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Gallery: De Smet wins another State B Championship with win over Lower Brule

De Smet’s Damon Wilkinson (43) goes after a rebound with Lower Brule’s Tayshawn Battese (42) and Brian LaRoche, Jr (4) during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Lower Brule’s Lane Gray, left, puts up a shot in the corner as De Smet’s Kasen Janssen, right, closes out on defense during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Lower Brule’s Gavin Thigh (5), puts up a shot as De Smet’s Gannon Gruenhagen (11), defends during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Looking on are the Bulldogs’ Damon Wilkinson, far left and Kasen Janssen (23). Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Lower Brule’s Brian LaRoche Jr., center, puts up a shot as De Smet’s Damon Wilkinson, right, closes out on defense during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Lower Brule’s Gavin Thigh, center, moves to the basket as De Smet’s Tom Aughenbaugh, left, closes in on defense and George Jensen, back right, looks on during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s Kadyn Fast, center, tries to pull the ball away as Lower Brule’s Ellwyn Langdeau, left and Brian LaRoche, Jr, right, get the tie up during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s Tom Aughenbaugh, center front, moves with the ball as Lower Brule’s Gavin Thigh, back center, avoids contact during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Members of the De Smet boys basketball team pose with the championship trophy following Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s Tom Aughenbaugh, right, moves the ball up the floor as Lower Brule’s Tate Elk Soldier, left, stays close on defense during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Lower Brule’s Ellwyn Langdeau, right, tries to get to the basket around De Smet’s Damon Wilkinson, left, during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Lower Brule’s Gavin Thigh, left, tries to lay up a shot around De Smet’s Damon Wilkinson, right, during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s George Jensen, center, goes up with a shot as Lower Brule’s Brian LaRoche Jr. (4) blocks the ball during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. In on the play for the Sioux are Ellwyn Langdeau, far left and Tayshawn Battese, far right. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s Damon Wilkinson (43) goes up with a shot under the basket as Lower Brule’s Gavin Thigh falls back and Ellwyn Langdeau (11) helps defend during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Looking on are the Sioux’s Brian LaRoche Jr. (4) and Lane Gray (1). At far left for the Bulldogs is Kadyn Fast (21). Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s George Jensen, center, drives to the basket as Lower Brule’s Brian LaRoche, Jr., bottom, falls back while drawing a charge call during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Looking on are the Sioux’s Tate Elk Soldier, bottom right and the Bulldogs’ Damon Wilkinson, far right. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s Tom Aughenbaugh, center, tumbles in the air after the ball after colliding with Lower Brule’s Brian LaRoche Jr, bottom right, as Gavin Thigh (5) looks on during Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
Members of the De Smet Bulldogs boys basketball team celebrate as their coach Jeff Gruenhagen, right, holds up the championship trophy after Saturday night’s championship game at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023
De Smet’s Tom Aughenbaugh, center, holds up three fingers to indicate the third consecutive championship that the Bulldogs won as he and teammates on the bench and fans celebrate in the closing seconds of Saturday night’s championship game against Lower Brule at the South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/18/2023

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