Dee drops 50 in Baxter’s win over GMG

BAXTER — A school-record performance from Eli Dee and another double-double from Perrin Sulzle powered the Baxter boys basketball team to an 87-67 home win over GMG on Friday.

Dee scored a school-record 50 points, made 20-of-39 from the floor and helped the Bolts pull away from the Wolverines during Iowa Star Conference South Division play.

Baxter led 20-18 after one quarter but outscored GMG 27-20 in the second 17-13 in the third and 23-16 in the fourth on Hall of Fame Night.

Baxter High School welcomed Will Clapper, Jason Aker, Braydon Aker and Ed Schmidt into its Athletic Hall of Fame during the varsity girl-boy doubleheader and the Bolt boys stayed undefeated on the court.

Dee added five rebounds and seven steals to his 50 points. He was 7-of-10 from the free-throw line and is now averaging 37 points per game through five contests, which ranks second in Class 1A.

Sulzle added 14 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks and Logan Rainsbarger finished with a career-high eight points and five boards and chipped in two steals.

Stadan Vansice tallied three points, six rebounds and two steals, Cainan Travis posted five points, five rebounds and two steals and Maddux Tuhn put in five points.

The Bolts (5-0, 4-0) shot 50.7 percent from the floor, made 4-of-12 from 3-point range and buried 15-of-20 from the free-throw line.

Baxter turned the ball over 14 times but swiped 16 steals and out-rebounded the Wolverines 31-23.

The Bolts are averaging 80.4 points per game this season, which ranks third in 1A and eighth in Iowa.

GMG got 24 points from Colin Teske and Grady Dieleman added 18 points. Ethan Klemesrud had nine points and 11 rebounds.

The Wolverines (1-4, 0-3) shot 52 percent from the floor, made 6-of-14 from 3 and connected on 5-of-9 from the foul line. They also committed 23 turnovers.

Baxter is 13-2 against GMG since 2017 and claimed its eighth straight win in the series.

The Bolts, who have won 40 straight conference games, have won 13 of the past 14 games in the series.

Baxter 70, BCLUW 16

CONRAD — The Bolts used a fast start and Dee put in at least 30 points for the fourth straight game and Baxter cruised past BCLUW, 70-16, during Iowa Star Conference South Division play on Tuesday.

Baxter led 24-7 after one and outscored the Coments 31-2 in the second half. The Bolts have scored at least 70 points in all five games this season.

Dee scored 31 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists. Sulzle filled up the stat sheet with 10 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, seven steals and five blocks and Vansice contributed eight points, four assists and five steals.

Travis registered four points, seven rebounds, eight assists and two steals, Tuhn added five points and three steals, Cael Wishman chipped in four points and two boards and Rainsbarger posted three points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals. Colten Damman also finished with three points and three boards.

The Bolts shot 57 percent from the floor, made 7-of-13 from 3 and connected on 5-of-7 from the free-throw line.

Baxter committed 15 turnovers but swiped 21 steals and had 23 assists on 29 field goals. The Bolts defeated BCLUW (1-2, 1-2) for the fifth straight time.