Basketball

Annual 3-Class Shootout Saturday in Salem

by
Dave Vilhauer
March 26, 2026

Groton’s Keegen Tracy, center, puts up a shot as Aberdeen Christian’s Brooks Jett, back left, closes out on defense during a game this past in Groton. In the foreground are Groton’s Ryder Johnson, left and the Knights’ Charles Eichler, right. Tracy and Johnson will be participating in the 3-Class Shootout Saturday in Salem. Photo by John Davis taken 2/27/2026

The 38th Annual 3-Class Shootout high school all-star basketball games will take place Saturday at the McCook Central Auditorium in Salem.

The girls will play the first two games with the Class AA all-stars vs. the Class A all-stars at 1 p.m., followed by the Class B all-stars vs. the winner of the AA/A game at 2:30 p.m.

The boys will start playing at 4 p.m. with Class AA all-stars vs. the Class A all-stars, followed by a dunk contest. The Class B boys all-stars will take on the winner of the AA/A game at 5:30 p.m.

Here are the rosters for each team:

CLASS B GIRLS: Liz Boschee, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket; Mak Scott, Lyman; Hazel Luethmers, De Smet; Mataya Gouws, Deubrook Area; Sophie DeLange, Corsica-Stickney; Hadlee Holt, Iroquois-Lake Preston; Emmie Hausmann, Burke; Tatum Lyons, Viborg-Hurley. Coach: JD Huberty, and Marissa Caballero, Mt. Marty.

CLASS A GIRLS: Ashlan Carlow-Blount, Mahpiya Luta; Shania Ferguson, Mahpiya Luta; Blake Thompson, Mobridge-Pollock; Talya Vincent, Sioux Valley; Andie Peters, Lennox; Ruth Dvoracek, Sioux Falls Christian; Aubrie VanBeek, Sioux Falls Christian; Ella Merriman, Beresford, Amari Ward, Sioux Valley. Coach: Celeste Beck, DWU.

CLASS AA GIRLS: Class “AA” Girls: Alyvia Padgett, Brandon Valley; Ava Kellenberger, Brandon Valley; Sydney Terveen, O’Gorman; Sadie Mehrman, O’Gorman; Dana Harpe, Sioux Falls Washington; Rylan Kennett, Sioux Falls Washington; Addie Siemsen, Mitchell; Hylton Heinz, Huron; Hayden Thorton, Rapid City Stevens; Kate Scharf, Spearfish. Coach: Allan Bertram, Mt. Marty

CLASS B BOYS: Grant Wilkinson, De Smet; Brady Schroedermeier, Viborg-Hurley; Tate Sorenson, Freeman; Ben Weber, Bridgewater- Emery; Chance Schoenfeld, Deubrook Area; Colt Keiser, Gregory; Colby Flowers, Wessington Springs; Parker Graff, Wessington Springs; Emmet Dinger, Wall; Holden Wollmann, Bridgewater-Emery; Kassen Keough, Langford Area. Coach: Jordan Riewer, DWU.

CLASS A BOYS: Will Kuhl, West Central; Trey Hansen, Vermillion; Tate Gerges, Lennox; Kellen Artz, Baltic; Luke Sheppard, Flandreau; Ryder Johnson, Groton Area; Isaak Hunter, Miller; Paxton Deal, Stanley County; Teegan Musser, Lennox; Keegen Tracy, Groton. Coach: Collin Authier, Mt. Marty.

CLASS AA BOYS: Blake Ellwein, Huron; Colton Smith, Mitchell; Sam DeGroot, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Sam Ericsson, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Stellen Larson, Harrisburg; Crayton Jibben, Harrisburg; Memphis Bylander, Sioux Falls Roosevelt; Justin Bilal, Sioux Falls Roosevelt; Ayuel Deng, Brandon Valley; Kamren Davis, Spearfish. Coach: Sam Nicholson, DWU.