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Central girls face Jefferson in SoDak 16

Aberdeen Central girls' basketball coach Mikayla Arechigo, left, talks to her team during a game earlier this season against Sioux Falls Washington at the Golden Eagles Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 1/6/2023
The Aberdeen Central girls' basketball team is used to making lineup adjustments. So in one sense, the Golden Eagles should feel right at home for tonight’s SoDak 16 match-up against Sioux Falls Jefferson. The Golden Eagles will be down at least one player and possibly as many as three for the contest, which tips off at 6 p.m. in Sioux Falls. Central comes in as the 12th seed taking on the fourth seed for a chance at a state tournament berth. The juggling in the lineups and rotations is nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who, whether due to injury or illness this season, has had just three rotational players that have been available for all 18 games of the regular season. “It’s been different players, different positions,” said Central coach Mikayla Arechigo. This week it is senior Taryn Hettich who is listed as out for the game. Hettich went down with an ankle injury in the opening minute of Monday’s regular-season finale. She returned to and finished out the

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