The Rapid City Central boys basketball team used a second-half surge to dominate Sturgis on Tuesday in Naasz Gymnasium..
After a subpar shooting performance in the first half, leading by 13 at the break, the Cobblers hit a plethora of shots in the second, outscoring the Scoopers 39-13 for a 70-31 victory.
âWe didnât shoot the ball really well in the first half, and we let that determine how we played defensively,â Central head coach TJ Hay said. âBut I thought we bounced back and did a good job in the second half.â
Micah Swallow scored 14 points in the second half and finished with a double-double for the Cobblers with 20 points on 8 of 20 shooting and 11 rebounds. Kohl Meisman tallied 13 first-half points and ended with 19 on 8 of 15 shooting, and Julian Swallow added nine points, four assists and four steals. Ryker Henne also hauled in 11 boards.
Richard Anderson
Journal staff
As the founder of Sacred Hoops, a state-wide youth AAU youth basketball program, Allan Bertram has been pretty busy the past few years.
He added to that workload this past summer when he took over the Rapid City Central girlsâ basketball program.
Despite some ups and downs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bertram said it has been an exciting time since taking over, especially with how hard the team has worked since his hiring in June.
The goal now is to get the Central girls back to state prominence.
âOur girls have worked extensively throughout the off-season,â he said Wednesday during practice at Naasz Gymnasium. âWe werenât able to have practice that first week because of the COVID guidelines, but our kids, because of the time they spent in the gym in the offseason, have really improved their skillset. I think that helped because they were a little more ready than they normally would have been.â