RAPID CITY — For the first time since 2012, Mitchell boys basketball is in the state semifinals. The Kernels downed Pierre, 60-51, to advance through the quarterfinal round for the first time in three trips to the state tournament.
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Mitchell (18-4) faces off with No. 2 Sioux Falls Lincoln at 8:45 p.m. Central on Friday.
The Kernels move on and will face No. 2 Sioux Falls Lincoln at 8:45 p.m. Central on Friday.
1/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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5/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
6/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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8/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
9/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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11/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
12/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
13/Mitchell's Dylan Soulek (23) dives after a lose ball against Pierre's Jacob Mayer (right) and Jackson Edman (left) during the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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30/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
31/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
32/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
33/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
34/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
35/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
36/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
37/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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39/The Mitchell High School boys basketball team's bench stands up in celebration of a successful 3-pointer during a Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game against Pierre on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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48/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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60/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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66/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
67/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
68/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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81/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
82/Mitchell's Aiden Myers (3) shoots a 3-pointer over Pierre's Jacob Mayer (4) during the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
83/Action from the Class AA boys state basketball quarterfinal game between the Mitchell Kernels and the Pierre Governors on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Summit Arena in Rapid City.
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