Both Rapid City Christian and Lead-Deadwood cruised to wins in their openers of the Class A Region 8 playoffs.
The Comets defeated Belle Fourche 56-28. Henry Koppmann led the way for RC Christian with 15 points, while Sully Kieffer had 10.
The Comets advance to host Hill City Friday night for a 6 p.m. tip-off. The winner advances to the SODAK 16.
In another Region 8 game, Lead-Deadwood took care of Custer 69-51. The Golddiggers will travel to top seed St. Thomas More on Friday night for a 6 p.m. game, with a SODAK 16 trip on the line.
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Region 8A Boys Basketball Scores
#4 Lead-Deadwood def. #5 Custer, 69-51
#2 RC Christian def. #7 Belle Fourche, 56-28
#3 Hill City def. #6 Hot Springs, 60-20
Region 7A Boys Basketball Scores
#4 Little Wound def. #5 Todd County, 68-53
#2 Pine Ridge def. #7 Lakota Tech, 108-30
#3 Winner def. #6 St. Francis Indian, 46-27
Region 7B Boys Basketball Scores
#1 Wall def #8 Philip, 87-54
#4 New Underwood def. #5 Crazy Horse, 83-46
#2 Kadoka Area def. #7 Bennett County, 69-58
#3 White River def. #6 Jones County, 68-58
Region 8B Boys Basketball Scores
#1 Dupree def. #8 Takini, 99-21
#4 Harding County def. #5 Lemmon, 45-39
#2 Timber Lake def. #7 Bison, 49-21
#6 Faith def. #3 McLaughlin, 61-53
Brian Mueller has been the weekend sports anchor at NewsCenter1 since January 2025.