South Dakota Player of the Week Poll – December 16th-21st

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>High school girls basketball squads are in full swing as we approach the new year! Top prospects from around the state are leaving their mark in school history as they compete to try and be in the mix when postseason hits in a couple of months. There were some highly anticipated matchups this week as Andes Central/Dakota Christian took down Number 2 in Class B at the time Ethan, 49-38, Number 1 in Class A Sioux Falls Christian took down a really talented Elk Point-Jefferson team 63-57, Number 1 in Class AA O'Gorman took down Sioux Falls Jefferson 63-50, Aberdeen Central (RV) took out Number 5 in Class AA Spearfish 66-64 in Triple OT, Mitchell (RV) downed Number 4 in Class AA Rapid City Stevens 56-52, and in a clash of defending State Champions Number 1 in Class B Centerville took down Number 1 in Class A Vermillion 48-45.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some top performances from prospects around the state! Take a look and cast your vote for the performance of the week!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mary Dion - Crow Creek - 20 points, 4 rebounds - 51-43 W over Omaha Nation</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='375381' first='Hayden' last='Thorton'] - Rapid City Christian - 19 points (4 3's) - 49-25 W over Lakota Tech</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='406276' first='Lesleen' last='Makes Room For Them'] - Todd County - 19 points (4 3's), 7 rebounds - 66-37 W over Pine Ridge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leilan Bowker - Tiospaye Topa - 26 points, 18 rebounds - 51-44 W over Cheyenne-Eagle Butte</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='878336' first='Sandee' last='Steele'] - McLaughlin - 30 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals - 65-38 W over Little Wound</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jodene Big Crow-Hunter - Mahpiya Luta - 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7 steals - 67-18 W over Dupree</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317765' first='Brooke' last='Jensen'] - Vermillion - 27 points, 6 steals - 69-55 W over West Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='929560' first='Izzie' last='Eide'] - Centerville - 18 points, 4 assists, 3 steals - 63-26 W over Freeman Academy-Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lizzie Robinson - Lakota Tech - 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 steals - 78-46 W over Tiospaye Topa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='613977' first='Maleena' last='Brave'] - White River - 26 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals - 61-38 W over Cheyenne-Eagle Butte</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='992440' first='Halle' last='Olson'] - Andes Central/Dakota Christian - 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 6 blocks - 49-48 W over Ethan </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='731164' first='Rylee' last='Peters'] - Freeman - 18 points, 12 rebounds - 50-49 W over McCook Central-Monstrose</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jenna Graves - Viborg-Hurley - 17 points - 52-48 W over Bridgewater-Emery</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='935876' first='Ella' last='Otten'] - Dakota Valley - 29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists - 71-51 W over Beresford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='731180' first='Berkley' last='Ziebart'] - Parkston - 18 points, 5 steals - 65-32 W over Chamberlain</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Krull - Flandreau - 24 points - 59-39 W over Beresford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='496802' first='Ella' last='Merriman'] - Beresford - 30 points - 39-59 L to Flandreau</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lauryn VanOverschelde - Mitchell - 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists - 56-52 W over Rapid City Stevens</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='324044' first='Taaliyah' last='Porter'] - Rapid City Stevens - 32 points, 8 rebounds - 52-56 L to Mitchell</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='613987' first='Kylie' last='Haiar'] - Hanson - 24 points, 5 rebounds - 38-30 W over Scotland-Menno</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='613971' first='Charley' last='Nelson'] - Viborg-Hurley - 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals - 68-34 W over Irene-Wakonda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='616250' first='Hylton' last='Heinz'] - Huron - 31 points, 7 rebounds - 59-41 W over Rapid City Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='329052' first='Emma' last='Marshall'] - Centerville - 48-45 W over Vermillion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='377192' first='Ashlyn' last='Koupal'] - Wagner - 29 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals - 66-28 W over Tripp-Delmont/Armour</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='388883' first='Mak' last='Scott'] - Lyman - 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals - 51-49 W over Bennett County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Addie Steffensen - Hamlin - 23 points - 59-43 W over Colman-Egan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='329052' first='Emma' last='Marshall'] - Centerville - 17 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 1 block - 48-45 W over Vermillion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cast your vote below!</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://poll.fm/14839475","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"crowdsignal","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://poll.fm/14839475 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->