PCM boys down North Mahaska, fall twice to HOIAC foes

MONROE — The PCM boys basketball team used a big second quarter to rally from an early hole and then the Mustangs held onto the lead in the second half during a 52-48 non-conference win over North Mahaska on Monday.

The Warhawks led by four after one quarter, but PCM dominated the second 12-5 and both teams scored 29 points in the second half.

Cutler VandeLune led the Mustangs with 13 points and three steals, while Alex Wendt posted another double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Gavin Van Gorp finished with 10 points and two assists, Chase Wagaman scored all eight of his points in the second half and grabbed 10 boards and Kash Fischer scored five points.

Gavin Steenhoek posted four points and two rebounds and Kaleb DeVries grabbed four boards.

PCM shot 40 percent from the floor, made 7-of-21 from 3-point range and missed eight of its 14 attempts from the free-throw line. Both teams turned the ball over 11 times and the Warhawks had a 37-31 advantage in rebounds.

Asher DeBoef led the hosts with 17 points and 15 rebounds and Adrian Smith collected 10 points and five boards.

North Mahaska (5-1) shot 34 percent from the floor, made 5-of-23 from 3 and connected on 3-of-9 from the foul line.

PCM scored its second straight win over North Mahaska.

Grand View Christian 67, PCM 32

DES MOINES — The Mustangs couldn’t overcome a slow start against Grand View Christian on Tuesday.

The Thunder made more than half of their shots from the floor, buried 11 3s and forced 16 PCM turnovers during a 67-32 home win in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference play.

Grand View Christian led 17-4 after one and outscored PCM 23-7 in the second. The hosts won the fourth 17-10, but the Mustangs edged the Thunder in the third.

Steenhoek scored a career-best 12 points and added three rebounds and two assists. Wendt tallied four points and eight boards, Wagaman grabbed eight rebounds and DeVries put in six points.

Pete Kiernan dished out two assists and swiped two steals, Jake Winters pulled down two boards and Fischer collected two steals.

The Mustangs (3-4, 2-3 in the conference) shot 33.3 percent from the floor, made 2-of-11 from 3 and missed seven of their nine attempts from the foul line.

The Thunder (6-0, 5-0) got 21 points and five assists from Jameson Scharnberg and Emiliano Barrantes added 16 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks.

Grand View Christian sunk 52 percent of its shots from the floor, made 11-of-25 from 3 and committed nine turnovers.

Nevada 64, PCM 42

MONROE — The Cubs had a six-point advantage from behind the 3-point line and made eight more shots from the foul line during a 64-42 road win over PCM on Friday.

The Mustangs trailed 15-9 after one and went into halftime down nine. PCM lost the third 16-13 before Nevada pulled away for good in the fourth.

Wagaman led the hosts with another double-double. He finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Van Gorp had nine points and three boards.

VandeLune chipped in six points, two rebounds and two assists, Wendt grabbed eight rebounds, DeVries dished out four assists and Kiernan scored six points off the bench. Winters and Joe Shaver both grabbed three boards each.

PCM shot 36.2 percent from the floor, made 5-of-15 from 3 and connected on 3-of-12 from the foul line. The Mustangs committed 19 turnovers.

Nevada (7-0, 5-0) got 15 points from Drake Hinson, 14 from Gavin Egeland and 10 from John Nelson.

The Cubs, who have won 11 straight games in the series, made five triples and buried 11-of-21 from the foul line.