Boys Postseason Basketball Results for Monday, February 16th
LoMa at Coon Rapids-Bayard – Class 1A District 15
Coon Rapids-Bayard 74
Logan-Magnolia 57
Coon Rapids-Bayard picked up an opening-round win over Logan-Magnolia on Monday evening. The Crusaders entered as the No. 1 seed and had only one loss. LoMa beat Exira-EHK in the Prelims to make it to this round at 3-20 on the year. CRB had the first bucket, then LoMa hit a three before CRB led again and went on a run in the first. The Crusaders had plenty of steals and shot well to lead 25-10 after the opening quarter. The Crusaders had plenty of excitement, including a steal from Caden Oswald turned into an off-the-backboard lob and jam from Cal Heydon, as the Crusaders led 45-20 at the halftime break. LoMa had a streak in the third where they hit some shots and made it fun but CRB still remained in the driver’s seat heading into the final period. It was a super low-scoring quarter, but the Crusaders rolled for a 74-51 win at home. The Crusaders now have ACGC for the second round.
Coon Rapids-Bayard Stats
Jace Baker 4 points, rebound, assist, 2 steals
Bryce Lewis 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Caden Oswald 12 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 steals
Bennett Heiderscheit 2 points, rebound, 2 assists, steal
Ty Heydon 20 points, 12 rebounds, assist, steal
Gavin Heiderscheit 8 points, 2 rebounds, steal
Cal Heydon 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals
Mason Culbertson rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
CRB 25 20 17 12 74
LoMa 10 10 22 9 51
Lenox At Audubon- Class 1A District 15
Audubon 69
Lenox 33
Audubon started fast and finished strong in a convincing win over Lenox in their postseason opener. The Wheelers took a 21-9 lead in the 1st quarter and were up 42-19 at half. They shot the ball well, hitting 63% from 2-point range and went 7-20 from three, finishing with a 52% overall shooting percentage. The defense was really good, holding the Tigers to 10 or less points in all four quarters and 14-points in the 2nd half. The Wheelers had three guys in double figures and did a nice job on the glass with 10 offensive rebounds.
Aiden Kjergaard and Brody Schultes both had 17-points with Jorgen Nowatzke adding 14-points. Nowatzke added 8 rebounds with Austin Christensen having a team high 11 rebounds. Brody Schultes added 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
The Wheelers improved to 14-9 and will host IKM-Manning on KKRL on Thursday.
Audubon Stats
Jorgen Nowatzke 14 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Aiden Kjergaard 17 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Paxton Beane 3 Points, Rebound
Brody Schultes 17 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Ryan Hermansen 4 Points, Rebound
Hudson Hocker 2 Points, Rebound
Austin Christensen 4 Points, 11 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Brody Weber 4 Points, 4 Rebounds
Hayden Larsen 2 Points, Steal
Sullivan McClain 2 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Lenox 9 10 6 8 33
Audubon 21 21 14 13 69
Paton Churdan At IKM-Manning- Class 1A District 15
IKM-Manning 77
Paton Churdan 46
IKM-Manning used a spurt to start the 2nd half, extending it to an 18-3 run late in the 3rd to take charge of the game, advancing to face Audubon on Thursday. The Wolves started quick, building a 6-point lead with Ben Ramsey and Brock Kusel dominating. Paton Churdan rallied in the 2nd quarter, pulling within 7 at half. A 9-0 run to open the 2nd half put the Wolves in control as they outscored Paton Churdan 22-6 in the 3rd and led 58-35. The Wolves defense was strong in the 2nd half, holding Paton Churdan to 17-points. They scored more than that in both the 3rd and 4th quarters.
Brock Kusel scored inside and Trevon Keely answered with a bucket and the game was tied at 2. That would be the only tie in the game as Brock Kusel put the Wolves up 4-2 with a pair of free throws and Ben Ramsey made it 8-2. After a Phoenix Hartman 3, Wyatt Danner hit a pair of free throws, then scored a bucket and the Wolves led 12-5. Ben Ramsey extended it to 15-5, 18-6 and 21-6 with 3-3’s. IKM-Manning led 23-9 going to the 2nd quarter and Phoenix Hartman hit a three for Paton Churdan to begin it. Damen Rice and Donovan Martin each scored, pulling the Rockets within 30-20. Trevon Keely made it a 30-22 game and Donovan Martin drained a three and Paton Churdan had pulled within 32-25. Ben Ramsey and Karsyn Lorenzen both scored to keep the Wolves up before Trevon Keely pulled the Rockets within 36-29 on a steal and assist by Bryce Stephenson with Keely scoring right at the buzzer.
A Paton Churdan turnover to start the 2nd half hurt as they had a chance to pull within 4 or 5. IKM-Manning answered with Ben Ramsey, Wyatt Danner and Ben Ramsey hitting three straight buckets with the second Ramsey bucket a three, making it 42-29. The run wasn’t over as Ashton Ahrenholtz made a free throw and Ben Ramsey scored to make it 45-29. The Wolves followed that up with a 9-3 run and led 54-32 with Paton Churdan calling a timeout. The Wolves led 58-35 starting the 4th and built a 75-44 lead late with both teams playing subs.
Ben Ramsey and Brock Kusel were terrific for IKM-Manning with both scoring 23-points. Ramsey added 6 rebounds and 8 assists and Kusel had 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Ashton Ahrenholtz had 8-points and 7 rebounds and Wyatt Danner scored 11-points with 4 assists.
Trevon Keely led Paton Churdan with 22-points and 5 rebounds, Donovan Martin had 11-points and 5 rebounds and Bryce Stephenson pulled down 9 rebounds.
IKM-Manning improved to 14-8 and will head to Audubon on Thursday on KKRL. Paton Churdan ended the season at 7-16.
IKM-Manning Stats
Isaac Blankman 3 Points, Rebound, Assist, Steal
Wyatt Danner 11 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, Block
Ashton Ahrenholtz 8 Points, 7 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Ben Ramsey 23 Points, 6 Rebounds, 8 Assists
Brock Kusel 23 Points, 9 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals
Layton Lorenzen 2 Points, Rebound
Tyson Smith 3 Points, 2 Rebounds
Karsyn Lorenzen 2 Points, Rebound
Jayce Ferneding 2 Points, 2 Rebounds
Jack Riesselman 3 Rebounds
Paton Churdan Stats
Phoenix Hartman 7 Points, 2 Rebounds
Cayden Stream 2 Points, Rebound, Assist
Bryce Stephenson 2 Points, 9 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Trevon Keely 22 Points, 5 Rebounds, Block
Damen Rice 2 Points, 2 Rebounds
Landon Vote 1 Rebound
Donovan Martin 11 Points, 5 Rebounds, Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
P-C 9 20 6 11 46
IKM-M 23 13 22 19 77
Other Scores from Class 1A District 15
ACGC 65 CAM 46
Glidden-Ralston at Ankeny Christian – Class 1A District 14
Ankeny Christian 83
Glidden-Ralston 44
Glidden-Ralston had their season come to an end at the hands of Ankeny Christian on Monday. The Wildcats fell behind early as ACA turned them over and got easy buckets, leading 31-11 after the first. The Wildcats did not match ACA bucket for bucket but settled in and trailed at the halftime break. ACA got out to a transition lead once again in the third and led 72-37 at the third-quarter end. Glidden-Ralston would end up falling 83-44 on the road, which will wrap up their season.
Glidden-Ralston Stats
Carson Peters 12 points, 2 rebounds, steal
Landon Rohrbeck 4 points, 3 rebounds
Alex Daniel 4 points, 4 assists, steal
Blayce Nelson 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Dawson Majerus 6 points, rebound
Colton Rohrbeck 8 points, rebound
Greyson Renze 4 points, assist
Ryan Olderog 4 points, rebound.
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
G-R 11 18 8 7 44
ACA 31 20 21 11 83
Other Scores from District 14
SE Warren 84 East Union 51
St. Edmond 75 West Hancock 36
Earlham 63 Colo-Nesco 33
East Sac at South Central Calhoun – Class 2A District 15
South Central Calhoun 35
East Sac 29
South Central Calhoun got the best of East Sac to advance to the second round of the postseason. Both teams had split during the regular season, so this would be the tiebreaker game. It was an ugly game for offense-minded fans, as East Sac tried to minimize SCC’s size advantage. East Sac came out aggressive as the lower seed and with confidence, as it was tied 8-8. South Central Calhoun found a little bit of breathing room with a 17-15 lead at the halftime break. The thirs was rough for East Sac as they were not hitting threes and SCC led 27-18 after 3. The Titans closed out the game with a 35-29 victory, ending East Sac’s season.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Evan Myers 17 points
Charlie Nattress 6 points
Halas Steig 6 points
Cade Higgins 5 points
Garrett Krause 2 points
East Sac Stats
Beckem Kluver 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Weston Julin 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Grayson Rubendall 5 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks
Jordan Ulmer 3 points, 3 rebounds
Zach Jacobsen 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Kade Snyder 2 points
Marc Brotherson 1 point, 2 rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
ESC 8 7 3 11 29
SCC 8 9 10 8 35
Other Scores from District 15
Ogden 87 Interstate 35 68
AHSTW at Ar-We-Va – Class 1A District 12
AHSTW 44
Ar-We-Va 34
Ar-We-Va fell to AHSTW in the opening round of the postseason on Monday night. The Rockets came in as the higher seed and hosted the game. AHSTW came out and got a lead in the first as they closed out up 12-8. The Rockets battled back and took a halftime lead, knocking down shots to lead 23-18 on their home floor. The third quarter was a big struggle for the Rockets, who struggled heavily offensively and gave up 20 points alone for the highest quarter scoring to trail 38-27 heading into the 4th. Ar-We-Va would fall 44-34 at home, bringing their season to a close.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Hayden Studer 9 points, 4 rebounds
Wyatt Ragaller 7 points, 2 rebounds, assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks
Grant Wilken 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Derek Thomsen 5 points, 8 rebounds, block
Devon Ehlers 5 points, 4 rebounds
Tyson VonGlan 2 points, 3 rebounds
Jax Cleveland 3 rebounds, assist
Jose Arellano rebound, assist
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AHSTW 12 6 20 6 44
AWV 8 15 4 7 34
