Boys Basketball Results Thursday, January 7th
Audubon At Ar-We-Va
Audubon 45
Ar-We-Va 44
Audubon rallied in the 4th quarter from down 12 to win a low scoring affair that was controlled by the defense and the Wheeler defense came up big in the closing seconds. The Rockets had 3 looks at the rim in the final 30 seconds. The first looked good before coming back out. After a timeout the Rockets set up the play they wanted but Gavin Smith came flying out and blocked the shot with ended up back in the hands of Zach Schimmer with under 3 seconds left. Schimmer pulled up for a 16 foot jumper off the left side but it didn’t fall and Audubon grabbed their 2nd win of the season.
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Joel Klocke hit a 3 from the top of the key to give the Wheelers their first lead they led 16-15 early in the 2nd quarter. The shot put them up 45-44 and turned out to be the game winner. Ar-We-Va had went up 40-28 on a 3 from Will Ragaller early in the 4th but they would only score 4 points the rest of the quarter. Audubon quickly answered the Ragaller shot with a 7-0 run to make it 5. Andres Cruz hit a tough shot to make it 7 again and appeared to stem the Wheeler rally but Audubon again cut it to 42-37 before hitting a 3 to make it 42-40. Ethan Klocke then tied it at 42. The Wheelers missed the front end of a one and one twice in the final minute leaving the door open for the Rockets.
Ethan Klocke paced the Wheelers with 14 points while Joel Klocke added 8 points and Gavin Smith had 7 points and 7 rebounds to go with the big block late. Smith sat out the 3rd quarter but provided a spark in the 4th.
An interesting stat for the game. Audubon went 7-10 from the free throw line. Ar-We-Va was 6-10 from the free throw line.
Zach Schimmer led the Rockets with 15 points, Will Ragaller added 9 points, Andres Cruz had 9 points and Cooper Kock finished with 9 points and 8 rebounds.
The win improves Audubon to 2-7 as they head to Missouri Valley on Friday while Ar-We-Va falls to 6-5 and will travel to Paton Churdan on Tuesday.
Audubon Stats
Jackson Deist 5 Points, 4 Rebounds
Gavin Smith 7 Points, 7 Rebounds, Assist
Joel Klocke 8 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal
Ethan Klocke 14 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Joey Schramm 2 Points, Rebound
Carson Bauer 6 Points, 6 Rebounds, Assist
Braden Wessel 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Ar-We-Va Stats
Zach Schimmer 15 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists
Will Ragaller 9 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Andres Cruz 9 Points, 2 Rebounds
Cooper Kock 9 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Braeden Kirsch 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist
Kyelar Cleveland 4 Rebounds
Damon Ehlers 2 Rebounds
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
Audubon 14 21 28 45
Ar-We-Va 11 22 37 44
Underwood At IKM-Manning
IKM-Manning 38
Underwood 36
IKM-Manning picked up their 3rd straight win, rallying in the 4th quarter and coming up with a stop in the closing seconds. The Wolves trailed after every quarter until it mattered most at the end of the game. Underwood had a shot with 4 seconds left but it didn’t fall and IKM-Manning got the rebound and was fouled. They didn’t make the free throw but Underwood wasn’t able to get another shot and the Wolves improved to 3-5 overall and 2-4 in the Western Iowa Conference.
The Wolves defense was tough after the 1st quarter holding the Eagles to 4 points in the 2nd quarter, 9 in the 3rd and just 5 points in the 4th. IKM-Manning won the 4th quarter 8-5 to squeeze out the win. Both teams came out on fire with Underwood leading 18-17 after the 1st quarter. They would score 18 points the rest of the game while the Wolves scored just 21 after the 1st quarter.
Brody Swearingen and Cooper Irlmeier were both in double digits with 12 points and 10 points respectively. Swearingen had a team high 9 rebounds while Kyler Rasmussen added 6 rebounds to go with 8 points.
IKM-Manning will look to keep the streak going on Tuesday when they host Treynor.
IKM-Manning Stats
Cooper Irlmeier 10 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Connor Keller 3 Points, Assist
Drew Doyle 1 Rebound
Nolan Ramsey 2 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist
Kyler Rasmussen 8 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, Block
Hayden McLaughlin 1 Rebound
Luke Ramsey 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist
Caden Keller 1 Rebound
Brody Swearingen 12 Points, 9 Rebounds, Steal
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
UDW 18 22 31 36
IKM-M 17 20 30 38
