Hanson Classic: Hamlin Comes to Play
Hamlin and Dakota Valley met up at the Hanson Classic in a historic matchup with Dakota Valley’s 62-game winning streak on the line. Hamlin came to play… Hamlin starters PG — Easton Neuendorf — 15 ppg. G — Tyson Stevenson…
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Continue ReadingHamlin and Dakota Valley met up at the Hanson Classic in a historic matchup with Dakota Valley’s 62-game winning streak on the line. Hamlin came to play…
Hamlin starters
PG — Easton Neuendorf — 15 ppg.
G — Tyson Stevenson Tyson Stevenson 6'2" | SG Hamlin | 2024 State SD — 14 ppg.
G — Jackson Wadsworth Jackson Wadsworth 6'2" | SG Hamlin | 2026 State SD — 11 ppg.
F — Evan Stormo Evan Stormo 6'3" | SF Hamlin | 2025 State SD — 9 ppg.
F — Dawson Noem Dawson Noem 6'4" | SF Hamlin | 2025 State SD
Note: Zac VanMeeteren Zac VanMeeteren 6'6" | SF Hamlin | 2025 State SD off the bench due to ankle injury recovery. He had missed the previous two games. He did start the 2nd half.
After a quarter of play, Dakota Valley had a two point lead with the score at 22-20. The lead didn’t last long, as
Evan Stormo
Evan
Stormo
6'3" | SF
Hamlin | 2025
State
SD
drilled his second three of the game in the very first possession of the 2nd quarter. Hamlin opened up the 2nd half with a run, but Dakota Valley answered back to only lose the quarter by one point, with Hamlin scoring 19 and Dakota Valley scoring 18.
Jaxson Wingert
Jaxson
Wingert
6'7" | PF
Dakota Valley | 2024
State
SD
had a big 3rd quarter for Dakota Valley, scoring and powering inside. He had 30 of his 33 points after three quarters. The game score was 64-54, with Hamlin leading by 10 after three quarters of play. The 4th quarter brought on the Easton Neuendorf show. He was all over the court making plays. Playing fast and athletic, blocking shots, steals, making dime passes, and he hit a huge three to put Hamlin up 79-61 with 3:30 left to play. The three sealed the game and Neuendorf finished with 24 points (13 in the 4th QT), 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Hamlin was hot from three for the game, making 12/23 for 52% to secure a 84-62 victory.
Evan Stormo Evan Stormo 6'3" | SF Hamlin | 2025 State SD showed off his defensive ability and athleticism to limit Dakota Valley’s Luke Bruns to 14 points on 3-15 shooting. Bruns had entered the game averaging nearly 24 ppg. Stormo knew that Bruns likes to get to his jumper off the drive and he was staying in front and contesting with 6’3 length and jumping ability. Stormo finished with a full line double-double with 13 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal. Stormo brought it and was locked-in on both ends. Brought major effort and energy.
Tyson Stevenson Tyson Stevenson 6'2" | SG Hamlin | 2024 State SD was magnificent. The Senior guard hit all three of his threes in the first half, but he wasn’t just sitting back relying on the three throughout the game. He made some timely plays in the lane on an efficient night, scoring 19 points on 8/12 shooting for 75%.
Zac VanMeeteren Zac VanMeeteren 6'6" | SF Hamlin | 2025 State SD did a lot of damage in only 15:50 minutes of playing time, scoring 14 points and nailing two threes. He hit a big momentum three off an assist from Neuendorf to put Hamlin up 69-57 in the 4th quarter.