HURON –– The Lennox Orioles, seeded fifth in the SoDak 16, had to withstand a furious fourth-quarter comeback from the Mobridge-Pollock Tigers to claim a 58-51 victory and advance to the Class “A” state tournament in SoDak 16 play Tuesday at Huron Arena.

The Orioles had a five-point lead after one, a 31-23 lead at half, and had pushed the margin to 45-31 heading into the final quarter, but they would need all of that margin.

The Tigers outscored Lennox 20-13 in the final frame, but could never quite break within a one-score game.

The Orioles move to 19-4 with the win behind 18 points from Tate Gerdes. Aiden Hanssen added 17 points and Teegan Musser had 11.

Boston Katzer had a strong all-around game for Lennox, with eight points, a game-high 14 rebounds, and six steals.

The Tigers finish their year at 14-9. Shooter Frederick led Mobridge-Pollock with a game-high 20 points. Kale Knudson added 11. Shane Henderson led the Tigers with seven rebounds.

Mobridge-Pollock 7 23 31 51
Lennox 12 31 45 58

Mobridge-Pollock (14-9): Shooter Frederick 6 2-2 20, Easton Eisemann 3 0-0 7, Kale Knudson 4 3-6 11, Jackson Eisemann 3 3-4 9, Shane Henderson 1 2-2 4, Corbin Stoick 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17 10-16 51.
Lennox (19-4): Layton Smith 1 0-0 2, Boston Katzer 3 1-1 8, Aiden Hanssen 6 1-2 17, Tate Gerdes 6 6-7 18, Teegan Musser 4 3-3 11, Talen Eich 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 11-13 58.
FG: MP - 17/49 35%; L - 21/55 38%. 3-pt FG: MP - 7/25 (Frederick 6, EEisemann); L - 5/19 (Hanssen 4, Katzer). Rebounds: MP 26 (Henderson 7), L 41 (Katzer 14). Assists: MP 10 (JEisemann 4), L 8 (Gerdes 3). Steals: MP 6 (Frederick 3), L 8 (Katzer 6). Turnovers: MP 16, L 15. Fouls: MP 14, L 18.