Girls Basketball Results Friday, December 8th, 2020
Carroll at North Polk
North Polk: 46
Carroll: 43
In a game of tug-of-war, the Carroll Tigers were unable to pull off a comeback and lost a close game against the North Polk Comets. In the first quarter, the Tigers started off strong behind Senior Ella Collison’s seven points trailing 13-9 to the Comets. Early in the second quarter, the Tigers held the lead at 14-13 after going on a 5-0 run. But, later that quarter, North Polk would take back the lead and go into the locker room up 25-16.
Back from halftime, the Tigers went on another big run going 8-0 in the third quarter cutting the deficit to three points. Just like the second quarter, the Comets pulled ahead and had the lead at the end of the third quarter 34-26. The Tigers, down eight points to start the fourth quarter, were able to cut down the Comets lead to four points with two minutes left in the game. The North Polk lead was further cut down to two points as Junior Kelsie Reicks drained a three pointer to make it a 43-41 game with 45 seconds left. North Polk would end up making three more points making Carroll Senior Laura Sweeney chuck up a hail-mary three pointer that did not fall. The Carroll Tigers fall to North Polk 46-43.
On the night, Collison was impressive posting a team high 16 points along with five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Behind her, Senior Gabriella Hammer posted nine points, six rebounds, two steals and Sweeney had four points, two rebounds, one assist, and one steal. The Tigers fall to 2-2 on the season as the North Polk Comets improve to 2-2.
The Tigers will host the Perry Bluejays at home on Friday, December 11th.
Carroll Stats:
Ella Collison: 16 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Laura Sweeney: 4 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Kennedy Lein: 7 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assist
Gabriella Hammer: 9 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Camryn Schable: 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist
Kelsie Reicks: 5 Points
Shayne Aschinger: 2 Rebounds
Shay Sinnard: 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4 Steals
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
North Polk 13 25 34 46
Carroll 9 16 26 43
Kuemper at Harlan
Harlan: 87
Kuemper: 41
The Kuemper Knights traveled to take on the undefeated Harlan Cyclones for a chance to get their first victory of the season. The Cyclones proved to be a difficult challenge for the Knights as they rushed past the Knights 87-41. Individually for the Knights, Brooklyn Gifford scored a team high 12 points while also recording five rebounds and three assists. Other notable players for the Knights included Catherine Mayhall with eight points, six rebounds, and eight assists and Auket Malek with eight rebounds and seven blocks. The Knights fall to 0-4 on the season as the Harlan Cyclones improve to 4-0 on the season.
The Knights will stay home to defend their court against another Hawkeye Ten Conference rival, the Red Oak Tigers on Friday, December 11th.
Kuemper Stats:
Brooklyn Gifford: 12 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Catherine Mayhall: 8 Points, 6 Rebounds, 8 Assists
Akuet Malek: 8 Rebounds, 7 Blocks
Kora Thomsen: 6 Points, 4 Rebounds
Karly Baumhover: 7 Points, 3 Assists
IKM-Manning at Riverside
IKM-Manning: 68
Riverside: 19
The IKM-Manning Wolves were able to secure their first win of the season in dominant fashion against the winless Riverside Bulldogs. The Wolves pulled away in the quarter with a 15-6 lead and never gave up their lead. The second quarter was just as successful for the Wolves as they kept the Bulldogs to five points as they pushed ahead scoring 17 points and leading 32-11 at halftime.
Back from the break, the Wolves would go on a 21-5 run leaving no room for the Bulldogs to catch a break. Those 21 third quarter points would tie their second best total points in a single quarter, behind their 24 points scored against Panorama. In the final quarter of play, the Wolves would finish the night with a 15-3 run, winning their first game of the season 68-19.
On the night, Alexa Ahrenholtz would post a team high 25 points along with two assists, five rebounds, and seven steals. Close behind her would be Nicole Hanson with 12 points, one assist, three rebounds, and three steals. As a team, the Wolves went 17 of 46 from the line, 11 of 30 from behind the arch, and recorded a monstrous 23 steals and 30 rebounds. The Wolves improve to 1-3 on the season as the Riverside Bulldogs fall to 0-4.
The IKM-Manning Wolves will be in action next as they travel to face off against the AHSTW Vikings on Friday, December 11th.
IKM-Manning Stats:
Morgan Hanson: 9 Points, 1 Steal
Alexa Ahrenholtz: 25 Points, 2 Assists, 5 Rebounds, 7 Steals
Nicole Hanson: 12 Points, 1 Assist, 3 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Taylor Ferneding: 5 Points, 5 Assists, 3 Rebounds
Bianca Cadwell: 6 Points, 1 Assist, 6 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Macie Doyel: 4 Points, 3 Assists, 2 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Bailee Germer: 1 Assist, 1 Rebound
Bre Muhlbauer: 3 Assists, 3 Steals
Nevaeh Boland: 7 Points, 3 Assists, 9 Rebounds, 1 Block, 3 Steals
Mabel Langel: 1 Rebound
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
IKM 15 32 53 68
Riverside 6 11 16 19
West Harrison At Ar-We-Va
AWV: 56
West Harrison: 48
The Ar-We-Va Rockets were able to get their first victory of the season with a convincing win against the West Harrison Hawkeyes. Throughout the game the Rockets were able to hold the lead and score consistently, which was a struggle against Paton Churdan and Boyer Valley earlier in the season. The first quarter was a close lead for the Rockets as they entered the second quarter up 11-8. Outdoing themselves, the Rockets would go on to score 17 points in the second quarter, the most single quarter points scored this season for Ar-We-Va. Heading into the locker room, the Rockets would hold the lead over the Hawkeyes 28-15.
While the Hawkeyes would score more points than the Rockets in the third quarter, 11 compared to nine, the Rockets would hold on to their lead with a score of 37-26. Again in the fourth quarter, the Hawkeyes were able to outscore the Rockets by a score of 22-19, but that was not enough to complete a comeback. The Rockets are able to hold on and win their first game of the season 56-48 against West Harrison.
In this game, three players were able to score more than 10 points, those players being Senior Jadeyn Smith, 12 points, Sophomore Maggie Ragaller, 14 points, and Sophomore Timberlen Koch, 11 points. Another star player for the Rockets in this game was Senior Hannah Kraus with eight points, one assist, and four steals. The Rockets improve to 1-2 on the season as the West Harrison Hawkeyes fall to 0-5 on the season.
Ar-We-Va will host the CAM-Anita Cougars on Friday, December 11th.
AWV Stats:
Jadeyn Smith: 12 Points, 6 Rebounds, 5 Steals
Hannah Kraus: 8 Points, 1 Assists, 4 Steals
Sara Schurke: 4 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Bridget Cameron: 4 Points, 7 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Maggie Ragaller: 14 Points
Jamie Hausman: 7 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Timberlen Koch: 11 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Steal
Kora Obrecht: 1 Rebound
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
WH 8 15 26 48
AWV 11 28 37 56
Coon Rapids Bayard At CAM Anita
CAM: 71
Coon Rapids Bayard: 41
The Coon Rapids Bayard Crusaders were unable to knock off the undefeated CAM Cougars on their home court Tuesday night. The first quarter was the closest the Crusaders would be all night as they ended the first quarter behind 15-13. The second quarter is where the deficit started to slip away from the Crusaders as the Cougars put up 16 points in the second quarter to make it 31-20 at halftime.
Leaving the Crusaders little room to think, the Cougars came back from halftime and dominated. Crusaders Coach Kaitlyn McAlister says her team was able to cut down the Cougar’s lead to seven in the third quarter, but later the Cougars went on a 13-4 run to extend their lead. In the third quarter, the Cougars scored 21 points compared to Coon Rapids Bayard’s 11 and held a commanding 52-32 lead heading into the final quarter of play. Even though they scored less in the fourth quarter, the Cougars banked in 19 points while the Crusaders posted nine points to end their night. The Crusaders fell to the CAM Cougars 71-41.
For the Crusaders, Miranda Garcia posted a team high 12 points. Not too far behind her was Brynn Bass with seven points, and Mia Leighty, Alaya Betts, and Breeley Clayburg all with six points each. Coach McAlister says the Cougars’ manpower was a problem for her team and their ability to rotate in nine of their 10 players this game was troublesome. The Crusaders fall to 1-2 as the CAM Cougars improve to 4-0 on the season.
The Crusaders will travel to Paton Churdan for a conference matchup on Friday, December 11th.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats:
Miranda Garcia: 12 Points
Brynn Bass: 7 Points
Mia Leighty: 6 Points
Alaya Betts: 6 Points
Breeley Clayburg: 6 Points
Jessica Evans: 2 Points
Emma Hart: 2 Points
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
CRB 13 20 32 41
CAM 15 31 52 71
Treynor At Audubon
Treynor 51
Audubon 41
A slow start for the Wheelers put them far enough behind their rally late in the 3rd and 4th quarter fell short. The Wheelers have struggled early in games this season and Tuesday they fell behind Treynor 8-0 and were down 17-5 after the 1st quarter. Audubon cut it to 11-5 midway through the 1st on a 3 by Kate Tessman and an elbow jumper from Jaci Christensen but Treynor pulled away again.
Audubon fell down by as many as 22 in the 3rd before Aleah Hermansen hit a pair of 3’s and Jaci Christensen hit one with under 10 seconds left in the quarter to give them a 9-0 run and cut the deficit to 37-34 after 3. Treynor opened the lead back to 46-32 in the 4th but Audubon kept fighting.
They switched to a man to man defense in the 2nd half and held Clara Tiegland to 9 points in the 2nd half after giving up 11 to her in the 1st half.
Aleah Hermansen and Jaci Christensen led the comeback and the team in scoring. Hermansen had a game high 17 points and 12 rebounds. Christensen finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals.
The loss dropped Audubon to 0-3 with all three of those losses to really good teams. The Wheelers will face another tough test on Friday at Underwood.
Audubon Stats
Kate Tessman 3 Points, Assist
Katelyn Nielsen 7 Points, 2 Rebounds
Aleah Hermansen 17 Points, 12 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Johanna Sauers 2 Rebounds
Jaci Christensen 14 Points, 11 Rebounds, Assist, 4 Steals
Mattie Nielsen 1 Assist
Kodie Sporrer 3 Rebounds
Sienna Albertsen 1 Rebound
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
Treynor 17 29 37 51
Audubon 5 13 24 41
Glidden Ralston at Woodbine
Woodbine: 48
Glidden: 37
The winless Glidden Ralston Wildcats were unable to nab their first victory in a close game against the 4-1 Woodbine Tigers. In the first quarter, the Wildcats would hold on to a close lead at 11-8. While getting outscored in the second quarter 12-10, the Wildcats would hold on and have their first halftime lead of the season at 21-20.
The third quarter would see a lead change as the Tigers took a one point lead heading into the final quarter by a score of 30-29. Glidden Ralston Coach Cole Corson commented on the final quarter of play saying the Tigers went on a 8-0 run to start the quarter which made all the difference. By the end of the fourth quarter, the Tigers would score a game high 18 points compared to a game low eight points for the Wildcats. The Woodbine Tigers pulled ahead of the Glidden Ralston Wildcats by a score of 48-37.
In this game, Gretchen Wallace led the Wildcats with a team high 18 points. Also impressive for the Wildcats was Paige Klocke with nine points on the night. Coach Corson says his team struggled with shooting this game, as the Wildcats went seven for 19 from the line while the Tigers went 13 for 20 from the line. The Wildcats fall to 0-4 on the season as the Tigers improve to 4-1.
Glidden will travel to conference rivel Boyer Valley on Friday, December 11th.
Glidden Ralston Stats:
Paige Klocke: 9 Points
Vanessa Koehler: 4 Points
Tiela Janssen: 3 Points
Gretchen Wallace: 18 Points
Morgan Koehler: 3 Points
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
G-R 11 21 29 37
Woodbine 8 20 30 48
Paton Churdan at Exira-EHK
Exira-EHK: 69
Paton Churdan: 31
The Paton Churdan Rockets were looking to stay undefeated this season and go 3-0, but in their way was another undefeated team in Exira-EHK Spartans. The first quarter did provide the Rockets with some hope as they kept the Spartan lead as low as two points early with a score of 6-4. That Spartan lead would extend to 16-11 by the end of the quarter. The Spartans would start the second quarter with a 5-0 run and kept the Rockets to eight points. The Spartans would extend their lead going into halftime at 30-19.
Returning from the break the Spartans packed on the points in the third quarter to solidify their lead even further. The Spartans would go on a 15-1 run and end their third quarter with 32 points compared to Paton Churdan’s game low four points. While the Rockets would outscore the Spartans eight points to seven, it was not enough to put them over. The Exira-EHK Spartans defeat the Paton Churdan Rockets by a score of 69-31.
Individually for Paton Churdan, Danielle Hoyle would score a team high 15 points. Other Rockets that scored in this game include Tessa Steimel, six points, Carmyn Paup: six points, Hailey Hoyle, three points, and Chloe Berns, one point. The Rockets fall to 2-1 on the season as the Spartans stay perfect and improve to 3-0.
The Rockets will host the Coon Rapids Bayard Crusaders on Friday, December 11th.
Paton Churdan Stats:
Chloe Berns: 1 Point
Tessa Steimel: 6 Points
Carmyn Paup: 6 Points
Hailey Hoyle: 3 Points
Danielle Hoyle: 15 Points
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
PC 11 19 23 31
Exira-EHK 16 30 62 69