Boys Basketball Results for Monday, February 2nd
Kuemper at Storm Lake
Kuemper 85
Storm Lake 79
Kuemper and Storm Lake were a show for the ages on Monday evening. Both teams rose to #1 in Class 3A and Class 2A, respectively. The Tornadoes came in at 13-1 and had been a dominant top-5 team in Class 3A all season. The Knights came in at 15-3 on the season with losses to 3A #5 Carroll, 3A #7 Clear Lake, and 4A #4 Dowling. Both teams came out very sharp offensively, and the game was back-and-forth. Jaidyn Coon had 5 of 5 Storm Lake points early, and both teams traded baskets. Kuemper was able to pull away and take a 25-20 lead into the 2nd quarter. The game was chippy the whole time, with both teams picking up plenty of fouls. The Knights played solid defense, but with a team like Storm Lake, there was no way to completely shut them down, and the Tornadoes had a shot at the buzzer to take the lead, but would miss as Kuemper led 40-38 going into the halftime break. There were many high-energy plays as Griffin Glynn had a backdoor cut and a two-hand jam. Jaidyn Coon and Timothy Yanga both had a pair of dunks, which hyped up the almost sold-out crowd at Storm Lake High School. Storm Lake and Kuemper both came out hot in the 3rd as Storm Lake picked up a 1-point lead during the 3rd, which was quickly flipped back to Kuemper. The Knights shot the ball very well from the three-point line and had good rotation, which created many clear lanes and backdoor cuts for easy buckets. During the 4th, 4 of the Knights had 4 fouls from about 1:30 left in the game. The Tornadoes had Jaidyn Coon for a layup, which was blocked by Jack Badding, and into the hands of Cam Boyd, which killed the lead down to 3 with a minute to play. Kuemper was able to get to the line and knock down freethrows late to pick up an 85-79 win on the road. Ryan Clair led the Knights with 29 points, and Dylan Schon worked the glass with 9 rebounds. Kuemper solitifies their bid to remain the #1 team in 2A.
Kuemper Stats
Dylan Schon 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, steal
Griffin Glynn 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
Jack Badding 15 points, 6 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks
Teddy Perkins 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Tanner Badding 4 points, 3 rebounds, block
Ryan Clair 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Kuemper 25 15 20 25 85
Storm Lake 20 18 15 26 79
Atlantic At Carroll
Carroll 86
Atlantic 56
Carroll shot the ball well and got every senior in the game on senior night as they cruised to a big non-conference win. All of the seniors scored in the game with Mason Stitz and Trey Tassell both making 3-3’s. The Tigers made 13-3’s in the game but Atlantic shot it well from the outside as well, hitting 9-3’s, four more than they average per game. The ball movement was strong for the Tigers as many of their made shots came from them making the extra pass. The defense was strong for Carroll most of the game, as they did a nice job deflecting passes and converting them into transition points. Carroll led 25-15 after the 1st quarter and pushed the lead to 48-25 at half. Atlantic shot the ball well in the 3rd as Carroll wasn’t as crisp on defense. The Tigers settled back in on defense in the 4th quarter and extended their lead on the way to a 30-point win.
Trey Tassell paced a balanced offensive output for Carroll with 16-points. Jared Mohr added 15-points and 5 rebounds, Mason Stitz scored 11-points, Mac Collison had 10-points and 3 steals and Jake Jorgensen finished with 9-points. Tallon Crandall added 8-points and Lual Tharjiath had 6 rebounds and blocked 3 shots.
The Tigers improved to 13-3 overall and will head to Bondurant Farrar on Tuesday on KCIM.
Carroll Stats
Chase Schable 6 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Jake Jorgensen 9 Points, 2 Steals
Mac Collison 10 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals
Jared Mohr 15 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal, Block
Lual Tharjath 4 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Blocks
Landon Petersen 4 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Tallon Crandall 8 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Moyer Olberding 3 Points, Block
Brekken Moore 1 Steal
Mason Stitz 11 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Weston Bouge 1 Rebound
Trey Tassell 16 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Atlantic 15 10 21 10 56
Carroll 25 23 22 16 86
Storm Lake St Mary’s At Paton Churdan
Paton Churdan 75
Storm Lake St Mary’s 27
Paton Churdan took charge midway through the 2nd quarter on a night where Trevon Keely went over 1,000 career points with a fast-break dunk in the 1st quarter. The Rockets led 15-7 at the end of the 1st quarter and were in control of the game but hadn’t fully taken charge on both ends yet. They scored 25 of 27 points during a stretch in the 2nd quarter and never looked back. The Rockets led 35-12 at half, then poured in 28-points in the 3rd quarter.
Phoenix Hartman hit an early three for Paton Churdan, taking a 3-0 lead. Blaise Schilling pushed it to 5-0 before the Panthers got on the board. Trevon Keely went over 1,000 career points moments later, catching a pass on the left side and flying in for the dunk. He added another bucket moments later, making it 9-3. Damen Rice drained a three and Keely added a free throw and bucket to make it 15-7 at the end of the 1st quarter. It didn’t take long into the 2nd quarter before Paton Churdan took charge. They led 18-9 before going on a 10-0 run, started by Blaise Schilling with Phoenix Hartman and Damen Rice adding buckets. After a Panther basket the Rockets went on a 15-0 run to salt the game away. Trevon Keely hit a bucket and three straight free throws to end the half up 35-12.
Paton Churdan opened the 2nd half with a 8-0 run and was able to push the game to continuous clock before the end of the 3rd quarter. Donavan Martin and Landon Vote played really well off the bench for the Rockets in the 4th quarter and Patrick Wolterman and Shane Kiley both scored 4-points in the 2nd half.
Trevon Keely led the Rockets with 24-points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Donavan Martin added 8 rebounds with Cayden Steam scoring 10-points. Landon Vote added 9-points off the bench.
The win improves Paton Churdan to 7-13 overall as they head to Woodbine on Friday.
Paton Churdan Stats
Phoenix Hartman 5 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Cayden Stream 10 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist
Bryce Stephenson 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Trevon Keely 24 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals
Blaise Schilling 5 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists
Rhys Palmer 2 Points
Peyton Minnehan 1 Assist, Steal
Brayden Theulen 1 Point, 2 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Shane Kiley 4 Points, Steal
Landon Vote 9 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist
Damen Rice 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Donavan Martin 5 Points, 8 Rebounds
Patrick Wolterman 4 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SLSM 7 5 11 4 27
PC 15 20 28 14 75
