RAPID CITY — Sioux Falls O’Gorman and Brandon Valley have again separated themselves from the Class AA girls basketball pack. 

The Knights and Lynx have played in the past two Class AA state championships, with O’Gorman winning each time. 

O’Gorman and Brandon Valley appear on a collision course for another title tilt this season in Rapid City.

Brandon Valley is the No. 1 seed and will play No. 8 Tea Area at 11 a.m., MT in the opener. No. 4 Rapid City Stevens plays No. 5 Aberdeen Central at 12:45 p.m. In the night session, No. 2 O’Gorman plays No. 7 Mitchell at 5 p.m., and No. 3 Washington plays No. 6 Jefferson at 6:45 p.m.

Brandon Valley 

Record: 21-0

Coach: Mike Zerr

Key players: Alyvia Padgett (26 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 3.2 spg), Ava Kellenberger (9.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 3.2 spg), Gracie Salter (12.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.5 spg, 1.7 bpg). 

Notes: No. 1 Brandon Valley plays No. 8 Tea Area at 11 a.m., MT in the first round. … Padgett has 1,517 career points, the most in program history and ninth most in Class AA girls basketball history. Padgett will play college basketball at Division II Minnesota State, Mankato. … Salter, a 5-foot-11 senior guard/forward, will play college basketball at the University of Sioux Falls. … BV defeated Sturgis Brown, 52-24, in the SoDak 16. … Brandon Valley has finished runner-up each of the last two seasons.

Tea Area

Record: 12-9

Coach: Taylor Fechner   

Key players: Jayna VanLaecken (11.5 ppg, 6 rpg), Emma Lingren (10.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.8 spg), Ellie Clayberg (9.3 ppg), Anna Binde 8.3 ppg, 1.2 spg)

Notes: No. 8 Tea Area plays No. 1 Brandon Valley at 11 a.m., MT in the opener. … Tea Area defeated Harrisburg, 66-60, in the SoDak 16. … Tea Area is making its second appearance in the state girls basketball tournament, and its first-ever trip in Class AA.

Rapid City Stevens

Record: 17-4

Coach: Adam Dannenbring

Key players: Hayden Thorton (8.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.6 spg), Haley Falcon (11 ppg), Mackenzie Schreiber (9.3 ppg, 3 rpg, 3.3 spg), Marley Seumanutafa (8.2 ppg, 5 rpg)

Notes: No. 4 Stevens plays No. 5 Aberdeen Central at 12:45 p.m., MT in the first round. … Love, a 5-foot-6 senior guard, will play college basketball at Augustana University. … Rapid City Stevens defeated Yankton, 67-42, in the SoDak 16. … Rapid City Stevens took fourth place at the state tournament last season.

Aberdeen Central

Record: 15-6

Coach: Paiton Burckhard   

Key players: Lauryn Burckhard (12.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.3 spg), Taryn Hermansen (12.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg), Kenadi Withers (8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.4 apg) Emma Dohrer (7.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.1 apg), Kamdyn Borge (7.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg)

Notes: No. 5 Aberdeen Central plays No. 4 Rapid City Stevens at 12:45 p.m., MT in the first round. … Paiton Burckhard and Lauryn Burckhard are sisters. Lauryn Burckhard, a 6-foot-1 junior, has verbally committed to play college basketball at Paiton’s alma mater South Dakota State University. … Aberdeen Central defeated Rapid City Central, 55-38, in the SoDak 16. … Aberdeen Central is making its first appearance in the state tournament since 2022.

O’Gorman 

Record: 20-1

Coach: Kent Kolsrud  

Key players: Ruby Moore (15.3 ppg, 4.6 apg, 3.3 rpg, 4.3 spg), Sydney Terveen (18.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.5 apg, 3.5 spg), Ellie Meyer (8.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.4 bpg, 1.6 spg), Sadie Mehrman (8.3 ppg, 3.6 apg, 3.3 rpg, 2.5 spg)

Notes: No. 2 O’Gorman plays No. 7 Mitchell at 5 p.m., MT in the first round. … Moore, a 5-foot-8 junior guard, has verbally committed to play college basketball at South Dakota State University. … Terveen, a 5-foot-11 senior forward, will play college basketball at Nebraska-Omaha. Terveen scored her 1,000th career point earlier this season. … Mehrman, a 5-foot-11 senior guard, will play college basketball at the University of Sioux Falls. … O’Gorman defeated Pierre, 77-44, in the SoDak 16. … O’Gorman has won back-to-back state championships, including three of the last four titles in Class AA girls basketball.

Mitchell 

Record: 13-8

Coach: Dave Brooks  

Key players: Addie Siemsen (18.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.8 apg), CeCe Morgan (11 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.2 apg), Londyn Hajek (8.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg)

Notes: No. 7 Mitchell plays No. 2 O’Gorman at 5 p.m., MT in the first round. … Siemsen, a 5-foot-8 senior guard, will play college basketball at Augustana University. She scored her 1,000th career point earlier this season. … Morgan, a 6-foot-2 eighth-grade post, has scholarship offers from Division I schools South Dakota State University and South Dakota. … Mitchell defeated Spearfish, 52-42, in the SoDak 16. … Mitchell is making its fourth-straight appearance in the Class AA state tournament, earning the consolation championship last season.

Sioux Falls Washington 

Record: 17-4

Coach: Jamie Parish 

Key players: Dana Harpe (18.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 4 apg, 2.1 spg), Josie Biteler (13.2 ppg, 5 rpg, 4.4 apg, 3 spg), Rylan Kennett (8.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg), Layla Berte (7.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.6 bpg)

Notes: No. 3 Washington plays No. 6 Sioux Falls Jefferson at 6:45 p.m., MT in the first round. … Harpe, a 5-foot-11 senior guard, will play college basketball at the University of Sioux Falls. … Sioux Falls Washington defeated Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 53-42, in the SoDak 16. … Sioux Falls Washington earned third place at last season’s state tournament. 

Sioux Falls Jefferson

Record: 14-7

Coach: Shaunteva Pruitt   

Key players: Brinley Altenburg (18.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2 spg), Abby Horner (9.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.4 spg), Macy Bryant (8.1 ppg)

Notes: No. 6 Jefferson plays No. 3 Sioux Falls Washington at 6:45 p.m., MT in the first round. … Altenburg, a 5-foot-10 junior guard, has received scholarship offers from Georgia Tech, Oregon, Marquette, Colorado, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Missouri, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Purdue, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, DePaul, Ohio State, Iowa, Creighton, Drake, South Dakota State, Belmont, South Dakota, Colorado State, Iowa State and Michigan. Altenburg scored her 1,000th career point earlier this season. … Sioux Falls Jefferson defeated Huron, 64-52, in the SoDak 16. … Sioux Falls Jefferson is making its fifth-straight appearance at the state tournament.