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There was a full slate of area high school basketball games on Friday night. Newton lost a Little Hawkeye Conference doubleheader at home. In South Iowa Cedar League play, Colfax-Mingo’s teams won on the road and Lynnville-Sully’s squads were victorious at home. Prairie City-Monroe girls and boys won in Heart of Iowa Conference action while Baxter split a Iowa Star Conference twin bill.
Class 4A No. 15 Dallas Center-Grimes girls 52, Newton girls 37
Newton High’s Cardinal girls had the Class 4A No. 15 Dallas Center-Grimes Fillies right where they wanted the Fillies. Newton held a 30-26 lead at home with 2:43 left in the third quarter of the Little Hawkeye Conference contest Friday night.
The Cardinals rushed out to an 8-0 lead, but they couldn’t hold onto the advantage in the final 10 minutes of action. The Fillies’ senior guard Jenna Borchers had been held in check by the Cardinals with only four first half points.
Newton trailed 34-32 with 19 seconds left in the third quarter. DCG outscored Newton 18-5 in the last 8:01 of the game. Borchers it all four of her 3-point field goals in a 14-point flurry in the fourth quarter — quarter in which the Fillies scored 15 points to pull away for the 52-37 win.
“We played a very, very nice first half. Our kids played hard all the way after a win the night before in a game we didn’t finishing well,” Newton head coach Brandon Sharp said. “The game came down to us not keeping track of the ball and us losing their best player, who scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half.”
Newton opened the game with back-to-back 3-pointers by Peyton Maher and Randi Walters. Ali Bestell scored a bucket on the inside to put the Cardinals up 8-0. A basket by Jordan Cunningham at the 4:05 mark of the first quarter to put DCG on the scoreboard.
The Cardinals were in front 14-11 after one quarter of play. The teams were tied at 16-all with 6:47 left, but Maher’s second trey broke it followed by a basket by Anna Forsyth. A transition bucket by Rachel Rhoads opened a Newton lead of 23-18.
The Fillies got a free throw from Mallory Vroegh and a basket by Cunningham to close the gap by the break. Newton was up 23-21 at halftime.
After DCG went up 25-23, Newton had a basket by Walters, a 3-pointer by Marcelina Marvelli and another field goal by Walters to regain the lead, 30-26. The Fillies went on an 11-2 run including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Vroegh to lead 37-32 at the end of the third quarter.
Then Borchers took over the game for DCG, hitting three straight treys. She scored 14 consecutive points to salt away the win for the Fillies.
Sharp said his team had 25 turnovers in the game with 15 coming in the second half. Newton was 16-of-34 shooting from the field, but the turnovers limited his team’s ability to score, he said.
Walters finished with 11 points and five rebounds for Newton. Forsyth scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and and three assists. Marvelli handed out six assists and Bestell grabbed 10 rebounds.
To go with Borchers’ 23 points, the Fillies got 10 points from Vroegh. The Fillies went 9-of-15 from the free-throw line.
Newton lost 53-47 in the junior varsity game. Meg Callaghan had 18 points and Kameron Nehring scored 17 points for the Cardinals.
The Cardinal varsity fell to 2-4 overall and 0-2 in Little Hawkeye Conference play. They travel to Grinnell next Friday in conference action.
Dallas Center-Grimes boys 63, Newton boys 43
There are no night offs in the Little Hawkeye Conference, according to Newton High boys’ head coach Bill Liley. Newton’s Cardinals came up short at home Friday against the visiting Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs.
“We’re a young basketball team and it’s going to be a roller coaster ride for a little bit until we get things settled, and tonight was one of those,” Liley said after the Mustangs bolted late for a 63-43 win over the Cardinals.
“This was a young team which is not very deep playing back-to-back nights and running out of gas. Emotionally after that call to end the first half, I think going into halftime, we were about done,” Liley said.
It was a close game with Newton leading 14-9 after one quarter. The Cardinals pushed out to a 21-12 lead on seven consecutive points by Garrett Sturtz to open the second period.
From the 5-minute mark of the second quarter, the Mustangs a 12-0 run to finish the first half. Newton was down 22-21 with 1:13 left and had the basketball. Tyler Cooney stole the basketball with less than 10 seconds on the clock.
Cooney broke for a fastbreak layup, but was fouled at the buzzer by Sturtz, who was going for the block of the shot. Liley disagreed with the call but Cooney sank two free throws to lift DCG to a 24-21 halftime lead.
Grant Garvis, who began the game for Newton with a 3-pointer, hit two free throws to start the third quarter. Aaron Bartels tied the game at 26-all by downing three free throws with 7:11 on the clock.
After falling behind again, Bartels scored off a steal by Garvis then Garvis drilled another 3-pointer to knot the score up. Sturtz scored with 4:11 left in the third period for a 33-31 Newton lead.
Over the next 12 minutes of the game, the Mustangs outscored the cardinal 32-10. The Mustangs were up 45-36 with 5:42 left in the game when another call went DCG’s way and Liley was accessed a technical foul.
“Uncharacteristic of things we’ve had go on as far as this program since I’ve been here, I’ve only had three technicals since I’ve gotten to Newton. I felt like I needed to protect my players and I needed those guys (the officials) to know I disagreed,” Liley said.
Newton wasn’t able to mount a comeback from the 12-point deficit in the final five minutes, losing for the first time this season. The shots were not falling for the Cardinals on Friday night.
Sturtz scored 19 points to lead Newton. Garvis had 10 points. The Cardinals had four 3-pointers in the game, two each by Sturtz and Garvis. Newton went 13-of-18 at the free-throw line.
Dallas Center-Grimes had four players score in double figures led by Jordan Humphreys with 16 points and Damon Clapper with 13 points. Steve Borneman and Cooney each had 12 points.
Newton (3-1) will take a 1-1 Little Hawkeye Conference mark into next Friday’s game at Grinnell.
Lynnville-Sully girls 50, HLV girls 22
Lynnville-Sully boys 86, HLV boys 35
SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s Hawk basketball teams rolled to wins at home against HLV in South Iowa Cedar League conference play Friday.
The Hawk girls were up 32-10 at halftime over HLV on their way to a 50-22 win. Lynnville-Sully had 15 steals and 23 turnovers in the game.
Lynnville-Sully’s girls shot 31 percent, 20-of-64, from the field and went 5-of-11 at the free-throw line. HLV was held to 21 percent, 10-of-46, from the field and hit 2-of-5 at the line.
Jataya Meyer and Mallory Loftus each scored nine points for the Hawk girls. Meyer had four steals.
“I thought our defensive ball pressure was good tonight but then we didn't rebound the ball as well as we have been,” Lynnville-Sully girls’ head coach Jerry Hulsing said. “We caused a lot of chaos on defensive end but then carried it over to the offensive end. We didn't settle into a good offensive rhythm.”
Emme Cheney had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the HLV girls.
In the boys’ contest, the Hawks dominated, leading 32-11 after one quarter. It was 54-21 at halftime with the Hawks winning 86-35.
Lynnville-Sully had 21 assists in the game and 19 steals. The Hawks shot 49 percent, 32-of-65, from the field.
“We did a much better job moving the basketball tonight and it showed in the assist column and on the scoreboard,” Lynnville-Sully boys’ head coach Nick Harthoorn said. “The guys were active defensively and on the boards. It was fun to watch everyone get involved and play hard.
Jesse Van Wyk fired in 16 points and had five assists while Brevin Hansen and Tanner Foster each scored 13 points. Rylan James pulled down eight rebounds and blocked three shots.
HLV was led by Mitch Thys with 11 points.
The Hawk squads host BGM in SICL play on Tuesday in Sully.
Baxter boys 60, Collins-Maxwell boys 24
MAXWELL — Twelve different Bolts broke the scoring column, and five players scored at least six points in a 60-24 win over former teammates Collins-Maxwell on Friday night during Iowa Star Conference play.
Sophomore Cole Damman scored a game-high 14 points for Baxter, which improved to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play. Junior Will Clapper added 12 points, senior Braydon Aker chipped in eight and senior Noah Galloway and junior Ian Thomson each put in six for the Bolts.
The Bolts led the Spartans (0-5 overall, 0-4 in conference play) 34-12 at halftime.
Collins-Maxwell was led by senior Carter Fricke, who scored 11 points. Only four Spartans scored in the game.
Collins-Maxwell girls 34, Baxter girls 26
MAXWELL — Baxter was held to a season-low 26 points in a 34-26 loss to Collins-Maxwell on Friday during Iowa Star Conference girls' basketball action.
Baxter senior Jordynn Wesselink had eight points and eight rebounds, and junior Kaylin Van Ryswyk chipped in seven points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bolts, who dropped to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play. Sophomore Holly Jessen also had six boards, but the Bolts made only 12-of-43 from the floor, 1-of-7 from 3-point range and 1-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Junior Mikayla Markley led the Spartans (4-3, 3-1) with a game-high 12 points, and junior Josie Wierson chipped in seven. Senior Brianda Bane scored six.
Colfax-Mingo girls 59, BGM 41
BROOKLYN — Junior Payton Rhone buried six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points, and two other Tigerhawks reached double-figures in a 59-41 road win over BGM on Friday.
Rhone was 6-of-9 from long range, while senior Ries Wilson tallied 11 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks in the win.
Senior McKeely Tjaden scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Junior Camilla Schlosser scored seven points.
The Tigerhawks led 37-21 at halftime and took a 50-36 lead into the fourth quarter. Colfax-Mingo (2-3, 2-2) snapped a two-game losing streak after shooting 46 percent from the floor, 54 percent from long range and 67 percent from the line. BGM dropped its third straight game and is now 2-4 overall and 1-2 in SICL play.
Colfax-Mingo boys 50, BGM boys 45
BROOKLYN — Senior Alex Lewis put in a career-high 27 points and the Colfax-Mingo boys' basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 50-45 win over BGM during South Iowa Cedar League road game.
The Tigerhawks evened their overall and conference records to 2-2. BGM lost a third straight game and is now 1-3 overall and 1-3 in conference action.
PCM boys 72, Greene County boys 62
JEFFERSON — The Mustangs rallied from an early hole to remain undefeated behind 11 3-pointers. Six players scored at least eight points, and PCM used a 19-2 run in the third quarter to rally for a 72-62 road victory.
PCM improved to 4-0 on the season and the Mustangs are now 3-0 in Heart of Iowa Conference play. Greene County fell to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in the league play.
Jackson Thomas became the fourth Mustang to lead the team in scoring in four games as he hit two of the 11 treys and finished with a team-high 18 points. Sophomore Jason Stafford hit two triples and scored a career-high 13 points off the bench. Stafford also was 7-of-7 from the foul line.
Sophomore Derek Brown chipped in 10 points and two 3-pointers off the bench, junior Andrew Van Ryswyk and senior Noah Lanphier both scored nine points and senior Elijah Sperslage scored eight.
Greene County led 23-14 after one quarter. PCM chipped away at that lead with a 15-9 advantage in the second. The Mustangs took the lead for good with a 24-4 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters.
Wade Adcock scored a game-high 20 points for the Rams, and Joe Towers scored 11.
PCM girls 59, Greene County girls 46
JEFFERSON — Sophomore Regan Freland got the Mustangs out to a hot start and then junior Camryn Wignall made sure the Mustangs ended a two-game losing streak with a 59-46 win over Greene County.
Freland scored 16 of her season-high 29 points in the first half. Wignall buried three 3-pointers and scored a career-high 16 points. Wignall came into the game averaging 7.9 points per game.
Freland scored nine of the Mustangs' first 11 points to give PCM an early 11-2 advantage. She hit 16 at halftime and PCM led 35-26.
Wignall hit her third 3-pointer to give PCM its largest lead of the game at 55-41 with 2:22 to play.
PCM improved to 3-3 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. Greene County's two-game win streak was snapped as the Rams fell to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in HOIC play.
Freland added seven assists, six rebounds and three steals to her 29 points. Wignall chipped in five steals, freshman Lilli Baird scored seven points and dished out five assists and junior Morgan Uhlenhopp pulled down 12 rebounds.