FLYERS RETURNING TO STATE ‘B’ TOURNAMENT

Fifty years after they won the whole thing and a quarter century since the last time they qualified, the Freeman boys are going back to the State ‘B’ Basketball Tournament.

The Flyers punched their ticket Tuesday night, March 11 with a 72-60 win over defending Class B champion Howard in the SoDak 16 in the Corn Palace. Freeman built a 7-0 lead early, trailed 45-40 in the third period before finishing the game on 32-20 run fueled by two three-pointers from freshman Luke Miller that gave the Flyers momentum they would got relinquish.

Freeman goes to Aberdeen next week as the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 Viborg-Hurley in the 7:45 p.m. nightcap in the Barnett Center Thursday, March 20. The state tournament continues Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22.

Watch for more on the Howard game later.