No. 2 Golden Eagles top Bobcats

Sara Tvedt shoots over the defense of Aberdeen Central's Sara Niederbaumer as Kelsey Parker gets ready to crash the boards during the second quarter of the Bobcats' 59-31 Eastern South Dakota Conference loss to the Golden Eagles on Friday at Bob Jostad Gymnasium. Photo by Troy Maroney/Register

BROOKINGS – After coming off a 21-point loss to the top-rated Washington Warriors on Tuesday, Friday night’s matchup with No. 2-ranked Aberdeen Central didn’t bode well for the Bobcat girls.

But for the first 16 minutes, Brookings played right with the Golden Eagles, trailing 26-19 at the intermission.

However, Central came out with a vengeance in the second half and ended up cruising to a 59-31 Eastern South Dakota Conference victory at Bob Jostad Gymnasium.

Emily Johnson was fouled after burying a 3-pointer to pull the Bobcats within a point, 20-19, with 1:33 left in the first half.



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