Boys Basketball Results Saturday, January 4th
Kuemper Vs Dowling At Catholic Classic At Dowling
Dowling 62
Kuemper 54
Kuemper started quickly on Saturday, building a 6-2 lead with a few nifty backdoor cuts and passes with Ryan Clair, Jack Badding and Brock Badding scoring. The Knights offense went quiet the rest of the 1st quarter and Dowling Catholic took the lead and didn’t relinquish it as Kuemper suffered their first loss of the season. The Knights played well, especially on the defensive end but struggled to knock down looks from the outside, going 2-12 from three and struggled to finish inside at times against a taller, athletic Maroons defense. Kuemper trailed 14-8 at the end of the 1st quarter and were down by as many as 9 in the 1st half, trailing 32-23 at half. They kept battling back, having opportunities to tie or make it a one possession game but weren’t able to get over the hump. The Knights shot 40.8% from the field and both teams shot well from the free throw line. The Knights hit 12-15 while Dowling was 15-20.
Ryan Clair gave Kuemper a 2-0 lead and Jack Badding and Brock Badding both scored to make it 6-2 Kuemper. Dowling responded with a 11-0 run to lead 13-6. Dylan Schon battled hard, getting to the rim and keeping the Knights close. Schon pulled Kuemper within 13-8 and 16-10. He added three free throws to pull them within 19-13 as the Maroons had built a 19-10 lead. Dowling went back up 22-13 before Jack Badding scored and Ryan Clair had back-to-back baskets, pulling Kuemper within 22-19. Tregan Beiter pulled Kuemper within 25-21 and Schon scored again to make it 29-23 Dowling. The Marrons closed the half up 32-23.
A free throw from Ryan Clair and a pair of free throws from Carson Kanne opened the 2nd half as Kuemper pulled within 32-26 but neither offense could muster much until late in the quarter. Dowling grabbed their largest lead at 40-28 but Tregan Beiter scored and Griffin Glynn hit a pair of free throws, pulling the Knights within 40-32. A Brock Badding three, their first of the game, cut the Knights deficit to 43-35 but they trailed 45-35 entering the final stanza. Ryan Clair got going in the 4th quarter, able to score at the rim but Dowling kept answering. Kuemper pulled within 58-52 in the closing minutes but never got the lead under six as Dowling earned the tough win.
Ryan Clair led the Knights with 23 points and 5 rebounds, Dylan Schon added 9 points with Brock Badding finishing with 7 points. Carson Kanne added 7 assists to his school career record total.
The Knights suffered their first loss of the season, falling to 7-1. They host Red Oak on Thursday on KIKD 106.7.
Kuemper Stats
Carson Kanne 2 Points, Rebound, 7 Assists
Tregan Beiter 4 Points, 3 Rebounds
Brock Badding 7 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists
Jack Badding 4 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Ryan Clair 23 Points, 5 Rebounds
Dylan Schon 9 Points, 3 Rebounds, Steal
Griffin Glynn 5 Points, Assist
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Kuemper 8 15 12 19 54
Dowling 14 18 13 17 62
Carroll at Storm Lake
Carroll 57
Storm Lake 53
The Carroll Tigers picked up a much-needed win on the road as they knocked off an undefeated Storm Lake team. Carroll would fall down big early but work their way back to hold the lead in the second quarter. Storm Lake jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the first quarter. Carroll would come storming back with a chance to tie it up going to the second quarter. The Tigers would trail by three points at 20-17 going to the second quarter. The Tigers defense picked up the pace in the second quarter as they held Storm Lake to only two made field goals in the quarter. Carroll would outscore Storm Lake 10-9 but would trail at the half 29-27.
The Tigers came out of the locker room and continued to play great defense. Noah Hinners scored two quick baskets as the Tigers would take the lead in the third quarter. Carroll outscored Storm Lake 15-7 in the quarter and would hold on to a 42-36 lead going to the fourth quarter. Storm Lake would come back in the fourth quarter, trailing 56-53 with seconds left in the game. The Tornadoes would miss the three, and Carroll knocked down one of two free throws on the other end to go on a win 57-53.
The Tigers had two players in double figures. Jared Mohr led the team in scoring with 15 points. Mohr also hit a big shot late in the game to keep the Tigers ahead. Carter Essick was the other Carroll player in double figures with ten points. Noah Hinners was great in the second half, as he recorded nine points and ten rebounds. With the win, Carroll moves to 2-5. The Tigers are back in action on Tuesday against Ballard.
Carroll Stats
Stone Sibenaller 6 points, rebound, 2 steals
Mac Collison 4 points, 3 rebounds, steal
Jared Mohr 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, block
Miles Nuzback 5 points, 2 rebounds, steal
Carter Essick 11 points, 4 rebounds, assist, steal
Noah Hinners 9 points, 10 rebounds, assist
Trey Tassell 7 points, 5 rebounds
Blake Molinsky 2 rebounds
Box Score
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Carroll 17 10 15 14 57
SL 20 9 7 15 53
South Central Calhoun At MVAOCOU
South Central Calhoun 72
MVAOCOU 47
South Central Calhoun had four scores in double figures on Saturday, building a 36-19 lead at half on their way to a comfortable road win to open the second half of the season. Evan Myers led the Titans with 21 points with Cole Higgins adding 19, Charlie Nattress 13 and Andrew Anderson with 11 points. The Titans snapped a two game losing streak, improving to 5-4 overall. They head to OABCIG on Tuesday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Evan Myers 21 Points
Grady Isaacs 3 Points
Andrew Anderson 11 Points
Charlie Nattress 13 Points
Cole Higgins 19 Points
Garrett Krause 5 Points
