Balanced scoring, fast start powers L-S girls past Ankeny Christian Academy

SULLY — A balanced attack and a fast start lifted the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team past Ankeny Christian Academy on Friday.

The Class 1A No. 11 Hawks dominated the first half and Kate Harthoorn shot past her mother for the all-time record for 3-pointers in a career during a 65-31 non-conference home win.

Lynnville-Sully led 23-10 after one quarter and had a 41-17 advantage at halftime. The Hawks won the second half 24-14.

“The girls played really well for the full game tonight,” Lynnville-Sully head girls basketball coach Jerry Hulsing said. “Our defense was good and had good rotations all night, and we rebounded the ball well.”

Harthoorn led four players in double figures with 14 points. She added four rebounds, three assists and four steals and was 4-of-8 from 3-point range.

Harthoorn now has 165 career made 3s, which sets a school record that was previously held by her mother, Amy (Huyser) Harthoorn.

Kate Harthoorn ranks fifth in 1A with 63 made 3s and her 40.4 percent shooting from long range ranks ninth in the class.

Brooke Harthoorn added a career-best 12 points and tallied two rebounds and two assists, Ava Brummel chipped in 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists and Tatum Huyser posted 10 points, three assists and two steals.

Alaina Roberts registered seven points, two rebounds and two steals, Isabelle Vos totaled eight points and five boards and Brilynn Tice scored five points and grabbed five rebounds. Breah Lowry swiped two steals.

The Hawks (16-5) shot 46.3 percent from the floor, made 7-of-14 from 3 and buried 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. The hosts only committed 11 turnovers.

“Our offense was sharp, which lead to some easy baskets,” Hulsing said. “We ran the floor well also.”

Lynnville-Sully improved to 4-0 against Ankeny Christian (15-6) since 2007.