Boys Basketball Results Friday, January 27th
Ballard At Carroll High
Carroll High 61
Ballard 53
Carroll used a 33-5 run during the 2nd and 3rd quarters to build a 15 point lead, then held on as Ballard made a run in the 4th. The Tigers won their second straight, getting help from everyone that played during the game. Payton Wardell provided great energy on both sides of the floor early, helping the Tigers battle back from down 11-4. Bryce Berlau hit a 15-foot jumper, heating up his offense. Berlau followed that up with a pair of threes. Jack White battled inside,while Tanner Gotto did a nice job on the boards and finding teammates for good looks. Trey Hunter teamed with Wardell on a great defensive effort, holding Mason Gorsch 12-points under his average. Bryce Berlau hit a big three in the 4th to stop a Ballard run, increasing the Tigers lead from 6 to 9. Evan Hammer was huge on both ends of the floor, putting together a nifty double-double, along with handling the ball against the Bombers pressure late.
Trey Hunter put Carroll up 2-0 before Ballard reeled off six straight and eleven of the next thirteen points. The Bombers were up 11-4 before Payton Wardell scored a bucket and hit 3 of 4 free throws to pull Carroll within 11-9. Ballard was shooting the three well early, building the lead to 18-9. Evan Hammer hit a pair of free throws and a basket to keep Carroll within 8. Ballard eventually went up 23-15 late in the 2nd quarter. Bryce Berlau penetrated in on the right side, hitting a jumper to pull Carroll within 26-15. That started a Carroll run that didn’t end until the 3rd quarter. Evan Hammer scored, making it 26-18, Bryce Berlau hit back-to-back threes and Carroll was down 26-24. Payton Wardell pulled them within 1 and Trey Hunter put Carroll up 28-27. Ballard struck right back with a 3 and led 30-28 at half.
Bryce Berlau hit a three to start the third, giving Carroll a 31-30. Evan Hammer and Trey Hunter scored back-to-back baskets putting Carroll up 35-30. Berlau hit another three and Carroll was up 10. They eventually went up 46-31 on a bucket by Trey Hunter. That capped a 33-5 run that took Carroll from down 26-13 to up 15. Ballard chipped away, pulling within 6. Bryce Berlau knocked down a three, making it 51-42. Ballard kept chipping away, trailing 57-53 late. Tanner Gotto knocked down a pair of free throws, followed by a pair of free throws from Evan Hammer that sealed the deal.
Bryce Berlau paced Carroll with 20 points, hitting 6-3’s. Evan Hammer had a great double-double, scoring 17 points and pulling down 15 rebounds. Trey Hunter had a terrific game and scored 10 points. Tanner Gotto added 7 rebounds.
The win improves Carroll to 8-7 overall. They head to number one ranked Bondurant Farrar on Tuesday.
Carroll Stats
Bryce Berlau 20 Points, Assist, Steal
Trey Hunter 10 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal, Block
Evan Hammer 17 Points, 15 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Payton Wardell 8 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Jack White 4 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist
Tanner Gotto 2 Points, 7 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Andres Cruz 1 rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Ballard 13 17 6 17 53
Carroll 9 19 20 13 61
Lewis Central At Kuemper
Lewis Central was able to out-physical the Kuemper Knights Friday as the Titans came away with a big conference win.
In the first quarter, the Titans were able to get ahead by a score of 8-0 before the Knights were able to finally break through with a made free throw. Lewis Central was able to keep the momentum on their side and stay ahead 11-7. Tregan Beiter had a solid first quarter to get the Knights back in the game with four points. The Titans started to find their way into the paint and got plenty of points in transition. Taye Vonnahme was able to spark the Kuemper defense as they put up plenty of three-points attempts, but were only able to make one. The Titans put up 20 points and were up 31-19 at halftime. Kuemper Head Coach Sean Minnehan said in the post game that Lewis Central implemented a similar look to what Harlan did in that they took away their scorers and tied up the baseline to limit what Kuemper could do offensively.
Kuemper had a bit of a momentum change in the second half with the whole team stepping up to the plate. They cut down the Lewis Central lead down to 10 points but still had a mountain to climb down 43-33 with the final quarter upon them. Kuemper’s woes from long range continued as they had to throw up three-pointers to try to stay in the game. Lewis Central was in foul trouble for a large part of the game, but they cut down their fouls in the second half and started to pick apart the Kuemper defense. They’d eventually go 17-9 in the fourth quarter to end up with a 60-42 win.
Tregan Beiter ended up leading the Knights with 10 points while Carter Putney ended up with a team high six rebounds. They fell to 13-5 overall on the season and 7-2 in the Hawkeye 10. Kuemper is back in action on Tuesday, January 31st when they host Harlan.
Kuemper Stats
Ben Gerken: 2 Points, 1 Steal
Michael Kasperbauer: 6 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist
Tyler Stoelk: 2 Rebounds
Carson Kanne: 6 Points
Trevor Rial: 2 Points
Dawson Gifford: 3 Points, 5 Rebounds
Brock Badding: 5 Points, 1 Rebounds
Koby Lampman: 2 Rebounds
Carter Putney: 6 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Taye Vonnahme: 5 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Jase Hoffman: 1 Steal
Jack Badding: 2 Points
Tregan Beiter: 10 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Evan Adams: 1 Point, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
LC 11 20 12 17 | 60
KUE 7 12 14 9 | 42
Ar-We-Va At Coon Rapids Bayard
Coon Rapids Bayard 59
Ar-We-Va 50
Coon Rapids Bayard out scored Ar-We-Va 21-9 in the 2nd quarter, allowing them to take a 30-19 lead at half. The Rockets pulled within 6 with 1:30 left but the Crusaders held on for their 7th win of the season. Coon Rapids Bayard shot 45.7% from the field, getting 13 assists on 21 made baskets.
Cal Heydon and Lance Clayburg played big roles for the Crusaders. Heydon scored 32 points and pulled down 9 rebounds. Clayburg had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Heydon added 4 assists and Clayburg had 5 steals.
Wyatt Ragaller led the Rockets with 13 points and made 4 steals. Blayne Smith added 10 points and 5 assists, Wade Ragaller scored 9 points, Emmett Neumann scored 8 points while pulling down 7 rebounds and Kyelar Cleveland added 7 rebounds.
Coon Rapids Bayard moves to 7-8 overall while Ar-We-Va falls to 5-10. The Crusaders travel to CAM Anita on Tuesday while Ar-We-Va heads to Storm Lake St Mary’s on Saturday.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Parker Hays 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Kolby Culbertson 4 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Cal Heydon 32 Points, 9 Rebounds, 4 Assists
Lance Clayburg 17 Points, 12 Rebounds, 5 Steals
Cade Behrens 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist
Omarion Floyd 1 Rebound
Wyatt Oswald 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Ar-We-Va Stats
Wyatt Ragaller 13 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, 4 Steals
Blayne Smith 10 Points, 3 Rebounds, 5 Assists
Wade Ragaller 9 Points, Rebound, Assist, Steal
Emmett Neumann 8 Points, 7 Rebounds, Block
Harley Molina 5 Points, 2 Steals
Kyelar Cleveland 5 Points, 7 Rebounds
Tyson Von Glan 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AWV 10 9 15 16 50
CRB 9 21 16 13 59
South Central Calhoun At Newell Fonda
Newell Fonda 75
South Central Calhoun 50
The struggles from the outside continued for South Central Calhoun, hitting just 4 of 21 shots from three-point range. They dropped their third game in their last four, getting out scored 46-22 in the 2nd half after playing well in the 1st half. The Titans played well in the 1st half in a game that helped determine if they stayed in the conference race. They trailed by 1 at half, holding Newell Fonda to 29-points. The Titans finished the game with 6 assists on 22 made baskets.
Eli Wheelock paced the offense with 19 points, Joe Clark added 13 points to go with 6 rebounds. Keegan Soard chipped in with 10 rebounds.
The loss drops the Titans to 11-4 overall and they trail Sioux Central by 2 games in the Twin Lakes Conference. They travel to SE Valley on Tuesday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Joe Clark 13 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Blocks
Keegan Soard 4 Points, 10 Rebounds
Gavin Batta 5 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Eli Wheelock 19 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, Steal, Block
Tyler Lightner 7 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals
Cole Higgin 2 Rebounds
Andrew Anderson 1 Rebound
Bryan Steig 1 Rebound
Bryce Berquist 2 Points, 4 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SCC 12 16 15 7 50
NF 14 15 25 21 75
East Sac At Sioux Central
Sioux Central 53
East Sac 31
The Raiders had their three game winning streak snapped, losing to the top team in the conference on the road. East Sac got good looks in the 1st quarter but couldn’t get them to fall. The Rebels built a 18-4 lead at the end of the quarter, getting easy baskets from offensive rebounds. The Raiders shot better in the 2nd quarter but the Rebels continued to execute well on the offensive end and led 33-12 at half.
Ryan Clair paced the Raiders with 8 points to go with 7 rebounds. Aden Vondrak had 7 points and Luke Wright finished with 7 rebounds.
The loss drops the Raiders to 6-9 overall and 3-6 in the Twin Lakes Conference. They host GTRA on Saturday.
East Sac Stats
Caleb Eichorn 4 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Aden Vondrak 7 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Karter Ludwig 3 Points, 4 Rebounds
Luke Wright 4 Points, 7 Rebounds, Steal
Sam Julin 4 Points, Rebound, Assist
Luke Wernimont 1 Point
Brody Boeckman 1 Rebound
Ryan Clair 8 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
ESC 4 8 7 12 31
SC 18 15 11 9 53
IKM-Manning At Treynor
Treynor 61
IKM-Manning 25
IKM-Manning struggled from the field, shooting 16% from the field while Treynor hit 70% from the field in the 1st half. The Wolves scored to open the game up 3-0 but Treynor scored the next 23 points. The Wolves scored to end the 1st quarter, trailing 23-5. The Cardinals continued to build on the lead and were up 38-8 late in the 1st half before the Wolves hit a three to end the half. IKM-Manning made a small run in the 3rd but the Cardinals closed the quarter with an 8-0.
Caden Keller had a team high 7 points to go with 6 rebounds, Cooper Irlmeier added 5 points and Lane Sams finished with 6 rebounds.
The loss drops the Wolves to 9-8 overall. They host Missouri Valley on Tuesday.
IKM-Manning Stats
Davis Rasmussen 1 Rebound
Eli Dreyer 3 Points, 2 Rebounds
Cooper Irlmeier 5 Points, 3 Rebounds
Hunter Smith 1 Rebound
Reed Hinners 3 Points, 3 Rebounds
Ross Kusel 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, Steal, 2 Blocks
Ben Ramsey 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Block
Lane Sams 3 Points, 6 Rebounds
Isaac Blankman 1 Point
Caden Keller 7 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, Block
Ben Langel 1 Rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
IKM-M 5 6 8 6 25
Treynor 23 15 14 9 61
Audubon At Underwood
Underwood 74
Audubon 46
Audubon dropped their second straight, falling to Underwood on the road. The Wheelers trailed by 3 at the end of the 1st quarter but were outscored 22-10 in the quarter to trail 39-24 at half. They hung close until the 4th when the Eagles outscored them 17-8.
The loss drops the Wheelers to 5-13 overall. They host LoMa on Tuesday.
Audubon Stats
None Reported
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Audubon 14 10 14 8 46
UDW 17 22 18 17 74
