SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - Alexys Swedlund scored 20 points as St. Thomas More rolled to a 61-16 win over Garretson Thursday in the first round of the South Dakota Class A basketball tournament.
Swedlund made eight of 14 shots from the field for the top-seeded Cavaliers (21-1), who are was the 2012 state champions. St. Thomas More raced out to a 26-4 lead after one quarter.
The Cavalier shot 44 percent from the field and dominated in bench scoring (14-4), Points in the paint (14-2) and points off turnovers (29-7).
Cavaliers’ Moira Duffy added 14 points.
Brianna Mudder and Haley Edmundson led Garretson (11-12) with four points each. The Blue Dragon had lost 11 of 12 games to end the regular season, but earned its second state tournament berth, and first in Class A.
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