Newton wrestlers compete in Council Bluffs Classic; area basketball teams in action

Newton High’s wrestling team opened action at the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic on Friday while Lynnville-Sully, Prairie City-Monroe, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter and Colfax-Mingo played basketball Friday night. The big basketball games of night were the clash between Heart of Iowa Conference rivals PCM and CMB.

Newton wrestlers take on top talent at Council Bluffs

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Five Newton High wrestlers reached the Gold Bracket of their weight classes at the 2014 Council Bluffs Classic at Mid-America Center Friday. Six others moved into the Silver Bracket of their weight divisions.

Wrestlers open the 32-team tournament in four-man round robin action. The top two wrestlers in each round robin move into the championship (Gold) bracket and the bottom two go the consolation bracket (Silver).

Newton’s Hunter Versteegh at 113 pounds and Dakota Dawson at 138 went 3-0 in round robin matches. Dawson won 3-1 over Christopher Taylor of Omaha North (Neb.) in the championship round one to advance into quarterfinal action Saturday. Versteegh lost 13-7 to Drew Ernsdorff of St. James Academy of Lenexa, Kan., in the first round and went to the consolation side of the championship bracket for Saturday.

Also reaching the Gold Bracket were Alex Bentley at 120, Bryce Tish at 145 and Duncan Lee at 195. They alls were 2-1 in round robin and lost their first round matches in the championship bracket. They wrestle in consolation side matches Saturday.

Ross Hull at 106, Parker Schuster at 126, Brett Wolf at 152, Brady Smith at 160, Jordan Henning at 220 and Caden Manning at 285 are in the Silver Brackets of their weight classes.

Newton has 65 points and in 23rd after the first day of wrestling. There ares 32 teams from five states — Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska.

Complete coverage of the Cardinal wrestlers at Council Bluffs will be in Monday’s Newton Daily News.

No. 11 Lynnville-Sully girls 55, Belle Plaine 23

SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s girls had a bit of a sub-par first half Friday night, then turned up the heat on visiting Belle Plaine. The Hawks led 20-12 at halftime and outscored the Plainsman girls 35-11 in the second half.

Winning 55-23, the Hawks improved to 7-0 on the season and 6-0 atop the South Iowa Cedar League.

“We didn't come in the first half and play very well on either end of the floor,” said Jerry Hulsing, Hawk head coach. “The second half was a different story played much better. Our offense was sharper as we added ball fakes and were a little more patient allowing cuts to open up.”

The Hawks shot 41 percent from the field while holding Belle Plaine to a chilly 22.5 percent. Lynnville-Sully cashed in 16-of-28 from the free-throw line.

Marissa Vos powered in 18 points and controlled 18 rebounds for Lynnville-Sully. Lysandra James added 12 points. Vos and Brenna Lanser each had four assists.

Marisa Pope led Belle Plaine with eight points and six rebounds.

Lynnville-Sully hosts HLV Tuesday.

Belle Plaine boys 64, Lynnville-Sully boys 60, OT

SULLY — In a South Iowa Cedar League showdown, Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks had the visiting Belle Plaine Plainsmen right where they wanted them. The Hawks were up 28-15 at halftime in front of their home crowd.

Unfortunately, they could not hold back the undefeated Plainsmen in the second half. Lynnville-Sully and Belle Plaine went to overtime to settle the game. The Plainsmen (4-0) pulled out a 64-60 decision over the Hawks (3-2).

“Our guys did a lot a good things tonight,” said Nick Harthoorn, Lynnville-Sully head coach. “We came up a little short on the scoreboard, but we are getting better as a team. I think we will learn a lot from this experience.”

The teams were knotted at 54-all at the end of regulation.

Ben Trettin fired in 20 points for Lynnville-Sully. Kyle Van Dyke scored 10 points and had five steals. Jesse Van Wyk dished out three assists. Jake Brand and Sage Ehresman each had six rebounds.

Belle Plaine was led by Jacob Ehlen with 21 points. Justin Jacobi added 17 and Brant DeMeulenaere had 15 points.

The Hawk boys take a 3-2 SICL mark into Tuesday’s home game against HLV.

PCM boys 59, CMB boys 46

BAXTER — The Prairie City-Monroe boys' basketball team forced Collins-Maxwell/Baxter into 17 turnovers Friday and a balanced scoring attack guided the offense to a 59-46 road win.

The Mustangs got 14 points from junior Logan Gilman and senior Trey Lindsay but seniors Ricky Reeve and Lucas Pendroy also put in 11 and 10 points, respectively, in the win.

Lindsay gave the Mustangs a five-point lead at the break following a steal on defense and layup at the other end. PCM carried the momentum into the second half and outscored the Raiders 17-10 in the third and eventually kept CMB winless on the season.

The Mustangs are now 3-2 overall and 3-1 in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference play after winning their second straight. CMB is now 0-5 overall and 0-4 in league play.

Seniors Bryce Kemp and Joey Nissen each scored 12 points to lead the Raiders, while Seth Balke chipped in eight and Brady Stover scored all seven of his points in the first two quarters.

Kemp, who woke up Friday with a temperature of 101 degrees but still played, also led CMB with eight rebounds and Balke finished with six assists.

The Raiders failed to score 50 points for the fourth straight game. And the season-high for points was just 51 back in the season opener against Nevada.

The 59 points for PCM was its second lowest output of the season. The Mustangs still found a way to win though, thanks in large part to Lindsay and Reeve's pressure defense at the top of the zone.

PCM girls 59, CMB girls 29

BAXTER — The Prairie City-Monroe girls basketball team used a 9-0 first-quarter run to grab control and then put Collins-Maxwell/Baxter away for good with a 13-2 spurt in the third.

The Mustangs improved to 5-0 in the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference following the 59-29 victory over the Raiders.

Rachel Freland finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Courtney VanHouweling added 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals. Katie

VandeWall also scored in double-figures with 11 and Rachel Gulling added nine to help a suddenly-balanced Mustang squad to another win.

CMB got 10 points and nine rebounds from freshman Brianda Bane, but hit only 9-of-34 from the floor and 8-of-16 from the foul line. Bridget Hurley grabbed 10 boards and Lexi Breon pulled down eight in the loss.

The Mustangs did not attempt a 3-pointer for the second straight game and had 17 assists on their 22 makes from the floor. They were 22-of-52 from the floor and 15-of-23 from the line.

The 59 points scored by the Mustangs (5-2, 5-0) was the lowest output of the year in conference play. CMB (0-7, 0-5) though has been held to less than 40 points in five of its seven games.

Roland-Story boys 59, Colfax-Mingo boys 52

STORY CITY — The Tigerhawk boys' basketball team scored 26 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough to finish off an impressive rally Friday night.

Jared Myers ended up with 18 points for the game, but Colfax-Mingo lost on the road to Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference rival Roland-Story, 59-52.

Eleven of Myers' 18 points came in the fourth quarter. He also grabbed four rebounds and collected four steals.

Junior Jacob Lietz also finished in double-figures for the Tigerhawks, adding 13 points. Freshman Jarod Nichols added eight points and seven rebounds and Colin Lourens scored seven points, pulled down 14 boards and blocked four shots.

Colfax-Mingo finished with 20 offensive rebounds and 11 steals in the game but still dropped to 0-4 on the year. Roland-Story moved to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in league play following the win.

Roland-Story girls 59, Colfax-Mingo girls 33

STORY CITY — Sara Lahart scored 14 points, but the Colfax-Mingo girls' basketball team lost 59-33 to Roland-Story on Friday night in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference play.

Lahart, who scored six of her 14 in the third, also had two rebounds and two steals in the loss. Ivy Moore added eight points and seven rebounds, while McKeely Tjaden chipped in four points and nine boards.

Colfax-Mingo is now 0-6 on the season and it dropped to 0-5 in HOIAC action. Roland-Story improved to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in league play.