 27

|NSU Classic|

|Wachs Arena in Aberdeen|

 FAULKTON: Kurt Beidler 1 0-0 2, Zach Price 1 0-0 2, John Schlechter 1 0-0 2, Mike Craker 0 2-8 2, Jake Schlechter 2 3-4 7, Carson Ortmeier 1 0-3 2, Alex Frasier 2 0-2 4, Lane Melius 1 2-3 4, Reece Schulte 1 0-0 2. Totals 10-45 7-20 27.

 SUMMIT: Jacob Gapp 3 2-2 11, James Rudebusch 0 2-2 2, Jake Steinocker 7 1-5 17, Tanner Bartunek 1 1-5 3, Trecy Zirbel 7 4-7 19, Montel Campbell 0 1-2 1, Gage Connors 1 0-0 2, Matthew Zirbel 0 0-1 0, Grayson Amdahl 1 0-0 2. Totals 20-45 11-22 57.

Faulkton (1-5)|491427

Summit (3-2)|15364957

3-point field goals - Gapp 3, Steinocker 2, T. Zirbel. Total fouls - Faulkton 20; Summit 15. Rebounds - Faulkton 33 (Craker 9); Summit 36 (Steinocker 10). Turnovers - Faulkton 25; Summit 17. Highlights: Gapp had 5 steals for Summit.

LaMoure 55

Ipswich 48

|NSU Classic|

|Wachs Arena in Aberdeen|

 LaMOURE: Jared Meiklejohn 5 3-4 16, Kennith Hodern 1 0-4 2, Anthony Olson 5 4-6 14, Brady Thielges 5 7-11 18, Nolan Alber 1 1-2 3, Drew Thielges 1 0-0 2. Totals 18-44 15-27 55.

 IPSWICH: Brayden Thares 1 0-0 2, Logan Secker 4 0-2 10, Dustin Northrup 4 1-1 11, Cassius Pond 2 0-0 4, Lane Myer 9 3-3 21. Totals 20-57 4-6 48.

LaMoure|12234155

Ipswich (2-3)|8223248

 3-point field goals - Meiklejohn 3, B. Thielges, Secker 2, Northrup 2. Fouled out - Secker, Pond. Total fouls - LaMoure 8; Ipswich 21. Rebounds - LaMoure 30 (B. Thielges 8); Ipswich 36 (Myer 12). Turnovers - LaMoure 13; Ipswich 21.

James Valley Christian 72

Warner 45

|Parkston Classic|

 WARNER: Leading scorers: Derek Tuszka 18 points, Jarrod Tuszka 14.

 JAMES VALLEY CHRISTIAN: Leading scorers: Adam Hofer 19 points, Nathan Wedel 19, Alex Waldner 14.

Warner (4-1)|10233745

James Valley Christian (3-0)|15375672

Rebounds - James Valley Christian (Leon Brondsema 8, Wedel 7). Assists - James Valley Christian (Andrew Ulvestad 4). Steals - James Valley Christian (Hofer 5, Wedel 4).

Sully Buttes 64

Wessington Springs 36

|Parkston Classic|

 WESSINGTON SPRINGS: Leading scorers: Jevon Hohn 14 points, Zac Paulsen 9.

 SULLY BUTTES: Leading scorers: Brayden Wittler 16 points, Scott Senftner 15.

Wessington Springs (1-4)|12152736

Sully Buttes (2-2)|11325064

Parkston 51

Sisseton 48

|Parkston Classic|

 SISSETON: Leading scorers: Wyatt Youngblom 15 points, Jordan Cornelius 14.

 PARKSTON: Leading scorers: Spencer Lucas 16 points, Tanner Weber 15.

Sisseton (4-2)|15263448

Parkston (4-1)|16254051

Rebounds - Sisseton (Cornelius 8, Youngblom 4); Parkston (Lucas 10). Assists - Sisseton (Cornelius 3).

Miller 38

McCook Central-Montrose 34

|Parkston Classic|

 McCOOK CENTRAL-MONTROSE: Leading scorers: Billy Kapperman 8 points, Will Gottlob 8, Branden Reif 8.

 MILLER: Leading scorers: Drew Beilke 11 points, Lee Sivertsen 11.

McCook Central-Montrose (3-2)|14192834

Miller (2-1)|8192638

Rebounds - McCook Central-Montrose (Jake Heumiller 10, Gottlob 9).

Wolsey-Wessington 56

Corsica-Stickney 35

|Parkston Classic|

 CORSICA-STICKNEY: Leading scorers: Adam Bormann 14 points, Eli Van Roeckel 8, Lane Thomas 7.

 WOLSEY-WESSINGTON: Leading scorers: Lorenzo Williams 17, Roy Lumpkin 12, Ryan Sprecher 12.

Corsica-Stickney (3-2)|5162535

Wolsey-Wessington (5-0)|16264356

Rebounds - Corsica-Stickney (Bormann 8); Wolsey-Wessington (Alex Babcock 9, Williams 7). Assists - Wolsey-Wessington (Hayden Hooks 8, Williams 4).

Potter County 61

Redfield-Doland 49

|Non-conference at Gettysburg|

 REDFIELD-DOLAND: Ephram Albrecht 9 0-0 18, Lane Peterman 1 0-0 3, Kyle Stover 1 2-3 4, Jake Baloun 3 0-0 6, Landon Rohlfs 6 0-0 14, Oliver Farmen 1 1-2 4. Totals 21 3-5 49.

 POTTER COUNTY: Tanner Heuer 6 4-6 16, Tate Nafziger 3 3-7 9, Eric Worth 2 0-0 4, Mitch Hinkley 1 0-0 2, Chayce Hall 3 1-3 8, Chase Sievers 0 2-4 2, Kole Hawkinson 5 0-1 10, Dave Vander Vorst 5 0-0 10. Totals 25 10-21 61.

Redfield-Doland (1-3)|13223449

Potter County (6-0)|16274361

 3-point field goals - Peterman, Rohlfs 2, Farmen, Hall. Fouled out - Evans. Total fouls - Redfield-Doland 21; Potter County 12. Rebounds - Redfield-Doland 18 (Albrecht 7); Potter County 20 (Worth 6). Turnovers - Redfield-Doland 24; Potter County 16. Assists - Redfield-Doland 8; Potter County 15 (Hall 8). Steals - Redfield-Doland 11 (Stover 5); Potter County 13. Blocks - Potter County 1.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 74

Hitchcock-Tulare 68

|281 Conference at Hitchcock|

 SANBORN CENTRAL-WOONSOCKET: Tyler Krueger 3 0-1 7, Todd Stekl 8 2-4 20, Nick Miller 7 14-19 28, Davion Brooks 1 7-12 9, Drew Hinker 1 0-0 2, Jaedyn Ford 1 1-2 3, Tucker Kingsbury 1 0-5 3, Brady Tiede 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 24-43 74.

 HITCHCOCK-TULARE: Trent Hofer 8 5-6 23, Landon Gatzke 5 0-0 15, Seth Tollefson 3 1-2 7, Dan Marshall 2 0-0 4, Clay Jens 1 0-0 2, Landon Bushong 7 0-0 14, Chase Bixler 1 0-0 3. Totals 27 6-8 68.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (4-0)|17395974

Hitchcock-Tulare (4-1)|18354868

 3-point field goals - Krueger, Stekl 2, Kingsbury, Hofer 2, Gatzke 5, Bixler. Fouled out - Hofer, Jens, Bushong. Total fouls - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 15; Hitchcock-Tulare 29. Rebounds - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 27 (Miller 12); Hitchcock-Tulare 36 (Marshall 13). Turnovers - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 18; Hitchcock-Tulare 16. Assists - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 18 (Kingsbury 6); Hitchcock-Tulare 21 (Hofer 6). Steals - Hitchcock-Tulare 10 (Hofer 7). B Game - Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 39-26.

Rosholt 73

Fairmount-

Campbell-

Tintah 34

|Non-conference at Rosholt|

 FAIRMOUNT-CAMPBELL-TINTAH: D'Angelo Burns 9 2-3 21, Taylor Campbell 1 0-0 2, Austin Medenwald 2 0-0 5, Malique Burns 1 0-3 2, Chase DeVine 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 2-6 34.

 ROSHOLT: Matthew Wieser 3 0-0 6, Chase Shypkowski 9 4-6 25, Adam Krueger 7 4-4 19, Taylor Braun 1 2-2 4, Walker Lick 1 0-0 2, Dylan Lick 1 1-1 3, Dexter Lick 2 0-0 4, Hadley Meyer 2 0-0 4, Jacob Zach 1 0-0 2, Alex Krueger 2 0-0 4. Totals 29 11-13 73.

F-C-T|11172734

Rosholt (4-2)|26365573

 3-point field goals - D. Burns, Medenwald, Shypkowski 3, Adam Krueger. Total fouls - F-C-T 14; Rosholt 13. Rebounds - F-C-T 24; Rosholt 43 (Dylan Lick 8, W. Lick 6).

Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 48

Milbank 46

|Milbank Shootout|

 CHEYENNE-EAGLE BUTTE: Cory Knight 0 2-2 2, Xavier Norris 11 2-2 26, Cray Allen 1 3-3 5, Wyatt Knight 1 0-0 2, Justin Laplante 3 0-0 7, Nolan Keckler 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 7-7 48.

 MILBANK: Austin Berens 2 2-2 7, Andy Buchele 3 5-7 11, Ben Forrette 2 5-6 9, Issac Lindquist 4 2-3 10, Brandon Cummins 2 1-1 6, Justin Ackerman 1 0-0 3. Totals 14 15-19 46.

Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (3-3)|5203648

Milbank (1-5)|10243846

 3-point field goals - Norris 2, Laplante, Berens, Cummins, Ackerman. Total fouls - Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 18; Milbank 12. Rebounds - Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 24 (Keckler 6); Milbank 32 (Buchele 7). Turnovers - Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 16; Milbank 25. Assists - Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 1; Milbank 5 (Forrette 2). Steals - Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 15 (Norris 7); Milbank 2. Blocks - Milbank 1.

Clark-Willow Lake 41

St. Thomas More 36

|Milbank Shootout|

 ST. THOMAS MORE: Landon Kudrna 2 0-0 4, Aidan Goetzinger 5 0-0 12, Jake Sullivan 1 0-0 3, Jacob Henderson 3 1-2 7, Jeron Laurenti 3 0-0 8, Conor Merriam 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 3-4 36.

 CLARK-WILLOW LAKE: Braxton Hartley 2 3-3 7, Mitch Prouty 4 0-0 10, Tyson Jenkins 4 0-1 9, Lane Hovde 1 2-2 5, Torrey Kolden 3 2-3 8, Rhett Florey 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 7-9 41.

St. Thomas More (6-1)|10202736

Clark-Willow Lake (4-0)|5122441

 3-point field goals - Goetzinger 2, Sullivan, Laurenti 2, Prouty 2, Jenkins, Hovde. Total fouls - St. Thomas More 15; Clark-Willow Lake 9. Rebounds - St. Thomas More 21 (Henderson 7); Clark-Willow Lake 24. Turnovers - St. Thomas More 10; Clark-Willow Lake 11. Assists - St. Thomas More 4; Clark-Willow Lake 2. Steals - St. Thomas More 5 (Goetzinger 2); Clark-Willow Lake 4 (Prouty 2).

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 43

Oakes 34

|Third Place at Dakota Holiday Tournament|

|at Ellendale, N.D.|

 OAKES: Bryce Meehl 20 points, Tristan Meier 8, Brody Bartholomew 2, Ethan Zetocha 2, Stephen Quandt 2. Totals 14 4-5 34.

 EDGELEY-KULM-MONTPELIER: Conner Entzi 12 points, Logan Hanson 10, Tallen Berg 9, Jordan Nitschke 7, Chris Miller 3, Trystan Harr 2. Totals 16 10-11 43.

Oakes|8172634

E-K-M|12213143

 3-point field goals - Meehl 2, Nitschke.

 All-Tournament Team: Jordan Nitschke and Logan Hanson of E-K-M, Bryce Meehl of Oakes, Brian Sumption of Leola-Frederick and Adam White of Ellendale. Hanson was named the Tournament MVP.

Leola-Frederick 52

Ellendale 31

|Third Place at Dakota Holiday Tournament|

|at Ellendale, N.D.|

 LEOLA-FREDERICK: Wyatt Heine 6 points, Derrick Podoll 8, Evan Emery 7, Brian Sumption 19, Luke Kallas 3, Dane Campbell 4, Matt Weisser 2, Matt Achen 3. Totals 20 6-10 52.

 ELLENDALE: Brennen Vance 4 points, Joe Cegla 2, Adam White 16, Chase Durheim 5, James Johnston 3, Logan Wang 1. Totals 9 11-16 31.

Leola-Frederick (3-3)|16274252

Ellendale|581531

 3-point field goals - Heine 2, Emery, Sumption 2, Kallas, Durheim, Johnston.

|TODAY|

|JUNIOR HOCKEY|

 Aberdeen Wings at Brookings, 7:15 p.m.

|COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL|

 Chadron State at Wayne State

|COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL|

 South Dakota at Kansas State

 Missouri-Kansas City at Omaha

|TV SPORTS|

College Football-Music City Bowl, North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Sun Bowl, Southern California vs. Georgia Tech, 1 p.m. (CBS); Liberty Bowl, Iowa State vs. Tulsa, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN); Chick-Fil-A Bowl, Louisiana State vs. Clemson, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Men's College Basketball-Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Michigan State at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (ESPN2); South Dakota at Kansas State, 1 p.m. (FXSP); Central Connecticut State at Syracuse, 2 p.m. (ESPNU); Indiana at Iowa, 3 p.m. (ESPN2);UNC-Greensboro at North Carolina State, 4 p.m. (ESPNU); Gonzaga at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. (ESPN2); Harvard at St. Mary's (Calif.), 7 p.m. (ESPN2); North Texas at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

NBA Basketball-Charlotte Bobcats at Chicago Bulls, 2 p.m. (WGN)

|HOCKEY|

Bantam

|Dec. 29|

Yankton|120-3

Aberdeen Cougars|114-6

 First Period: 1, Aberdeen, Derek Hunstad (Nathaniel Hochhalter), 9:59; 2, Yankton, Colby Benson, unassisted, 3:55.

 Second Period: 3, Yankton, Benson, unassisted, 7:33; 4, Yankton, Benson, unassisted, 5:10; 5, Aberdeen, Kolton Carlson (Jagr Wasem), 4:02.

 Third Period: 6, Aberdeen, Jacob Fastenau (Carlson), 14:09; 7, Aberdeen, Eric DeBoer, unassisted, 13:23; 8, Aberdeen, Matt Trenhaile (Spencer Vetter, Wasem), 7:50; 9, Aberdeen, Trenhaile (Vetter), :55.

 Goalies: Yankton, Hunter Cameron (50 shots, 44 saves); Aberdeen, Gus Kronberg (16 shots, 13 saves).

|Dec. 29|

Yankton|111-3

Aberdeen Cougars|002-2

 First Period: 1, Yankton, Colby Benson, unassisted, 11:51.

 Second Period: 2, Yankton, Benson, unassisted, 4:49.

 Third Period: 3, Aberdeen, Kolton Carlson, unassisted, 14:38; 4, Aberdeen, Jagr Wasem, unassisted, 10:24; 5, Yankton, Benson (Tate O'Hara), 5:24.

 Goalies: Yankton, Hunter Cameron (13 shots, 11 saves); Aberdeen, Gus Kronberg (41 shots, 38 saves).

|BOWLING|

|HILLTOP LEAGUE|

 Standings: Mel's 89, Dahme Construction 83, Channel 82 , Party Central 82, Eagles I 69 , Smokin Bowlers 61 , Louie's Service 19 .

|Dec. 26|

 High Games: Joseph Gourneau III 300-223, Scott Lunzman 264-242-208, Dave Jung 254, Dale Boynton 245-244-235, Mike Wetz 242-236-232, John Hutchinson 245-212, Dean Schaunaman 232-211, Nick Nielson 231, Ken Miller 224, Jim O'Connell 222, Garrett Klatt 214, Cory Klatt 207, Dave Osborn 205.

 High Series: Dale Boynton 724, Scott Lunzman 714, Mike Wetz 710, Joseph Gourneau III 679, John Hutchinson 650, Dean Schaunaman 608.

|Dec. 19|

 High Games: Kevin Pletten 232, Dale Boynton 227, Kyle Crawford 220, Garrett Klatt 215-206, Dean Schaunaman 213, Dave Osborn 212-205, Nick Nielson 210, Tuffy Orr 208, Cory Klatt 208, Jim O'Connell 208, Darwin Davis 204, Mike Wetz 202, Ray Ford 200.

 High Series: Dave Osborn 602, Dale Boynton 596, Kyle Crawford 591.

|SUNDAY NITE MIXED LEAGUE|

 Standings: HD Strikers 6 , The New Bees 4, Burns Taxidermy 3 , Hit or Miss 2.

 High Games: (men) Eric Reeb 246-214, Larry Papke 215-208, Anthony Morrissey 214, Jim Reeb 194; (women) Tammy Ochsner 247, Melissa Reeb 180, Cathy Papke 177, Jessica Reeb 171.

 High Series: (men) Eric Reeb 646, Larry Papke 590; (women) Tammy Ochsner 601, Cathy Papke 472.

|BASKETBALL|

College men's

|SCORES|

|EAST |

 American International 96, LIU Post 94, 2OT |

 Colgate 65, New Hampshire 63 |

 Concordia (N.Y.) 98, Bentley 81 |

 Cornell 79, Binghamton 77 |

 DeSales 80, Centenary (NJ) 57 |

 Edinboro 88, Thiel 66 |

 Frostburg St. 74, Washington (Md.) 73 |

 George Washington 77, Sacred Heart 38 |

 Hobart 74, Hartwick 59 |

 Rutgers-Newark 82, Hunter 50 |

 S. New Hampshire 71, Wilmington (Del.) 57 |

 Sciences (Pa.) 83, Kutztown 75, OT |

 Slippery Rock 122, Ohio-Eastern 60 |

 St. Francis (NY) 89, NJIT 87 |

 St. Michael's 83, Caldwell 64 |

 West Virginia 74, E. Kentucky 67 |

|MIDWEST |

 Akron 62, Princeton 58 |

 Detroit 83, Canisius 78 |

 Green Bay 84, Ill.-Springfield 43 |

 Ind.-South Bend 65, William Woods 59 |

 Indiana St. 77, Illinois St. 75 |

 Kent St. 77, Fairmont St. 75 |

 Lakeland 74, Macalester 61 |

 Marian (Wis.) 71, Northwestern (Minn.) 69 |

 Miami (Ohio) 84, Wilmington (Ohio) 67 |

 Missouri St. 70, S. Illinois 59 |

 Tiffin 80, California (Pa.) 71 |

 Wichita St. 66, N. Iowa 41 |

 Wis.-Stout 62, Concordia (Wis.) 42 |

 Wright St. 58, Mount St. Joseph 49 |

|SOUTH |

 Alabama A&M 59, Mississippi St. 57 |

 Appalachian St. 71, Milligan 51 |

 Birmingham-Southern 82, Maryville (Tenn.) 76 |

 Coastal Carolina 85, Greensboro 65 |

 Dallas 79, Berry 66 |

 Harding 66, Christian Brothers 48 |

 Memphis 78, Loyola (Md.) 64 |

 Morehead St. 114, Union (Ky.) 67 |

 Mount Olive 72, Augusta St. 69 |

 Rhodes 59, Austin 43 |

 SC-Upstate 85, Coastal Georgia 55 |

 Tulane 53, Alabama 50 |

 UNC Asheville 95, Bluefield 66 |

 Virginia 74, Wofford 39 |

 Virginia Union 72, St. Thomas Aquinas 49 |

 Winthrop 50, Hampton 43 |

|SOUTHWEST |

 SMU 72, Furman 53 |

 TCU 67, MVSU 64 |

|FAR WEST |

 Boise St. 105, Corban 49 |

 CS Bakersfield 60, NC A&T 52 |

 Fresno St. 89, Sonoma St. 64 |

 Hawaii 74, CS Northridge 71 |

 Saint Mary's (Cal) 78, Yale 62 |

 Southern Cal 63, Dayton 61, OT |

|TOURNAMENT |

|Bojangles Holiday Challenge |

|Second Round |

 Hampden-Sydney 73, Johns Hopkins 58 |

 Randolph 75, Huntingdon 73, OT |

|NYU Holiday Classic |

|Second Round |

 NYU 69, Clark U. 67 |

 Wentworth Tech 68, Widener 63 |

College Women's

This Week's Women's Top 25 Fared|

|By The Associated Press|

 1. Stanford (11-1) lost to No. 2 UConn 61-35.

 2. UConn (11-0) beat No. 1 Stanford 61-35.

 3. Baylor (10-1) beat Southeastern Louisiana 106-41.

 4. Duke (11-0) beat Monmouth (N.J.) 73-32.

 5. Notre Dame (10-1) beat No. 11 Purdue 74-47.

 6. Georgia (12-1) lost to Illinois 70-59.

 7. Kentucky (11-1) beat Alcorn State 90-23; beat Marist 78-56.

 8. California (10-1) beat George Washington 70-43.

 9. Maryland (9-2) beat Brown 76-36.

 10. Penn State (10-2) did not play.

 11. Purdue (11-2) lost to No. 5 Notre Dame 74-47.

 12. Louisville (11-2) did not play.

 13. Tennessee (9-3) beat Davidson 75-40; beat Rutgers 66-47.

 14. Oklahoma State (10-0) beat Harvard 92-62; beat San Diego State 80-72.

 15. Dayton (12-1) lost to Bowling Green 65-40.

 16. North Carolina (13-1) beat East Tennessee State 85-44; beat Clemson 65-58.

 17. UCLA (8-2) beat Pepperdine 77-46.

 18. Oklahoma (10-2) beat Cal State Northridge 79-57.

 19. South Carolina (12-1) beat Western Carolina 66-44.

 20. Texas (8-4) lost to Iowa 86-63; lost to Central Michigan 73-65.

 21. Florida State (11-1) beat Boston College 76-70.

 22. Kansas (9-2) did not play.

 23. Colorado (11-0) beat New Mexico 84-39.

 24. Texas A&M (9-4) beat Prairie View 74-52.

 25. Arkansas (11-1) beat Coppin State 71-57.

|SCORES|

|EAST |

 American U. 48, Mount St. Mary's 46 |

 Army 67, Bryant 51 |

 Baruch 52, Wis.-Platteville 41 |

 Bentley 76, Bridgeport 58 |

 Boston U. 72, Lehigh 44 |

 Cincinnati 59, LIU Brooklyn 48 |

 Cornell 60, William & Mary 56 |

 Fairleigh Dickinson 54, Binghamton 41 |

 Kutztown 70, Sciences (Pa.) 45 |

 Lincoln (Pa.) 72, Concordia (NY) 57 |

 NC State 70, St. Bonaventure 66 |

 NJIT 48, Rhode Island 44 |

 Navy 67, Marshall 51 |

 Plattsburgh 67, Skidmore 58 |

|MIDWEST |

 Adrian 67, Anderson (Ind.) 56 |

 Bowling Green 65, Dayton 40 |

 Cleveland St. 70, Lake Erie 51 |

 Davenport 84, Finlandia 42 |

 DePauw 73, Rockford 43 |

 Green Bay 63, Wichita St. 42 |

 IPFW 80, W. Illinois 49 |

 Illinois St. 65, Butler 57 |

 Indianapolis 78, Michigan Tech 74, 2OT |

 Iowa St. 86, Alabama St. 47 |

 Mary 108, Dakota St. 37 |

 Minnesota 88, Creighton 81, 2OT |

 Minot St. 92, Brandon 42 |

 Missouri St. 88, Coppin St. 75 |

 Oakland 68, IUPUI 59 |

 Ohio St. 67, Howard 50 |

 Robert Morris 60, Kent St. 51 |

 S. Dakota St. 76, N. Dakota St. 57 |

 South Dakota 62, Nebraska-Omaha 57 |

 William Woods 66, AIB 57 |

 Wis.-Parkside 89, Indiana-Northwest 52 |

|SOUTH |

 Bellarmine 73, Millersville 66 |

 Catawba 76, Livingstone 54 |

 Clayton St. 56, Barton 46 |

 Duke 73, Monmouth (NJ) 32 |

 Florida St. 76, Boston College 70 |

|SOUTHWEST |

 Rice 62, Lamar 56 |

 Stephen F. Austin 73, Tulsa 69 |

|FAR WEST |

 Arizona St. 60, Idaho St. 53 |

 Oklahoma St. 80, San Diego St. 72 |

|TOURNAMENT |

|Blue Sky Classic |

|Championship |

 Delaware 60, Duquesne 45 |

|Third Place |

 Villanova 60, Dartmouth 37 |

|FIU Sun & Fun Classic |

|Championship |

 Georgia Tech 65, FIU 63 |

|Third Place |

 Quinnipiac 83, Northeastern 72 |

|Fordham Holiday Classic |

|Championship |

 Providence 66, Lafayette 54 |

|Third Place |

 Fordham 64, Colorado St. 59, 2OT |

|GSU Holiday Tournament |

|Championship |

 Toledo 46, Georgia St. 43 |

|Third Round |

 Charlotte 63, MVSU 48 |

|Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic |

|Championship |

 Iowa 83, San Diego 73 |

|Third Place |

 Cent. Michigan 73, Texas 65 |

|Montclair State Holiday Tournament |

|Championship |

 Montclair St. 77, Widener 34 |

|Third Place |

 Vassar 66, Washington (Md.) 53 |

|NYU Holiday Classic |

|Championship |

 William Smith 68, NYU 59 |

|Tulane/DoubleTree Classic |

|Championship |

 Tulane 69, McNeese St. 63 |

|Third Place |

 Mississippi 61, E. Michigan 58 |

|NBA|

|EASTERN CONFERENCE|

|Atlantic Division|

|WLPctGB
            New York 219.700-
            Brooklyn 1614.5335
            Boston 1416.4677
            Philadelphia 1417.4527
            Toronto 1120.35510
|Southeast Division|

|WLPctGB
            Miami 208.714-
            Atlanta 199.6791
            Orlando 1218.4009
            Charlotte 723.23314
            Washington 424.14316
|Central Division|

|WLPctGB
            Chicago 1612.571-
            Indiana 1713.567-
            Milwaukee 1613.552
            Detroit 1122.3337
            Cleveland 725.21911
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|

|Southwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            San Antonio 248.750-
            Memphis 198.7042
            Houston 1614.5337
            Dallas 1219.38711
            New Orleans 723.23316
|Northwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            Oklahoma City 236.793-
            Denver 1715.5317
            Minnesota 1413.5198
            Portland 1514.5178
            Utah 1517.4699
|Pacific Division|

|WLPctGB
            L.A. Clippers 256.806-
            Golden State 2110.6774
            L.A. Lakers 1515.5009
            Sacramento 1119.36713
            Phoenix 1120.35514
| ---|

|Saturday's late Games|

 Portland 89, Philadelphia 85

 Golden State 101, Boston 83|

|Sunday's Games|

 San Antonio 111, Dallas 86

 Detroit 96, Milwaukee 94

 Sacramento 118, Boston 96

 L.A. Clippers 107, Utah 96|

|Monday's Games|

 Charlotte at Chicago, 2 p.m.

 Memphis at Indiana, 2 p.m.

 Miami at Orlando, 4 p.m.

 Atlanta at Houston, 6 p.m.

 Brooklyn at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

 Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.|

|Tuesday's Games|

 Dallas at Washington, 5 p.m.

 Portland at New York, 6:30 p.m.

 Sacramento at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

 Atlanta at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

 L.A. Clippers at Denver, 8 p.m.

 Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.|

Northern State's Matt Meuleners finished his weekend in seventh-place finish the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Sunday.

 Meuleners wrestled three times Sunday, claiming a 3-1 victory over David Marone of Virginia Tech in the first round of wrestlebacks. Meuleners lost to Connor Medbery of Wisconsin 6-2 in the next round, sending the NSU heavyweight to the seventh-place match where he defeated Eric Thompson of Grand View 7-3.

 Northern State coach Pat Timm said Meuleners faced top-notch competition at the event and represented the Wolves well.

 "We learned a lot about ourselves," Timm said. "The competition was fierce and we're not going to see that kind of competition again until the national tournament."

 The last opponent Meuleners faced was the defending NAIA national champion, but Timm said Meuleners faced mostly NCAA Division I opponents during the week.

 "I think there's always a little disappointment, you can't be satisfied," Timm said. "Not too many people place at this tournament, it's by far one of the toughest tournaments. You can't hang your head, you just have to be ready for the next part of our season."

 The Wolves are in action next on Jan. 12 at Minnesota State, Moorhead, for a 3 p.m. dual.

|Sunday's Results|

 Heavyweights: Matt Meuleners def. David Marone, Virginia Tech, 3-1; lost to Connor Medbery, Wisconsin, 6-2; def. Eric Thompson, Grand View, 7-3. SEVENTH PLACE

Drawing a few hundred at a time, thousands of basketball fans streamed into Aberdeen over three days last week to watch 22 varsity high school games.

 Naturally, those games produced big numbers:

8,722: Days between when Jeff Hagler of Jamestown College scored 25 (Feb. 11, 1989) in his Jimmies' 74-66 loss to Northern State in Wachs Arena at Aberdeen, and when his son Jake Hagler scored 28 (Dec. 27, 2012) in leading North Star (Cando, N.D.) to a 58-53 win over Dupree at the NSU Classic in Wachs Arena. Jeff Hagler is the North Star coach.

2,081: Total points scored.

2,017: Career points scored by Jake Hagler of North Star, with his 2,000th coming in Aberdeen.

727: Turnovers (33 per game).

642: Two-point field goals made.

486: Players.

341: Made free throws out of 630 attempts (54%). However, one player (see 31 below in this list) made 86 percent of her 22 free throws.

152: Three-pointers made.

83: Inches tall (6-foot-11) Nate Brown Bull of Little Wound, the tallest player to play in Aberdeen during the stretch.

61: Double-figure scorers.

47: Hour stretch where St. Thomas More played three road games (856 miles round trip) in Aberdeen and Milbank, winning on a last-second shot over Aberdeen Roncalli Thursday and then rallying from a 31-19 deficit after three quarters for a 46-42 win over Milbank Friday. More then lost to Clark-Willow Lake 41-36 Saturday. STM trailed 37-36 with 20.6 seconds left and was outscored 17-9 in the final quarter. For the second game in a row, CWL senior standout and South Dakota State recruit Skyler Flatten did not play due to a staph infection in his foot. It is unknown how long he will be out.

31: Points, including making 19 of 22 free throws, by Shauni Schwartz of Herreid-Selby Area in its win over Roncalli. Best of 22 games in points scored and free throws made.

17: Cold and flu tablets consumed by me.

14: Players fouled out of games.

14: Boys' games, 8 girls.

18: Players 6-foot-3 or taller in the Thursday night boys' doubleheader involving Aberdeen Roncalli, St. Thomas More, Elk Point-Jefferson and Sisseton.

13.7: Points, average margin of victory in the 22 games.

10: Games covered by my teammate Ryan Deal.

6: Games (three wins) in 11 days for Little Wound - four in Rapid City and one each in Mobridge and Aberdeen - round trips for a total of 864 miles. Anthony Hopkins scored 190 during the stretch for an average of 31.7 points per game.

6: Three-pointers (most) by Tanner Droog of Aberdeen Christian in its win over Wilmot.

5: Of the same teams played twice in Aberdeen over the three days.

4: Venues used (16 at Wachs Arena, three at Aberdeen Civic Arena, two at Golden Eagles Arena and one at Roncalli Gym).

2: Last-second game winning shots (by Jacob Henderson of St. Thomas More and Zach Andera of Roncalli over EPJ).

1: Overtime game won 54-49 by the Langford boys over Little Wound.

Never: before had Elk Point-Jefferson ever played back-to-back games in Aberdeen as it did on Thursday and Friday nights.

John Papendick is the managing news-sports editor for the American News. Reach him at jpapendick@aberdeennews.com.

Blog: aberdeensports.net/inthehuddle.

Twitter: @jpapendick

Whether leaping over defensive backs to make a catch on the football field or soaring over defenders for a slam dunk on the basketball court, Dallas Goedert has a way of making a difference.

 The 6-foot-5, 215-pound senior from Britton-Hecla is difficult to contain regardless of which sport he plays.

 "He's a great athlete," said Braves' basketball coach Travis Santistevan. "He can make everyone around him so much better."

 Because of his size and talent, Goedert often finds himself surrounded by a crowd whenever he is around the ball in either sport.

 "Anytime you have a player like him, you have to prepare for him and pay special attention during the game to make sure he's accounted for on every possession," said Warner boys' basketball coach Matt Mackner.

 And even then, sometimes the best you can do is just hope for the best.

 "He pretty much single-handidly beat us the first time (last year)," Mackner said.

 After Goedert made one perimeter jumper after another, Mackner said, "You just kind of shrug your shoulders. What do you do?"

 With his sheer size alone, Goedert would be a formidable foe for any opponent. Throw in his athleticism and raw talent and he becomes a nightmare to defend.

 "I think the thing that's special about Dallas is the combination of size and athleticism," Mackner noted, "and then having a kid that athletic and that big, and that has a skill set as well. He's a tough matchup."

 While Goedert has grown and gotten stronger through the years, his natural ability has been a constant.

 "Ever since I was little, I was pretty athletic," said Goedert, who once set five state records in swimming as an 8-year-old.

 Santistevan, who just moved to Britton this past summer, got a chance to see that athleticism first hand as an assistant football coach for the Braves. He was happy to inherit Goedert as a first-year head basketball coach.

 "Kind of blessing, because you have a player of his ability," Santistevan said. "He can do a lot of things for you."

 A glimpse of Goedert's ability was on display last year in a game at Roncalli Gym when he nailed a pair of three-point field goals and also had a pair of dunks against the Cavaliers.

 Goedert estimates he has dunked in a game about a dozen times so far, but also enjoys the other facets of basketball.

 "Blocking shots is always fun," he said. "I like the whole offense too, getting assists, getting offensive rebounds and scoring."

 Goedert finished his football career with more than 1,000 yards receiving and is fast closing in on 1,000 points in basketball. He said he enjoys both sports the same, depending on the time of the year.

 "I like them both," he said. "Whatever season it is, I probably like better."

 He said he won't do both in college, but is undecided on which sport he will choose.

 "I'll just do one," Goedert said. "I'm not sure which one yet, though."

 Before then, the standout will finish out his high school hoops career before giving track and field a try for the first time this spring.

 With his ability, Goedert will likely continue to turn heads and give opposing coaches nightmares trying to find ways to stop him.

 "He puts me in awe once in a while," Santistevan said. "I would not want to have to figure out what do with him each week."

Dallas Goedert File

Parents: Mary and David Goedert; sisters, Emily (22) and Megan (20).

Hobbies: Hunting, sports and playing video games.

Favorite Athlete: Jordy Nelson.

Future Plans: Attend college (South Dakota State and Northern State are in the mix) and play either football or basketball.

Most Memorable Athletic Accomplishment: "When I was 8 and I broke five records at the state swim meet."

|TODAY|

|COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL|

 Grace at Wayne State

 Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis at Maryland

|TV SPORTS|

College Football-Gator Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Northwestern, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs. Nebraska, Noon (ABC); Outback Bowl, South Carolina vs. Michigan, Noon (ESPN); Rose Bowl, Wisconsin vs. Stanford, 4:07 p.m. (ESPN); Orange Bowl, Northern Illinois vs. Florida State, 7:37 p.m. (ESPN)

Men's College Basketball-Connecticut at Marquette, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

College Basketball

|Northern Sun|

|Intercollegiate Conference|

|MEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

|North|

Minnesota State-Moorhead (10-1) 41

St. Cloud State (8-1) 41

Northern State (9-3) 41

Bemidji State (6-3) 41

University of Mary (3-6) 23

Minnesota-Duluth (3-6) 14

Minot State (2-7) 14

Minnesota-Crookston (3-6) 05

|South|

Minnesota State, Mankato (8-1) 41

Augustana College (8-1) 41

Upper Iowa (8-3) 41

Winona State (9-3) 32

Southwest Minnesota State (6-6) 32

Wayne State (6-4) 14

Sioux Falls (5-4) 14

Concordia-St. Paul (2-7) 05

|WOMEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

|North|

St. Cloud State (8-1) 41

Northern State (7-2) 32

University of Mary (8-3) 32

Minnesota-Duluth (6-3) 32

Minot State (6-3) 23

Bemidji State (6-3) 23

Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-4) 23

Minnesota-Crookston (4-5) 14

|South|

Augustana College (9-0) 50

Minnesota State, Mankato (8-1) 41

Winona State (9-3) 32

Wayne State (6-2) 32

Concordia-St. Paul (5-4) 32

Sioux Falls (5-4) 23

Upper Iowa (3-9) 05

Southwest Minnesota State (1-9) 05

|Summit League|

|MEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

Western Illinois (10-3) 20

North Dakota State (11-3) 10

South Dakota (6-8) 11

South Dakota State (10-5) 10

Oakland (6-9) 11

Kansas City (4-9) 11

IUPUI (6-11) 13

Fort Wayne (6-9) 02

Nebraska-Omaha (3-12) 03

|WOMEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

South Dakota State (9-5) 10

South Dakota (6-8) 10

Nebraska-Omaha (9-3) 11

Western Illinois (7-6) 11

IUPUI (7-7) 11

Oakland (7-7) 11

Fort Wayne (5-9) 11

North Dakota State (4-9) 01

Kansas City (4-10) 01

|Great Plains|

|Athletic Conference|

|MEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

Doane College (15-2) 62

Northwestern (11-4) 52

Dordt College (13-3) 53

Midland (10-5) 53

Hastings College (13-4) 43

Briar Cliff (12-5) 34

Dakota Wesleyan (8-8) 34

Morningside College (8-9) 34

Nebraska Wesleyan (7-5) 25

Mount Marty (6-9) 25

Concordia (5-8) 25

|WOMEN|

Team (Overall)|WL

Concordia (14-0) 70

Morningside College (14-2) 61

Briar Cliff (14-3) 52

Northwestern (11-3) 52

Dakota Wesleyan (12-4) 43

Mount Marty (9-6) 43

Dordt College (9-8) 44

Hastings College (8-9) 34

Midland (6-10) 26

Nebraska Wesleyan (2-10) 07

Doane College (5-11) 08

|POLLS|

|The AP Top 25|

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:|

|RecordPtsPrv
            1. Duke (63) 12-01,6231
            2. Michigan (2) 13-01,5472
            3. Arizona 12-01,4743
            4. Louisville 12-11,4344
            5. Indiana 12-11,3785
            6. Kansas 11-11,3136
            7. Syracuse 11-11,1979
            8. Ohio St. 10-21,07910
            9. Minnesota 12-1 97811
            10. Gonzaga 12-1 94613
            11. Illinois 13-1 92912
            12. Missouri 10-2 9127
            13. Florida 9-2 81014
            14. Cincinnati 12-1 7618
            15. Georgetown 10-1 71815
            16. Creighton 12-1 62916
            17. Butler 10-2 59118
            18. Michigan St. 11-2 44719
            19. San Diego St. 11-2 43717
            20. New Mexico 13-1 389 -
            21. Notre Dame 12-1 36121
            22. Oklahoma St. 10-1 33322
            23. NC State 10-2 27023
            24. Pittsburgh 12-1 21924
            25. Kansas St. 10-2 14925
 Others receiving votes: UNLV 52, North Carolina 38, Wyoming 28, Temple 21, VCU 15, Kentucky 13, Wichita St. 11, UConn 9, UCLA 6, Maryland 5, Oregon 3.

|USA Today/ESPN|

|Top 25 Poll|

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 31, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:|

|RecordPtsPvs
             1. Duke (30) 12-07741
             2. Michigan (1) 13-07442
             3. Arizona 12-06923
             4. Louisville 12-16783
             5. Indiana 12-16545
             6. Kansas 11-16436
             7. Syracuse 11-15757
             8. Ohio State 10-253010
             9. Florida 9-245111
            10. Gonzaga 12-143913
            11. Creighton 12-143612
            12. Missouri 10-24209
            13. Minnesota 12-141714
            14. Illinois 13-135815
            15. Cincinnati 12-13528
            16. Georgetown 10-128118
            17. San Diego State 11-224216
            18. Michigan State 11-222819
            19. Notre Dame 12-120120
            20. Butler 10-219421
            21. Oklahoma State 10-114622
            22. Pittsburgh 12-112424
            23. New Mexico 13-1109-
            24. UNLV 11-210017
            25. N.C. State 10-29525
 Others receiving votes: VCU 36, Kansas State 35, North Carolina 34, Kentucky 31, Wyoming 30, Wichita State 7, Colorado 6, Maryland 5, UConn 3, UCLA 2, Bucknell 1, Colorado State 1, Temple 1.

|NBA|

|EASTERN CONFERENCE|

|Atlantic Division|

|WLPctGB
            New York 219.700-
            Brooklyn 1615.5165
            Boston 1416.4677
            Philadelphia 1417.4527
            Toronto 1120.35510
|Southeast Division|

|WLPctGB
            Miami 218.724-
            Atlanta 1910.6552
            Orlando 1219.38710
            Charlotte 823.25814
            Washington 424.14316
|Central Division|

|WLPctGB
            Indiana 1813.581-
            Chicago 1613.5521
            Milwaukee 1613.5521
            Detroit 1122.3338
            Cleveland 725.21911
|WESTERN CONFERENCE|

|Southwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            San Antonio 258.758-
            Memphis 199.6793
            Houston 1714.5487
            Dallas 1219.38712
            New Orleans 723.23316
|Northwest Division|

|WLPctGB
            Oklahoma City 246.800-
            Denver 1715.5318
            Minnesota 1413.5198
            Portland 1514.5178
            Utah 1517.46910
|Pacific Division|

|WLPctGB
            L.A. Clippers 256.806-
            Golden State 2110.6774
            L.A. Lakers 1515.5009
            Sacramento 1119.36713
            Phoenix 1121.34414
| ---|

|Monday's Games|

 Charlotte 91, Chicago 81

 Indiana 88, Memphis 83

 Miami 112, Orlando 110, OT

 Houston 123, Atlanta 104

 San Antonio 104, Brooklyn 73

 Oklahoma City 114, Phoenix 96|

|Tuesday's Games|

 Dallas at Washington, 5 p.m.

 Portland at New York, 6:30 p.m.

 Sacramento at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

 Atlanta at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

 L.A. Clippers at Denver, 8 p.m.

 Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.|

|Wednesday's Games|

 Sacramento at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

 Portland at Toronto, 6 p.m.

 Washington at Indiana, 6 p.m.

 Chicago at Orlando, 6 p.m.

 Memphis at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

 Dallas at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

 New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.

 Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

 San Antonio at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

 Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

 Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m.

 L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.|

|COLLEGE|

|FOOTBALL|

Bowl Glance|

|By The Associated Press|

|Subject to Change|

|Saturday, Dec. 15|

|NEW MEXICO BOWL|

|At Albuquerque|

 Arizona 49, Nevada 48|

|FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL|

|At Boise, Idaho|

 Utah State 41, Toledo 15

 |

|Thursday, Dec. 20|

|POINSETTIA BOWL|

|At San Diego|

 BYU 23, San Diego State 6

 |

|Friday, Dec. 21|

|Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl|

|At St. Petersburg, Fla.|

 UCF 38, Ball State 17

 |

|Saturday, Dec. 22|

|NEW ORLEANS BOWL|

 Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34|

|MAACO Bowl|

|Las Vegas|

 Boise State 28, Washington 26

 |

|Monday, Dec. 24|

|HAWAII BOWL|

|At Honolulu|

 SMU 43, Fresno State 10

 |

|Wednesday, Dec. 26|

|LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL|

|At Detroit|

 Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21

 |

|Thursday, Dec. 27|

|MILITARY BOWL|

|At Washington|

 San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20|

|BELK BOWL|

|At Charlotte, N.C.|

 Cincinnati 48, Duke 34|

|HOLIDAY BOWL|

|At San Diego|

 Baylor 49, UCLA 26|

 |

|Friday, Dec. 28|

|INDEPENDENCE BOWL|

|At Shreveport, La.|

 Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14|

|RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL|

|At Orlando, Fla.|

 Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10, OT|

|MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL|

|At Houston|

 Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31

|

|Saturday, Dec. 29|

|ARMED FORCES BOWL|

|At Fort Worth, Texas|

 Rice 33, Air Force 14|

|PINSTRIPE BOWL|

|At New York|

 Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14|

|FIGHT HUNGER BOWL|

|At San Francisco|

 Arizona State 62, Navy 28

|ALAMO BOWL|

|At San Antonio|

 Texas 31, Oregon State 27

|BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL|

|At Tempe, Ariz.|

 Michigan State 17, TCU 16

 |

|Monday, Dec. 31|

|MUSIC CITY BOWL|

|At Nashville, Tenn.|

 Vanderbilt 38, N.C. State 24|

            NC State 014010-24
            Vanderbilt 72137-38
|First Quarter|

 Van-Boyd 5 pass from Rodgers (Spear kick), 9:51.|

|Second Quarter|

 Van-Stacy 6 run (Fowler kick), 10:08.

 NCSt-Creecy 1 run (Sade kick), 6:18.

 Van-Tate 7 run (Spear kick), 3:47.

 NCSt-Palmer 94 kickoff return (Sade kick), 3:35.

 Van-Matthews 18 pass from Rodgers (Fowler kick), :41.|

|Third Quarter|

 Van-FG Spear 30, 9:39.|

|Fourth Quarter|

 NCSt-FG Sade 24, 14:56.

 Van-Rodgers 15 run (Spear kick), 5:11.

 NCSt-Smith 19 pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 2:06.

 A-55,801.

| ---|

|NCStVan
            First downs 24  17
            Rushes-yards 25-41 41-117
            Passing 383 108
            Comp-Att-Int 35-53-316-27-0
            Return Yards 5  77
            Punts-Avg. 3-30.3 5-46.2
            Fumbles-Lost 6-2 0-0
            Penalties-Yards 9-90 2-10
            Time of Possession 27:04 32:56
| ---|

|INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS|

 RUSHING-NC State, Creecy 9-43, Thornton 12-39,  Glennon 3-(minus 20), Team 1-(minus 21). Vanderbilt, Stacy 25-107,  Tate 9-14, Rodgers 4-6, Kimbrow 1-(minus 2), Matthews 1-(minus 4),  Team 1-(minus 4).

 PASSING-NC State, Glennon 35-53-3-383. Vanderbilt,  Rodgers 16-25-0-108, Carta-Samuels 0-1-0-0, Stacy 0-1-0-0.

 RECEIVING-NC State, Palmer 8-111, Creecy 6-50, Thornton 5-41,  Smith 3-50, Payton 3-37, Carter 3-34, Talbert 3-29, Watson 2-21,  Underwood 1-5, Winkles 1-5. Vanderbilt, Matthews 7-61, Boyd 4-18,  Tate 2-10, Scheu 2-7, Stacy 1-12.

|SUN BOWL|

|At El Paso, Texas|

 Georgia Tech 21, Southern Cal 7|

            Southern Cal 0700- 7
            Georgia Tech 0777-21
|Second Quarter|

 GaT-Sims 3 pass from Lee (Tanner kick), 10:41.

 USC-Redd 9 pass from Wittek (Heidari kick), :50.|

|Third Quarter|

 GaT-Washington 1 run (Tanner kick), 12:23.|

|Fourth Quarter|

 GaT-O.Smith 17 pass from Washington (Tanner kick), 13:11.

 A-47,922.

| ---|

|USCGaT
            First downs 10  18
            Rushes-yards 22-98 63-294
            Passing 107 75
            Comp-Att-Int 14-37-35-10-1
            Return Yards 71  85
            Punts-Avg. 8-44.0 7-40.4
            Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2
            Penalties-Yards 2-10 8-88
            Time of Possession 23:35 36:25
| ---|

|INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS|

 RUSHING-Southern Cal, Redd 17-88, Wittek 1-5, McNeal 3-5, Lee 1-0.  Georgia Tech, Sims 17-99, Laskey 6-60, Lee 10-52, Washington 16-46,  Bostic 2-14, Godhigh 3-13, O.Smith 4-9, Zenon 2-7, Days 1-(minus 2),  Team 2-(minus 4).

 PASSING-Southern Cal, Wittek 14-37-3-107. Georgia Tech,  Washington 3-5-0-49, Lee 2-5-1-26.

 RECEIVING-Southern Cal, Lee 6-41, R.Woods 3-33, Redd 3-14,  Grimble 2-19. Georgia Tech, Je.Moore 1-27, C.Jackson 1-23, O.Smith 1-17,  Bostic 1-5, Sims 1-3.

|LIBERTY BOWL|

|At Memphis, Tenn.|

             Iowa St. 17000-17
            Tulsa 71473-31
|First Quarter|

 ISU-FG Arceo 33, 10:47.

 ISU-Reeves 31 interception return (Arceo kick), 7:44.

 Tlsa-Singleton 2 run (Schwarz kick), 4:47.

 ISU-Brun 69 pass from S.Richardson (Arceo kick), 3:46.|

|Second Quarter|

 Tlsa-Green 8 run (Schwarz kick), 14:33.

 Tlsa-Singleton 2 run (Schwarz kick), 11:10.|

|Third Quarter|

 Tlsa-Singleton 1 run (Schwarz kick), 1:50.|

|Fourth Quarter|

 Tlsa-FG Schwarz 40, 12:49.

 A-53,687.

| ---|

|ISUTlsa
            First downs 9  23
            Rushes-yards 28-98 60-317
            Passing 170 93
            Comp-Att-Int 14-28-211-23-1
            Return Yards 41  0
            Punts-Avg. 8-35.8 8-36.4
            Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-0
            Penalties-Yards 9-84 9-73
            Time of Possession 24:28 35:32
| ---|

|INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS|

 RUSHING-Iowa St., S.Richardson 10-46, J.White 10-36, Woody 2-8,  Jantz 4-6, Gary 1-2, Horne 1-0. Tulsa, Watts 25-149, Douglas 8-79,  Green 10-58, Singleton 15-35, Team 2-(minus 4).

 PASSING-Iowa St., S.Richardson 10-21-1-129, Jantz 4-7-1-41. Tulsa,  Green 11-23-1-93.

 RECEIVING-Iowa St., Brun 4-102, Lenz 2-29, J.West 2-12,  J.White 2-(minus 2), Tiller 1-16, Young 1-8, Horne 1-5, Nealy 1-0.  Tulsa, Watts 4-17, Garrett 3-19, T.Roberson 2-35, Carter 1-19,  James 1-3.

|CHICK-FIL-A BOWL|

|At Atlanta|

 Clemson 25, LSU 24

 |

|Tuesday, Jan. 1|

|HEART OF DALLAS BOWL|

|At Dallas-|

 Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPNU)|

|GATOR BOWL|

|At Jacksonville, Fla.|

 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)|

|CAPITAL ONE BOWL|

|At Orlando, Fla.|

 Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), noon (ABC)|

|OUTBACK BOWL|

|At Tampa, Fla.|

 South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), noon (ESPN)|

|ROSE BOWL|

|At Pasadena, Calif.|

 Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)|

|ORANGE BOWL|

|At Miami|

 Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Wednesday, Jan. 2|

|SUGAR BOWL|

|At New Orleans|

 Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Thursday, Jan. 3|

|FIESTA BOWL|

|At Glendale, Ariz.|

 Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

 |

|Friday, Jan. 4|

|COTTON BOWL|

|At Arlington, Texas|

 Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)

 |

|Saturday, Jan. 5|

|BBVA COMPASS BOWL|

|At Birmingham, Ala.|

 Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), noon(ESPN)

 |

|Sunday, Jan. 6|

|GODADDY.COM BOWL|

|At Mobile, Ala.|

 Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

|Transactions|

BASKETBALL|

|National Basketball Association|

 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Recalled F Samardo Samuels from Canton (NBADL).

 DALLAS MAVERICKS - Recalled G Jared Cunningham from Texas (NBADL).

 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS - Re-assigned G-F Kent Bazemore and F-C Jeremy Tyler to Santa Cruz (NBADL).

 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES - Signed G-F Lazar Hayward.|

|FOOTBALL|

|National Football League|

 ARIZONA CARDINALS - Fired coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves.

 BUFFALO BILLS - Fired coach Chan Gailey. Signed RB Zach Brown, DE Corbin Bryant, DT Jarron Gilbert, OT Adam Grant and LB Brian Smith to reserve/future contracts.

 CHICAGO BEARS - Fired coach Lovie Smith.

 CLEVELAND BROWNS - Fired general manager Tom Heckert and coach Pat Shurmur.

 DALLAS COWBOYS - Signed CB Vince Agnew, WR Tim Benford, WR Danny Coale, DE Ikponmwosa Igbinosun, CB Micah Pellerin, DT Brian Price, LB Brashton Satele, TE Andre Smith, QB Nick Stephens and LB Monte Taylor to reserve/future contracts.b

 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS - Fired general manager Gene Smith.

 GREEN BAY PACKERS - Signed LB Micah Johnson to the practice squad. Released CB Otis Merrill from the practice squad.

 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - Fired coach Romeo Crennel. Announced the retirement of OL Ryan Lilja.

 NEW YORK JETS - Fired general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Signed LB JoJo Dickson, DT Tevita Finau, S Jaiquawn Jarrett, OT Dennis Landolt, WR Royce Pollard, WR Titus Ryan, QB Matt Simms and LB Jacquies Smith to reserve/future contracts.

 OAKLAND RAIDERS - Fired offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, special teams coordinator Steve Hoffman, offensive line coach Frank Pollack and linbeackers coach Johnny Holland.

 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - Fired coach Andy Reid.

 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - Fired coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith.

 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Placed CB Walter Thurmond on injured reserve. Announced CB Brandon Browner returned from his suspension. Released WR Corbin Louks from the practice squad. Signed DT Vaughn Meatoga and CB Ron Parker to the practice squad.

 TENNESSEE TITANS - Fired chief operating officer Mike Reinfeldt. Signed WR Diondre Borel, DT Zach Clayton, DE Thaddeus Gibson, S Suaesi Tuimaunei and TE Martell Webb to reserve/future contracts.

 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Released RB Brandon Jacobs.|

|Canadian Football League|

 TORONTO ARGONAUTS - Signed G Joe Eppele to a contract extension through the 2014 season.|

|HOCKEY|

|ECHL|

 ECHL - Suspended Bakersfield D Tyson Gimblett an additional game, Toledo D Olivier Dame-Malka three games and fined him, and Cincinnati F Anthony Luciani, undisclosed amounts for their actions in recent games.

 BAKERSFIELD CONDORS - Traded D Olivier Dame-Malka to Toledo for F Max Campbell and D Dale Warkentin.|

|COLLEGE|

 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE - Announced Boise State has backed out on a commitment to join the Big East and will remain a member of the Mountain West.

 AUBURN - Announced DE Corey Lemonier will enter the NFL draft.

 NEVADA - Announced RB Stefphon Jefferson will enter the NFL draft.

 RUTGERS - Announced CB Logan Ryan will enter the NFL draft.

Drew Brevig's goal halfway through overtime boosted the Brookings Blizzard to a 3-2 North American Hockey League victory over Aberdeen Monday.

 The hosts held a 2-1 lead through two periods before Aberdeen's Jonathan Grebosky scored the tying goal with 12:46 to go in regulation.

 The Blizzard got the game off to a quick start, tallying a goal at the :36 mark. Aberdeen tied the game three minutes later as Justin Parizek found the net for his team-leading tenth goal, with an assist from Erik Baskin.

 Brookings edged ahead in the second period when Emil Blomqvist scored with 12:44 to go in the period. The Blizzard dominated in shots during the middle period, 17-6, and finished with a 42-27 advantage.

 Grebosky notched his second goal of the season to tie the game for Aberdeen in the third period and Aberdeen goalie Jared Stearns kept the Blizzard out of the net to force the extra time.

 For Brookings, Thomas Williams had a role in both the first Blizzard goal and the last, as he was credited with an assist on both.

 The Wings suffered their tenth straight loss, all in the month of December. The team's last victory was Nov. 30 at home against Bismarck. Aberdeen (8-21-3) will start 2013 with a home game against Minot on Thursday. The puck drops at 7:15 p.m. at the Odde Ice Center.

Aberdeen Wings|1010-2

Brookings Blizzard|1101-3

 First Period: 1, Brookings, Aidan Cavallini (James McGing, Thomas Williams), 19:24; 2, Aberdeen, Justin Parizek (Erik Baskin), 16:32.

 Second Period: 3, Brookings, Emil Blomqvist (Tyler Cayemberg, Craig Lindegard), 12:44.

 Third Period: 4, Aberdeen, Jonathan Grebosky, unassisted, 12:46.

 Overtime: 5, Brookings, Drew Brevig (Williams, Jordan Stejskal), 2:30.

 Goalies: Aberdeen, Jared Stearns (42 shots, 39 saves); Brookings, Erick Majerle (27 shots, 25 saves).

Attendance: 756

Haven't seen the Saints play yet this season?

 You will have your chance this weekend.

 The Presentation College men's and women's basketball teams will have a unique four game home stand this weekend. The Saints will have four home games, four days in a row. The games will be played at the Strode Center.

 Presentation College will host Crossroads College of Rochester, Minn., on Friday and Saturday. The women will play at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m. The women will play Crossroads at 1 p.m. on Saturday, with the men to follow at 3 p.m.

 The PC women will then host Providence University College of Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada on Sunday at 5:30 p.m., with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m. The Saints will then close out their four game home stand on Sunday. The PC women will host Providence at noon, with the men to play at 2 p.m.

Staff reports

SDSU vs. USD

 South Dakota State and the University of South Dakota will clash in men's and women's basketball this weekend.

 The SDSU and USD men will play on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Vermillion. SDSU junior guard Chad White is an older brother to Northern State sophomore guard Mitch White. The Jackrabbits are led by NBA prospect Nate Wolters.

 The two men's programs played last season for the first time since 2004. SDSU won that meeting 86-56 in Brookings. The Coyotes won the second meeting 72-68 in Vermillion.

 The SDSU and USD women will play on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Brookings. Sully Buttes graduate Alexis Yackley is a senior guard for the Coyotes. The two teams split their meetings last season as well. The Jackrabbits won the first meeting 59-51 in Brookings, while the Coyotes won the second game 59-53 in Vermillion.

Staff reports

Quickly

Wagner graduate and Nebraska wrestler Robert Kokesh won the 174-pound weight division at the 50th annual Midlands Championships on Sunday in Evanston, Ill.

 College Plus is a weekly feature on Tuesdays in the American News during the college sports season. If you have news tips or suggestions, email jpapendick@aberdeennews.com or call 605-622-2323.

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

 Dakota Wesleyan at Midland Lutheran

 Mount Marty at Briar Cliff

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

 Navy at Fort Wayne

 Savannah State at Western Illinois

 Dakota Wesleyan at Midland Lutheran

 Mount Marty at Briar Cliff

 South Dakota Tech at Azusa Pacific