Boys Basketball Results Monday, December 13th
Kuemper At Red Oak
Kuemper 63
Red Oak 50
Kuemper rallied from down 2 entering the 4th quarter to pick up their first win of the season. They dominated the final stanza outscoring Red Oak 22-7. Struggles from beyond the arc didn’t hinder Kuemper, as they shot very well inside the line. Kuemper knocked down 19-29 shots from 2-point range. They finished 4-24 from beyond the arc with Patrick Hensel making three from downtown. The Knights only turned the ball over 12 times while making 13 steals. Kuemper had 11 offensive rebounds, leading to some points in the lane. The defense held Red Oak to 35.1% from the field and 6-21 from 3-point range. Kuemper was up 1 at the end of the 1st quarter, but trailed by 1 at half. the Knights scored in double figures in all four quarters while holding Red Oak to single digits in the 4th quarter.
Michael Kasperbauer continues his strong start to the season with a season high 17 points, DJ Vonnahme added 11 p0ints and 11 rebounds. Patrick Hensel added 9 points and Dawson Gifford had 8 points.
The Knights are 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference. They will travel to Atlantic on Tuesday.
Kuemper Stats
Nate Overmohle 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Michael Kasperbauer 17 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Jared Hausman 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, 3 Steals
Trevor Rial 2 Points, 3 Rebounds
DJ Vonnahme 11 Points, 11 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Dawson Gifford 8 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals
Patrick Hensel 9 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist
Koby Lampman 2 Rebounds, Steal
Carter Putney 2 Points, Rebound
Isaac Evans 7 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Blocks
Carson Kanne 3 Points, 2 Steals
Michael Pottebaum 1 Steal
Evan Adams 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Kuemper 14 16 11 22 63
Red Oak 13 18 12 7 50
South Central Calhoun At SE Valley
South Central Calhoun 85
SE Valley 66
South Central Calhoun remained undefeated with a big win on the road. The Titans trailed 10-4 early as Aaron Graves was able to get loose inside and knocked down a 3, scoring 9 points for the Jaguars early. The Titans took their first lead when Gavin Batta found Eli Wheelock, putting them up 12-10. Eli Wheelock hit a three a few moments later and the game was never tied again. As good as South Central Calhoun was on defense, their offense was humming all night, shooting 54.7% from the field, knocking down 10-31 from three point range. The Titans had four different players knock down a three. Joshua Dietrich and Eli Wheelock combined to go 23-37 from the field. South Central Calhoun led by only 7 at half but outscored the Jaguars 27-16 in the 3rd quarter to blow the game open.
Both teams knocked down six-three point shots in the 1st half as South Central Calhoun led most of the 1st half but couldn’t put the Jaguars away. The Titans got a pair of threes from Eli Wheelock to lead 21-16 early in the 2nd quarter. SE Valley stayed close and went on 7-2 run to tie the game at 23. Wheelock found Joe Clark for a corner three, putting the Titans up 28-23. Gavin Batta found his range, hitting back-to-back threes and the Titans opened up an 8 point lead. The lead was 7 at half.
Gavin Batta found Tyler Lightner for a three early in the 3rd quarter and South Central Calhoun went up 10 for the first time in the game. Joe Clark set up Batta for a three making it 46-35, Wheelock attacked the rim to make it a 13 point game and Lightner stretched it to 15 at 50-35. The Titans poured in 27 points in the 3rd quarter, after the Jaguars trimmed the lead to 9. South Central Calhoun went on a 9-0 run to end the 3rd quarter and led 65-47. Eli Wheelock and Tyler Lightner kept getting into the lane and Joshua Dietrich was open on the baseline. He had a big game, grabbing offensive rebounds off misses in the 1st half and finding openings on the baseline in the 2nd half.
Eli Wheelock paced the Titans offense with 27 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Joshua Dietrich added a nice double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Gavin Batta scored 15 points with 6 rebounds, Tyler Lightner had 14 points, 5 assists.
The win improves South Central Calhoun to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the Twin Lakes Conference. They are off until Friday when they host Emmetsburg.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Joe Clark 3 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, Steal
Joshua Dietrich 24 Points, 14 Rebounds, Steal, 4 Blocks
Gavin Batta 15 Points, 6 Rebounds, Steal
Eli Wheelock 27 Points, 3 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 5 Steals
Tyler Lightner 14 Points, Rebound, 5 Assists, 3 Steals
Antonio Sanders 2 Points
Ethan Myers 1 Rebound, Assist, Steal
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SCC 19 19 27 20 85
SEV 14 17 16 19 66
East Sac At Newell Fonda
Newell Fonda 75
East Sac 41
Cold shooting early and turnovers against the Newell Fonda pressure dropped East Sac to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the Twin Lakes Conference. The Raiders had good looks early but the shots weren’t falling and Newell Fonda led 19-2 after the 1st quarter. East Sac only made 2-8 from beyond the arc, couple that with 32 turnovers and Newell Fonda was able to slowly build on the lead the rest of the game. The Raiders showed improvement as the game went on and Head Coach Todd Bontrager says they can build on that going into their next few games. They shot 37.8% from the field and hit just 5-14 from the free throw line. East Sac trailed 33-14 at half.
Tyler Schmitt just missed a double-double with 22 points and 9 rebounds and Luke Wright continues to show improvement inside, adding 9 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Clair added 5 points and 4 rebounds off the bench.
East Sac hosts Pocahontas Area on Tuesday.
East Sac Stats
Aden Vondrak 4 Rebounds
Tyler Schmitt 22 Points, 9 Rebounds
Cale Niehaus 2 Points, 2 Rebounds
Luke Wright 9 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Caleb Eichorn 3 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Tony Clair 5 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Luke Wernimont 1 Rebound
Carter Hogrefe 1 Assist
Broady Boeckman 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
ESC 2 12 15 12 41
NF 19 14 21 21 75
West Central Valley at Paton Churdan Boys
West Central Valley 54
Paton Churdan 51
Paton Churdan had a close game late against West Central Valley, but the Wildcats were able to hold on for the victory.
The Rockets came out from the start and gave the Wildcats some trouble, taking the 14-13 lead after the first quarter. West Central Valley took over the ball game in the second quarter with a 17-13 scoring advantage and leading 30-27 at halftime. Joe Carey and Bradyn Smith for Paton Churdan had big nights as Carey led the team with 17 points and Smith was close behind with 10 points. Smith also added two steals and two blocks that helped the Rockets stay within a few points of the Wildcat’s lead.
Paton Churdan took a noticeable dip in the third quarter as West Central Valley went 13-6 over the Rockets and extended their lead to 43-33. The fourth quarter was by far the best quarter for Paton Churdan as they’d get on a scoring high and took it to the Wildcats 18-11. Unfortunately, West Central Valley pressed late into the quarter and was able to cause some turnovers and hold on by a mere three points to get away with the 54-51 victory on the road. Rockets Head Coach Bud Fagan says they were finally able to attack the basket in the fourth quarter, ultimately making 10 of their 12 free throws in the game, but that third quarter performance was what hurt them in the end.
The Rockets will look to pick up their first victory of the season and in the Rolling Valley Conference when they take on Glidden Ralston on Thursday, December 14th.
Paton Churdan Stats
Parker Fitzpatrick: 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Justin Stream: 9 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Joe Carey: 17 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Seth Thurman: 3 Points, Rebound, 2 Blocks
Riley Cullum: 6 Points, 2 Rebounds
Bradyn Smith: 10 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals, 2 Blocks
Shaydon Thurman: 6 Points, 4 Rebounds
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
WCV 13 17 13 11 54
PC 14 13 6 18 51
