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Wildcats Scalp Indians In 4 Overtimes

CAMANCHE The Durant boys basketball team proved last Monday that they are going to be a tough out in the class 2A postseason this year after beating a good Camanche team 71-62 in four overtimes. Durant enters the postseason winners of two of their last three games including the win over the Indians. Durant led 7-0 after the first quarter and 13 to 6 at halftime. Camanche rallied in the third quarter with a 13-5 run to tie the score at 19 heading to the third quarter. Each team scored 15 points in the fourth quarter as the score was knotted at 34 after regulation. The score was tied at 43 after the first overtime and 50 after the second. Each team scored just three points in the third overtime as the score was 53 all heading to a fourth extra overtime. In the fourth quarter, the Wildcats outscored the Indians 18 to 9 to take the game by nine points. The Wildcats were led by two players who scored 20 or more points in the game. Seniors Alex Rouse and Von Glaser scored 23 and 20 points respectively. Rouse completed a double-double with a team high 13 rebounds. Drew Lilienthal also had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Seth Boysen had 14 points and Tanner Atkinson had 11 in the loss.
Monday, February 10 at Camanche DURANT (71): Gavin Meyer (g) 0-5 3-6 3, Alex Rouse (f) 11-17 1-2 23, Von Glaser (g) 8-17 2-3 20, Drew Lilienthal (f) 6-16 1-2 15, Will Bentley (g) 0-10 6-12 6, Nick Keimig 1-3 1-4 3, Jacob

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Benischek 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 26-69 14-29 70. CAMANCHE (62): Brady Beal (g) 1-6 1-2 3, Seth Boysen (g) 5-11 2-4 14, Brody Lodge (f) 4-13 0-3 8, Derek Harksen (f) 0-2 2-2 2, Tanner Atkinson (f) 3-8 3-3 11, Blake Bialas 2-4 3-4 7, Thomas Bentley 0-0 0-0 0, Will Seeser 1-6 1-2 3, Devon Belk 3-6 1-2 7, Dylan Busse 1-6 0-1 2. Totals: 21-65 16-25 62. 3-Pt. FG: Durant 4-23 (Glaser 2-8, Lilienthal 2-4, Bentley 0-6, Meyer 0-4, Rouse 0-1), Camanche 4-20 (Boysen 2-5, Atkinson 2-4, Lodge 0-5, Beal 0-4, Bialas 0-1, Seeser 0-1). Rebounds: Durant 42 (Rouse 13, Lilienthal 11, Glaser 6, Meyer 5, Keimig 4, Bentley 2, Benischek 1), Camanche 43 (Busse 10, Belk 8). Assists: Durant 17 (Bentley 5, Meyer 4, Glaser 3, Lilienthal 3, Rouse 1, Keimig 1), Camanche 5 (Beal 3). Steals: Durant 10 (Meyer 3, Glaser 3, Rouse 2, Lilienthal 1, Bentley 1), Camanche 8 (Atkinson 3). Blocked Shots: Durant 7 (Lilienthal 5, Rouse 1, Bentley 1), Camanche 6 (Busse 4). Total Fouls: Duant 22, Camanche N/A. Fouled Out: Durant Glaser. Camanche N/A.

North Cedars Meranda Thimmes (24) goes up for two points in the first half of the Knights 38-35 victory over West Branch last Thursday. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.

Knights Get Overtime Win Over Bears

CLARENCE The North Cedar girls basketball team won their second game in a row as the regular season has ended for the Knights after a 38-35 overtime win over West Branch last Thursday. North Cedar outscored the Bears 9 to 6 in the extra time to pull out the three-point victory. North Cedar improved to 9-12 with the win and improved their record to 4-2 against RVC South teams this season. West Branch held a 10-4 lead after the first quarter, but an 0-for-8 stretch to start the second quarter allowed the Knights to get back into the game by halftime, taking an 15 to 14 halftime lead. West Branch again pulled out to a lead by the end of the third quarter 25 to 21, but North Cedar outscored the Bears 8 to 4 in the final quarter, including the tying basket, a lay-up by Alison Malaby, with just under 30 seconds left in regulation. In the overtime period, North Cedar outscored West Branch by three, 9-6. In the overtime period North Cedars Jordan Bendixen and Haley Poula of West Branch each scored four points after being held scoreless in the four previous quarters. Malaby had a game high 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 assists to lead North Cedar. Emily Flockhart had 6 points while Steph Jones had 4 points and 4 rebounds. Maddy Russell had a team high 8 points for West Branch while Ashley Finnegan and Haley Mullinix each had 7 for the Bears.
Thursday, February 13 at Clarence 1 2 3 4 OT Final West Branch 10 4 11 4 6 35 North Cedar 4 11 6 8 9 38 WEST BRANCH (35): Allyson Simpson (g) 1-4 0-0 3, Maddy Russell (f) 4-8 0-0 8, Ashley Finnegan (g) 1-4 5-6 7, Haley Mullinix (g) 1-5 4-5 7, Haley Poula (f) 1-4 2-5 4, Kara Fountain 1-2 0-0 3, Trystin Luneckas 1-1 0-0 3, Leah Hott 0-1 0-0 0, Jenae Murry 0-1 0-0 0, Paige Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 10-30 11-16 35. NORTH CEDAR (38): Emily Flockhart (g) 2-6 1-2 6, Cortlyn Kasik (g) 1-2 0-0 2, Alison Malaby (g) 5-21 8-12 18, Allison Jensen (f) 0-7 2-2 2, Steph Jones 2-5 0-1 4, Emily Hay 0-2 0-0 0, Jordan Bendixen 2-8 0-1 4, Lexis Wagner 0-2 0-0 0, Meranda Thimmes 0-5 2-2 2. Totals: 12-58 13-20 38. 3-Pt. FG: WB 4-10 (Simpson 1-3, Mullinix 1-3, Fountain 1-2, Lunekas 1-1, Finnegan 0-1), North Cedar 1-5 (Flockhart 1-1, Malaby 0-3, Bendixen 0-1). Rebounds: WB 30 (Finnegan 8, Russell 6, Poula 5), NC 28 (Malaby 8, Jensen 6, Jones 4, Bendixen 3, Kasik 2, Flockhart 2, Hay 1, Wagner 1, Thimmes 1). Assists: WB 9 (Finnegan 5), North Cedar 7 (Jensen 2, Malaby 2, Bendixen 1, Hay 1, Flockhart 1). Steals: WB 5 (Poula 2), North Cedar 14 (Malaby 5, Hay 4, Kasik 3, Bendixen 1, Jones 1). Blocked Shots: WB 5 (5 with 1 each), North Cedar 5 (Bendixen 2, Malaby 1, Jensen 1, Jones 1). Total Fouls: WB 22, North Cedar 18. Fouled Out: WB Mullinix. NC none.

Knights Rout Bears In RVC Regular Season Finale CLARENCE The North Cedar boys basketball team set the tone early and cruised to a 63-47 victory in their River Valley Conference regular season finale. The Knights finished the regular season with a 18-4 overall record and will play next week in the 2A postseason tournament. North Cedar raced out to a 22-4 lead after one quarter which essentially decided the basketball game. The Bears rallied for 10 points in the second quarter, but North Cedar kept pace with 11 points of their own to put the halftime score at 33-14. Both teams offenses picked up in the third quarter, but North Cedar outscored the Bears 19 to 16 in the quarter in taking a commanding 52-30 lead into the final quarter. West Branch showed some fight late, going on a 16-2 run in the final quarter, but it was too little, too late. Grant Pruess had a team high 17 points off the bench for North Cedar while Jayden Johnson scored 14 and Seth Hamilton had 10.
Thursday, February 13 at Clarence 1 2 3 4 Final West Branch 4 10 16 17 47 North Cedar 22 11 19 11 63 NORTH CEDAR (63): Josh Kintzel (g) 2-3 0-1 4, Jacob Hay (g) 2-7 2-2 8, Seth Hamilton (g) 4-4 2-2 10, Andrew Fields (f) 2-5 0-0 4, Jayden Johnson (f) 6-11 2-4 14, Nick Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Geff Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Bryan Kash 1-3 0-0 2, Dylan Deerberg 1-2 0-0 2, Grant Pruess 4-6 6-7 17, Derrick Gray 0-3 0-0 0, Cole Hanson 0-0 0-0 0, Chandler Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Dalton Yutesler 0-0 0-0 0, Zach Bendixen 0-2 0-0 0, Noah Sander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-48 12-16 63. North Cedar Statistics: 3-Pt. FG: 5-14 (Pruess 3-4, Hay 2-4, Kash 0-1, Fields 0-1, Deerberg 0-1, Moore 0-1, Bendixen 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Rebounds: 19 (Johnson 3, Fields 3, Hay 3, Williams 3, Kintzel 2, Hamilton 2, Yutesler 1, Pruess 1, Deerberg 1). Assists: 10 (Kintzel 2, Hay 2, Hamilton 2, Pruess 2, Deerberg 1, Williams 1). Steals: 14 (Fields 3, Johnson 2, Pruess 2, Hamilton 2, Kintzel 1, Johnson 1, Kash 1, Deerberg 1, Moore 1). Blocked Shots 1 (Fields 1). Total Fouls: 20. Fouled Out: none.

Durant guard Peyton Miedema looks for a lane to the basket during a recent Wildcat basketball game. The Wildcats are red-hot entering the postseason. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.

Wildcats Enter Postseason On 3-Game Winning Streak

CAMANCHE The Durant Wildcat girls basketball team got a big boost heading into the postseason with a 3829 upset win at Camanche. There, the Wildcats led 12-8 after the first quarter and didnt look back. The Wildcats outscored the Indians in three of the four quarters and did not trail after any of the quarters. Durant held a 23-16 halftime lead after an 11-8 run in the second quarter. Durant took their biggest lead after three quarters, 32-20, after outscoring Camanche 9-4 in the quarter. Courtney Ralfs recorded a doubledouble with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the game to lead Durant in both categories. Shannon Telsrow scored 10 and had 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Lindsey Grams had 12 and Julia Moore 8 in a losing effort for the Indians. Durant held Camanche leading scorer Kylie Vogel (11.1 ppg) to no points on 0-for-7 shooting in the game. Durant finished the regular season with a record of 10-11 and winners of their last three regular season basketball games.
Monday, February 10 at Camanche DURANT (38): Janey Botkins (g) 3-5 2-3 11, Jaclyn Ralfs (g) 0-1 2-4 2, Shannon Telsrow (g) 3-6 4-8 10, Courtney Ralfs (f) 4-6 3-6 11, Miranda Cox (f) 1-2 0-0 2, Aubrey Werthmann 0-0 0-1 0, Peyton Miedema 0-1 0-0 0, Hannah Ralfs 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 12-22 11-24 38. CAMANCHE (29): Kylie Vogel (g) 0-7 0-0 0, Brettan Hilgendorf (g) 1-2 2-3 4, Libby Schnoor (g) 1-7 1-3 3, Lindsey Grams (f) 4-9 0-0 12, Julia Moore (f) 4-9 0-3 8, Jordan Goldbeck 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Nissen 1-2 0-0 2, Maddie Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 11-37 3-8 29. 3-Pt. FG: Durant 3-7 (Botkins 3-5, Telsrow 0-2), Camanche 4-17 (Grams 4-9, Vogel 0-7, Schnoor 0-1). Rebounds: Durant 22 (C. Ralfs 10, Telsrow 6, Botkins 4, J. Ralfs 1, Cox 1), Camanche 22 (Hilgendorf 9, Schnoor 6). Assists: Durant 10 (Telsrow 4, Cox 4, C. Ralfs 1, J. Ralfs 1), Camanche 8 (Vogel 5). Steals: Durant 8 (J. Ralfs 2, Telsrow 2, C. Ralfs 2, Cox 1, Miedema 1), Camanche 4 (Grams 2). Blocked Shots: Durant none. Camanche 2 (Schnoor 1, Moore 1). Total Fouls: Durant 13. Camanche 20. Fouled Out: Durant none. Camanche Grams, Schnoor.

Rough Road Trip For Tigers

WASHINGTON The Tipton basketball teams traveled through the snow on Saturday, February 8 to Washington and came away with two losses to the Demons. The Tiger girls lost 51-31 despite the third straight double-double put up by senior Jill Kofron and the Tiger boys lost 71-62 after first quarter deficit had them fighting from behind all night. Kofron scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds for the Tiger girls team. Tipton trailed 12-11 after the first quarter, but were outscored 24 to 1 in the second quarter, essentially sealing the game. Stephanie Fishback had a team high 13 points for Washington. The Tiger boys fought back from a tough first quarter that saw them trail 24-6 after one quarter. Tipton went on to outscore washington 56-47 in the final three quarters, but, could get no closer than the final score. Matt Pelzer had a team high 18 points while Mark Becker scored 12 points off the bench. Gage Redlinger had 19 and Thomas Bump 18 for Washington.
Saturday February 8 at Washington 1 2 Tipton 11 1 Washington 12 24 3 11 7 4 8 8 Final 31 51 0-0 0-0 0, Addisen Shive 0-0 0-0 0, Addie Pacha 1-5 0-0 2. Totals: 19-48 11-16 51. 3-Pt. FG: Tipton 2-7 (Grage 2-4, Lange 0-2, Kepford 0-1), Washington 2-14 (Salow 2-3, Fishback 0-3, Schluetter 0-3, Giardino 0-2, Kimball 0-1, Redlinger 0-1, Hoffman 0-1). Rebounds: Tipton 23 (Kofron 10, Shaffer 5, Gravert 3, Grage 2, Lange 2, Siech 1), Washington 27 (Hoffman 6). Assists: Tipton 8 (Gravert 3, Grage 2, Kepford 1, Shaffer 1, Siech 1), Washington 5 (Fishback 3). Steals: Tipton 6 (Kofron 2, Gravert 2, Grage 1, Siech 1), Washington 23 (Giardino 7). Blocked Shots: Tipton 1 (Kofron 1), Washington none. Total Fouls: Tipton 11, Washington 17.Fouled Out: none. Washington Redlinger. Saturday, February 8 at Washington 1 2 3 Tipton 6 19 12 Washington 24 14 12 4 25 21 Final 62 71

TIPTON (62): Derek Nebergall (g) 3-10 2-2 9, Trent Schroeder (g) 1-7 4-4 7, Matt Pelzer (f) 5-10 6-6 18, Trevor Conrad (f) 4-10 0-0 9, Logan Ralston (f) 2-4 3-4 7, Adam Hermsen 0-2 0-0 0, Mark Becker 3-7 5-5 12, Zack Howell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-50 20-21 62. WASHINGTON (71): Mason Quigley (g) 2-4 4-6 8, Gage Redlinger (g) 9-12 0-1 19, Thomas Bump (f) 6-13 3-8 18, Daryn Sebelius (f) 5-6 0-0 10, Blake Weidman (f) 4-7 2-2 10, Elijah Wood 1-6 0-2 2, Brett Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Walker Breard 0-1 4-4 4. Totals: 27-50 13-23 71. 3-Pt. FG: Tipton 6-24 (Pelzer 2-6, Schroeder 1-6, Becker 1-5, Conrad 1-5, Nebergall 1-1, Hermsen 0-1), Washington 4-13 (Bump 3-7, Redlinger 1-1, Quigley 0-2, Sebelius 0-1, Wood 0-1, Weidman 0-1). Rebounds: Tipton 21 (Conrad 8, Pelzer 4, Ralston 3, Schroeder 3, Nebergall 2, Becker 1), Washington 31 (Breard 7, Wood 7). Assists: Tipton 8 (Conrad 2, Becker 2, Pelzer 1, Hermsen 1, Schroeder 1, Nebergall 1), Washington 17 (Sebelius 4, Bump 4). Steals: Tipton 8 (Nebergall 2, Pelzer 2, Ralston 2, Schroeder 1, Hermsen 1), Washington 6 (Bump 2, Sebelius 2). Blocked Shots: Tipton none. Washington none. Total Fouls: Tipton 15. Washington 18. Fouled Out: Tipton none. Washington Weidman.

TIPTON (31): Jill Kofron (f) 5-7 1-3 11, Kara Gravert (g) 2-5 0-1 4, Jennifer Shaffer (g) 1-2 0-1 2, Carsyn Grage (g) 2-6 0-0 6, Ellie Siech (f) 1-5 0-0 2, Sami Pruess 0-0 0-0 0, Bailey Kepford 0-3 0-0 0, Alyssa Crock 0-0 0-0 0, Katelin Mohr 0-0 1-2 1, Kelsey Lange 1-3 2-2 4, Caitlin Himes 0-1 1-2 1. Totals: 12-32 5-11 31. WASHINGTON (51): Dama Giardino (g) 1-5 1-4 3, Stephanie Fishback (g) 6-12 1-2 13, Grace Redlinger (f) 2-2 2-2 6, Amber Salow (f) 3-4 1-1 9, Sydney Hoffman (f) 1-5 6-6 8, Morgan Kimball 1-4 0-0 2, Rachael Hall 1-3 0-0 2, Dylann Schluetter 1-5 0-0 2, Elle Van Gundy 2-3 0-1 4, Brynna DeLong

North Cedars Grant Pruess (30) goes up for a shot over two West Branch players last Thursday. Pruess had a team high 17 points in the North Cedar win. Photo by Dain Jeppson.

Beavers Fall In Regular Season Finale

WILTON Competing with a Regional Wrestling Tournament in the same building, the Wilton girls basketball team moved their game to another gym for their final regular season game with Columbus Junction. The Beavers however, came up on the short end of a 53-45 ball game. Wilton fell behind 14-9 after one quarter, but used an 11-3 run in the second quarter to take a narrow two-point, 19-17 halftime lead. The Wildcats regained the lead in the third quarter, outscoring Wilton 15-10 before widening the gap with a 21-15 run in the final quarter. Olivia Reifert had a double-double in the game with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Wilton. The Wildcats held Wilton guard Grace Austin to only 3 points on 1-of-6 shooting in the game. Sam Kokjohn scored 9 points while Jenna Brammeier and Hannah Christensen each had 6. Wilton had no answer for Columbus Junction guard Martha Anaya. Anaya made seven field goals and converted 13 of her 14 free throws for a game high 27 points.
Tuesday, February 11 at Wilton COL.JCT. (53): Laura Mincks (g) 0-2 2-5 2, Martha Anaya (g) 7-18 13-14 27, Claire Hamilton (g) 3-4 0-0 8, Taylor Hills (f) 0-5 0-0 0, Kelsey Pretz (f) 5-10 0-1 10, Bailey Stroud 3-3 0-0 6, Tianna Briones 0-3 0-0 0, Kortney Orr 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-45 15-20 53. WILTON (45): Olivia Reifert (f) 8-15 1-4 19, Hannah Christensen (g) 3-4 0-0 6, Jenna Brammeier (f) 3-9 0-0 6, Grace Austin 1-6 1-4 3, Sam Kokjohn (g) 4-10 1-2 9, Kaylee Ford 0-1 0-0 0, Falloyn Grunder 0-1 2-2 2, Regan Scarboro 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Kublik 0-5 0-0 0. 3-Pt. FG: CJ 2-4 (Hamilton 2-2, Anaya 0-2), Wilton 2-5 (Reifert 2-2, Austin 0-1, Kokjohn 0-1, Grunder 0-1). Rebounds: CJ 23 (Mincks 6, Pretz 6), Wilton 26 (Reifert 11, Kublik 8, Austin 2, Brammeier 2, Christensen 2, Kokjohn 1). Assists: CJ 10 (Anaya 3), Wilton 6 (Kokjohn 3, Brammeier 2, Reifert 1). Steals: CJ 7 (Pretz 3), Wilton 3 (Kublik 2, Austin 1). Blocked Shots: CJ 1 (Pretz 1), Wilton 2 (Reifert 1, Christensen 1). Total Fouls: CJ 14, Wilton 17. Fouled Out: CJ none. Wilton none.

Tipton post player Zack Howell (52) comes to a stop as North Cedars Jayden Johnson, center with arms up, and Dylan Deerberg (25) close in. Also pictured is North Cedar guard Seth Hamilton (21). Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.