Boys Basketball Results for Tuesday, January 3rd
Denison Schleswig at Kuemper
Kuemper 52
Denison Schleswig 48
The Kuemper Knights had to climb a mountain Tuesday night against Denison Schleswig as they were able to edge by the Monarchs for the season sweep.
The Knights had some early game stumbling blocks as they came out of the holiday break atop the Hawkeye 10 conference with a 3-0 record as the Monarchs have only dropped one game at 4-1 in the conference. Some ball handling is where the Knights struggled as the Monarchs got out to a 6-0 run to start and led 13-4 heading into the second quarter. Kuemper got back on track in the second half and started to cut down the Monarch’s lead. While not one player stood out for the Knights, they played as a unit and played especially well underneath the basket. Dawson Gifford led the Knights with four points and the Knights cut down Denison Schleswig’s lead to 25-17 by halftime.
In the second half the Knights were able to really get ahead of the Monarchs. While down by 10 points at one point in the first half, Kuemper rebounded with a solid performance and grabbed their first lead of the night at 29-27. The Monarchs got their lead back and held on to a four-point 36-32 lead heading into the third quarter. Gifford continued to be a great asset with a three-pointer made and plenty of rebounds in the paint. Evan Adams was another one of those offensive tools as he came away with 11 rebounds in total in the game. In the fourth quarter the Knights kept the pressure on with Gifford nailing two three pointers at the start of the quarter. Michael Kasperbauer popped off in the fourth quarter with seven points and helped aid the Knights to another lead change, this time for good. With 21 points in the final eight minutes, Kuemper came away with the season sweep over Denison Schleswig with a final score of 52-48.
Gifford led the team this game with 13 points while Adams had 11 rebounds to lead the team. The Knights stay undefeated in the Hawkeye 10 conference at 4-0 and 8-1 overall on the season. The Knights will look to stay undefeated as they host Atlantic on Friday.
Kuemper Stats
Ben Gerken: 2 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Michael Kasperbauer: 11 Points, 1 Rebound, 2 Assists
Carson Kanne: 9 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal
DJ Vonnahme: 6 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Dawson Gifford: 13 Points, 8 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Brock Badding: 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Steals
Carter Putney: 5 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Steal
Taye Vonnahme: 2 Rebounds
Tregan Beiter: 2 Points, 1 Steal
Evan Adams: 2 Points, 11 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
DS 13 12 11 12 | 48
KUE 4 13 15 21 | 53
Carroll At Boone
Carroll 59
Boone 48
Carroll snapped a 2-game skid with a quick start on the road on Tuesday. The Tigers came out sharp on offense, getting out by double digits in the 1st quarter and maintaining that lead into the 4th quarter. Evan Hammer was huge for the Tigers, scoring 24-points but also grabbing 10 rebounds, dishing out 5 assists and making 5 steals. Carroll scored 23-points in the 1st quarter, going up by 14 midway through the quarter and leading by 12 when it ended. They never let Boone within single digits until the final minutes of the game when they pulled within 8. Carroll was consistent over the final 3 quarters, scoring 12-points in each quarter. Defensively they were solid, holding Boone to 11, 10 and 12 points in the first-three quarters.
Hammer was the star for Carroll on Tuesday, but he was helped by 10 points from Jack White and 9 points and 7 rebounds from Payton Wardell. Bryce Berlau had 5 assists.
The win improves Carroll to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the Raccoon River Conference. They host Carlisle on 93.7 KKRL on Friday.
Carroll Stats
Bryce Berlau 6 Points, 5 Rebounds
Trey Hunter 6 Points, 3 Rebounds
Jack White 10 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Evan Hammer 24 Points, 10 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 5 Steals
Tanner Gotto 2 Points, Rebound, Assist
Payton Wardell 9 Points, 7 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Andres Cruz 2 Points, Assist
Blake Heiman 1 Assist
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Carroll 23 12 12 12 | 59
Boone 11 10 12 15 | 48
Glidden Ralston at CAM Anita
CAM Anita 58
Glidden Ralston 28
The Glidden Ralston Wildcats returned from their lengthy holiday break as they took on CAM Anita Tuesday night.
The Wildcats have seen some early season struggles trying to break a four-game losing streak while the Cougars sit at 4-3 overall and 3-3 in the Rolling Valley Conference. The first quarter solely belonged to the Cougars as they’d got up quickly at 19-4 heading into the second quarter. Glidden Ralston played a much better game in the next quarter, matching CAM Anita at 11-11, but it didn’t help them get closer to the Cougars 30-15 lead at halftime. Ethan Olberding continues to be a great leader for the Wildcats, putting up seven points to lead the team.
In the second half, the Wildcats put up a solid fight, but the Cougars continued to stay out ahead by a score of 43-23 with eight minutes left in the game. The Cougars cruised in the fourth quarter with 15 more points added to their total as they walked away with a 58-28 win over Glidden Ralston.
Colby Wallace and John Whitver were right behind Olberding with six points each for the Wildcats. Glidden Ralston has another conference challenge coming up on Friday, January 6th as they host Coon Rapids Bayard for Blue Out/Pack the House night.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Ethan Olberding: 7 Points
Emmett Snyder: 3 Points
Colby Wallace: 6 Points
John Whitver: 6 Points
Jackson Sklenar: 2 Points
Charles Schon: 2 Points
Blayce Nelson: 2 Points
Mark Lensch: 2 Points
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
GR 4 11 8 5 | 28
CAM 19 11 13 15 | 58
