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Huron uses late rally to edge Golden Eagles

Aberdeen Central's Carter Dingman drives on Huron's Reilyn Zavesky during a game Friday night at the Huron Arena. Dingman scored 17 points for the Golden Eagles. Photo by Mike Carroll/Huron Daily Plainsman

HURON – Huron scored five points in the final 30 seconds to rally for a 60-57 win over Aberdeen Central in an Eastern South Dakota Conference boys’ basketball game Friday night.

Central took a 57-55 lead with 59 seconds left on a Spencer Barr basket. However, Huron reclaimed the lead, 58-57, with 30 seconds left on a Mason Davis 3-pointer, his only basket of the night. Reilyn Zavesky made a pair of free-throws with seven seconds left to seal the win for the Tigers.

Zavesky finished with a game-high 25 points and eight rebounds, and proved to be a handful for the Golden Eagles all night.

“(Zavesky) is a tough matchup,” said Central coach Brent Norberg. “A left-handed kid, he really drives hard, shot fakes, and pump fakes, and can make shots, too. He just made some plays.”

Despite the loss, Norberg said his team was competitive, and was proud of the way the Golden Eagles fought.

“I thought we played hard, I thought we competed,” Norberg said. “The guys didn’t get frustrated. They kept competing and playing hard. We got down a couple of times, and came back and took the lead and had a chance to win at the end, and we just weren’t able to make enough plays.”

Aberdeen Central’s Spencer Barr handles the ball against Huron’s Dylan Lichty during a game at the Huron Arena Friday night. Photo by Mike Carroll/Huron Daily Plainsman

Central’s Carter Dingman and Spencer Barr each had 17 points. Barr also had five rebounds and five steals. Parker Lemer followed with 11 points, while Jett Carlson added 10.

Dylan Lichty added 15 points to the Huron total.

Central (3-10) hosts Watertown on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Golden Eagles Arena.

ABERDEEN CENTRAL (3-10): Carter Dingman 7 1-3 17, Karson Carda 0 0-0 0, Jett Carlson 4 0-0 10, Parker Lemer 4 1-2 11, Spencer Barr 7 0-1 17, Camden Fauth 0 0-0 0, Brian Johnson 0 0-0 0, Cooper Eisenbiesz 0 0-0 0, Oliver Rife 0 0-0 0, Grant Fritz 1 0-1 2. Totals 23 2-7 57.

HURON (7-10): Dylan Lichty 6 0-0 15, Mason Davis 1 0-0 3, CJ Gainey 3 0-0 8, Reilyn Zavesky 9 5-8 25, Dawsyn Rogers 2 0-3 4, Gavin Moeding 1 0-0 2, Colton McNeil 0 0-0 0, Anderson Porisch 1 0-0 3. Totals 23 5-11 60.

Aberdeen Central 12 24 36 57

Huron 17 29 39 60

3-point field goals – Dingman 2, Carlson 2, Lemer 2, Barr 3; Lichty 3, Davis, Gainey 2, Zavesky 2, Porisch. Total fouls – Aberdeen Central 16; Huron 14. Rebounds – Aberdeen Central 25 (Barr 5, Fritz 5); Huron 35 (Zavesky 8). Turnovers – Aberdeen Central 4; Huron 13. Assists – Aberdeen Central 4 (Barr 2); Huron 8 (Moeding 3). Steals – Aberdeen Central 9 (Barr 5); Huron 3.

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