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Central boys come up short in quest to take down SFW

Aberdeen Central’s Noah Behrends, center, tries to drive to the basket between Sioux Falls Washington’s Tahj Two Bulls, left and Joe Uttecht, right, during Saturday’s game at the Golden Eagles Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 2/27/2021
The Aberdeen Central boys had a shot to take down the top-rated team in the state Saturday at Golden Eagles Arena. In fact, Central had several shots in that quest before Sioux Falls Washington turned back the Golden Eagles 65-59. "That’s what you want," said Central coach Brent Norberg of having a shot at pulling off the upset. "It’s unfortunate because we had a lot of shots. We had I don’t know how many open looks at threes from good shooters up two, that would have put us up five with under three (minutes) to go. It might have been a different deal." The Eagles still had a chance, trailing 58-57 in the final minute. However, after the Warriors missed a free throw, Eli Williams stole the ball and fed Angot Akot for a three-point play to give SFW a two-possession advantage. About a minute earlier, Williams stole the ball and scored to put the Warriors on top. "We had the rebound on a free throw and then we turn it over," Norberg said. "You have to give them credit. That

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