2023 Class AA Girls Basketball Tournament Capsules 

Sioux Falls Washington

Record: 18-3 

Coach: Jamie Parish 

Key players: Brooklyn Harpe (16.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg), Grace Peterson (11.2 ppg), Hannah Harpe (5.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg).

Notes: No. 1 Sioux Falls Washington plays No. 8 Watertown at 11 a.m. CT in the opener. … Washington defeated Watertown, 49-36, earlier this season. … The Warriors have qualified for the past five state tournaments and won the 2021 state championship. … Washington is riding a seven-game winning streak and has lost against Harrisburg (40-39), Jefferson (52-47) and Brandon Valley (58-50). The Warriors played Jefferson twice this season and handed the Cavaliers a 46-42 setback in the other meeting. 

Watertown

Record: 12-9 

Coach: Chad Rohde  

Key players: Maddy Rhode (9.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg), Emery Thury (6.6 ppg, 5 rpg), Jade Lund (5.5 ppg)

Notes: No. 8 Watertown will play No. 1 Sioux Falls Washington at 11 a.m. CT in the opener. … Watertown’s first appearance since 2009 when it won the state championship. … Watertown lost to Washington, 49-36, earlier this season. … Watertown edged Sioux Falls Lincoln, 38-36, in the SoDak 16 to qualify for state. The Arrows lost the regular season meeting, 53-50.

Sioux Falls Jefferson

Record: 17-4 

Coach: Shaunteva Pruett

Key players: Cierra Watkins (12.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg), Jaidyn Dunn (10 ppg, 7.5 rpg), Aliyah McGovern (9.8 ppg), Ashlen Johnson (8.1 ppg), Kassidy Larsen (5.9 ppg).

Notes: No. 4 Sioux Falls Jefferson will play No. 12 Mitchell at 1:45 p.m. CT in the opener. … Jefferson placed third last season, its first-ever state tournament appearance. … Watkins, a senior guard, will play college basketball at Dakota State. Dunn, a junior center, has verbally committed to play at South Dakota State. … Shaunteva Pruett played college basketball at Augustana University. … Jefferson defeated Mitchell, 56-47, on Jan. 31 in Mitchell. 

Mitchell 

Record: 9-12 

Coach: Dave Brooks 

Key players: Sawyer Stoebner (13.9 ppg, 11 rpg), Addie Siemsen (10.2 ppg), Lauren VanOverschelde (7.5 ppg), Allison Meyerink (5 ppg), Carsyn Weich (4 ppg).

Notes: No. 12 Mitchell will play No. 4 Sioux Falls Jefferson at 1:45 p.m. CT in the opener. … Mitchell lost to Jefferson, 56-47, on Jan. 31 in Mitchell. … Mitchell is making its first state tournament berth since 2021. … Mitchell qualified for the state tourney with a 53-49 win over Brandon Valley, a team that defeated the Kernels (55-33) in the regular-season finale. Mitchell’s win over Brandon Valley snapped a six-game losing skid. 

Pierre

Record: 18-3 

Coach: Kirk Beebout 

Key players: Remington Price (13.6 ppg), Reese Terwilliger (12 ppg, 6.7 rpg), Ryann Barry (8.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.9 apg), Lennix DuPris (7.2 ppg, 4.2 apg), Ayvrie Kaiser (7 ppg, 5.6 rpg).

Notes: No. 2 Pierre will play No. 7 Rapid City Stevens at 5 p.m. CT in the opener. … Pierre’s first appearance since 2017. … Pierre defeated Stevens, 58-46, in the regular season opener. … Price is a 1,000-point scorer and is Pierre’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made. … The Governors are on a five-game winning streak and haven't lost to a South Dakota opponent since a 75-69 setback against Brandon Valley on Jan. 19. 

Rapid City Stevens

Record: 14-7 

Coach: Adam Dannenbring 

Key players: Taaliyah Porter (17.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg), Macey Wathen (7.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg), Hailey Oswald (6.6 ppg), Finley Love (6.1 ppg), Isabell Higgins (6 ppg).

Notes: No. 7 Stevens will play No. 2 Pierre at 5 p.m. in the opener. … Stevens lost to Pierre, 58-46, earlier in the season. … Stevens is making its 10th straight state tournament appearance and has placed second the past two seasons. 

Sioux Falls O’Gorman

Record: 17-4 

Coach: Kent Kolsrud 

Key players: Mahli Abdouch (16.4 ppg, 4.5 apg), Kira Mentele (9.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Lucy Moore (6.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg), Padyn Pederson (5.1 ppg).

Notes: No. 3 O’Gorman will play No. 6 Harrisburg at 7:45 p.m. in the opener. … O’Gorman defeated Harrisburg, 49-43, on Feb. 14. … The Knights are on a six-game winning streak. … O’Gorman won last season’s state championship. 

Harrisburg 

Record: 16-5 

Coach: Nick Mayer 

Key players: Abigail Flanagan (10.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg), Jaylee Hofer (9.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg), Hannah Eide (8.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg), Kayleigh Hybertson (5.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg), Sadie Mehrman (5.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg)

Notes: No. 6 Harrisburg will play No. 3 O’Gorman at 7:45 p.m. in the opener. … Harrisburg lost to O’Gorman, 49-43, on Feb. 14. … The Tigers have qualified for 11 straight state tournaments. … Harrisburg outlasted Spearfish, 35-30, in the SoDak 16 to earn a spot in the state tournament.