Fast start propels L-S girls to narrow win over Sigourney

SULLY — The Class 1A No. 13 Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team built a big lead with a strong first half and then held off a late run by Sigourney during a 56-54 home win on Friday.

The Hawks led by 12 after one quarter and went into halftime with a 32-13 lead. Sigourney outscored L-S 22-9 in the fourth.

“We found a way to hold on and get the win,” L-S head girls basketball coach Jerry Hulsing said. “We did a good job on both ends in the first half. We need to come out in the second half with the same focus.”

Lynnville-Sully overcame 30 points and 14 rebounds from Sigourney’s Josephine Moore and the Savages lost the game despite shooting 23-of-37 from the free-throw line.

The Hawks were just 8-of-15 from the foul line but had a 4-1 advantage in made 3-pointers.

Kate Harthoorn led the Hawks (9-3, 6-2 in the SICL) with 17 points, five rebounds and two assists and Breah Lowry tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Ava Brummel tallied 11 points, three boards and two assists, Tatum Huyser collected six points, three rebounds and two assists and Isabelle Vos registered six points, two rebounds and two assists.

Alaina Roberts posted three points and six boards and Brooke Harthoorn swiped two steals.

The Hawks shot 40 percent from the floor, made 4-of-12 from 3-point range and committed 16 turnovers. L-S was out-rebounded 37-31.

“We have to be able to play physically without fouling and rebound the ball,” Hulsing said. “When we executed on offense we were able to get some good looks.”

Sigourney (5-4, 4-3) shot 32.6 percent from the floor and made only 1-of-9 from 3. The Savages committed 23 turnovers.

Lynnville-Sully 56, Pleasantville 51

The Hawks rallied from a slow start, four players scored in double figures and L-S dominated the boards during a 56-51 non-conference win over Pleasantville on Saturday.

“It was our first half that was sluggish tonight and our second half was much better,” Hulsing said. “Our full-court pressure was the difference in the mid-third quarter which got our motor going and led to some easy points and creating some fouls where we made our free throws. We rebounded the ball better in the second half.”

The Hawks have won five straight games overall and claimed their second straight win over the Trojans.

Lowry led L-S with 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals. Kate Harthoorn added 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Huyser posted 11 points, three rebounds and two blocks, Brummel had 11 points, nine boards and two assists and Roberts grabbed four rebounds. Brooke Harthoorn collected three points and two rebounds and Vos grabbed two rebounds.

The Hawks shot 40.5 percent from the floor, made 3-of-13 from 3 and connected on 19-of-31 from the foul line. They turned the ball over 25 times but out-rebounded the Trojans 42-21.

Joelle Johnson led Pleasantville (7-3) with 19 points and five rebounds and Taylor Perkins added 15 points and five boards.

The Trojans shot 33.3 percent from the floor, made 2-of-14 from 3 and sunk 9-of-14 from the foul line. Pleasantville turned the ball over 16 times.