Boys Basketball Results Friday, December 17th
Ballard At Carroll
Ballard 88
Carroll 77
Carroll couldn’t overcome a 13-2 lead and the big scoring night of Ashton Herman who finished with 42 points. Kaleb Booth did all he could hitting 10-3 pointers and scoring a career high 36 points. The Tigers trailed by as many as 23 in both halves and had it down to 12 after three quarters. They had two possessions to start the 4th quarter with chances to cut the lead to 10 or single digits with a three. They turned it over on both and Ballard turned that into 5 points, stretching the lead to 17 with 6:34 left in the game. Carroll showed no quit with Booth getting hot from the outside and Caden Kock not allowing any loose ball to not end up with the Tigers. Booth scored 23 of his 36 in the 2nd half and hit 4 straight shots from long range to cut the deficit to 11 with 34 seconds left in the game. Kock found Booth for a three late in the 3rd that cut the deficit to 11 at 63-52 but Heerman answered with a three on the other end. Turnovers hurt Carroll as Ballard turned most of them into fast break opportunities. Mason Gorsh and Colby Calvert helped Hermann as both scored in double figures. Every time Carroll cut the deficit from 17-18 points to 12-14 points the Bombers had an answer. Carroll gave up 29 points in the 1st quarter while scoring 24 points in the 3rd quarter and 20 in the 4th quarter.
Kaleb Booth was outstanding from beyond the arc, hitting then shots on his way to a career high 36 points. He added 5 rebounds. Caden Kock was everywhere for the Tigers and his energy helped spark their rally in the 2nd half. He finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds and kept finding a way to get to the rim on offense. Evans Hammer added 11 points and 6 rebounds.
The loss is the 4th straight for Carroll as they fall to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in the Raccoon River Conference. They look to break the streak on Tuesday at Bondurant Farrar (4-1, 4-1) as they wrap-up their December schedule.
Carroll Stats
Kaleb Booth 36 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal
Nick Macke 3 Points, Assist
Ethan Lengeling 6 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists
Zach Dirkx 1 Rebound
Tanner Gotto 1 Rebound
Everett Sampson 5 Points, 3 Rebounds
Caden Kock 13 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
Evan Hammer 11 Points, 6 Rebounds, Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Ballard 29 21 19 19 88
Carroll 14 19 24 20 77
GTRA At East Sac
East Sac 66
GTRA 57
The Raiders closed out the week, winning 2 straight and going 2-1 on the week. Luke Wright and Tony Clair both came up big as the Raiders held off a pair of runs by the Titans. East Sac clicked offensively for all four quarters which helped counter the GTRA runs. The Raiders led 35-29 at half behind a great 1st half from Luke Wright. He scored 13 points and was very efficient around the rim, finishing 8 of 9 from the field. The Titans made a run to start the 2nd half and took a one point lead with around 4:00 minutes left in the 3rd. Wright was battling foul trouble, but came back into the game, scoring 6 straight points to put the Raiders back on top. Wright fouled out late in the 3rd and GTRA took advantage in the 4th quarter. They took a two point lead with 4:00 remaining. Tony Clair came into the game for East Sac and came up clutch. Clair hit a could big baskets, putting the Raiders up for good. East Sac salted the game away, taking care of the ball late and hitting free throws.
East Sac hit 61.1% from the field and 20-23 from the free throw line. They controlled the boards on the defensive end with 28, limiting the Rebels second chance opportunities. The Raiders did turn it over 15 times but handled the Titans pressure well late.
Tyler Schmitt finished with a team high 28 points along with 10 rebounds. Brody Boeckman handled the point guard role and led the Raiders with 6 assists. Luke Wright finished with 19 points and Tony Clair added 6 rebounds.
East Sac improves to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the Twin Lakes Conference. They close out the first half of the season Tuesday at home against SE Valley (4-2, 2-0).
East Sac Stats
Weston Drost 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Tyler Schmitt 28 Points, 10 Rebounds, Assist, Steal, 2 Blocks
Brody Boeckman 11 Points, Rebound, 6 Assists, Steal
Cale Niehaus 1 Point, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Luke Wright 19 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Tony Clair 4 Points, 6 Rebounds, Assist
Luke Wernimont 1 Point, 3 Rebounds
Carter H0grefe 2 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
GTRA 14 15 15 13 57
ESC 20 15 13 18 66
Ar-We-Va At Coon Rapids Bayard
Coon Rapids Bayard 68
Ar-We-Va 44
Coon Rapids Bayard snapped a three game losing streak while extending the Rockets losing streak to five games. The Crusaders led the whole game and maintained their lead around ten points in the 1st half. They blew the game open in the 3rd quarter, holding the Rockets to 9 points while pouring in 23 points. The Rockets played well in the 1st half down just 30-23 at half.
Coon Rapids Bayard had three guys in double figures with 21 from Tanner Oswald, Lance Clayburg 17 points and Raiden Doty finishing with 13 points.
Harley Molina led the Rockets with 12 points, Connor Kirsch added 11 points. Will Ragaller had a team high 4 assists.
Coon Rapids Bayard heads into the break at 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the Rolling Valley Conference. All three of their conference losses are to the top three teams in the standings. Ar-We-Va is 1-5 overall and 1-4 in the Rolling Valley Conference. The Rockets host (7-1, 5-1) West Harrison on Tuesday.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Omarion Floyd 2 Points
Corey Heithoff 2 Points
Easton Hays 4 Points
Gabe Obert 8 Points
Tanner Oswald 21 Points
Raiden Doty 13 Points
Lance Clayburg 17 Points
Ar-We-Va Stats
Harley Molina 12 Points, Rebound
Connor Kirsch 11 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Cooper Kock 6 Points, 4 Rebounds
Will Ragaller 5 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists
Emmett Neumann 3 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Blayne Smith 3 Points, Rebound
Braeden Kirsch 2 Points, 4 Rebounds
Damon Ehlers 2 Points, Rebound
Mason Burgart 2 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AWV 9 14 9 12 44
CRB 17 13 23 15 68
Audubon At Underwood
Underwood 57
Audubon 41
The Wheelers lost their second straight to fall to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the Western Iowa Conference while Underwood improves to 5-1 and 4-1. Audubon started slowly and tried to chip away at the deficit. They trailed 21-9 at the end of the 1st quarter but clawed within 9 at half. Underwood opened things up in the 3rd and led 49-32 heading into the 4th quarter. Audubon scored in double figures only once in the 2nd quarter.
Audubon had six guys score and nearly had three guys in double figures with Edward Miller leading the way with 11 points and Collin Bauer right behind him with 10 points. Gavin Smith added 9 points and Carson Bauer finished with 6 points.
The Wheelers will host LoMa (1-4, 0-3) on Tuesday.
Audubon Stats
Jackson Deist 3 Points
Gavin Smith 9 Points
Collin Bauer 10 Points
Edward Miller 11 Points
Braden Wessel 2 Points
Carson Bauer 6 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Audubon 9 16 7 9 41
UDW 21 11 17 8 57
West Harrison At Glidden Ralston
West Harrison 68
Glidden Ralston 31
The Wildcats were cold out of the locker room and trailed West Harrison 16-3 after the opening quarter. The offense heated up in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, pouring in 14 points and 10 points respectively but they struggled to stop the Hawkeyes. West Harrison shot 49.2% from the field compared to 33.3% for Glidden Ralston. The Wildcats did a nice job sharing the basketball with 8 assists on 13 made baskets. West Harrison had three guys in double figures and another player with 9 points as they scored 21 points in the 2nd quarter and 26 in the 3rd to send the game into continuous clock.
Cale Klocke had a team 11 points for Glidden Ralston, Caden Smith added 9 points and 7 rebounds. Ethan Olberding had a team leading 4 assists.
The Wildcats fall to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the Rolling Valley Conference. They host (2-3, 1-2) Woodbine on Tuesday.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Ethan Olberding 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists
Cale Klocke 11 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal, Block
Tyler Brant 4 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Caden Smith 9 Points, 7 Rebounds, Steal
Emmett Snyder 1 Rebound, Steal
John Whitver 1 Rebound
Caden Wenck 1 Assist
Wade Hunter 1 Assist
Charles Schon 1 Steal
Jackson Sklenar 2 Rebounds
Bennett Janning 2 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
WH 16 21 26 5 68
GR 3 14 10 4 31
IKM-Manning At Treynor
Treynor 59
IKM-Manning 30
It was the theme for many of the local teams on Friday as they struggled in the 1st quarter and weren’t able to come back from a big 1st quarter deficit. The Wolves held Treynor to 12 points in the 1st quarter but only scored 2 and found themselves down by 14 at half. They had their best offensive production in the 2nd half scoring 10 points in both the 3rd and 4th quarters. The loss is the third straight for the Wolves.
Ross Kusel had a team high 6 points and was followed by Eli Dreyer and Caden Keller with 5 points each. Luke Ramsey pulled down a team leading 6 rebounds. Kusel and Dreyer each had 2 assists and Luke Ramsey had 2 steals.
IKM-Manning falls to 1-5 overall and 0-4 in the Western Iowa Conference. They travel to LoMa on Monday and then host Missouri Valley Tuesday. Both of those teams started Friday winless in the WIC.
IKM-Manning Stats
Dalton Gross 3 Points, 3 Rebounds, Steal
Eli Dreyer 5 Points, 2 Assists, Steal
Amos Rasmussen 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist
Hunter Smith 2 Rebounds, Assist
Reed Hinners 1 Assist
Nolan Ramsey 4 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Ross Kusel 6 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Conner Halbur 1 Assist, Steal
Lane Sams 1 Rebound
Luke Ramsey 3 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Steals, Block
Caden Keller 5 Points, 3 Rebounds
Kristians Upmalis 2 Points, 2 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
IKM-M 2 8 10 10 30
Treynor 12 12 16 19 59
Emmetsburg At South Central Calhoun
Nothing Reported
Woodbine At Paton Churdan
Postponed due to Power outages and no makeup date has been set