Tigerhawks down English Valleys in SICL boys battle

NORTH ENGLISH — Isaiah Lewis scored a career high, Jace Lewis did the same while also recording his first career double-double and Harrison Rhone filled up the stat sheet during the Colfax-Mingo boys basketball team’s 52-44 road win over English Valleys on Friday.

The Tigerhawks led by nine after one quarter and stayed in front with a 14-9 fourth in the South Iowa Cedar League victory.

Colfax-Mingo won the game despite shooting 38 percent from the floor, missing all five of its 3-point attempts and turning the ball over 35 times.

The Tigerhawks did make 16-of-29 from the free-throw line. The 52 points scored were a season high and the visitors matched a season low in points against with 44.

Harrison Rhone led Colfax-Mingo (2-5, 2-4 in the SICL) with 15 points, six rebounds, seven assists and nine steals.

Isaiah Lewis collected a career-high 16 points and grabbed two rebounds and Jace Lewis added a career-best 13 points, a career-high 10 boards, three assists and two steals.

Shane Hostetter finished with four points, three rebounds and three steals, Wyatt Carpenter chipped in two assists and three steals and Wyatt Jay grabbed six boards off the bench. Chase Trotter also grabbed five rebounds.

It was the Tigerhawks’ second straight win over English Valleys (0-7, 0-6) and they are 7-3 against the Bears since 2015.

North Mahaska 70, Colfax-Mingo 33

NEW SHARON — North Mahaska dominated the boards, made nine 3s and shot nearly 60 percent from the floor during a 70-33 road win over Colfax-Mingo on Tuesday.

The Tigerhawks trailed 24-10 after one and were outscored 19-9 in the second and 18-4 in the third.

Rhone led the Tigerhawks with 15 points, four rebounds and three steals and Jay finished with five points and two rebounds.

Isaiah Lewis and Jace Lewis both had four points and three boards, Carpenter chipped in three points, two boards and two steals and Trotter grabbed four rebounds.

The Tigerhawks shot 27.3 percent from the floor, made 4-of-15 from 3 and connected on 5-of-10 from the foul line. They committed 16 turnovers.

North Mahaska’s Lucas Nunnikhoven led all scorers with 20 points and added four steals. Gabe Hora tallied 16 points, eight boards and four steals and Asher DeBoef chipped in nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

The Warhawks (6-1, 5-0) out-rebounded their hosts 33-20, made 9-of-23 from 3 and committed 15 turnovers. It was North Mahaska’s 10th straight win over Colfax-Mingo.

Montezuma 65, Colfax-Mingo 28

COLFAX — Twenty-one turnovers and a tough second quarter plagued the Tigerhawks against Montezuma on Dec. 13.

Colfax-Mingo also shot 18.4 percent from the floor during a 65-28 home loss to the Braves during SICL play.

The Tigerhawks trailed 20-10 after one and were outscored 27-3 in the second. Montezuma won the second half 18-15.

Rhone led Colfax-Mingo with 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks and Carpenter collected six points and three rebounds.

Gage Byal scored four points, Hostetter, Isaiah Lewis and Jace Lewis all grabbed three rebounds and Jay pulled down two boards.

The Tigerhawks made 3-of-10 from 3 and were 11-of-20 from the foul line. Rhone made 8-of-12 from the charity stripe.

Montezuma (6-1, 5-1) improved to 19-0 since 2015. Brady Boulton led the Braves with 25 points and five steals and Max Anderson added 12 points, six rebounds and three assists.

The Braves shot 47 percent from the floor, made 6-of-19 from 3 and connected on 13-of-18 from the foul line. They turned the ball over seven times.

Lynnville-Sully 64, Colfax-Mingo 22

SULLY — Carson Maston and Connor Deal each scored career highs and Lynnville-Sully used a fast start to down Colfax-Mingo during an SICL contest on Dec. 10.

Three Hawks scored in double figures, six scored at least four points and L-S downed the Tigerhawks 64-22.

L-S defeated Colfax-Mingo for the ninth straight time and it is now 17-2 against the Tigerhawks since 2015.

The Hawks led 25-6 after one and outscored their visitors 19-8 in the second and 14-3 in the third.

Rhone led the Tigerhawks with seven points, six rebounds and two steals. Carpenter and Jay chipped in four points and two rebounds and Byal finished with three points and three boards.

Trotter and Hostetter each grabbed three rebounds and Jace Lewis pulled down two boards.

The Tigerhawks shot only 16 percent from the floor and made only 1-of-13 from 3. They were 9-of-11 from the foul line but turned the ball over 19 times and got out-rebounded 41-23.

Maston put in a career-best 20 points and added seven rebounds and two assists.

The Hawks (4-3, 3-3) shot 42 percent from the floor, made 6-of-24 from 3 and committed seven turnovers.