Girls Basketball Results for Tuesday, January 18th
Kuemper at Clarinda
Kuemper 56
Clarinda 33
The Kuemper Knights were able to get plenty of baskets to go their way against Clarinda in the first half, but they did some of their best work in the second half in their win Tuesday night.
The Knights got started in the first quarter with some good looks as they got out to a 12-8 lead going into the second quarter. While they’d find ways to score, Kuemper were not without some flaws. Knights Head Coach Tyler Tryon says his team gave up some high post mid post shots early on in the first half and missed some easy buckets. The Knights gave the Cardinals a pretty big break in the second quarter, allowing them to gain some lost ground, but Kuemper was still able to hold on to their lead going into halftime at 25-20.
Kuemper came back from the halftime break and adjusted well defensively, keeping the Cardinals to a mere two points in the third quarter while recording a double digit score to extend their lead to 39-22. Coach Tryon says the Knights did a much better job of getting into passing lanes and scoring transition lay ups. The Knights continued to ride their scoring momentum into the fourth quarter where, again, allowed Clarinda to make up for some lost scoring while staying ahead of the Cardinals. The biggest performer of the second half for the Knights was Frannie Glynn who had 12 second half points. Despite allowing 11 points in the final eight minutes of the contest, Kuemper only allowed 13 total second half points as they got past Clarinda by a final score of 56-33.
Other notable performances include Catherine Mayhall who had a team high 20 points along with eight rebounds, five assists, and eight steals. Aubrey Heuton hit three 3s in this game, recording 13 points, five rebounds, and three steals. And Akuet Malek had a great defensive game with eight rebounds and eight blocks. The Knights will improve to 4-11 overall on the season and 3-6 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference. Kuemper will conclude their week of competition with a home game on Friday, January 21st where they will play host to Creston.
Kuemper Stats
Catherine Mayhall: 20 Points, 8 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 8 Steals
Frannie Glynn: 18 Points, 12 Rebounds
Aubrey Heuton: 13 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Kora Thomsen: 5 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Akuet Malek: 8 Rebounds, 8 Blocks
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
KUE 12 13 16 15 56
CLA 8 12 2 11 33
Carroll At North Polk
North Polk 64
Carroll 34
Carroll hung tough in the 1st quarter against the third ranked Comets of North Polk. trailing by two heading into the 2nd quarter. Cold shooting and turnovers turned the tide in favor of North Polk as they pulled away to lead by 17 at half and went on to win by 30 as Carroll fell to 5-7 overall and 2-7 in the Raccoon River Conference.
Katelyn Aden found Camryn Schable for a bucket early and Josie Ayala had a nifty pass from the left block to Addison Klocke on the right block as Carroll tied North Polk at two and four. The Comets answered with a 7-1 run, but Carroll fought back. After a free throw by Katelyn Aden, Josie Ayala scored, and Hannah Jorgensen found Ava Gross for a three from the corner and Carroll trailed 11-10 late in the 1st quarter. Carroll had two possessions with a chance to take the lead but weren’t able to and North Polk took a two-point lead into the 2nd quarter.
Ava Gross dished off an assist to Addison Klocke early in the 2nd quarter, keeping Carroll close at 17-14. North Polk took control from that point with a 9-0 run that put the Comets up 26-14. Addison Klocke scored again but Carroll never got within ten the rest of the game. The Tigers were outscored 35-9 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters combined. The score in the 1st and 4th quarter combined was 29-25 in favor of North Polk. Camryn Schable did get on a run for the Tigers 2nd half, hitting three-threes. North Polk outscored Carroll 36-12 from beyond the arc.
Camryn Schable led Carroll with 11 points, Addison Klocke added 8 points and 4 rebounds. Josie Ayala had a team high 7 rebounds and Ava Gross had 4 rebounds.
The Tigers head to Harlan on Thursday.
Carroll Stats
Hannah Jorgensen: 1 Rebound, 2 Assists, Steal
Katelyn Aden: 5 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Josie Ayala: 4 Points, 7 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Camryn Schable: 11 Points, Rebound, Steal
Addison Klocke: 8 Points, 4 Rebounds, Steal
Ava Gross: 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Shayne Aschinger: 3 Points
Libby Perkins: 2 Rebounds, Steal
Baylie Schulte: 1 Assist
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Carroll 12 4 5 13 34
North Polk 14 19 16 15 64
AHSTW at IKM-Manning
IKM-Manning 49
AHSTW 37
IKM-Manning made it back-to-back wins for their week of competition as they got past AHSTW with a strong second half performance Tuesday night.
Coming off their strong win over Riverside Monday, the Wolves continued where they left off with some strong offensive quarters. The Wolves started off with a double digits first quarter, leading the Vikings 15-12 going into the second quarter. Both teams had their lowest scoring quarter in the second, but the Wolves still found ways to score and extended their lead to 22-17. Mable Langel had another strong performance against the Vikings as she got 16 points along with six rebounds. Speaking of Doyle, she also had 16 points to tie for the team high in scoring, and also matched Bailee Germer with five steals, a team high.
IKM-Manning kept their game up into the second half, starting with a close, but good 12-9 third quarter to keep ahead of AHSTW 34-26. While the Vikings had close scoring quarters with the Wolves, the Wolves’ defense was the difference maker. IKM-Manning Gene Rasmussen says his team had another strong defensive night against AHSTW, which included 13 steals. The Wolves rounded out a good night with another strong performance in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Vikings 14-11 to come away with the 49-37 victory. IKM-Manning will improve to 5-8 overall on the season and 5-6 in the Western Iowa Conference.
The Wolves round out their week of competition with a road game on Friday, January 21st against Tri-Center.
IKM-Manning Stats
Abby Neiheisel: 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist
Emmie Ring: 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist
Taylor Ferneding: 6 Points, 1 Rebound, 4 Assists
Bianca Cadwell: 8 Points, 9 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block
Macie Doyel: 16 Points, 3 Rebounds, 5 Steals
Bailee Germer: 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 5 Steals
Mabel Langel: 16 Points, 6 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AHSTW 12 5 9 11 37
IKMM 15 7 12 14 49
West Harrison at Coon Rapids Bayard
Coon Rapids Bayard 58
West Harrison 12
The Coon Rapids Bayard Crusaders came away with a massive win over Rolling Valley Conference foe West Harrison Tuesday night.
In the first quarter, the Crusaders dominated on both sides of the ball, keeping West Harrison scoreless as they went on the score 15 points. Coon Rapids Bayard offense didn’t slow down in the second quarter, instead they matched their first quarter performance with another 15-point quarter performance to take a 30-4 lead going into halftime. Coon Rapids Bayard Head Coach Kaitlyn McAlister says her team tried some new things on defense and were able to locate some weaknesses to work on in later games. The offensive powerhouse of the Crusaders was Brynn Bass who led the team with 25 points.
The Crusaders kept their momentum rolling into the second half with their best scoring quarter in the third, going 17-5, keeping West Harrison on their toes. The Crusader’s offense in this game was able to drain six three pointers and they had a good night from the free throw line, with Megan Gray going three for three and Breeley Clayburg going five of six. In the final eight minutes of the contest, the Crusaders were able to get all of their players into the stat book with their bench players getting some playing time as Coon Rapids Bayard defeated West Harrison 58-12. The Crusaders will improve to 7-5 overall on the season and 6-2 in the Rolling Valley Conference.
Coon Rapids Bayard will round out their week of competition with another conference game at home on Friday, January 21st against Woodbine.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Brynn Bass: 25 Points, 2 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 4 Steals
Megan Gray: 14 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist, 2 Steals
Breeley Clayburg: 9 Points, 10 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Jessica Evans: 4 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist, 1 Steal, 1 Block
Miranda McClellan: 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 5 Steals
Lydia Hofbauer: 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Steal
Shelbi Wiskus: 2 Points, 1 Assist, 2 Steals
Megan Cilliers: 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist
Piper Mason: 1 Rebound, 1 Assist
Kennedie Thomas: 1 Steal
Macy Thompson: 1 Assist
Jayna Hoffman: 1 Rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
WH 0 4 5 3 12
CRB 15 15 17 11 58
Pocahontas Area at South Central Calhoun
South Central Calhoun 55
Pocahontas Area 37
South Central Calhoun had a defensively strong game against Twin Lakes foe Pocahontas Area Tuesday night to grab their 11th win of the season.
The Titans didn’t get out to the start they wanted to as the Indians broke out with a 12-9 lead after the first quarter concluded. Past that slow start, the Titans exploded offensively with a big 17-6 second quarter to take the lead with confidence at 26-18 at halftime. South Central Calhoun’s defensive effort gave their scorers a chance to get their team ahead. As a team, the Titans had 18 steals and 29 rebounds. Five different players for the Titans had three or more steals, with Emma Anderson leading the team with four steals.