MADISON – Castlewood downed Deubrook Area and De Smet defeated Arlington in the Region 3B semifinals on Thursday night in Madison to secure berths in next Thursday’s SoDak 16.

The Warriors built a 23-point lead early in the second half and then held off a late Dolphins’ surge for a 55-41 win while the Lady Bulldogs held the Cardinals scoreless in the second quarter on the way to a 59-27 win.

• Castlewood 55, Deubrook Area 41

The Warriors led 15-10 after the first quarter with Shaylee DeBeer scoring all 10 of the Dolphins’ points in the opening 8 minutes.

Castlewood extended its margin to 15 points at halftime, 32-17, before putting together an 11-3 run over the first 4 minutes of the second half, capped off by Alayna Benike’s 3-pointer with 3:53 on the clock.

Deubrook got it back within 16 points following a DeBeer free throw, but Benike drilled another trey to give the Warriors a 46-27 edge heading into the final frame.

The Dolphins rallied to open the fourth when Mattie Nepodal knocked down a 3-pointer; Ashley Vandermeer hit two treys; and then, Dre Vandermeer hit a basket to pull Deubrook Area within 12, 50-38, with 4:52 to play.

Benike stopped the run with a pair of free throws; followed those up by a basket; and then, added another free throw to make it 55-38 at the 3:30 mark.

Nepodal nailed another trey with 1:37 left for the final margin.

Benike posted a double-double with game-highs of 30 points and 14 rebounds, to go along with six assists, three blocks and a steal as Castlewood improved to 12-7.

Cala Hunter added 14 points, 10 boards, three assists, a block and a takeaway while Maddie Horn finished with 11 points and four dimes to complete the Warriors’ scoring.

DeBeer notched 18 points, four rebounds, three steals and a dime for the Dolphins, who ended their season with a 16-5 mark. Ashley Vandermeer chipped in with eight points, five blocks and a pair of steals, while Nepodal contributed seven points, a blocked shot and a team-high six boards.

“Shay came out ready – she played well early – we just couldn’t get a couple of buckets to go down early with a couple of other kids,” said Dolphin head coach Brad DeBeer. “We had shots and if those go down, all of a sudden attitudes change and you play a little harder on defense – it just didn’t work out that way and we had a big hole to come out of.

“The kids never quit; they dug in, we got it back to 12 and had a chance later to get it to 11, but a 3 rimmed out and who knows what happens if you get it to 11. It was just one of those nights, when you’re playing from behind you have to use so much energy and it’s a long ways back.

“Benike is going to get hers – she’s that good – she’s just one of the best players in Class B, so she gets her 22-25, even 30 – great – but when you give up another 25 to two other players, now you’re playing from behind, and that’s what happened to us.”

Castlewood received the No. 13 seed and plays fourth-seeded Corsica-Stickney on Thursday night at a neutral site to be determined.

CASTLEWOOD 55, DEUBROOK AREA 41

Castlewood (12-7)

Alayna Benike 11-21 4-6 30, Cala Hunter 6-14 2-2 14, Sierra Schofield 0-1 0-0 0, Julie Fischer 0-1 0-0 0, Lauren Gabur 0-5 0-0 0, Maddie Horn 4-7 0-2 11, Mackenzie Everson 0-2 0-0 0, Olivia Akin 0-0 0-0 0, Addyson Wittnebel 0-1 0-0 0, Lyndsey Archer 0-0 0-0 0, Payton Carroll 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Boyd 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 6-10 55.

Deubrook Area (16-5)

Baylee Holmlund 2-8 0-0 4, Shaylee DeBeer 7-12 4-9 18, Ashley Vandermeer 3-10 0-0 8, Dre Vandermeer 2-6 0-0 4, Mattie Nepodal 2-7 1-2 7, Emma Vandermeer 0-0 0-0 0, Carley Landmark 0-3 0-0 0, Josie Olsen 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Landmark 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Nepodal 0-0 0-0 0, Macyn Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Autumn Molengraaf 0-1 0-0 0, Abbey Selleck 0-0 0-0 0, Claire Olsen 0-0 0-0 0, Emma Sheffield 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-47 5-11 41.

Castlewood       15  17  14  9  –  55

Deubrook Area 10  7  10  14  –  41

3-point goals – C 7-19 (Benike 4-9, Gabur 0-2, Horn 3-6, Everson 0-1, Wittnebel 0-1); DA 4-16 (Holmlund 0-1, DeBeer 0-2, A. Vandermeer 2-4, D. Vandermeer 0-3, Ma. Nepodal 2-6). Rebounds – C 44 (Benike 14, Hunter 10); DA 24 (Ma. Nepodal 6). Assists – C 17 (Benike 6); DA 5 (DeBeer, A. Vandermeer, D. Vandermeer, J. Olsen, C. Olsen). Steals – C 6 (Everson 2); DA 8 (DeBeer 3). Blocks – C 4 (Benike 3); DA 9 (A. Vandermeer 5). Turnovers – C 13; DA 9. Total fouls – C 10; DA 11. Fouled out – None. Technical fouls – None.

• De Smet 59, Arlington 27

The top-seeded Lady Bulldogs ran out to a 20-9 lead after a quarter; put together a 17-0 second-quarter run for a 37-9 edge at halftime; and then, extended their advantage to 50-14 through three and cruised to the 32-point win in the nightcap at Madison High School.

Autumn Wilkinson led a balanced De Smet attack with 15 points while Kristen Poppen posted a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds. Rynn Osthus added 12 points and eight assists; Kennadi Buchholz chipped in with eight points; and Reyna Beck tacked on five as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 20-1 on the season.

Jayna Haufschild’s seven points led the Cardinals, who finished their season with an 11-10 record. Hadley Carson contributed four points, eight rebounds and two steals while Kasey Pistulka had four points and two assists.

De Smet is seeded third in the SoDak 16 and will face Sanborn Central/Woonsocket on Thursday at a neutral site to be determined.

DE SMET 59, ARLINGTON 27

Arlington (11-10)

Jayna Haufschild 3-6 0-0 7, Makayla Nelson 1-2 0-0 2, Madysn Gilbertson 1-7 0-0 2, Jeryn Christensen 0-7 0-0 0, Marissa Baker 0-5 2-2 2, Kasey Pistulka 1-7 1-2 4, Morgan Baldwin 0-0 0-0 0, Hadley Carlson 2-6 0-2 4, Grace Parry 0-0 0-0 0, Tessa Nelson 0-2 1-2 1, Erin Haufschild 0-0 0-0 0, Jael Lundquist 0-0 0-0 0, Sarah Weinberg 0-0 0-0 0, Tanley Goebel 1-1 3-3 5. Totals 9-43 7-11 27.

De Smet (20-1)

Kennadi Buchholz 4-7 0-0 8, Rynn Osthus 5-11 0-0 12, Reyna Beck 0-1 5-9 5, Raegan Burke 2-6 0-2 4, Autumn Wilkinson 6-13 0-0 15, Emily Martens 0-3 0-2 0, Michelle Wiese 0-0 0-0 0, Grace Albrecht 0-0 0-0 0, Codi Schmidt 1-2 0-0 2, Kristen Poppen 4-7 5-6 13, Camryn Schmidt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 10-19 59.

Arlington   9    0   5  13  –  27

De Smet   20  17  13  9  –  59

3-point goals – A 2-21 (J. Haufschild 1-2, Gilbertson 0-3, Christensen 0-5, Baker 0-5, Pistulka 1-4, H. Carlson 0-1, C. Carlson 0-1); D 5-14 (Osthus 2-4, Beck 0-1, Burke 0-2, Wilkinson 3-7). Rebounds – A 30 (H. Carlson 8); D 36 (Poppen 14). Assists – A 6 (Gilbertson 2, Pistulka 2); D 16 (Osthus 8). Steals – A 7 (Gilbertson 2, H. Carlson 2); D 9 (Poppen 2). Blocks – A 5 (Nelson 3); D 4 (Buccholz 2). Turnovers – A 20; D 9. Total fouls – A 13; D 12. Fouled out – None. Technical fouls – None.