Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Mar 12, 2021 5:53 AM
HURON – Castlewood stayed unbeaten, White River’s star moved up the all-time scoring list, Ethan pulled off an incredible rally and Corsica-Stickney won a thriller in an exciting Thursday at the SDHSAA Class B Girls State Tournament at the Huron Arena.
Castlewood 61, Waverly-South Shore 55
Castlewood trailed by as many as seven points in the second quarter as Waverly-South Shore hit seven three-pointers in the first half. But the top-seeded Warriors rallied. Alayna Benike led Castlewood (21-0) with 24 points, seven rebounds and six steals. Mackenzie Everson scored 17.
Emily Kranz scored 19 with 10 rebounds for Waverly-South Shore (16-5), who lost by nine points at Castlewood last month.
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“I just tell them, like, “hey guys, make sure you keep your mask on.” Or, if it’s below their nose or around their chin, I say, “hey pull your mask back up. We don’t want to get shut down.” I just give them a little reminder. I don’t wanna be rude about it, but it’s also a big deal. Honestly, it can cause a lot of damage that you wouldn’t really expect, and it happens a lot quicker than you think,’” Scepaniak says.
The defensive specialist speaks from experience.
“So, during regions, we were supposed to play the winner of the Waverly South Shore game, however, Waverly found out the first round of regions, that they were not able to play because one of the girls tested positive for COVID. And their season ended. It really showed me that all it took was one case and in a couple hours, everything ended,” Scepaniak says.