Brookings falls 71-62 at Aberdeen Central

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Posted 2/26/19

ABERDEEN – Aberdeen Central outscored the Bobcats in every quarter except the fourth, and by then, it was too late as Brookings came up short to lose, 71-62, in an Eastern South Dakota Conference matchup on Tuesday at Golden Eagles Arena.

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Brookings falls 71-62 at Aberdeen Central

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ABERDEEN – Aberdeen Central outscored the Bobcats in every quarter except the fourth, and by then, it was too late as Brookings came up short to lose, 71-62, in an Eastern South Dakota Conference matchup on Tuesday at Golden Eagles Arena.

The Eagles led 20-17 after 8 minutes; 42-34 at halftime; and then, 58-46 through three before Brookings put together a 16-13 run in the fourth to cut the final deficit to single digits.

The loss dropped the Bobcats to 6-14 on the season and sets up a SoDak 16 showdown at Brandon Valley on Saturday. Game time is to be determined.

Aberdeen Central, 3-14, travels to Sioux Falls on Saturday to face O’Gorman.

Jay Wilber had the hot hand for the ‘Cats as the senior netted a game-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor, including a 6-for-8 performance from beyond the arc. Trevor Woodall added 15 points and four assists while Drew Cole posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Andrew Bergan also posted a double-double of 18 points and 12 boards for the Golden Eagles. Reece Burckhard contributed 16 points, seven rebounds, six blocks and a pair of steals as Alex Harms finished with 14 markers and three takeaways.

ABERDEEN CENTRAL 71, BROOKINGS 62

Brookings (6-14)

Jay Wilber 10-14 0-0 26, Trevor Woodall 5-15 1-2 15, Eric Sell 0-4 0-0 0, Parker Beers 1-2 0-0 2, Trent Broksieck 2-11 0-0 6, Carson Gullickson 1-6 1-2 3, Ryan Treiber 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Cole 4-11 0-0 10. Totals 23-63 2-4 62.

Aberdeen (3-14)

Seth Martens 0-2 0-2 0, Andrew Bergan 6-12 3-4 18, Austin Huff 1-3 0-0 3, Reece Burckhard 7-14 2-4 16, Jordan Schnaidt 2-4 1-2 6, Alex Harms 3-7 6-9 14, Trey Harms 2-7 3-3 8, Ben LaPointe 0-1 0-0 0, Colton Hansen 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 23-54 15-24 71.

Brookings             17  17  12  16    62

Aberdeen Central 20  22  16  13    71

3-point goals – B 14-38 (Wilber 6-8, Woodall 4-10, Sell 0-3, Beers 0-1, Brokseick 2-8, Gullickson 0-3, Cole 2-5); AC 10-21 (Bergan 3-6, Huff 1-2, Schnaidt 1-3, A. Harms 2-4, T. Harms 1-4, Hansen 2-2). Rebounds – B 31 (Cole 10); AC 43 (Bergan 12). Assists – B 16 (Woodall 4, Sell 4, Broksieck 4); AC 16 (Martens 4, Bergan 4). Steals – B 5 (Woodall, Beers, Broksieck, Gullickson, Cole); AC 8 (A. Harms 3). Blocks – B 9 (Cole 7); AC 7 (Burckhard 6). Turnovers – B 12; AC 10. Total fouls – B 17; AC 7. Fouled out – None. Technical fouls – None.

JUNIOR VARSITY

Aberdeen Central 74, Brookings 67

Points – Tanner Shepardson 17, Jackson Krogman 15, Parker Rykhus 13, Jonah Dobbs 11. Rebounds – Shepardson 2, Rykhus 2. Assists – Krogman 2. Steals – Krogman 2, Shepardson 2, Rykhus 2. Blocks – Theo Burns 1, Krogman 1.

SOPHOMORE

Aberdeen Central 62, Brookings 41

Points – Henry Hammrich 13, Jackson Krogman 8, Nick Schefers 6, Nick Bowne 5. Rebounds – Krogman 3, Bowne 3, Max Struck 3. Blocks – Hammrich 1.