Lakeview Christian senior guard Anders Broman walked off the Williams Arena floor Thursday afternoon carrying his head high even in defeat.
The state's all-time leading scorer had 34 points in his last high school game, a Class 1A quarterfinal loss to Rushford-Peterson. He finished with 5,119 points and led his team to back-to-back state tournaments — the first trips in school history.
"It was kind of sad, obviously," Broman said. "I had a fun season and fun career."
Longtime Rushford-Peterson coach Tom Vix talked to Broman at length near midcourt after the game.
"He's a very nice player and person," Vix said. "You can see why he scored all the points that he did in his career."
Broman, who averaged more than 40 points per game this season, will play at South Dakota State next season.
"For a coach to come over and talk to me like that is very humbling," Broman said. "I truly feel blessed."
RON HAGGSTROM