Boys Basketball Playoff Results Monday, February 13th
Coon Rapids Bayard At CAM Anita- Class 1A District 14
Coon Rapids Bayard 57
CAM Anita 42
Coon Rapids Bayard had a game plan, after falling twice this season to CAM Anita, they switched their defense to contain Seth Hensley and it worked to perfection. Hensley fouled out early in the 4th quarter with 2 points thanks a Parker Hays working his tail off to deny Hensley the ball. Cal Heydon took over on the offensive end, scoring 24 of his team high 26 points in the 2nd half. The Crusaders took control of the game in the 3rd, outscoring the Cougars 21-6.
Cal Heydon scored the first points of the game but didn’t score again until the 2nd half. CAM Anita knocked down a couple early threes and led Coon Rapids Bayard 8-4. Parker Hays cut it to 8-6 and Cade Behrens hit the first of his three-threes in the 1st half and Coon Rapids Bayard led 9-8. A bucket by Wyatt Oswald and and second-three by Behrens put the Crusaders up 14-10 after the 1st quarter. The lead grew to 18-10 on a three by Behrens but Coon Rapids Bayard struggled to score in the 2nd quarter. CAM Anita made a late run, outscoring the Crusaders 11-3 from their until half.
The 3rd quarter changed the whole game. Lance Clayburg scored inside on the Crusaders first possession. They wanted to pound the ball inside to work on Seth Hensley who had three fouls at half. Cal Heydon scored six straight and the Crusaders were up for good. CAM Anita pulled within 31-27 but Parker Hays hit a big three, then Cal Heydon scored six in a row. After another Parker Hays bucket the Crusaders were up 42-27 at the end of the 3rd quarter. CAM Anita pulled within 13 early in the 4th but Coon Rapids Bayard kept attacking with Cal Heydon and Lance Clayburg. Heydon hit 12 of 16 free throws in the 2nd half and Parker Hays scored 7 of his 11 points in the 2nd half as the Crusaders moved on with a 1st round district win.
Cal Heydon finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds while adding 4 steals that led to a thunderous dunk. Parker Hays was brilliant on the defensive end and scored 11 points. Lance Clayburg finished with 12 rebounds and 6 steals and Cade Behrens added 11 points.
The Crusaders improved to 13-9 and head to Ankeny Christian Academy on Thursday.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Parker Hays 11 Points, Rebound, 3 Assists, Steal
Kolby Culbertson 1 Point, 3 Rebounds
Cal Heydon 26 Points, 12 Rebounds, Assist, 4 Steals
Lance Clayburg 5 Points, 12 Rebounds, 6 Steals
Cade Behrens 11 Points, 4 Rebounds
Omarion Floyd 1 Point, 2 Rebounds
Wyatt Oswald 2 Points, Rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
CRB 14 7 21 15 57
CAM 10 11 6 15 42
Glidden Ralston At Ankeny Christian Academy- Class 1A District 14
Ankeny Christian Academy 52
Glidden Ralston 37
Glidden Ralston played really well in the 1st half, especially in 2nd quarter when they held the Eagles to 6 points. They worked really hard on the defensive end, helping to spark a balanced attack on offense. The Wildcats did a nice job limiting turnovers in the 1st half, allowing them to attack the rim. They trailed 22-20 at half. Ankeny Christian Academy began to stretch their advantage in the 3rd quarter, going up by 11 but Glidden Ralston battled hard in the 4th quarter keeping the game within striking distance until the final few minutes.
Ethan Olberding paced the Wildcats with 12 points and John Whitver scored 10.
The loss ends the Wildcats season at 4-19.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Ethan Olberding 12 points
John Whitver 10 Points
Emmett Snyder 7 Points
Jackson Sklenar 6 Points
Jonathan Bermeier 2 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
GR 15 5 9 8 37
ACA 16 6 18 12 52
Audubon at IKM-Manning – Class 1A District 14
IKM-Manning 60
Audubon 44
Audubon came into their first-round playoff game against IKM-Manning with some momentum but was quickly ambushed by an aggressive defense Monday night.
The Wheelers drained 13 three-pointers in their 62-57 win over IKM-Manning last week in their regular-season finale. The Wolves weren’t going to allow Audubon to get going like that again and they countered their offense with a great defensive effort in this first-round playoff game. IKM-Manning would get on a short scoring run to start the game at 4-0 before Audubon started to climb back and got their first lead of the game at 8-6 thanks to a Carson Bauer three-pointer. Ben Ramsey got on a run in transition and gave the Wolves the lead back at 9-8. Toward the end of a competitive first quarter, Ross Kusel drained a three-pointer with seven seconds remaining to give IKM-Manning the 12-8 lead going into the second quarter. Reed Hinners had himself a game and started off scoring the first seven points for the Wolves. Audubon cut into IKM-Manning’s lead more to start the next quarter, getting it down to 12-10 before the Wolves went on a run. They’d go 7-0 after that with a three-pointer from Kusel and a bucket from Ben Ramsey in transition to get ahead 17-10. Defensively the Wolves kept the Wheelers’ best at bay, including leading scorer Edward Miller to just six points in the first half. The Wolves used that early scoring run to get ahead 25-14.
IKM-Manning gets their wave of momentum rolling in the second half, starting with another scoring run going 9-2. Hinners continued to lead the Wolves in the third quarter and had another six points added to his stat line. With Lane Sams, Cooper Irlemier, and Caden Keller all draining a three-pointer, the Wolves were cooking and got ahead 45-27 going into the fourth quarter. The Wheelers had no offense that could match what IKM-Manning was doing defensively. In the final eight minutes, the Wheelers tried for a late-game comeback but fell short. Hinners was clutch at the free throw line, going 10-13 overall, and helped lift the Wolves past the Wheelers 60-44.
Hinners’ night included 23 points and eight rebounds while two other Wolves scored double-digit points, Ross Kusel with 10 points and Ben Ramsey with 12 points. For Audubon Carson Bauer led the way with 13 points and Edward Miller had 10 points. The Wheelers’ season comes to an end with a final record of 6-16. The Wolves are moving on in the playoffs and they will travel to take on ACGC on Thursday, February 16th.
IKM-Manning Stats
Eli Dreyer: 2 Points, 1 Assist
Cooper Irlmeier: 3 Points, 6 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Steals 2 Blocks
Reed Hinners: 23 Points, 8 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Ross Kusel: 10 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals 1 Block
Ben Ramsey: 12 Points, 5 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Steals
Lane Sams: 5 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Caden Keller: 6 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Hunter Smith: 1 Rebound
Ben Langel: 1 Rebound
Audubon Stats
Mason Steckler: 3 Points
Dakota McCrainie: 4 Points
Collin Bauer: 7 Points
Edward Miller: 10 Points
Carson Wessel: 4 Points
Aaron Olsen: 2 Points
Carson Bauer: 13 Points
Gavin Larsen: 1 Point
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AUD 8 6 13 17 | 44
IKM-M 12 13 21 15 | 60
Ar-We-Va at ACGC – Class 1A District 14
ACGC 80
Ar-We-Va 51
The Ar-We-Va Rockets’ season came to an abrupt end as they took on ACGC in the opening round of the Class 1A District 14 playoffs.
The winner of this game would stay at ACGC on Thursday night to take on IKM-Manning who got past Audubon in their first-round game. The Chargers rode a bolt of lightning in the first quarter and nearly had 30 points in the first eight minutes. They’d get ahead 26-6 and keep extending their lead after that. Ar-We-Va did find a bit of momentum themselves in the second quarter by putting up 14 points and only being outscored by four points. ACGC took a 44-20 lead into halftime. Kyelar Cleveland in his final outing as a Rocket had a stellar night, leading the team in points and matching Emmett Neumann in rebounds to lead the team as well.
In the second half, Ar-We-Va had plenty better playing overall and was able to nearly match ACGC in scoring. The Chargers were only able to outscore the Rockets in the third quarter 16-15 and later 20-16 in the fourth quarter. Despite the first-quarter woes, the Rockets proved they can hang with some tough opponents down the stretch. With ACGC’s impressive first-quarter performance, they came away victorious by a final score of 80-51.
Cleveland ended up with a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double and Neumann had himself a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds along with four blocks. Wyatt Ragaller closes out his freshman campaign with 11 points for the Rockets. Ar-We-Va’s season comes to an end with a final record of 7-13.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Kyelar Cleveland: 16 Points, 10 Rebounds, 1 Assist
Emmett Neumann: 13 Points, 10 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal, 4 Blocks
Wyatt Ragaller: 11 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Wade Ragaller: 3 Points, 9 Rebounds
Harley Molina: 3 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist
Tyson VonGlan: 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assist
Blayne Smith: 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Johnny Riesselman: 2 Rebounds, 1 Steal
Derek Thomsen: 1 Assist
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AWV 6 14 15 16 | 51
ACGC 26 18 16 20 | 80
Eagle Grove At East Sac- Class 2A District 2
East Sac 62
Eagle Grove 58
East Sac had to battle but found away to come away with a hard fought win against a team that could score the ball and hit a lot of shots in the 1st half and 4th quarter. The Raiders defense struggled to contain Drake Canavan in the 1st half as he used his 6-3 from to get shots over defenders, making 5-3’s. The Raiders answered on offense with Sam Julin knocking down 4-3’s and Brody Boeckman and Caleb Eichorn each made one to help the Raiders led 33-27 at half.
The Raiders offense struggled early in the 3rd but the defense found their grove, helping them maintain their lead until the offense found their footing. The Raiders closed the 3rd quarter on a run, pushing the lead to 11, their largest of the game. Eagle Grove fought back in the 4th as the Raiders had a few turnovers. The Eagles took a lead with 6:00 left in regulation, up 48-47. Caleb Eichorn hit a big three to give the Raiders the lead back and momentum. Ryan Clair then took over inside, pulling down a bunch of offensive rebounds, finishing with 8 rebounds on the offensive end. East Sac went up by 7 with a minute remaining but couldn’t put the game away. The lead was trimmed to 4, then both teams went to the free throw line a lot down the stretch. East Sac was up 60-55 with 32.7 seconds left, after a free throw by Caleb Eichorn. Eagle Grove hit a three, pulling within 2 with 23.7 seconds left but Eichorn hit another free throw to stretch the lead to 3. Eagle Grove had a couple shots but didn’t score and Aden Vondrak sealed it with a free throw with 1.4 seconds left.
The Raiders took advantage of their size inside with Ryan Clair finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds and Luke Wright with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Aden Vondrak added 8 rebounds and dished out 7 assists. Sam Julin scored 15 points and Caleb Eichorn had 14 points.
The win improves the Raiders to 11-10. They travel to Sioux Central on Thursday.
East Sac Stats
Caleb Eichorn 14 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Aden Vondrak 1 Point, 8 Rebounds, 7 Assists, Steal
Karter Ludwig 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Luke Wright 11 Points, 12 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Blocks
Sam Julin 15 Points, Rebound
Brody Boeckman 5 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists
Ryan Clair 16 Points, 12 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals, Block
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Eagle Grove 14 13 13 18 58
East Sac 19 14 13 16 62
