Boys District Basketball Results Tuesday, February 21st
Kuemper Vs OABCIG At Sac City- Class 4A District 4 Semifinal
Kuemper 79
OABCIG 57
Michael Kasperbauer and Kuemper started quickly on Tuesday in Sac City, finishing the night with fourteen made threes which allowed them to pull away from the Falcons and advance into Saturday matchup with Sioux Central. Kuemper hit seven-threes in both halves and never trailed in the game. The Knights dominated the 2nd and 4th quarters outscoring the Falcons 48-27 combined.
DJ Vonnahme put Kuemper on the board first with a long jumper from the right corner and Kuemper would never trail or be tied. Dawson Gifford extended it to 5-0 on the Knights next possession, then Michael Kasperbauer took over on the offensive end. He scored back-to-back baskets, finishing the 1st quarter with 10-points, helping the Knights lead 19-15. Kuemper raced out 11-4 but the Falcons chipped away, pulling within 13-11, but Kasperbauer switched the momentum back to Kuemper with 5 quick points, putting them up 18-11. The Falcons fought back, pulling within 18-15 late in the 1st quarter. OABCIG scored to start the 2nd quarter, trailing 19-17 but DJ Vonnahme hit a jumper and Michael Kasperbauer drained a three and a free throw. The Falcons stayed close, down 28-24 but Michael Kasperbauer hit a pair of free throws and Carson Kanne drained a three, putting Kuemper up 33-24. Carter Putney gave them their first double digit lead with a three and Kuemper was off and running. They followed the 8-0 run with a 7-0 run and led 43-28 at half.
The Falcons came out fighting in the 3rd, outscoring Kuemper 15-12 in the quarter. Carter Putney put Kuemper up 18 but the Falcons pulled with 10 in the 3rd quarter and cut it to 9 with a three to start the 4th quarter. DJ Vonnahme put Kuemper back up 12, then Brock Badding hit back-to-back threes and Kuemper opened the lead back to 18. DJ Vonnahme pushed the lead to 23 as Kuemper got hot from the outside. The final few minutes were highlighted by a steal and two-hand dunk by Ben Gerken.
Michael Kasperbauer led the Knights with 21 points on 4 more 3’s. DJ Vonnahme added 14 points and 8 rebounds. Carson Kanne had a team high 6 assists. Carter Putney hit a pair of 3’s, finishing with 12 points. Dawson Gifford dished out 4 assists.
The win improves Kuemper to 17-6 as they head to Ida Grove on Saturday to play Sioux Central, who beat South Central Calhoun 80-59. The game will be on KIKD 106.7.
Kuemper Stats
Michael Kasperbauer 21 Points, 2 Assists
Carson Kanne 5 Points, Rebound, 6 Assists
DJ Vonnahme 14 Points, 8 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, Block
Dawson Gifford 6 Points, 2 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Evan Adams 4 Rebounds, Assist
Ben Gerken 2 Points, Rebound, Steal
Tyler Stoelk 1 Rebound, Steal
Trevor Rial 2 Points
Brock Badding 9 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists, Steal
Carter Putney 12 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Taye Vonnahme 5 Points, 3 Rebounds
Jase Hoffman 1 Rebound
Tregan Beiter 2 Rebounds, 1 Steal
Jack Badding 3 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
OABCIG 15 13 15 14 57
Kuemper 19 24 12 24 79
Coon Rapids Bayard Vs AC/GC At Des Moines Hoover- Class 1A District 7 Semifinal
AC/GC 67
Coon Rapids Bayard 42
Cade Behrens kept the Crusaders close in the 1st quarter, knocking down a pair of 3’s but Coon Rapids Bayard trailed 16-12 heading to the 2nd quarter. After the Crusaders scored the first-four points in the 2nd quarter to tie the game at 16, AC/GC went on a 14-0 run to take control of the game. The Chargers shoot the three well and hit 11 in the 1st half with most of them in the 2nd quarter and led 41-22 at half. Coon Rapids Bayard didn’t quit and fought back in the 3rd. They pulled within 13 with a minute left in the quarter, but the Charges closed the quarter on a 5-0 run and led 52-34 heading to the 4th quarter.
Cal Heydon paced the Crusaders with 17 points and 11 rebounds along with 4 blocks. Cade Behrens finished with 13 points and Lance Clayburg had 8 points and 7 rebounds.
The Crusaders end a really strong season at 14-10.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Parker Hays 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Kolby Culbertson 1 Assist
Cal Heydon 17 Points, 11 Rebounds, Steal, 4 Blocks
Lance Clayburg 8 Points, 7 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Cade Behrens 13 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist
Omarion Floyd 2 Points, Rebound
Wyatt Oswald 2 Points, Assist
Gavin Heiderscheit 1 Rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
CRB 12 10 12 8 42
AC/GC 16 25 11 15 67
South Central Calhoun vs Sioux Central at Storm Lake – Class 2A District 3 Final
Sioux Central 80
South Central Calhoun 59
The South Central Calhoun Titans were fighting for a chance at another Substate final as they took on a tough Sioux Central team that beat them in the regular season.
The Rebels were a perfect 22-0 going into this game and they were just as dominant as they were in the last game against the Titans. The Rebels got out quickly with a 6-0 lead. South Central Calhoun had a nice response with a 6-0 run of their own to tie the game at 6-6 with a bucket from Tyler Lightner. Jacob Hargens was a difference maker for the Rebels and he gave them the 8-6 lead before Joe Clark on the other end tied the game again at 8-8. After another tie at 10-10 thanks to a bucket from Lightner, the Rebels ended the first quarter with a 6-0 run that gave them the 16-10 advantage. Hargen ended up with eight points in the first quarter to lead the team. In the second quarter, the Titans got another great scoring run that allowed them to tie the ball game up again at 16-16 and kept the game competitive. Lightner played like a bolt of lightning with plenty of help from teammates Eli Wheelock, Clark, Gavin Batta, and Keegan Soard. Sioux Central had another scoring run as well, going 9-0 to get ahead 25-16 and finished the quarter with an 11-4 scoring run to extend their lead to 36-20. Carter Boettcher drained two three-pointers to get the long ranged attack going to the rebels and ended up with 12 first-half points.
The second half was all Sioux Central as they’d start to distance themselves from South Central Calhoun. They’d again get a 6-0 scoring run to start the second half to get ahead 42-20 and continued to shoot lights out from three-point range. Boettcher, Hargens, and Ethan Mills would account for 74 of the 80 points the Rebels scored as they were able to control the boards and found plenty of lanes to shoot the ball. South Central Calhoun never had a chance to tie the game up from that point on, the closest they got was being down by 19 points. After a battle in the first half, the rest of the game was clearly won by Sioux Central and they ended up with an 80-59 win and are Class 2A District 3 champions.
Lightner ends up leading the Titans with a 26-point performance followed by Eli Wheelock with 22 points. South Central Calhouns’ season comes to an end with a final record of 17-5. The Kuemper Knights will be taking on Sioux Central in the Class 2A Substate 2 Final on Saturday, February 25th at OABCIG High School. Jeff Blankman will have the broadcast on Kick 106.7 beginning around 6:45.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Tyler Lightner: 26 Points
Eli Wheelock: 22 Points
Gavin Batta: 7 Points
Joe Clark: 4 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SCC 10 10 16 23 | 59
SC 16 20 21 23 | 80
