Class B State Tournament – Thursday’s Five Best
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<p>South Dakota Class B Basketball saw the stars shine. What five players shined the brightest Thursday? Here is Thursday’s Five best. </p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812196" first="Kalen" last="Garry"]</strong> of De Smet (6’3 Jr). Garry nearly put together a triple double in an 80-53 victory over Lower Brule. Garry put together a 24 point, 10 rebound, 7 assist game making 11 of 23 attempts in 30 minutes. His effort on the offensive glass may have been the most impressive part of the day as his jumper struggled but the effort buckets got him to 24. </p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="757827" first="Connor" last="Libis"]</strong> of Dell Rapids-St Mary (5’9 Sr). Basketball fans all around the state of South Dakota tuned in to see this playmaker and Libis performed on the big stage. Connor scored 28 points and he did it going at the White River defense with the dribble. Shot 12 of 22 from the floor plus dished out six assists. </p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="975607" first="Ashaun" last="Roach-Valandra"] </strong>of Dell Rapids-St Mary (5’9 Sr). Roach-Valandra led the third ranked team in the state to the semi-finals with an 18 point, 7 board effort that included three threes. Far more important was what Ashaun, [player_tooltip player_id="975515" first="Max" last="Herber"], and the Cards froncourt did stop keeping White River from scoring little near the basket. </p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963747" first="Joe" last="Sayler"]</strong> of White River (6’3 Soph). Sayler lived up to the "best sophomore in the state" billing with a 29 point and 11 rebound double-double. Sayler hit three threes and 8 of 11 foul shots (shot 9 of 26 overall). </p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="975502" first="Gradee" last="Sherman"]</strong> of Viborg-Hurley (6’5 Sr). Sherman was completely impossible to stop on the offensive glass. A double digit offensive rebound performance led his team to a 53-45 win. Sherman had 19 points, 17 boards, three steals, and three blocks but it was his effort on the second and third chance possessions that led his team to the win over Lyman. </p>
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