Maston’s putback at the buzzer lifts L-S boys past Sigourney

SULLY — Carson Maston converted a putback at the buzzer to lift the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team to a 55-53 home win over Sigourney on Friday.

The Hawks held off a late Savage rally and clinched their sixth straight win in the series during South Iowa Cedar League action.

“The team stats were close in a lot of areas,” Lynnville-Sully head boys basketball coach Nick Harthoorn said. “We were able to get a few more offensive boards which was critical for us. We would have liked to finish the game a little stronger, but thankfully we were able to make a huge play at the end to win it.”

L-S out-rebounded Sigourney 30-25 and had an 11-5 advantage in offensive rebounds.

The Hawks and Savages were tied at 53-all as L-S was inbounding the ball near half court with 4 seconds on the clock.

Maston crashed the glass on an attempted game-winning 3-pointer by Dawson James and snuck the ball into the basket as time expired to seal the victory for the home team.

L-S improved to 25-6 against Sigourney since 2007. Both teams made six 3-pointers and committed 10 turnovers.

Maston led the Hawks (7-3, 5-3 in the conference) with 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists.

James added nine points, six boards, two assists and three steals, Sawyer Veldhuizen chipped in eight points and two boards and Will Van Vark tallied five points, five rebounds and five assists.

Cameyon James had six points and three rebounds, Hendrick Lowry collected three points and two rebounds and Connor Deal scored five points. Jack Bowlin also grabbed two boards.

The Hawks shot 44 percent from the floor, made 6-of-22 from 3 and connected on 5-of-13 from the free-throw line.

Isaac Bruns led Sigourney (4-4, 3-4) with 14 points and seven boards. Ike Molyneux added 11 points and five assists and Brayden Wood put in 13 points.

The Savages shot 49 percent from the floor, made 6-of-19 from 3 and hit 1-of-2 from the foul line.

Lynnville-Sully led 15-12 after one quarter and 28-22 at halftime. Sigourney trailed by eight after three but outscored the Hawks 16-10 in the fourth.

Lynnville-Sully 60, Pleasantville 36

Maston had a double-double to lead three Hawks in double-figures and Lynnville-Sully used a fast start to down Pleasantville on Saturday.

The Hawks pulled down 16 offensive rebounds and built a double-digit lead at halftime during a 60-36 non-conference victory.

“The guys did a great job executing the game plan,” Harthoorn said. “We competed hard defensively and on the boards. We were able to create an advantage with second-chance points and points in the paint.”

L-S led 19-7 after one and went into halftime with a 37-20 advantage. The Hawks also won the second half 21-16.

Maston finished with 15 points and seven of his 13 rebounds were on the offensive end. Dawson James added 14 points and eight boards.

Van Vark collected 13 points, five rebounds and five assists. He was 3-of-3 from 3. Veldhuizen chipped in six points and three rebounds, Deal had four points, two assists and two steals and Bowlin posted four points and three assists.

Cameyon James registered four points and three rebounds and Lowry grabbed six rebounds.

The Hawks shot 46 percent from the floor, made 8-of-14 from the foul line and hit 6-of-11 from 3. L-S turned the ball over 11 times and out-rebounded Pleasantville 40-17.

Braylon Bingham led the Trojans (4-4) with 17 points and three rebounds. Pleasantville was 4-of-27 from 3 and made 4-of-8 from the foul line. The visitors shot 30.4 percent from the floor and committed only nine turnovers.