RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Sioux Falls Roosevelt defeated Sioux Falls Lincoln 63-48 on Saturday night to capture the South Dakota Class AA boys basketball title.
The Rough Riders (22-3) scored 11 of the game’s first 14 points.
Lincoln (13-13), a No. 8 seed that played its way into the championship game, never recovered from the poor start as Roosevelt won the first matchup ever between Sioux Falls teams in a title game.
Roosevelt won all three matchups between the two teams this season. It was appearing in the title game for the first time since 2000.
Colton Kooima had 15 points and Chris Phillips and Josh Kirkwold scored 11 each for the Rough Riders.
Addison Park was the only Lincoln player in double figures with 14.
Roosevelt shot 52 percent from the field and held Lincoln to 39 percent.
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