Golden Eagles fall to Roosevelt

Aberdeen Central played right with top ranked Sioux Falls Roosevelt for three and half quarters, but the Roughriders eventually pulled away in the final 5 minutes of the game in the opening round of the State AA Tournment Thursday night in the Sioux Falls Arena. Junior center Tonia Burgard made two freethrows with two minutes left in the third quarter to pull the Eagles within two points at 35-33. Burgard played a big role in keeping the Golden Eagles close in the second half, scoring 11 of her 13 points after halftime. Roosevelt responded to the third quarter challenge with two sophomores leading the way. Mandy Kappel, who led Roosevelt with 20 points, scored 7 points in a three minute stretch midway through the final quarter, and Krista Orsack made a basket and 5 freethrows to ice the win. Central never led in the game, but a basket by Dawn Sillman at the end of the first quarter resulted in a tied game. The senior guard led the Eagles with 20 points, including 4 three pointers. The Eagles play another Sioux Falls school, Washington, Friday afternoon.

Boxscore:

Aberdeen Central: Sillman 7 2-2 20, L. Graf 0 2-4 2, Norman 1 4-4 6, Goodman 1 1-4 3, Rice 1 0-0 2, Burgard 2 9-10 13. Three point goals: Sillman 4

Roosevelt: Pankratz 1 2-3 4, Orsack 2 5-9 9, Sherman 4 2-2 10, Kappel 7 3-3 20, Luecke 3 0-0 6, Case 1 0-0 2, Farrell 2 0-0 4, Pulford 3 0-0 6. Three point goals: Kappel 3

Fouled out: none. Total fouls: Aberdeen Central 15, Roosevelt 18, Rebounds: Aberdeen Central 32(Goodman 6), Roosevelt 29(Sherman 8). Assists: Aberdeen Central 5, Roosevelt 13(Luecke 9) Turnovers: Aberdeen Central 15, Roosevelt 7

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