Boys Basketball Results Tuesday, December 5th
North Polk At Carroll
Carroll 67
North Polk 66
The Carroll Tigers stay undefeated after they pull off another close win Tuesday night over North Polk. Carroll quickly jumped out to a 4-1 lead as they worked the ball down low to Evan Hammer. North Polk is an excellent three-point shooting team, and they showed that in the first half. The Comets would end the first quarter on a 17-5 run to take an early 17-9 lead going to the second quarter. In the second quarter, North Polk continued to shoot the ball well, taking a nine-point lead at the half, 36-27. In the first half, North Polk hit ten threes.
In the second half, Carroll looked like a different team. Evan Hammer finished the first half with 12 points and took over down low in the second. Carroll started the third quarter, hitting their first four shots. Caden Lengeling and Mac Collison hit big threes in the third quarter for the Tigers as they would trail North Polk 53-45 going to the fourth. Carroll dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring North Polk 22-9. Hammer scored 16 of his team-high 34 points in the quarter. Carroll kept chipping away at the lead as the quarter went on. The Tigers tied the game at 61 and took their first lead since the first quarter at 63-61.
North Polk regained the lead at 64-63. Mac Collison hit a three on the next possession down the court to put Carroll ahead for good at 66-64. Collison came up with the steal on the defensive end that led to an Evan Hammer free throw to make the score 67-64. Carroll gave up a layup with seven seconds left and would go on to win 67-66.
Hammer was the Tigers leading scorer, as he recorded 34 points. Collison was the second-leading scorer with nine points, all coming at significant moments in the second half. Payton Wardell also chipped in seven points for Carroll. Carroll is back in action against Storm Lake on Saturday at home.
Carroll Stats
Will Schultes 3 points
Stone Sibenaller 6 points, rebound, 2 assists
Caden Lengeling 6 points, rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals
Ryan North 2 points, 2 rebounds
Evan Hammer 34 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, steal
Mac Collison 9 points, rebound, 5 assists, steal
Payton Wardell 7 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Harlan At Kuemper
Kuemper 69
Harlan 52
Kuemper looked really sharp again, taking control early and never trailing in a 69-52 win over Harlan. For the second game in a row Tregan Beiter ignited Kuemper early as they built an early lead, then put the game away in the 2nd quarter. The Knights led 18-14 after the 1st quarter, then built a 41-23 lead at half. They withstood every run the Cyclones made in the 2nd half with a strong night defensively, offensively and on the boards. Kuemper hit 14-33 from beyond the arc, scoring 27 of their first 35-points came from beyond the arc. Their ball movement against the Harlan zone allowed them to get open looks, forcing Harlan out of the zone. Kuemper attacked the man-to-man in the 2nd quarter forcing Harlan to switch to a 1-3-1. They finished the game shooting 50% from the field.
Tregan Beiter hit a open three to open the game, followed by a bucket from DJ Vonnahme and Kuemper led 5-0 early. After a Cyclone three, Michael Kasperbauer and Tregan Beiter hit a pair of 3’s, putting Kuemper up 11-6. DJ Vonnahme had a pair of dunks in the 1st quarter including a two handed flush on a nifty cut down the lane while the Knights attacked on the baseline. Beiter hit his third three of the quarter, putting Kuemper up 18-11 but Harlan cut it to 18-14 at the end of the 1st quarter. Brock Badding drained a three to start the 2nd quarter, DJ Vonnahme extended the lead to 8 at 24-16 with a three. Kuemper began to pull away with Michael Kasperbauer hitting back-to-back 3’s, followed by five straight points from Tregan Beiter. Kuemper used an 8-0 run to lead 35-21 and went on to a 41-23 halftime edge.
Harlan scored to start the 2nd half but Kuemper answered with a bucket from DJ Vonnahme. The lead hovered around 15-19-points most of the 3rd quarter with Kuemper heading to the 4th quarter up 53-36. A Harlan three to start the 4th quarter pulled them with 14, but Kuemper responded again, holding off any rallies from Harlan.
Kuemper was balanced on offense with Tregan Beiter leading the way with 18-points along with 6 rebounds. Michael Kasperbauer added 15-points and 5 assists. DJ Vonnahme had a big impact on the game on defense and scored 12-points. Carson Kanne had a team high 7 assists and ran the offense extremely well. Brock Badding scored 8-points off the bench.
Kuemper improves to 2-1 overall, having won two in a row. They head to Red Oak on Friday.
Kuemper Stats
Ben Gerken 5 Points, 3 Rebounds
Michael Kasperbauer 15 Points, 3 Rebounds, 5 Assists
Carson Kanne 6 Points, 2 Rebounds, 7 Assists
Tregan Beiter 18 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, Steal
DJ Vonnahme 12 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Block
Ryan Sundrup 1 Assist
Brock Badding 8 Points, Assist, Block
Hans Kraus 2 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals, Block
Carter Putney 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Block
Colby Pudenz 3 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Harlan 14 9 13 16 52
Kuemper 18 23 12 16 69
Webster City At South Central Calhoun
South Central Calhoun 60
Webster City 56
South Central Calhoun had their best start to a game this season, jumping on Webster City and building a 18-7 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. They had their best shooting game of the season, hitting 23 of 47 shots, going 5 of 17 from beyond the arc. Their defense was crisp, coming up with 11 steals with only 9 turnovers. South Central Calhoun extended the lead at half, leading 36-21. The Lynx tried to rally in the 2nd half, outscoring the Titans 35-24 in the 2nd half but the Titans held on for the win.
Gavin Batta shot 61.1% from the field, finishing with a game high 30-points. He hit 3-8 from three point range. Cole Higgins added 14-points. Keegan Soard paced the team on the boards with 8 rebound and led the Titans with 4 assists. Batta had a team high 3 steals.
The Titans are 1-3 on the season and will head to GTRA on Friday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Keegan Soard 6 Points, 8 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Andrew Anderson 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
Gavin Batta 30 Points, Rebound, Assist, 3 Steals, Block
Cole Higgins 14 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Bryce Berquist 7 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Charlie Nattress 1 Point, Rebound
Caleb Gaffney 1 Rebound
Kaden Dorman 1 Assists
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Finish
Webster City 7 14 14 21 56
SCC 18 18 8 16 60
Exira-EHK At Glidden Ralston
Exira-EHK 60
Glidden Ralston 30
Glidden Ralston created some turnovers in the 2nd quarter, outscoring the Spartans 12-7 but weren’t able to rally back from a tough 1st quarter where they struggled from the field and fell behind 15-4 at the end of the 1st quarter. Lucas Christian was the beneficiary of the solid 2nd quarter defense, scoring 7-points in the quarter, puling the Wildcats within 22-16 at the half. Both teams came out firing to start the 2nd half but the Spartans were able to get out in transition, getting some easy buckets, leading to a 10-0 run, going up 40-24 lead after the 3rd quarter.
Lucas Christian led the Wildcats with 10-points with Jonathan Bergmeier added 7-points. Charles Schon had 7 rebounds and Colby Wallace added 5 rebounds.
The loss drops the Wildcats to 2-2 on the season as they head to Greene County on Thursday.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Jonathan Bergmeier 7 Points, 3 Rebounds
Landon Rohrbeck 1 Rebound
Emmett Sndyer 2 Rebounds
Colby Wallace 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Carson Peters 4 Points, Rebound
Lucas Christian 10 Point
Waylon Hein 1 Point, Rebound
Mark Lensch 2 Points, 3 Rebounds
Wade Hunter 2 Rebounds
Charles Schon 4 Points, 7 Rebounds
Daniel Thooft 2 Points, 1 Rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
E-EHK 15 7 18 20 60
GR 4 12 8 6 30
Coon Rapids Bayard At West Harrison
Coon Rapids Bayard 51
West Harrison 39
Coon Rapids Bayard struggled offensively but worked hard on the defensive end, helping them pull out a tough road win in the Rolling Valley Conference. The Crusaders hit 20-52 from the field and 8-26 from three but had 14 assists on their 20 made baskets. They also did a nice job not giving West Harrison fast-break points, finishing with only 8 turnovers. The defense held West Harrison to 6-points in the 1st quarter and 16-points in the 1st half. The offense did enough to lead 25-16 at half.
Cade Behrens had a team high 11 points along with 8 rebounds. The Crusaders were balanced behind Behrens with Caden Oswald, Parker Hays, Cal Heydon all scored 8-pionts with Gavin Heiderscheit with 7-points. Oswald added 5 steals and Heydon had 7 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The win improves them to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Rolling Valley Conference. They head to Boyer Valley on Thursday.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Caden Oswald 8 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 5 Steals, Block
Parker Hays 8 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal
Kolby Culbertson 4 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal
Cal Heydon 8 Points, 7 Rebounds, Assist, Steal, 3 Blocks
Bryce Lewis 3 Points
Gavin Heiderscheit 7 Points, Rebound, Assist
Ty Heydon 2 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists
Cade Behrens 11 Points, 8 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
CRB 10 15 13 13 51
WH 6 10 11 12 39
AHSTW At IKM-Manning
AHSTW 49
IKM-Manning 48
IKM-Manning lost a game of runs with the Wolves taking a late lead on a jumper by Ross Kusel with around 0:10 seconds left but AHSTW got a falling down 8-footer from Luke Sternberg at the buzzer to win the game 49-48. The Vikings had the first big run of the game, using a 14-0 run after being down 7-6 to take a 20-7 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. The Wolves opened the 2nd quarter with a 19-2 run, going up 26-22 but the Viking responded with a 7-0 run to lead 29-26. The Wolves cut it to 29-28 at half. AHSTW pushed their lead early in the 3rd quarter, going up 36-30 and 41-32. IKM-Manning was down 45-36 with 6:00 left and clamped down defensively, holding the Viking scoreless. The Wolves went on a 10-0 run to grab a 46-45 lead. AHSTW answered with a bucket to lead 47-46. That set up what looked like the game winner from Kusel. Ross hit the jumper with around 0:10 seconds left, giving the Wolves a 1-point lead. AHSTW called a timeout, setting up the Sternberg game winner.
Ben Ramsey paced the Wolves with 17-points to go with 6 rebounds. Ross Kusel finished with 14-points with 4 assists. Lane Sams was big down the stretch, finishing with a team high 8 rebounds along with 13-points. Justin Segebart had a team high 3 steals.
IKM-Manning falls to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the Western Iowa Conference. They host Tri Center on Friday on KKRL.
IKM-Manning Stats
Isaac Blankman 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Justin Segebart 3 Steals
Ross Kusel 14 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, Block
Ben Ramsey 17 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, Block
Lane Sams 13 Points, 8 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Miles Nuzback 1 Assist
Ben Langel 1 Rebound, Steal
Brock Kusel 2 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AHSTW 20 9 12 8 49
IKM-M 7 21 5 15 48
Ar-We-Va At Paton Churdan
Ar-We-Va 64
Paton Churdan 44
Ar-We-Va earned their second straight win using a big 2nd quarter to open up a tight game on their way to a 20-point win. They were up 14-8 at the end of the 1st quarter, then outscored Paton Churdan 22-0 in the 2nd quarter. Paton Churdan responded with a better 2nd half but were unable to cut into the deficit. The win improves Ar-We-Va to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in the Rolling Valley Conference while Paton Churdan falls to 0-3 overall and 0-3 in the Rolling Valley Conference.
Blayne Smith had a team high 16-points for Ar-We-Va along with 6 rebounds. Harley Molina added 11-points while Emmett Neumann finished with 8-points and 6 rebounds. Wade Ragaller pulled down 9 rebuonds while Wyatt Ragaller had 4 steals.
Trevon Keely, a freshman paced Paton Churdan with 11-points with Cayden Stream having 8-points and Phoenix Hartman finished with 7-points.
Ar-We-Va entertains Exira-EHK on Friday and Paton Churdan travels to Coon Rapids Bayard.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Blayne Smith 16 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Harley Molina 11 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist
Emmett Neumann 8 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal
Wyatt Ragaller 6 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 4 Steals
Wade Ragaller 6 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Tyson VonGlan 6 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Devon Ehlers 4 Points, 4 Rebounds, Steal
Johnathan Riesselman 3 Points, Rebound, Steal
Derek Thomsen 2 Points, Rebound, Steal
Hayden Studer 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Paton Churdan Stats
Phoenix Hartman 7 Points
Cayden Stream 8 Points
Trevon Keeley 11 Points
Bryce Stephenson 6 Points
Blaise Schilling 6 Points
Kinnick Steimel 6 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AWV 14 22 14 14 64
PC 8 0 15 21 44
Treynor At Audubon
Treynor 67
Audubon 37
Audubon slipped to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the Western Iowa Conference with a 67-37 loss to Treynor on Tuesday. Edward Miller paced the Wheelers with 18-points with Aaron Olsen adding 5-points. Audubon struggled from the field, scoring 14-points in the 1st half to trail 39-14. They picked things up in the 2nd half on offense but the defense wasn’t able to get many stops in the 3rd quarter as Treynor extended the lead to 60-27 going into the 4th quarter.
The Wheelers head to AHSTW on Friday.
Audubon Stats
Oliver Deist 2 Points
Aaron Olsen 5 Points
Mason Steckler 3 Points
Logan Stetzel 2 Points
Brody Schultes 2 Points
Carson Wessel 2 Points
Edward Miller 18 Points
Logan Schmidt 3 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Treynor 20 19 21 7 67
Audubon 9 5 13 10 37
