Area athletes star at South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game

SIOUX FALLS — With the brightest stars of high school basketball in South Dakota all in one spot, Mitchell-area athletes shined through Friday night.

During the boys South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game, Hanson’s Ethan Cheeseman hit a late 3-pointer with under 30 seconds to go with a defender in his face to seal the win for his squad.

Cheeseman, who threw down a pair of dunks as well, finished the contest with 18 points.

“I just got stuck in the moment,” Cheeseman said of the late 3-pointer. “I’ve worked hard for this, and so has everyone else here. It was fun.”

Other area athletes on the boys side included Mitchell’s Dylan Soulek, Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Reed Rus and Winner’s Blake Volmer. Soulek grabbed 18 points, with a couple of dunks, while Rus picked up nine points and Volmer scored seven.

1/10: Hanson's Ethan Cheeseman drives with the ball against Mount Vernon/Plankinton's Reed Rus during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

2/10: Wagner's Shalayne Nagel (20, in white) puts up a shot past the outstretched arm of fellow Red Raider teammate Emma Yost (23, in red) during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

3/10: Mitchell's Dylan Soulek throws down a dunk during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

4/10: Gregory's Jessy Jo VanderWerff puts up a 3-point shot as Watertown's Jaida Young closes out during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

5/10: Winner's Blake Volmer drives with the ball while being guarded by Harrisburg's Ethan Determan during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

6/10: Mount Vernon/Plankinton's Reed Rus drives with the ball against Madison's Aiden Jensen during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

7/10: Wagner's Shalayne Nagel puts up a 3-point shot during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

8/10: Gregory's Jessy Jo VanderWerff handles the ball while being guarded by Watertown's Jaida Young during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

9/10: Wagner's Emma Yost puts a shot up past Wolsey-Wessington's Mallory Miller (24) and Jones County's Mallory Valburg (right, in white) during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

10/10: Hanson's Ethan Cheeseman soars in to block the shot of Aberdeen Christian's Malek Wieker during the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association all-star game at the Pentagon.

The boys game offered a glimpse of potential future Summit League matchups, as well, with University of South Dakota commit Isaac Bruns, of Dakota Valley, squaring off with a South Dakota State commit in White River’s Joe Sayler. SDSU commit Damon Wilkinson, from De Smet, was also a part of the action.

Dakota Valley’s Randy Rosenquist, Sioux Falls Jefferson’s Kaden Year, Harrisburg’s Ethan Determan and Cheeseman, who all participated, are all committed to Dakota Wesleyan.

On the girls side, Wagner was represented by Shalayne Nagel and Emma Yost, while Jessy Jo VanderWerff represented Gregory. VanderWerff finished with 10 points, while Nagel picked up eight points and Yost scored two.

Both Yost and Nagel are slated to play at DWU.

There were also three future Division I players in the girls game, as USD commit Coral Mason, from Viborg-Hurley took the floor, along with Wolsey-Wessington’s Mallory Miller and St. Thomas More’s Reese Ross.

Both Miller and Ross will play at power conference schools, with Miller headed to Arizona State and Ross slated to be a Ute at the University of Utah.