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• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- Alexys Swedlund scored 20 points as St. Thomas More rolled to a 61-16 win over Garretson Thursday in the first round of the South Dakota Class A basketball tournament.
• Swedlund made eight of 14 shots from the field for the top-seeded Cavaliers (21-1), who are was the 2012 state champions. St. Thomas More raced out to a 26-4 lead after one quarter.
• The Cavalier shot 44 percent from the field and dominated in bench scoring (14-4), Points in the paint (14-2) and points off turnovers (29-7).
• Cavaliers' Moira Duffy added 14 points.
• Brianna Mudder and Haley Edmundson led Garretson (11-12) with four points each. The Blue Dragon had lost 11 of 12 games to end the regular season, but earned its second state tournament berth, and first in Class A.
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• HURON, S.D. (AP) -- Karlea Stahl had 16 points and six rebounds as Sully Buttes rolled over Gayville-Volin 65-31 Thursday at the South Dakota Class B girls basketball tournament.
• Stahl was 5-for-9 from the field for the Chargers (22-1), who are making their 10th state tourney appearance.
• Sully Buttes shot 46 percent from the field while holding Gayville-Volin to just 19 percent. The Raiders made just six of 33 shots from the field, including two of 10 3-pointers.
• Remi Wientjes added 15 points and Chloe Lamb 13 for the Chargers.
• Genny Clark was the only player from Gayville-Volin (15-8) to reach double figures with 12 points.
• The Raiders are appearing in their first state tournament.
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• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Sioux Falls Washington shook off a one-point third quarter and beat Harrisburg 50-35 Thursday in the first round of the South Dakota Class AA girls basketball tournament.
• The Warriors (21-2) were cruising along with a 31-21 lead at half. It helped that Harrisburg (15-9) scored just five points in the third.
• Michaela Mayer had a double-double for Washington with 13 points and 10 re

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