Boys Basketball Results Thursday, February 13th
MVAOCOU At IKM-Manning
IKM-Manning 61
MVAOCOU 58
IKM-Manning rallied in the 4th quarter to win their regular season finale by three against MVAOCOU. The Wolves led early but fell behind in the 2nd quarter and didn’t lead again until the final moments of the game. They outscored the Rams 24-12 in the 4th quarter, tying the game at 58 with a three from Ben Ramsey. The Wolves grabbed the lead on a pair of Ramsey free throws, extending the lead on a free throw from Ben Langel. MVAOCOU had a chance to tie but missed a three and the Wolves earned their 10th win of the season. IKM-Manning was up 10-9 at the end of the 1st quarter but trailed at half, giving up 22 points. They were down 9 heading into the 4th quarter before clamping down on defense and rallying for the win.
Ben Ramsey had a team high 32 points with Wyatt Danner adding 14 points. Ashton Ahrenholtz continues his great run on the boards with 10 rebounds with Ben Ramsey and Brock Kusel both having 5 rebounds. Ben Ramsey had 4 assists and Wyatt Danner added 3 assists.
The win moves the Wolves to 10-11 as they prepare to head to CAM on Monday to open postseason play on 93.7 KKRL.
IKM-Manning Stats
Isaac Blankman 4 Points, Rebound
Wyatt Danner 14 Points, Rebound, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
Ashton Ahrenholtz 10 Rebounds, Assist
Luke Janssen 2 Points, Rebound
Ben Ramsey 32 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Ben Langel 5 Points, 4 Rebounds, Steal
Brock Kusel 2 Points, 5 Rebounds
Jace Starman 2 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
MVAOCOU 9 22 15 12 58
IKM-M 10 15 12 24 61
Storm Lake At South Central Calhoun
Storm Lake 71
South Central Calhoun 48
South Central Calhoun hung tough into the 2nd half before the struggling to get shots to fall and Storm Lake was able to stretch their lead. The Titans were down 33-28 at half but scored only 10 points in both the 3rd and 4th quarters while the Tornado’s scored 19 in the 3rd, adding 19 in the 4th to win going away.
Evan Myers led South Central Calhoun with 17 points with Charlie Nattess adding 15 points and Garrett Krause contributing 8 points.
The loss drops the Titans to 12-9 as they head into a home postseason game against Pocahontas Area on Monday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Evan Myers 17 Points
Caleb Gaffney 1 Point
Andrew Anderson 5 Points
Charlie Nattress 15 Points
Garrett Krause 8 Points
Halas Steig 2 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Storm Lake NA 33 19 19 71
SCC NA 28 10 10 48
Ridge View At East Sac
Ridge View 69
East Sac 50
Ridge View used their height and quickness to jump out early against East Sac which scored to make shots to start the game. The Raiders were down 17-5 to start the 2nd quarter. East Sac battled back in the 2nd quarter, pulling within 28-18 and 30-20 and were down 35-22 at half. They kept battling in the 3rd quarter, working the deficit to nine a couple times but they struggled to stop the Raptors from dribble penetration, allowing them to score in the paint. East Sac finished 5-17 from three and were 18-50 from the field overall. The Raiders did a nice job handling the Raptors halfcourt defense, getting better looks as the game went on.
Four players finished in double figures with Jack Gullett and Sam Julin both scoring 11 points, Asher Lawler and Zach Jacobsen both scored 10 points. Kade Snyder had a team high 6 rebounds and Jack Gullett and Sam Julin each had 3 assists.
The loss ends the Raiders regular season at 7-14. They look to snap an eight game losing streak as they open postseason at home on Monday against Missouri Valley.
East Sac Stats
Asher Lawler 10 Points, 4 Rebounds, Block
Jack Gullett 11 Points, Rebound, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
Kade Snyder 2 Points, 6 Rebounds, Assist
Landon Sporrer 4 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist
Sam Julin 11 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Block
Zach Jacobsen 10 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Carson Schmitt 2 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Ridge View 17 18 16 18 69
East Sac 5 17 11 17 50
