SIOUX FALLS-The search for a win at the state tournament continues for the Mount Vernon/Plankinton boys basketball team.
MVP, seeded fifth and playing in its third straight Class A state tournament, dropped its eighth consecutive state tournament game as No. 8 Dakota Valley's defense held the Titans to a season-low 37 points. The Panthers used a 3-2 zone defense to frustrate MVP, who struggled to knock down shots from outside, in a 56-37 loss in the consolation bracket on Friday at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
The Titans went 14-of-50 from the field for 28 percent shooting, 3-of-21 from deep (14 percent) and 6-of-12 from the line (50 percent).
Trailing 22-17 at halftime, the Titans used a 6-0 run to tie the contest up 25-25, but the Panthers responded with a 15-0 run to pull away.
MVP (19-5) will face either Chamberlain or St. Thomas More in the seventh-place game at noon on Saturday, while Dakota Valley (13-11) will take on the Chamberlain/St. Thomas winner for fifth-place at 1:45 p.m.
Hayden Schmidt led MVP with 15 points, while Devin Rihanek and Jacob Clark each chipped in seven points. Dihanek added a team-high seven rebounds as the Titans loss the battle of the boards 29-21.
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Jack McCabe scored a game-high 16 points for Dakota Valley, while Robert Rosenquist added 12 points. Dakota Valley went 21-of-36 from the floor (58 percent), 7-of-12 from behind the arc (58 percent) and 7-of-13 from the line (53 percent).
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Dakota Valley 56, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 37
Mount Vernon/Plankinton (19-5)
Nolan Sampson 0-0 0-0 0, Hayden Schmidt 6-11 1-2 15, Cody Mullenburg 1-6 0-0 2, Jacob Clark 3-4 1-2 7, Dane Rihanek 1-12 0-0 3, Austin Graves 0-3 0-0 0, Tony Stoltz 0-0 0-0 0, Kyle Glanzer 0-0 0-0 0, Taylen Trisco 1-4 1-2 3, Kaden Karst 0-1 0-0 0, Devin Rihanek 2-9 3-6 7, Brady Andersen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-50 6-12 37
Dakota Valley (13-11)
Charlie Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Jack Graves 1-3 1-2 3, Luke Schmitt 2-5 0-0 5, Cole Bergmann 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett Chesterman 2-2 0-0 5, Jack McCabe 5-6 2-2 16, Tanner Smith 1-2 2-5 4, Nate Rice 1-1 0-0 2, Cameron Fisher 0-0 0-0 0, Robert Rosenquist 5-10 2-2 12, John Prochello 3-5 0-0 7, Jevin Kratz 0-0 0-0 0, Jayse Kittler 1-2 0-2 2, Paul Bruns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-36 7-13 56
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DV 9 22 38 56
MVP 7 17 25 37
FG%: MVP .280, DV .583. 3-pt FG: MVP 3-21 (Schmidt 2-5, Mullenburg 0-4, Rihanek 1-10, Graves 0-2), DV 7-12 (Schmitt 1-2, Chesterman 1-1, McCabe 4-5, Smith 0-1, Rosenquist 0-2, Prochello 1-1). Rebounds: MVP 21 (Rihanek 7), DV 29 (Prochello 8). Fouls MVP 14, Dakota Valley 11. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: MVP 8 (Rihanek 3), DV 14 (McCabe 4). Steals: MVP 6 (Rihanek 2, Rihanek 2), DV 3 (Rosenquist 2). Blocked shots: MVP 2 (Mullenburg 1, Graves 1), DV 4 (Prochello 3). Turnovers: MVP 8, DV 14.
