Hear me now, and believe me if you choose.
It was not going to happen.
The University of Louisville Cardinals were not going to conquer season-long top-rated South Carolina. Too may variables had.
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Mar 13, 2021 7:26 AM
SIOUX FALLS – Top seed Sioux Falls Washington and Rapid City Stevens had semifinal wins Friday at the SDHSAA Girls AA State Championship at the Sanford Pentagon.
Sioux Falls Washington 55, O’Gorman 49
The duo of Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and Sydni Schetnan helped Washington rally with a 21-point fourth quarter to top O’Gorman. Mwenentanda scored 24 with 10 rebounds. Schetnan had 13 points with 11 rebounds.
Washington (19-2) will attempt to win its seventh championship and first since 2015 on Saturday.
Rapid City Stevens 51, Brandon Valley 45
Jayda McNabb notched 16 points and nine rebounds as Stevens (17-5) advanced to its fourth title game in program history and first since 2010. The Raiders have not won a state girls championship.
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Feb 4, 2021 9:00 PM
SIOUX FALLS – Sioux Falls Washington’s big front-line duo helped the Warriors run past the Pierre Governors in girls basketball Thursday at Washington High School, 70-20.
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda led Washington with 21 points, including 16 in the first half, and two three-pointers. Sydni Schetnan scored 11 points with nine rebounds. Brielle Biteler added 10 for the home team.
Remington Price hit two three-pointers for her team-leading six points for Pierre (6-8).
After Price’s first three-pointer, the Governors trailed 4-3, but were then outscored 40-9 for the rest of the first half and trailed 44-12 at halftime.
Pierre will host Brandon Valley Saturday at the Riggs High Gym. Coverage will begin at 4:30 on the Official Voice of the Pierre Governors, 1060/107.1 KGFX. A link to live and archived video will be available at the KGFX page at the DRG News app and at drgnews.com.