{"id":2545,"date":"2025-03-12T12:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:04:52","slug":"trojans-boys-basketball-team-headed-to-state-a-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2025\/03\/12\/trojans-boys-basketball-team-headed-to-state-a-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Trojans Boys Basketball Team Headed to State A Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojan boys basketball team punched their ticket to the State A Tournament after a big win over the Hanson Beavers in the SoDak 16.\u00a0 The Trojans got a 91-47 victory in Madison on Tuesday, March 11th.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans started the game on a 6-0 run and never looked back.\u00a0 West Central kept rolling through the first quarter and built a 24-5 lead.\u00a0 Hanson was able to find their offense in the second quarter, scoring 22 points, but the Trojans didn&#8217;t slow down.\u00a0 West Central outscored the Beavers 29-22 in the quarter for a 53-27 halftime lead.\u00a0 The Trojans didn&#8217;t slow down in the second half.\u00a0 They outscored Hanson 38-20 in the win.<\/p>\n<p>West Central shot 64% (35-55) overall, 52% (13-25) on three-point shots, and 67% (8-12) from the free-throw line.\u00a0 Hanson finished the game shooting 40% (16-40) overall, 42% (11-26) on three-point attempts, and 67% (4-6) from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Five players scored in double figures.\u00a0 Connor Mebius had 22 points, four assists, and two steals.\u00a0 Will Kuhl finished with 17 points and six rebounds.\u00a0 Kolte Garry ended with 13 points and three rebounds.\u00a0 Carter Tetzlaff added 11 points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals.\u00a0 Hayden Heier also had 11 points with two rebounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan boys basketball team punched their ticket to the State A Tournament after a big win over the Hanson Beavers in the SoDak 16.\u00a0 The Trojans got a 91-47 victory in Madison on Tuesday, March 11th. 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