February 20, 2025

Slow start, tough shooting night plague C-M girls in season-ending loss

Tigerhawks turn the ball over 28 times in regional loss to Pella Christian

By Troy Hyde
Blain Houseman

Colfax-Mingo freshman Blain Houseman, right, led the Tigerhawks with nine points in the team's regional loss to Pella Christian on Saturday. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

PELLA — A tough shooting night, 28 turnovers and a slow start plagued the Colfax-Mingo girls basketball team during a season-ending loss to Pella Christian on Saturday.

The Tigerhawks were limited to a season-low in points during a 51-16 defeat in Class 2A Region 5 action.

The Eagles led 25-5 after one quarter and outscored the Tigerhawks 14-7 in the second and 12-0 in the third.

Lydia Hansen

Lydia Hansen

Blain Houseman led Colfax-Mingo (6-16) with nine points, three rebounds and three steals and Isabelle Foglesong put in five points. Lydia Hansen totaled four rebounds and two blocks and Mickinley Bucklin swiped two steals.

The Tigerhawks shot 16 percent from the floor, made 2-of-10 from 3-point range and connected on 6-of-8 from the free-throw line.

Pella Christian (8-14) got 15 points and seven rebounds from Addie Van Arendonk and 12 points and seven steals from Faith Kacmarynski.

The Eagles out-rebounded Colfax-Mingo 30-9 and turned the ball over 18 times.