Slow start hinders Newton boys in loss to ADM

ADEL — A slow start and a huge night from an opposing player were too much for the Newton boys basketball team to overcome on Thursday night.

The Cardinals trailed Class 3A No. 7 ADM by double-digits after one quarter and never recovered during a 69-45 non-conference road loss.

Newton was plagued by 33 percent shooting from the floor, while ADM got 41 points from Hudson Lorensen.

Lorensen, who is the grandson of former PCM head boys basketball coach Fred Lorensen, was 6-of-9 from 3-point range and 11-of-11 from the free-throw line.

The Tigers led 16-3 after one quarter and outscored Newton 21-12 in the third. It was just a two-point advantage for the hosts in the other two frames.

ADM (18-4) scored its second straight win over Newton, but the two teams have split 12 matchups since 2012.

Isaiah Slaughter scored 11 points and added two rebounds and three assists off the bench to lead Newton.

Landon Bozarth tallied eight points and four rebounds, Cade Bauer chipped in eight points and three boards and Dawson Maki totaled nine points.

Caden Klein finished with three points, four rebounds and two steals, Creighton Andrew had five rebounds and two assists and Grant Osby grabbed three rebounds and blocked two shots off the bench. Tyler Thompson and Braydon West each had two boards off the bench.

The Cardinals (11-10) made 6-of-22 from 3, buried 5-of-8 from the foul line and committed eight turnovers.

Trey Bryte complimented Lorensen with 13 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. The Tigers shot 51 percent from the floor, made 8-of-17 from 3 and connected on 15-of-18 from the foul line.

The Cardinals open Class 3A Substate 7 action against Boone at 7 p.m. on Monday in Newton.

Newton is the No. 3 seed in the bracket. ADM earned the No. 1 seed on the opposite side of the bracket and the Newton-Boone winner faces either Pella or Des Moines Hoover at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27.