#3 Winner Warriors – Team Report

<p><strong>Winner, SD</strong> <strong>- </strong>It is easy to look at the Warrior’s undefeated record and see that they must be good. Look below to see some of the big Warrior wins and who the star players are. Winner is the real deal!</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stat Leaders</strong></span></h4> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/04/Blake-Volmer-2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1179692" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/04/Blake-Volmer-2-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963824" first="Blake" last="Volmer"] (2023) |6-3 G| </strong>- 13.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 3.7 apg</p> <p><strong>Finn Bartels (2022) |5-10 G| </strong>- 4.3 ppg</p> <p><strong>Aiden Barfuss (2024) |5-11 G| </strong>- 4.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.9 agp</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1276566" first="Elijah" last="Peterson"] (2022) |6-0 F| </strong>- 5.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1 apg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1227964" first="Slade" last="Cournoyer"] (2022) |6-1 G| </strong>- 9.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.6 apg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1227967" first="Ethan" last="Bartels"] (2023) |6-3 F| </strong>- 7.3 apg, 4.7, 1.5</p> <p><strong>Jackson Vesely (2022) |6-2 F| </strong>- 4.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.4 apg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1263163" first="Shawn" last="Hammerbeck"] (2025) |6-6 F| </strong>- 6.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, </p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Q &amp; A with Coach <em>Brett Gardner</em></strong></span></h4> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What has been the highlight of the season so far?</span>  </p> <p>"<em>We are excited that we have been able to play well in front of our home fans (Pierre, West Central), but also have had some nice showings on the road as well (Parkson, Madison, Todd County).</em>" </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What are your goals for the rest of the season?</span>  </p> <p>"<em>We need to continue to improve on ball security and finishing with contact.  We would like to shoot more free throws in every game</em>." </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Who have been your top players defensively?</span>  </p> <p><em>"We have some nice defensive players that do a nice job on the opposing team's best players, but I would say our team defense as a whole has been the staple of our program."</em> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What has been your team’s identity so far or what do you hang your hat on?</span></p> <p>"<em>We really work hard on the defensive end and finish with a rebound. We take pride in guarding our man in open space but know we will have backside help behind us. We talk about finishing each possession with a rebound and chinning the basketball.</em>" </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What has been the highlight of the season so far?</span>  </p> <p>"<em>We are excited that we have been able to play well in front of our home fans (Pierre, West Central), but also have had some nice showings on the road as well (Parkson, Madison, Todd County).</em>" </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What are your goals for the rest of the season?</span></p> <p>"We<em> need to continue to improve on ball security and finishing with contact.  We would like to shoot more free throws in every game.</em>" </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Who have been your top players defensively?</span></p> <p><em>"We have some nice defensive players that do a nice job on the opposing team's best players, but I would say our team defense as a whole has been the staple of our program." </em></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What has been your team’s identity so far or what do you hang your hat on?</span></p> <p>"<em>We really work hard on the defensive end and finish with a rebound. We take pride in guarding our man in open space but know we will have backside help behind us.  We talk about finishing each possession with a rebound and chinning the basketball.</em>" </p> <h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Quick Comments from Coach Gardner</span></strong></h4> <p><em>"</em>We are a very experienced group with 7 seniors, 2 juniors who started last year, along with a sophomore, and a freshman who see quality minutes."  </p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Warrior Schedule</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>Wagner</strong> - W 72-39</p> <p><strong>Stanley County</strong> - W 55-36</p> <p><strong>West Central</strong> - W 67-55</p> <p><strong>Sully Buttes</strong> - W 55-24</p> <p><strong>Bon Homme</strong> - W 69-31</p> <p><strong>Parkston</strong> - W 56-51</p> <p><strong>Chamberlain</strong> - W 42-26</p> <p><strong>Madison</strong> - W 48-45</p> <p><strong>Pierre T.F. Riggs</strong> - W 46-43</p> <p><strong>Tri-Valley</strong> - W 56-50</p> <p><strong>Todd County</strong> - W 64-48</p> <p>January 28 @ <strong>Mt. Vernon-Plankinton </strong></p> <p>January 31 @ <strong>Gregory</strong></p> <p>February 1 (home) vs. <strong>Miller</strong></p> <p>February 5 (home) vs. <strong>Cheyenne-Eagle Butte</strong></p> <p>February 8 @ <strong>St. Francis Indian</strong></p> <p>February 11 (home) vs. <strong>McLaughlin</strong></p> <p>February 15 @ <strong>Platte-Geddes</strong></p> <p>February 18 @ <strong>Mobridge-Pollock</strong></p> <p>February 21 (home) vs. <strong>Crow Creek</strong></p>