BROOKINGS – Castlewood placed four players in double-figure scoring in a 64-50 boys’ basketball win over Madison at the Entringer Classic on Saturday. It gave Castlewood coach Paul Raasch his 600th career coaching win.
Raasch is just the fourth coach in state history to reach the milestone and is the winningest active coach in South Dakota. The other three coaches to amass 600 wins were the late Larry Luitjens (748), the late Gary Munsen (672), and Burnell Glanzer (614).
Bryon Laue had 21 points and 17 rebounds to lead the top-rated Warriors. Brody Bass added 16 points, while Jamison Keszler and Luke Baumberger contributed 12 and 10 respectively.
MADISON (2-2): Myles Schneider 3 0-0 6, Brody Cummins 0 0-1 0, Casyn Crabtree 1 0-0 2, Shane Veenhof 4 2-2 12, Ben Brooks 8 2-2 20, Nolan Nielsen 1 1-2 3, Henry Veenhof 3 0-0 7. Totals 20-48 5-8 50.
CASTLEWOOD (3-0): Kamden Keszler 1 0-0 2, Brody Bass 7 0-0 16, Jamison Keszler 5 0-0 12, Luke Baumberger 4 0-1 10, Bryon Laue 8 5-6 21, Bennett Johnson 1 0-0 3. Totals 27-58 5-7 64.
Madison 9 23 38 50
Castlewood 14 32 50 64
3-point field goals – S. Veenhof 2, Brooks 2, H. Veenhof; Bass 2, Baumberger 2, Johnson. Total fouls – Madison 11; Castlewood 9. Rebounds – Madison 29 (Brooks 7, Schneider 6); Castlewood 34 (Laue 17). Turnovers – Madison 11; Castlewood 9. Assists – Madison 5; Castlewood 11 (Bass 5). Blocked shots – Madison 0; Castlewood 3. Steals – Madison 7 (S. Veenhof 4); Castlewood 6 (Baumberger 3).
Hamlin 53, Dell Rapids 26
DELL RAPIDS (1-3): Karson Paye 2 1-1 5, Jack Kloth 3 1-1 7, Lincoln Anderson 2 0-0 5, Lincoln Fersdahl 1 0-0 3, Ryan Brandenburg 1 0-1 2, Carson Maeschen 1 0-0 2, Jackson Peppel 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 2-3 26.
HAMLIN (3-0): Easton Neuendorf 4 0-0 10, Turner Stevenson 1 0-0 3, Zac VanMeeteren 3 2-2 9, Evan Stormo 4 0-0 8, Jackson Wadsworth 4 2-3 14, Boden Stevenson 3 0-0 6, Jaden Olsen 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 4-5 53.
Dell Rapids 8 19 21 26
Hamlin 9 19 42 53
3-point field goals – Anderson, Fersdahl; Neuendorf 2, T. Stevenson, VanMeeteren, Wadsworth 4, Olsen. Total fouls – Dell Rapids 5; Hamlin 11.
Friday’s Game
Wilmot 74, Langford Area 52
LANGFORD AREA (0-4): Jacob Samson 2 0-1 5, Kassen Keough 10 5-5 30, Rennan Bruns 3 2-2 9, Ethen Olson 1 0-0 2, Dylan Harmon 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 7-8 52.
WILMOT (2-3): Andrew Ammann 1 0-0 3, Carson Jurgens 1 0-0 2, Keitrick Genia 3 4-8 11, Kolby Haubris 1 0-0 3, Jaxen Dockter 5 1-2 11, Maddux Foss 8 3-4 24, Ethan Schwenn 6 5-6 17, Micah Pelzel 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 13-20 74.
Langford Area 21 34 42 52
Wilmot 25 41 63 74
3-point field goals – Samson, Keough 5, Bruns; Ammann, Jurgens, Genia, Haubris, Foss 5. Total fouls – Langford Area 14; Wilmot 11. Rebounds – Langford Area 27 (Harmon 11). Turnovers – Langford Area 27. Assists – Langford Area 10 (Conner Glines 3). Blocked shots – Langford Area 3 (Harmon 2). Steals – Langford Area 5 (Keough 3).
