
SALEM – Class AA dominated the competition during the annual 3-Class Shootout basketball games Saturday in Salem.
The AA girls defeated the A girls 95-75, before rolling past the B girls 98-71.
Sioux Falls Washington standout Ndakalenga Mwenentanda had 24 points and 13 rebounds in the victory over the A girls, and then finished with 34 points and 15 rebounds against the B girls. Aberdeen Christian’s Hanna Miller had seven points and six rebounds for the B girls.
The AA boys edged the A boys 93-88 before dominating the B boys 122-86.
It was big day for Mitchell’s Caden Hinker who had 13 points in the win over the A boys, then won the slam dunk contest before producing 26 points and 14 rebounds against the B boys.
Aberdeen Central’s Alec Voegele had 10 points and seven rebounds in the victory over the A boys, and 13 points in the win over the B boys. Cooper Logan of Potter County scored 18 points for the B boys.
AA Girls 95, A Girls 75
A GIRLS: Addy Kramer 2 1-2 6, Tabor Teel 3 1-2 8, Ashtyn Wobig 3 1-2 10, Bella Swedlund 6 2-2 17, Reagan Johnson 1 0-0 2, Stevi Fallis 3 0-0 9, Maria Parsley 3 0-0 9, Rylee Rosenquist 5 2-2 12, Kylah VanDonkersgoed 1 0-0 2. Totals 27-96 7-10 75.
AA GIRLS: Ellie Karolevitz 4 1-4 11, Kaela Martinez 5 0-0 12, Ndakalenga Mwenentanda 10 2-2 24, Jayda McNabb 5 0-0 11, Kylie Foss 3 0-0 6, Bailee Sobczak 5 2-4 12, Emilee Boyer 1 0-0 2, Sidney Thue 6 1-2 17. Totals 39-103 6-12 95
A Girls 15 37 55 75
AA Girls 23 48 68 95
3-point field goals – Kramer, Teel, Wobig 3, Swedlund 3, Fallis 3, Parsley 3; Karolevitz 2, Martinez 2, Mwenentanda 2, McNabb, Thue 4. Total fouls – A Girls 8; AA Girls 10. Rebounds – A Girls 45 (Swedlund 8, Rosenquist 8, Kramer 7); AA Girls 62 (Mwenentanda 13, Boyer 8). Turnovers – A Girls 14; AA Girls 10. Assists – A Girls 8; AA Girls 10 (Sobczak 3). Steals – A Girls 10 (Swedlund 3); AA Girls 12.
A Girls MVP: Bella Swedlund of Winner.
AA Girls 98, B Girls 71
AA GIRLS: Kaela Martinez 5 0-0 11, Jayda McNabb 5 0-0 10, Kylie Foss 2 0-0 4, Bailee Sobczak 8 1-4 19, Emilee Boyer 2 6-6 10, Ellie Karolevitz 2 1-2 5, Ndakalenga Mwenentanda 16 0-1 34, Isabelle Schreeve 1 0-0 3, Sidney Thue 1 0-2 2. Totals 42-97 8-15 98.
B GIRLS: Molly Larson 1 0-0 2, Hannah Bartscher 1 0-0 3, Maleighya Estes 4 1-2 10, Delana Mach 2 2-2 7, Kennadi Buchholz 4 1-2 9, Nora O’Malley 1 0-0 2, Morgan Clites 4 2-2 10, MacKenzie Hemmer 2 0-0 4, Hanna Miller 2 1-2 7, Rachel Gerlach 7 2-4 17. Totals 28-89 9-14 71.
AA Girls 23 44 65 98
B Girls 21 40 61 71
3-point field goals – Martinez, Sobczak 2, Mwenentanda 2, Schreeve; Bartscher, Estes, Mach, Miller 2, Gerlach. Fouled out – Mwenentanda. Total fouls – AA Girls 9; B Girls 11. Rebounds – AA Girls 55 (Mwenentanda 15, Sobczak 9, McNabb 8); B Girls 42 (Buchholz 8, Hemmer 6, Miller 6). Turnovers – AA Girls 12; B Girls 16. Assists – AA Girls 3; B Girls 6. Steals – AA Girls 16 (Foss 4); B Girls 12.
AA Girls MVP: Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda of Sioux Falls Washington.
B Girls MVP: Rachel Gerlach of Corsica-Stickney.
AA Boys 93, A Boys 88
A BOYS: Carter Robertson 4 0-0 10, Dillon Jackson 3 2-2 11, Tyler O’Neill 5 1-1 14, Noah Price 2 0-0 4, Chase LeBrun 2 0-0 5, Nathan Koole 1 0-0 2, Brooks Nelson 2 0-0 4, Cael Lundin 7 2-2 20, Tash Lunday 7 0-0 18. Totals 33-90 5-5 88.
AA BOYS: Sam Rohlfs 0 1-2 1, Mikele Kambalo 6 0-0 13, Vance Borchers 2 0-0 4, David Alpers 3 0-0 6, Caden Hinker 5 0-0 13, Matthew Hanson 2 0-0 4, Drew Norberg 3 0-2 8, Micah Johnson 3 3-5 11, Alec Voegele 4 1-2 10, Marcus Phillips 9 0-0 23. Totals 37-103 5-11 93.
A Boys 11 43 68 88
AA Boys 22 42 64 93
3-point field goals – Robertson 2, Jackson 3, O’Neill 3, LeBrun, Lundin 4, Lunday 4; Kambalo, Hinker 3, Noberg 2, Johnson 2, Voegele, Phillips 5. Total fouls – A Boys 11; AA Boys 6. Rebounds – A Boys 53 (Lunday 16, Koole 8); AA Boys 59 (Phillips 9, Borchers 7, Norberg 7, Voegele 7). Turnovers – A Boys 15; AA Boys 9. Assists – A Boys 7 (Lunday 4); AA Boys 7 (Norberg 4). Steals – A Boys 9; AA Boys 15.
A Boys MVP: Cael Lundin of Tea Area.
Slam Dunk Contest Champion: Caden Hinker of Mitchell.
AA Boys 122, B Boys 86
B BOYS: Dylan Marshall 3 0-0 7, Ben Witt 0 2-2 2, Grant Luikens 4 0-0 8, Kalen Garry 10 0-0 24, Thalen Schroeder 0 1-2 1, Cooper Logan 8 1-1 18, Rett Osthus 1 2-2 4, Bryce Frank 3 1-2 8, Quincy Blue 5 0-0 14. Totals 34-103 7-9 86.
AA BOYS: Drew Norberg 3 1-2 9, Sam Rohlfs 4 0-0 8, Vance Borchers 5 0-0 10, Alec Voegele 6 0-0 13, David Alpers 2 1-2 5, Matthew Hanson 2 0-0 5, Micah Johnson 4 0-0 9, Mikele Kambalo 10 0-0 21, Caden Hinker 11 0-0 26, Marcus Phillips 7 1-2 16. Totals 54-100 3-6 122.
B Boys 22 43 65 86
AA Boys 31 59 99 123
3-point field goals – Marshall, Garry 4, Logan, Frank, Blue 4; Norberg 2, Voegele, Hanson, Johnson, Kambalo, Hinker 4, Phillips. Total fouls – B Boys 7; AA Boys 5. Rebounds – B Boys 38 (Garry 9, Luikens 7); AA Boys 60 (Hinker 14, Alpers 10, Rohlfs 8). Turnovers – B Boys 9; AA Boys 13. Assists – B Boys 3; AA Boys 12 (Kambalo 3, Hinker 3). Steals – B Boys 13; AA Boys 9.
B Boys MVP: Kalen Garry of De Smet.
AA Boys MVPs: Caden Hinker of Mitchell, and Marcus Phillips of Sioux Falls Roosevelt.


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