Basketball Roundup: Top-ranked St. Thomas More defeats Rapid City Christian
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The St. Thomas More girls basketball team closed out 2021 with a victory over Rapid City Christian, 51-24.
Jada Mollman led the Cavaliers with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Reese Ross finished with a double-double, 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Comets were led by Savannah Armendariz with nine points followed by Hayden Thorton with eight points.
STM improves to 5-1 on the season, while RC Christian falls to 5-2.
The Cavaliers will host Belle Fourche on Monday, Jan. 3.
The Comets will entertain Lead-Deadwood on Tuesday, Jan. 4.
Girls Basketball Scores
From Thursday, Dec. 30
Dakota Christian 73, Marty Indian 34
Edgemont 49, Harding County 33
Flandreau 62, Dell Rapids 30
Florence/Henry 54, Milbank 32
Gayville-Volin 62, Bon Homme 50
Hanson 47, Irene-Wakonda 38
Harrisburg 43, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 33
Hettinger/Scranton, N.D. 49, Lemmon 33
Jones County 53, Burke 35
Kadoka Area 41, Northwestern 39
Parkston 45, Winner 36
Platte-Geddes 59, Canistota 32
Spearfish 41, Hot Springs 21
St. Thomas More 51, Rapid City Christian 24
Sturgis Brown 61, Lead-Deadwood 31
Watertown 53, Aberdeen Central 39
Waubay/Summit 30, Wilmot 26
West Central 45, Sioux Falls Jefferson 42
Big Bo Classic
Dupree 55, Ipswich 41
Wolsey-Wessington 56, Potter County 39
Hoop City Classic
Brandon Valley 67, Thunder Basin, Wyo. 66, OT
Viborg-Hurley 48, Gregory 44
Boys Basketball Scores
Aberdeen Central 56, Watertown 41
Brandon Valley 67, Thunder Basin, Wyo. 66, OT
Corsica/Stickney 74, Bridgewater-Emery 72, 2OT
Enderlin, N.D. 71, Canton 46
Hanson 52, Irene-Wakonda 49
Harding County 59, Edgemont 20
Hot Springs 71, Spearfish 63
Ipswich 68, Wall 35
Kadoka Area 76, Dupree 28
Lemmon 57, Hettinger/Scranton, N.D. 44
Sioux Falls O’Gorman 65, Tea Area 64
St. Thomas More 43, Houston, TNÂ 35
Sturgis Brown 64, Lead-Deadwood 14
Wakpala 68, Solen, N.D. 62
Waubay/Summit 61, Wilmot 37
White River 58, Aberdeen Christian 48
Winner 56, Parkston 51
Huron Holiday Classic
Burke 57, Wessington Springs 46
Clark/Willow Lake 53, Lower Brule 52
Elkton-Lake Benton 68, Redfield 31
Faulkton 68, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 47
James Valley Christian 90, McIntosh 56
Langford 63, Iroquois 30