Rapid City Christian vs. Shiloh Christian
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PHD watched the Shiloh Shootout game between the Rapid City Chrisitian Comets and the Shiloh Chrisitian Skyhawks. This was an intriguing SD vs. ND battle. Both squads are Class A teams in their respective State. Rapid City Christian had a…
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Continue ReadingPHD watched the Shiloh Shootout game between the Rapid City Chrisitian Comets and the Shiloh Chrisitian Skyhawks. This was an intriguing SD vs. ND battle. Both squads are Class A teams in their respective State.
Rapid City Christian had a two players suffer injuries in the Dickinson Trinity game on Friday and they missed the Shiloh contest. That did not seem to slow up the Comets at all. This one was all RCC all the way.
After this weekend, the Comets have a 7-1 record and the Skyhawks are sitting at 6-2.
See below for player notes…I was only able to watch the first 3 quarters, so anything from the 4th will not be commented on.
Scores & Numbers
1Q: RCC 30 SC 19
2Q: RCC 47 SC 33
3Q: RCC 64 SC 47
FINAL: Rapid City Christian 85 Shiloh Christian 69
3’s Made: RCC 9 SC 9
FT’s: RCC 11/24 SC 8/9
Rapid City Christian Scoring: Julius Frog Julius Frog 6'5" | PF Rapid City Christian | 2025 State SD 26, Aiden Roberts Aiden Roberts 5'10" | CG Rapid City Christian | 2025 State SD 22, Simon Kieffer Simon Kieffer 5'11" | SG Rapid City Christian | 2025 State SD 17, Wilson Kieffer Wilson Kieffer 6'2" | SF Rapid City Christian | 2024 State SD 11, Wes Schlabach Wes Schlabach 6'1" | SG Rapid City Christian | 2024 State SD 9
Shiloh Christian Scoring: Caden Englund Caden Englund 6'2" | CG Shiloh Christian | 2025 State ND 25, Wyatt Westin Wyatt Westin 6'2" | SG Shiloh Christian | 2025 State ND 11, Isaac Emmel Isaac Emmel 5'11" | CG Shiloh Christian | 2024 State ND 9, James Melberg James Melberg 5'10" | SG Shiloh Christian | 2024 State ND 7, Atticus Wilkinson Atticus Wilkinson 6'6" | PF Shiloh Christian | 2024 State ND 6, Carson Quam Carson Quam 6'0" | SF Shiloh Christian | 2026 State ND 6, Carter Seifert 3, Devan Davis 3
Comets
Aiden Roberts Aiden Roberts 5'10" | CG Rapid City Christian | 2025 State SD (2025) |5’10 G|
-7 rebounds, 5 assists
-Shot a ton of FT’s
-A sparkplug on the court
-Skilled, threw 1-handed passes off the dribble
-Quick & fast, pesky defender
-Showed his range with a college-depth triple
-Confident shooter, hit another catch-n-shoot 3-pointer
-Shot fake, D flew by, stepback move, cashed the triple
-Athletic O-board tip-in, impressive for a 5’10” player
-Showed a sweet floater, kissed it off the glass over the defense
Julius Frog Julius Frog 6'5" | PF Rapid City Christian | 2025 State SD (2025) |6’5 F|
-5 rebounds, 2 assists
-Very long arms, plays at his own pace, does not get hurried up by the D
-Beautiful fadeaway baseline J on Comet 1st possession, high & soft shooting release
-Showed an effective jab-step and step-back move
-Tips & deflections led to TO’s, picked off an errant pass for a steal
-Caught mid-post, spun into the paint for the jump shot, got the shooters-touch roll
-Showed great vision, unselfish pass to a cutting teammate
-Sikma-move, squared up, fadeaway baseline jumper bucket, unstopable move
-Catch-n-shoot 3-ball at the end of the 1st quarter
-Drilled a triple from the top of the key in a catch-n-shoot situation
-Patient in the post, uses pivots, creates space, old man fadeaway, can go left or right shoulder
-Crafty, skilled, smart
Simon Kieffer Simon Kieffer 5'11" | SG Rapid City Christian | 2025 State SD (2025) |5’11 G|
-4 rebounds, 9 assists
-Catch-n-shoot 3-pointer smooth & flawless stroke
-In-rhythm triple off the catch in the 2nd quarter
-Showed off his speed with a breakaway transition layup
-Has eyes like a hawk & is sharply skilled
-Stole the ball in the fullcourt press, lefty score
-Pushed tempo, led to many open & easy looks for the Comets
-Penetrated the Shiloh D like a hot knife through butter
-No problem scoring in traffic
-Took a charge when getting back on defense
-Scrappy player, dove on the floor and fought for a loose ball
-Catch-n-shoot 3-ball from college range
-Passes up good shots so he can get his teammates a great shot
-Threaded the needle to Wilson Kieffer Wilson Kieffer 6'2" | SF Rapid City Christian | 2024 State SD at the front of the rim, crisp & accurate pass
-Slashed down the middle, 2-handed runner up-n-over the front of the rim, tough shot w/ D in his face
Wilson Kieffer Wilson Kieffer 6'2" | SF Rapid City Christian | 2024 State SD (2024) |6’2 F|
-8 rebounds, 3 assists
-Held down the Skyhawks BIG, impressive D, tough kid & did not give an inch
-Hustled & played hard
-Grabbed an O-board and quickly passed out to Frog for a money 3
-Loose-ball steal, unselfish with the rock, took what the D gave him
-Crossed-up the D, split the help, impressive finger-roll finish
-Post up on SLOB, gets the ball, fakes the handoff, turned the corner for an easy score
-Multiple blocked shots from behind, hustled & recovered
-Blocked shot, grabbed ball quickly, threw a 3/4 court pass to a streaking teammate
-Caught in traffic, it was a crisp/hot pass, showed good hands, scored over the defense
Wes Schlabach Wes Schlabach 6'1" | SG Rapid City Christian | 2024 State SD (2025) |6’1 G|
-5 rebounds
Hesi-move froze the D after a PNR, split D on the way to the rim, impressive take-n-score
-Middle drive, D steps up, unselfish passer to a open teammate for an easy look
-Dug on the post, poke-out steal, coast-to-coast score
-Impressed with aggressive cuts & aggressive rebounding
-Ball pressure in the fullcourt forced a Shiloh turnover
-Picked off a Shiloh pass like he was a safety on the gridiron
-Acrobatic score in transition, shooters touch roll
-FAST
-Has a super quick first step
-I like the looks of his 1-dribble pull-up J
-Great help-side D, gave attention to the BIG post but also closed out on his man
-Rebounds well despite his 6’1 length
Skyhawks
Wyatt Westin Wyatt Westin 6'2" | SG Shiloh Christian | 2025 State ND (2025) |6’2 SG|
-Pull-up J going to his left, money from mid-range on the first possession of the game
-Caught the inside-out pass, cashed the triple
-Scored a nice transition bucket in heavy traffic
-Beat an aggressive close-out, knocked down a smooth baseline pull-up J
-Middle penetration, hit a short pull-up over the D for 2pts
-Impressive pull-up game
Atticus Wilkinson Atticus Wilkinson 6'6" | PF Shiloh Christian | 2024 State ND (2024) |6’6 PF|
-Offensive rebound putback over the front of the rim
-Deep seal, caught & scored, nothing the D could do once Atticus got him on his back
Carter Seifert (2024) |6’1 G|
-Hit a 3-pointer from the right wing
-Took a charge
-Shared the rock & did not force shots
Carson Quam Carson Quam 6'0" | SF Shiloh Christian | 2026 State ND (2026) |6’0 SF|
-Multiple offensive rebounds, showed quick reactions & a nose for the ball
-Delivered a quality left-handed pass to a teammate on the block
-Hit a 3-pointer in the 3rd quarter coming out of a timeout
-Looked good attacking a close-out, drove middle, 12-foot pull-up J was true & to the mark
Isaac Emmel Isaac Emmel 5'11" | CG Shiloh Christian | 2024 State ND (2024) |6’0 G|
-2nd possession of the game, drilled a catch-n-shoot triple from the left wing
-Caught a skip pass, ready to shoot, hit another 3-pointer
-Right corner catch-n-shoot triple
-Blocked a Comet 3-point shot to end the 3rd quarter
Caden Englund Caden Englund 6'2" | CG Shiloh Christian | 2025 State ND (2025) |6’2 G|
-A strong & athletic guard
-Hustled for O-boards and tips/deflections, stole the ball
-Good ball skills, threw accurate lefty passes, used multiple moves to alleviate pressure
-Showed his vision with an impressive dump-down pass to a teammate on the block
-Got deep penetration, drew help D, kicked to Melberg for 3
-Used a jab step, D reacted, got an inch of space & hit the triple
James Melberg James Melberg 5'10" | SG Shiloh Christian | 2024 State ND (2024) |5’10 G|
-Drove, drew help, kicked to shooters, I like how he slashes looking to create for others
-Nice skip pass to Emmel for 3, D helped hard on Wilkinson, James saw it & hit the open man
-Hesi-move, blow-by drive, easy score at the rim
-Space-n-shoot triple
-Looked good pushing the ball ahead, found a shooter in the corner for an open 3-ball