PCM boys eliminated by Des Moines Christian

URBANDALE — The PCM boys basketball team played right with Des Moines Christian in the second and fourth quarters of their Class 2A District 14 semifinal contest on Thursday.

Unfortunately, the Mustangs couldn’t overcome slow starts out of the locker room during a 73-53 loss to the host Lions.

Des Moines Christian led 13-6 after one quarter and outscored the Mustangs 24-13 in the third. The Lions won the other two frames by two points.

The game featured 48 turnovers, 35 free throws and 10 made 3-pointers.

PCM shot 44.4 percent from the floor, made 5-of-14 from 3 and connected on 8-of-14 from the free-throw line. The Mustangs (10-13) committed 25 turnovers.

Gavin Van Gorp led PCM with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals and Jacob Wendt added 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Jack Jungling chipped in nine points and seven boards, Gavin Steenhoek scored four points and Kaleb DeVries dished out five assists.

Jacob Elrod led the reserves with five points and two boards, while Carson VandeLune and Shay Burns each put in three points.

Sean Tunks led four Lions in double figures with 20 points. Seaton Ingram scored 19 points, Tate Platte had 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and five steals and Max Town tallied 11 points and nine boards.

Des Moines Christian (16-4) shot 53 percent from the floor, made 5-of-14 from 3 and buried 18-of-21 from the foul line. The Lions committed 23 turnovers.