Aberdeen Central snuffed all hope of a comeback out of the gym early on in a 60-38 non-conference girls’ basketball win over Sioux Falls Jefferson Saturday afternoon at Golden Eagles Arena.

The Golden Eagles, who lost on a heartbreaker half-court heave the last time the two teams met in last year’s SoDak 16, gave their visitors little space to operate in Saturday’s rematch, pulling steadily away after a close first quarter.

“Such a good outing for the girls,” said Central coach Paiton Burckhard. “We proved to ourselves what we are capable of, and I am super proud of our performance today start to finish.”

Senior Taryn Hermansen played a large part in that effort, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Lauryn Burckhard added 19 points and 10 more rebounds when the Cavaliers collapsed on Hermansen. Emma Dohrer added 10 points, six rebounds and nine assists.

“We did a great job of handling the full-court pressure and settling into our offensive game,” Coach Burckhard said. “We rebounded really well.”

Jefferson was led by Brinley Altenberg’s 12 points. Abby Horner, hero of Jefferson’s win last March, had seven points and seven rebounds on Saturday, but was largely held in check by Central’s defense.

Now 6-1 on the year, the Golden Eagles head out on a three-game road swing starting Tuesday at Watertown.

SIOUX FALLS JEFFERSON: Abby Horner 2 3-5 7, Taylor Silvernail 1 0-0 3, Ayleah Johnson 1 0-0 3, Brinley Altenburg 4 2-4 12, Addison Warnke 0 1-2 1, Emeri Bartels 1 1-2 3, Macy Bryant 3 1-3 8, Brianna Kindvall 0 1-2 1. Totals 12-39 9-18 38.

ABERDEEN CENTRAL: Ava Yeske 1 0-2 3, Kenadi Withers 2 0-0 4, Emma Dohrer 2 6-7 10, Lauryn Burckhard 8 2-2 19, Taryn Hermansen 10 0-0 20, Kamdyn Borge 2 0-1 4. Totals 25-58 8-10 60.

Sioux Falls Jefferson 13 20 30 38

Aberdeen Central 14 28 43 60

3-pt field goals – Silvernail, Johnson, Altenburg 2, Bryant; Yeske, Burckhard. Total Fouls – Sioux Falls Jefferson 18; Aberdeen Central 16. Rebounds – Sioux Falls Jefferson 24 (Horner 7); Aberdeen Central 42 (Burckhard 10, Hermansen 10). Assists – Sioux Falls Jefferson 6 (Horner 3); Aberdeen Central 18 (Dohrer 9, Borge 4). Turnovers – Sioux Falls Jefferson 20; Aberdeen Central 15. Steals – Sioux Falls Jefferson 9 (Horner 5); Aberdeen Central 10 (Withers 3). Blocks – Sioux Falls Jefferson 0; Aberdeen Central 3 (Withers, Burckhard, Hermansen).