Castlewood set to square off with Freeman in for Class B boys crown
The 2026 South Dakota state Class B boys basketball tournament winds down in the Barnett Center at Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN — A dominant defense and a big second half has given Castlewood the chance to repeat as the state Class B boys basketball champion. The fifth-seeded Warriors (22-3) stymied eighth-seeded Lyman with a zone defense and used a 38-15 scoring surge in the second half to roll to a 56-28 semifinal win in the Barnett Center on Friday, March 20, 2026. Castlewood will meet Freeman in the championship game at about 6:45 p.
m. on Saturday. "We were pretty good tonight, both ends," Castlewood coach Paul Raasch told South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
"Defense is what set the done. I thought our zone could give them some trouble with our length and our guys did a fantastic job. Sometimes when we played our zone we overgamble and don't rebound very well.
Tonight, they didn't do that. They stayed home and did their job. " STATE A BOYS BASKETBALL: Top seeds Sioux Falls Christian, West Central to meet for State A boys' title Another big game from Kamden Keszler (22 points) led Castlewood.