C-M boys drop pair of SICL contests

COLFAX — Harrison Rhone put in 20 points, but Colfax-Mingo was outscored by 36 points in the middle two quarters during a 79-39 home loss to North Mahaska on Tuesday.

The Tigerhawks limited their turnovers to only 13, but shot 35.4 percent from the floor and connected on 5-of-18 from 3-point range.

North Mahaska led by six after one quarter and Colfax-Mingo won the fourth 12-10, but the Warhawks won the second 29-7 and took the third 21-7 in the South Iowa Cedar League victory.

Rhone added five rebounds, four assists and three steals to his 20 points to lead Colfax-Mingo, which dropped to 2-17 and 2-13 in the conference.

Shane Hostetter collected four points, three rebounds and two steals, Chase Trotter totaled four points and two rebounds, Wyatt Jay put in five points and Carpenter grabbed four boards.

Adrian Smith had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Asher DeBoef added 11 points, five boards and eight assists to lead the Warhawks. Gabe Hora also scored a team-high 13 points.

North Mahaska (17-3, 14-1) shot 52.3 percent from the floor, made 8-of-28 from 3 and connected on 3-of-6 from the foul line.

Montezuma 86, Colfax-Mingo 41

MONTEZUMA — The Tigerhawks couldn’t overcome a slow start against Montezuma on Jan. 31.

Colfax-Mingo trailed by 20 after one and was outscored by 21 in the third during an 86-41 road loss in SICL action.

Rhone put in 29 points, grabbed five rebounds and had five steals to lead the Tigerhawks in the loss.

Jace Lewis pitched in five points and five boards, Isaiah Lewis grabbed nine rebounds, Jay pulled down six boards and Carpenter chipped three rebounds.

Byal dished out three assists and Trotter pulled down two rebounds.

Colfax-Mingo shot 25.5 percent from the floor, made 3-of-15 from 3 and connected on 12-of-20 from the foul line. The Tigerhawks also turned the ball over 27 times.

Brady Boulton led Montezuma (18-2, 13-2) with 31 points, eight assists and five steals. Kohen Holland totaled 12 points and nine rebounds.

The Braves shot 61.5 percent from the floor, made 5-of-17 from 3 and sunk 17-of-29 from the foul line. They committed 15 turnovers.

Colo-NESCO 71, Colfax-Mingo 38

COLFAX — Rhone scored 19 points and made all six of his free throws, but the Tigerhawks lost 71-38 to Colo-NESCO during a non-conference home game on Feb. 3.

Colfax-Mingo also got six points from Isaiah Lewis, five from Hostetter and four from Byal. The Tigerhawks shot 24.4 percent from the floor, made 1-of-9 from 3 and buried 15-of-19 from the foul line.

No other statistics were available at press time. Colo-NESCO (15-6) won its third straight game against C-M in the series.