Sioux County eliminates Leyton Warriors at Mitchell

MITCHELL — A big second-quarter run by Sioux County proved to be the turning point in Thursday night’s Mitchell D2-12 Subdistrict title game, ending in a 49-41 victory against Leyton High School’s girls basketball team.

Leyton (10-12) trailed 8-6 at the end of the first quarter, then scored the first two baskets of the second period to take a brief 10-8 lead. Sioux County (16-6) then ran off the next 11 points en route to a 22-16 halftime advantage.

In a battle of Warriors mascots, Rol Rushman’s team would make a late run after falling behind 41-28.

“We fought back to cut it to two,” Rushman s...