The South Dakota Weekend (Dak XII-NEC Clash) – PHD Starting 5

<p>We give you our Dak XII-NEC Clash All Event Team as a part of this weekend’s PHD Starting 5.  Here are the best from an 11 game event. </p> <p>The Dak XII-NEC Clash was won by the Dak-XII nine wins to two. Top ten player performances? We give you our All Dak XII-NEC Clash Team.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>First Team</strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="732179" first="Paul" last="Bruns"]</strong> (6’4 Sr guard) of Dakota Valley.   The North Dakota signed guard had 26 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists to lead Dakota Valley over Mobridge-Pollock in a 78-41 blowout win. He also had 44 points (seven threes) and ten boards the night before.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="975507" first="Gray" last="Imbery"]</strong> (6’5 Sr forward) of Aberdeen Roncali.   The Cavs have won three of their last four games plus they were one of the NEC teams to grab a victory. Imbery was important in the win scoring 17 points with eight boards.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812209" first="Cael" last="Lundin"]</strong> (6’2 Jr shooting guard) of Tea Area.   The Titans are 7-6 on the year but those six losses are to the top six teams in Class A basketball. Cael and the Titans have taken care of business in the rest of the games including Saturday when Cael scored 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting including four makes at the arc in a 21 point win over Sisseton.</p> <p><strong>Andrew Nearman</strong> (5’10 Sr shooting guard) of Elk Point-Jefferson. Nearman scored 22 points including a late run helping the Huskies pull away late from Webster Area. After a tough start to the year against a rough schedule Nearman has led his team to wins in half their last six games.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="975506" first="Noah" last="Van Donkersgoed"]</strong> (6’5 Sr power forward).   Noah went straight at Groton Area for 29 points and the Tigers could do nothing with the physical and active power forward. Noah had one of the plays of the event when he ran the floor, caught on the run, and threw down with two hands.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Second Team</strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="975561" first="Derek" last="Eidsness"]</strong> (6’2 Sr shooting guard).   Derek scored 17 points to lead West Central over Clark/Willow Lake 50-32. West Central continues to hang around the top ten on the strength of their schedule and the Winner win.</p> <p><strong>Caden Ellingson</strong> (6’7 Sr center) of Tea Area. Ellingson dominated the paint for the Titans grabbing 15 boards with two blocks and two steals plus he made all four shots he took from the floor.</p> <p><strong>Brayden Parkonen</strong> (5’9 Soph guard) of Dell Rapids. The high octane explosive scoring 6^th man scored 20 points in a 32 point win.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="968186" first="Bennett" last="Schwenn"]</strong> (6’1 Jr shooting guard) of Milbank. Bennett had16 points to lead Milbank over Lennox for the other NEC win.   He also had 31 for the Bulldogs in a big win over Redfield two nights earlier. Milbank is on a four game win streak.</p> <p><strong>Lance Tieszen</strong> (6’0 Sr guard) of Canton. The C-Hawks lost in the Clash but Lance scored a game-high 20 points to lead Canton.</p>