L-S boys cruise past Colfax-Mingo, HLV in SICL play

COLFAX — A slow start didn’t hinder the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team against Colfax-Mingo on Tuesday night.

The Hawks led by six after one quarter but pushed the margin to double digits by halftime and dominated the third quarter during a 70-37 road victory over the Tigerhawks during South Iowa Cedar League play.

“We started a little slow, but our defense and discipline got better in the second and third quarters,” Lynnville-Sully head boys basketball coach Nick Harthoorn said. “A big key for us was our ability to create 18 turnovers, which led to 29 points.”

The Hawks improved to 18-2 against Colfax-Mingo since 2015. They won their 10th straight game in the series.

Twelve players scored in all for Lynnville-Sully and Sawyer Veldhuizen, WIll Van Vark, Dawson James and Jack Bowlin all reached double figures.

Veldhuizen totaled 15 points and two steals, Van Vark chipped in 13 points, three assists and two steals and James had 12 points, five boards, two assists and two steals.

Bowlin scored a career-high 10 points, grabbed five boards and swiped two steals off the bench. Carson Maston added four points and four rebounds and Hendrick Lowry collected three points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Connor Deal and Cameyon James pitched in two rebounds and two steals off the bench, Michael Spooner tallied two rebounds and two steals and Ethan Dunsbergen put in three points off the bench.

The Hawks shot 46 percent from the floor, made 6-of-17 from 3-point range and connected on 18-of-28 from the free-throw line.

Lynnville-Sully (13-4, 9-4) turned the ball over only eight times, out-rebounded Colfax-Mingo 31-21 and swiped 14 steals.

Harrison Rhone led the Tigerhawks with 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks.

Wyatt Carpenter totaled eight points and four rebounds, Wyatt Jay and Shane Hostetter had six points and three rebounds each and Jace Lewis chipped in four points and three boards.

Gage Byal grabbed two rebounds, Chase Trotter dished out two assists and Hostetter returned to the lineup after not playing since the team’s loss to Sigourney on Jan. 14.

The Tigerhawks (2-14, 2-11) shot 35.4 percent from the floor, made 1-of-11 from 3 and turned the ball over 18 times. L-S had a 16-point advantage from the foul line.

Lynnville-Sully 68, HLV 39

SULLY — Lynnville-Sully started fast, shared the basketball and dominated on the boards during a 68-39 home win over HLV on Jan. 24.

The Hawks led by 13 after one and never trailed in the SICL contest.

Lynnville-Sully won its 10th straight against HLV and is now 31-3 in the series since 2008. The Hawks have won three in a row overall and claimed their ninth win in the past 10 games.

“We did a nice job sharing the basketball on offense. The result was 21 assists,” Harthoorn said. “The boys continue to work hard on the boards.”

The Hawks won the rebounding battle 47-25 and had 21 assists on their 26 field goals. They won the game despite shooting just 39.4 percent from the floor because they grabbed 24 offensive rebounds and scored 24 second-chance points.

Dawson James led the Hawks with 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists and Veldhuizen added 14 points, four rebounds and two assists.

Maston totaled nine points, seven rebounds and five assists, Lowry pitched in nine points and three rebounds and Van Vark collected five points and four assists.

The reserves got plenty of production, too. Bowlin led the group with three points, eight rebounds and two assists. Deal finished with four rebounds, three assists and two steals, Terran Gosselink registered five points and three rebounds and Cameyon James grabbed five boards.

Spooner also put in three points and Dunsbergen dished out two assists. The Hawks shot 8-of-28 from 3, made 8-of-14 from the free-throw line and turned the ball over only seven times.

Tucker Donaldson led HLV (7-8, 6-8) with 16 points and four rebounds and Peyton Roth added 13 points and six assists. The Warriors shot 31 percent from the floor and made 3-of-17 from 3.

BGM 58, Colfax-Mingo 42

BROOKLYN — Rhone returned to the lineup but his big game was not enough for the Tigerhawks against BGM on Jan. 24.

Colfax-Mingo rallied from an early hole with a big second quarter but couldn’t recover from the Bears’ huge third period during a 58-42 road loss in SICL play.

BGM led by 11 after one, but Colfax-Mingo closed the gap to one at halftime. The Bears dominated the third 20-5 and both teams scored 13 in the fourth.

Rhone, who missed the HLV game on Jan. 21, finished with 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists, five steals and three blocks to lead the Tigerhawks.

Lewis added six points and three rebounds, Byal had five points and two steals and Carpenter totaled five points and three assists. Jay registered three points and five boards.

The Tigerhawks shot 37.5 percent from the floor and made 5-of-14 from 3 but missed nine of their 16 free throws and turned the ball over 20 times.

BGM (4-15, 2-11) got 16 points and 21 rebounds from Ben Cadden and Tucker Wright collected 10 rebounds, eight assists and six steals.

The Bears shot 35 percent from the floor, made 7-of-25 from 3 and turned the ball over 18 times. But BGM out-rebounded the Tigerhawks 50-18 and grabbed 22 offensive boards.