A strong first quarter with an early second-quarter run piled on added up to enough elbow room for the Oskaloosa varsity girls’ basketball team in a 52-43 win over county rival McLouth Friday in McLouth.
The Bears built a 16-point lead early in the second quarter but saw the Bulldogs hang in to cut the deficit back to single digits several times, but the home Bulldogs couldn’t get all the way back in the game.
The teams were struggling at 4-3 Oskaloosa with about 3 minutes left in the opening quarter when Oskaloosa freshman Haley Pfau hit 3-pointers on consecutive Bears possessions to make it 10-3 Oskaloosa. The 7-point lead held at 14-7 as the game went into the second quarter.
Oskaloosa took off as the second quarter began as Pfau hit a baseline jumper on the Bears’ first possession and sophomore guard Hailey Kelly turned a steal into a short jumper from senior Nicole Rockhold to make it 18-7 Oskaloosa. The run would end up at 11-2 as another Pfau 3-pointer and a Rockhold short jumper made the score 25-9 midway through the quarter. McLouth went on a 7-point run, however, punctuated by a 3-point play from junior post player Cassidy Bristol to cut the lead to 25-16 with 2:13 left in the half. Bristol converted another 3-point play with 34 seconds left and Oskaloosa’s lead was cut to 29-21 at the half.
The trend of Oskaloosa stretching out the lead only to see McLouth trim it back down continued in the second half. The Bears scored the first 7 points of the second half to extend the lead back to 36-21 but the Bulldogs made a late surge to cut the lead to 38-31 on a Bristol short jumper with 33 seconds left. Pfau hit a jumper at the buzzer to make the score 40-31 Bears entering the fourth quarter.
Turnovers were the thorn in McLouth’s side throughout the game as they committed 18 compared to only 11 for Oskaloosa. Rockhold scored on consecutive steals by herself and Kelly in the early going of the fourth quarter to make the score 46-34 Oskaloosa. McLouth had chances to trim the lead back under 9 points but couldn’t do so until junior guard Missy Rome hit a 3-pointer with about 90 seconds left to cut the lead to 48-40. Oskaloosa held on, however, and only a Rome 3-pointer with 22 seconds left kept the final deficit at single digits at 52-43 Bears.
Rockhold led the Bears to victory on her 18th birthday with 25 points and 4 steals. Pfau added 17 points and 5 rebounds while sophomore Kristin Brey pulled down 6 rebounds. Kelly had 5 steals. The Bears improved to 15-3 with the win.
McLouth was led by 19 points and 9 rebounds from Rome while junior post player Kylie Shufflebarger pulled down 9 rebounds. Bristol added 11 points and 5 rebounds in the loss. The Bulldogs outrebounded the Bears, 30-24. McLouth fell to 8-10 with the loss.
Oskaloosa head coach LeeAnn Tufte said she credited McLouth for staying in the game as her team just couldn’t keep them put away.
“That’s a good ball club,” Tufte said. “Their record doesn’t show it. A lot of times you get a team down early like that and they kind of fold, but they stayed right there and kept competing. I think we had a few too many missed opportunities tonight. I think we were just stronger throughout the game. Our transition game was also big tonight. We’re getting our posts healthy, so I’m glad to see that. I’m pleased with the win and how we did.”
Oskaloosa boys 53, McLouth 21
The Bulldog boys got down early and a big Bears run in the third quarter all but put the game out of reach.
Oskaloosa jumped out to an 8-2 lead thanks to 3-pointers by sophomore Adam Bowser and senior J.T. Thurston and McLouth struggled to score as the Bears took a 12-4 lead into the second quarter.
McLouth cut the lead down to 4 to start the second quarter but the Bears ended the quarter on an 11-4 run as junior Brandon Barnes hit a 3-pointer. McLouth junior Cole Batman was fouled as time expired and hit one of two free throws to make the halftime score 27-14 Bears.
Oskaloosa scored the first 13 points of the second half and the rout was on. After Oskaloosa senior post player Chase Tenpenny scored on a steal and lay-in with 5:32 left, McLouth coach Jason Schroeder called a timeout to put in his bench because of his team’s play. Oskaloosa built the lead to 40-14 before McLouth finally got back on the board on a jumper by senior Jarrod Bechard with 2:10 left in the quarter. The Bears held a 43-19 lead entering the fourth quarter.
The offensive struggles continued for McLouth in the final period as the Bears held the Bulldogs to 2 points and finished off a 53-21 win.
Tenpenny led the Bears with 14 points as they improved to 10-9. Thurston and sophomore Levi Wade scored 9 points each.
McLouth was led by 7 points from Batman as the Bulldogs dropped to 2-16 on the season.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Hoops update 2/16
Tuesday’s games (Feb. 10)
Girls
JCN 57, Doniphan West 46
• North held an 8-point halftime lead and pulled away in the fourth quarter to improve to 15-0. Freshman Jordan Kramer scored 14 points, junior Mallory GrandPre scored 12 and senior Amelia Noll scored 11 in the win.
Oskaloosa 64, Immaculata 45
• Oskaloosa ran to a 17-5 lead after a quarter en route to the easy win to improve to 12-3. Sophomore Hailey Kelly paced the Bears with 24 points while senior Nicole Rockhold scored 16 points.
Holton 77, Jefferson West 30
• The Tigers trailed, 50-10, at the half in falling to 9-6 as Holton stayed undefeated on the season. Senior Katie Bigham scored 13 points and senior Audrey Mullins scored 10 in the loss.
KC Christian 51, Valley Falls 35
• The Dragons were outscored, 30-14, in the second and third quarters in falling to 9-6. Sophomore Abbey Kearney led the Dragons with 12 points in the loss.
McLouth 38, Troy 25
• McLouth used a 15-0 second quarter to take a 20-2 halftime lead and improved to 8-7. Junior Missy Rome outscored Troy with 29 points.
Silver Lake 28, Perry-Lecompton 21
• The Kaws led by 1 at halftime but staggered in the second half to fall to 2-12. Junior Katie Volle and senior Megan Elder led Perry-Lecompton with 6 points each.
Boys
Silver Lake 63, Perry-Lecompton 59
• The Kaws led by 5 at the half and had a 15-point lead entering the fourth quarter before Lake stormed back with a 28-9 fourth quarter for the win. The Kaws fell to 9-6. Senior Joel Gantz scored 12 points and senior Andy Bowman added 11 in the loss for the Kaws.
Oskaloosa 57, Immaculata 46
• The Bears pulled away in the fourth quarter to improve to 9-7. Senior Chase Tenpenny scored 14 points, sophomore Adam Bowser scored 11 points and senior Adam Paavola scored 10 points in the win.
KC Christian 60, Valley Falls 53
• The Dragons trailed by 11 at halftime and a second-half comeback wasn’t in the cards as Valley Falls dropped to 7-9. Sophomore Brooks Glassel led the Dragons with 15 points.
JCN 41, Doniphan West 38
• North led by 6 after a quarter and held on to improve to 8-8. Junior Nick Clark scored 14 points, and senior Riley Noll and sophomore Jeff Hale scored 11 each in the win.
Holton 63, Jefferson West 42
• West led by 2 after a quarter but was outscored, 49-26, thereafter to fall to 4-11. Sophomore Dillon Roy led West with 10 points.
McLouth 46, Troy 41
• McLouth won the game by outscoring Troy, 26-21, in the second half to improve to 2-13. Junior Cole Batman scored 22 points to lead McLouth to the win.
Friday’s games (Feb. 13)
Boys
Mill Valley 54, Perry-Lecompton 43
• The Kaws led by 4 points into the fourth quarter but were outscored, 24-9, in the final period to drop to 9-7. Bowman scored 17 points in the loss.
Pleasant Ridge 66, Oskaloosa 49
• The Bears trailed by 11 at the half en route to the loss to fall to 9-8. Sophomore Levi Wade scored 13 to lead the Bears.
JCN 52, Troy 40
• North outscored Troy, 20-7, in the third quarter to take command and held on to win to move to 9-8. Riley Noll scored 18 points and Hale added 14 in the victory.
Horton 59, Valley Falls 43
• The Dragons fell to 7-10.
Hiawatha 68, Jefferson West 53
• West fell to 4-12.
KC Christian def. McLouth, score n/a
• The Bulldogs fell to 2-14.
Girls
JCN 43, Troy 29
• North pulled away a little each quarter in improving to 16-0. GrandPre scored 14 points and Amelia Noll scored 10 in the win.
Oskaloosa 71, Pleasant Ridge 35
• The Bears outscored Ridge, 50-14, in the second and third quarters en route to improving to 13-3. Rockhold poured in 33 points while freshman Haley Pfau scored 20 in the win.
Jefferson West 53, Hiawatha 38
• West improved to 10-6.
Horton 42, Valley Falls 29
• The Dragons led by 2 after one quarter but trailed by 8 at the half and didn’t put together a second half comeback in falling to 9-7. Senior Chelsy Lassiter scored 10 points in the loss for Valley Falls.
Mill Valley 57, Perry-Lecompton 40
• The Kaws trailed by 12 at the half on the way to the loss to fall to 2-13. Volle scored 11 points and Elder and freshman Natasha Carver scored 10 each in the loss.
Girls
JCN 57, Doniphan West 46
• North held an 8-point halftime lead and pulled away in the fourth quarter to improve to 15-0. Freshman Jordan Kramer scored 14 points, junior Mallory GrandPre scored 12 and senior Amelia Noll scored 11 in the win.
Oskaloosa 64, Immaculata 45
• Oskaloosa ran to a 17-5 lead after a quarter en route to the easy win to improve to 12-3. Sophomore Hailey Kelly paced the Bears with 24 points while senior Nicole Rockhold scored 16 points.
Holton 77, Jefferson West 30
• The Tigers trailed, 50-10, at the half in falling to 9-6 as Holton stayed undefeated on the season. Senior Katie Bigham scored 13 points and senior Audrey Mullins scored 10 in the loss.
KC Christian 51, Valley Falls 35
• The Dragons were outscored, 30-14, in the second and third quarters in falling to 9-6. Sophomore Abbey Kearney led the Dragons with 12 points in the loss.
McLouth 38, Troy 25
• McLouth used a 15-0 second quarter to take a 20-2 halftime lead and improved to 8-7. Junior Missy Rome outscored Troy with 29 points.
Silver Lake 28, Perry-Lecompton 21
• The Kaws led by 1 at halftime but staggered in the second half to fall to 2-12. Junior Katie Volle and senior Megan Elder led Perry-Lecompton with 6 points each.
Boys
Silver Lake 63, Perry-Lecompton 59
• The Kaws led by 5 at the half and had a 15-point lead entering the fourth quarter before Lake stormed back with a 28-9 fourth quarter for the win. The Kaws fell to 9-6. Senior Joel Gantz scored 12 points and senior Andy Bowman added 11 in the loss for the Kaws.
Oskaloosa 57, Immaculata 46
• The Bears pulled away in the fourth quarter to improve to 9-7. Senior Chase Tenpenny scored 14 points, sophomore Adam Bowser scored 11 points and senior Adam Paavola scored 10 points in the win.
KC Christian 60, Valley Falls 53
• The Dragons trailed by 11 at halftime and a second-half comeback wasn’t in the cards as Valley Falls dropped to 7-9. Sophomore Brooks Glassel led the Dragons with 15 points.
JCN 41, Doniphan West 38
• North led by 6 after a quarter and held on to improve to 8-8. Junior Nick Clark scored 14 points, and senior Riley Noll and sophomore Jeff Hale scored 11 each in the win.
Holton 63, Jefferson West 42
• West led by 2 after a quarter but was outscored, 49-26, thereafter to fall to 4-11. Sophomore Dillon Roy led West with 10 points.
McLouth 46, Troy 41
• McLouth won the game by outscoring Troy, 26-21, in the second half to improve to 2-13. Junior Cole Batman scored 22 points to lead McLouth to the win.
Friday’s games (Feb. 13)
Boys
Mill Valley 54, Perry-Lecompton 43
• The Kaws led by 4 points into the fourth quarter but were outscored, 24-9, in the final period to drop to 9-7. Bowman scored 17 points in the loss.
Pleasant Ridge 66, Oskaloosa 49
• The Bears trailed by 11 at the half en route to the loss to fall to 9-8. Sophomore Levi Wade scored 13 to lead the Bears.
JCN 52, Troy 40
• North outscored Troy, 20-7, in the third quarter to take command and held on to win to move to 9-8. Riley Noll scored 18 points and Hale added 14 in the victory.
Horton 59, Valley Falls 43
• The Dragons fell to 7-10.
Hiawatha 68, Jefferson West 53
• West fell to 4-12.
KC Christian def. McLouth, score n/a
• The Bulldogs fell to 2-14.
Girls
JCN 43, Troy 29
• North pulled away a little each quarter in improving to 16-0. GrandPre scored 14 points and Amelia Noll scored 10 in the win.
Oskaloosa 71, Pleasant Ridge 35
• The Bears outscored Ridge, 50-14, in the second and third quarters en route to improving to 13-3. Rockhold poured in 33 points while freshman Haley Pfau scored 20 in the win.
Jefferson West 53, Hiawatha 38
• West improved to 10-6.
Horton 42, Valley Falls 29
• The Dragons led by 2 after one quarter but trailed by 8 at the half and didn’t put together a second half comeback in falling to 9-7. Senior Chelsy Lassiter scored 10 points in the loss for Valley Falls.
Mill Valley 57, Perry-Lecompton 40
• The Kaws trailed by 12 at the half on the way to the loss to fall to 2-13. Volle scored 11 points and Elder and freshman Natasha Carver scored 10 each in the loss.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Hoops update
Tuesday’s games (Feb. 3)
Boys
Lansing 41, Perry-Lecompton 32
• The Kaws fell to 8-5 with the loss despite leading by 2 entering the fourth quarter. Senior Shane Gimzo led the Kaws with 13 points.
JCN 48, Oskaloosa 45 (2 OT)
• The Chargers finally beat the Bears on their third try of the season in a see-saw game. North led by 1 at half but Oskaloosa led by 1 entering the fourth quarter. The Bears missed a would-be game-winning lay-up in regulation and then forced a second overtime before North pulled out the win to improve to 7-7. Oskaloosa fell to 7-7. Senior Riley Noll scored 13 points while sophomore Jeff Hale scored 10 in the win for North. Oskaloosa was led by 14 points from junior Brandon Barnes and 12 points from senior Chase Tenpenny.
Troy 45, Valley Falls 34
• The Dragons led by 2 at halftime but were outscored, 16-5, in the fourth quarter to drop to 6-8. Sophomore Alex Nottingham led the Dragons with 9 points.
MHMA 57, Jefferson West 51
• West led Maur Hill Mount Academy by 2 at halftime but couldn’t keep up in the second half to drop to 3-10. Senior Willie Barnett scored 19 points and sophomore Dillon Roy scored 12 in the loss.
Pleasant Ridge 67, McLouth 41
• Ridge rolled to a 21-7 lead after one quarter and pulled away in the final period to drop McLouth to 1-12. Senior Derrick Crouse scored 17 points and junior Cole Batman scored 10 in the loss.
Girls
JCN 37, Oskaloosa 28
• North made it 2-0 versus Oskaloosa and 12-0 overall this season as the Chargers trailed by 1 after one quarter but outscored Oskaloosa by 10 from there. The Bears fell to 10-3. Freshman Jordan Kramer and junior Mallory GrandPre led North with 9 points each while Oskaloosa was led by 10 points from freshman Haley Pfau.
Jeff. West 37, MHMA 28
• The Tigers used a 13-2 second quarter to get the needed elbow room to improve to 8-5. Senior Audrey Mullins scored 15 points and junior BriAnna Ploude scored 10 in the win for West.
Valley Falls 39, Troy 32
• The Dragons trailed by 2 at the half but used a 14-4 fourth quarter to pull away for the win and improve to 8-5. Sophomore Abbey Kearney scored 10 for Valley Falls in the win.
McLouth 60, Pleasant Ridge 36
• McLouth led by 19 at halftime en route to the win to improve to 7-6. Freshman Terri Stewart and junior Missy Rome scored 13 points each while freshman Morgan Drinnon scored 11 and junior Kylie Shufflebarger scored 10 for McLouth in the win.
Friday’s games (Feb. 6)
Boys
Perry-Lecompton 49, Tonganoxie 45
• The Kaws came back from a 6-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to win and improve to 9-5. Gimzo scored 19 points while senior Joel Gantz scored 13 in the win.
Oskaloosa 57, Wathena 48
• The Bears improved to 8-7 with the win.
Valley Falls 69, McLouth 46
• The Dragons held a 16-point halftime lead and pulled away in the second half to improve to 7-8. McLouth fell to 1-13. Senior Ray Cook led the Dragons with 14 points while sophomore Brooks Glassel scored 12, senior Jake Massey scored 11 and junior Mitchell Streeter scored 10. McLouth was led by 11 points from Batman and freshman Alen Kramer.
Jackson Heights 60, JCN 55
• North led by 4 at the half but was outscored by 9 in the second half to drop to 7-8. Riley Noll scored 18 points and Hale also scored 18 in the loss for North.
Jefferson West 64, ACCHS 62
• West led by 1 at the half and held on to pick up the narrow win to improve to 4-10. Barnett scored 17 points, junior Alex Baker scored 16 points and Roy scored 12 in the win.
Girls
JCN 52, Jackson Heights 38
• North coasted to the win in the second half to improve to 13-0. Kramer scored 19 points, GrandPre scored 18 points and senior Amelia Noll scored 11 in the win for North.
Oskaloosa 55, Wathena 16
• The Bears rolled to a 27-6 lead after one quarter and didn’t look back in moving to 11-3. Senior Nicole Rockhold scored 21 points, Pfau scored 14 and sophomore Hailey Kelly scored 11 in the win for the Bears.
Jefferson West 48, ACCHS 29
• West racked up a 28-9 halftime lead on the way to moving to 9-5. Mullins scored 16 points and senior Hayley Hypse scored 11 in the win.
Valley Falls 45, McLouth 41
• The Dragons led by 1 at the half and made the lead stand to improve to 9-5. McLouth fell to 7-7. Kearney led Valley Falls with 21 points. McLouth was led by 16 points from Rome, 12 points from Shufflebarger and 11 points from Drinnon.
Tonganoxie 46, Perry-Lecompton 36
• The Kaws went on a scoring drought in the fourth quarter as they fell to 2-11. Senior Megan Elder led the Kaws with 13 points.
Monday’s game (Feb. 9)
Girls
JCN 66, Maranatha 36
• The Chargers improved to 14-0. GrandPre scored 22 points, Kramer scored 19 and Amelia Noll scored 10 in the win.
Boys
Lansing 41, Perry-Lecompton 32
• The Kaws fell to 8-5 with the loss despite leading by 2 entering the fourth quarter. Senior Shane Gimzo led the Kaws with 13 points.
JCN 48, Oskaloosa 45 (2 OT)
• The Chargers finally beat the Bears on their third try of the season in a see-saw game. North led by 1 at half but Oskaloosa led by 1 entering the fourth quarter. The Bears missed a would-be game-winning lay-up in regulation and then forced a second overtime before North pulled out the win to improve to 7-7. Oskaloosa fell to 7-7. Senior Riley Noll scored 13 points while sophomore Jeff Hale scored 10 in the win for North. Oskaloosa was led by 14 points from junior Brandon Barnes and 12 points from senior Chase Tenpenny.
Troy 45, Valley Falls 34
• The Dragons led by 2 at halftime but were outscored, 16-5, in the fourth quarter to drop to 6-8. Sophomore Alex Nottingham led the Dragons with 9 points.
MHMA 57, Jefferson West 51
• West led Maur Hill Mount Academy by 2 at halftime but couldn’t keep up in the second half to drop to 3-10. Senior Willie Barnett scored 19 points and sophomore Dillon Roy scored 12 in the loss.
Pleasant Ridge 67, McLouth 41
• Ridge rolled to a 21-7 lead after one quarter and pulled away in the final period to drop McLouth to 1-12. Senior Derrick Crouse scored 17 points and junior Cole Batman scored 10 in the loss.
Girls
JCN 37, Oskaloosa 28
• North made it 2-0 versus Oskaloosa and 12-0 overall this season as the Chargers trailed by 1 after one quarter but outscored Oskaloosa by 10 from there. The Bears fell to 10-3. Freshman Jordan Kramer and junior Mallory GrandPre led North with 9 points each while Oskaloosa was led by 10 points from freshman Haley Pfau.
Jeff. West 37, MHMA 28
• The Tigers used a 13-2 second quarter to get the needed elbow room to improve to 8-5. Senior Audrey Mullins scored 15 points and junior BriAnna Ploude scored 10 in the win for West.
Valley Falls 39, Troy 32
• The Dragons trailed by 2 at the half but used a 14-4 fourth quarter to pull away for the win and improve to 8-5. Sophomore Abbey Kearney scored 10 for Valley Falls in the win.
McLouth 60, Pleasant Ridge 36
• McLouth led by 19 at halftime en route to the win to improve to 7-6. Freshman Terri Stewart and junior Missy Rome scored 13 points each while freshman Morgan Drinnon scored 11 and junior Kylie Shufflebarger scored 10 for McLouth in the win.
Friday’s games (Feb. 6)
Boys
Perry-Lecompton 49, Tonganoxie 45
• The Kaws came back from a 6-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to win and improve to 9-5. Gimzo scored 19 points while senior Joel Gantz scored 13 in the win.
Oskaloosa 57, Wathena 48
• The Bears improved to 8-7 with the win.
Valley Falls 69, McLouth 46
• The Dragons held a 16-point halftime lead and pulled away in the second half to improve to 7-8. McLouth fell to 1-13. Senior Ray Cook led the Dragons with 14 points while sophomore Brooks Glassel scored 12, senior Jake Massey scored 11 and junior Mitchell Streeter scored 10. McLouth was led by 11 points from Batman and freshman Alen Kramer.
Jackson Heights 60, JCN 55
• North led by 4 at the half but was outscored by 9 in the second half to drop to 7-8. Riley Noll scored 18 points and Hale also scored 18 in the loss for North.
Jefferson West 64, ACCHS 62
• West led by 1 at the half and held on to pick up the narrow win to improve to 4-10. Barnett scored 17 points, junior Alex Baker scored 16 points and Roy scored 12 in the win.
Girls
JCN 52, Jackson Heights 38
• North coasted to the win in the second half to improve to 13-0. Kramer scored 19 points, GrandPre scored 18 points and senior Amelia Noll scored 11 in the win for North.
Oskaloosa 55, Wathena 16
• The Bears rolled to a 27-6 lead after one quarter and didn’t look back in moving to 11-3. Senior Nicole Rockhold scored 21 points, Pfau scored 14 and sophomore Hailey Kelly scored 11 in the win for the Bears.
Jefferson West 48, ACCHS 29
• West racked up a 28-9 halftime lead on the way to moving to 9-5. Mullins scored 16 points and senior Hayley Hypse scored 11 in the win.
Valley Falls 45, McLouth 41
• The Dragons led by 1 at the half and made the lead stand to improve to 9-5. McLouth fell to 7-7. Kearney led Valley Falls with 21 points. McLouth was led by 16 points from Rome, 12 points from Shufflebarger and 11 points from Drinnon.
Tonganoxie 46, Perry-Lecompton 36
• The Kaws went on a scoring drought in the fourth quarter as they fell to 2-11. Senior Megan Elder led the Kaws with 13 points.
Monday’s game (Feb. 9)
Girls
JCN 66, Maranatha 36
• The Chargers improved to 14-0. GrandPre scored 22 points, Kramer scored 19 and Amelia Noll scored 10 in the win.
Kaw boys come back for win, Kaw girls fade
A poor offensive third quarter had the Perry-Lecompton Kaws boys’ varsity basketball team against the proverbial ropes at home Friday against Tonganoxie, but some strong team defense and clutch offense from senior guard Shane Gimzo turned the tables for a 49-45 Kaw victory.
Both teams had their small advantages in the game. Perry-Lecompton outrebounded the visiting Chieftains, 22-17, but also committed 11 turnovers compared to 9 for Tonganoxie.
Neither team had much of a lead on the other throughout the first half. Tonganoxie grabbed a 3-point lead in the opening quarter only to see Perry-Lecompton come back and take the lead. Tonganoxie junior Brandon Yoder banked in a 3-pointer to make it 12-8 Chieftains but two Gimzo scores tied the game. Gimzo scored 4 more points before the quarter was finished to give the Kaws a 16-14 lead entering the second quarter.
The Kaws’ lead reached 6 early in the second quarter on an offensive rebound and putback by senior post player Joel Gantz but Tonganoxie sophomore Jeremy Carlisle drilled a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 3 at 20-17. The lead remained in Kaw hands for much of the remainder of the quarter before Yoder scored 4 late points, including a fadeaway jumper with 24 seconds left, to make the halftime score 25-25.
Tonganoxie grabbed the momentum coming out of the locker room as the Kaws couldn’t get the ball in the basket. A 3-pointer by Tonganoxie senior guard Jace Waters made it 30-25 with 5:50 to play in the quarter and a Yoder 3-pointer with 2:43 left gave the Chieftains a 33-27 lead. The 6-point lead would hold at 35-29 Tonganoxie entering the fourth quarter.
The Chieftains’ hold on the lead strengthened on a lay-in by senior post player Austin Smith to start the fourth quarter but the Kaws got a lay-in from senior post player Andy Bowman and two free throws from junior forward Brad Phillips cut the lead back to 4, and following a traveling call on Smith, Gimzo scored on a short jumper to cut the lead to 37-35 Tonganoxie. The Chieftains would commit another turnover and, again, Gimzo would answer with a running jumper to tie the game with 5:37 to play.
Tonganoxie regained a 4-point lead on scores by Smith and junior Keaton Schaffer and the Kaws’ twin towers, Gantz and Bowman, would pick up their fourth fouls within 49 seconds of each other as the quarter neared the three-minute mark. Two Gantz free throws cut the Chieftains’ lead to 1 at 42-41 and, after an offensive foul call on Carlisle, Phillips hit a jumper with 2:14 left to give the Kaws their first lead of the second half. Smith missed two free throws as Bowman fouled out with 1:16 to play but would hit two free throws with 50 seconds left to tie the game at 44.
Gimzo came through with a lay-in with 35 seconds left and, at the other end, Gantz would come up with a tough rebound and call a timeout from the floor with 24 seconds left. Coming out of the timeout, Gimzo would hit one of two free throws with 22 seconds left to make the score 47-44 Kaws. The Chieftains would have a chance as Gimzo was whistled for a foul on a 3-point shot by Schaffer, but the Tonganoxie forward would hit only one of the three free throws with 13 seconds left to keep the deficit at 2. The Kaws caught the Chieftains off guard as Gantz threw a long inbounds pass to Phillips for a short jumper with 10 seconds left, and Tonganoxie couldn’t get the needed two possessions as the Kaws escaped with a 49-45 victory.
Gimzo led the way for the Kaws with 19 points while Gantz added 13 points and 8 rebounds. Only four Kaws, with Bowman and Phillips added in, scored in the win. Tonganoxie was led by 14 points from Yoder and 11 points and 9 rebounds from Smith.
Kaws coach Jeff Dickson said his team knew what to expect after taking a double-digit loss in Tonganoxie earlier in the season.
“They really took it to us the last time – they beat us by 15 at their place – so this is a good win for us,” Dickson said. “It had a lot of bearing both in the league and in our substate, because they’re in there with us. (In the fourth quarter) that was about Shane Gimzo taking the game over. He was just not gonna let us lose. We need to improve defensively – we play too much defense with our hands and not our feet, and that makes a difference. Our big guys need to learn they’re not in the NBA and you can’t try to block every shot. You have to play smart defense. Offensively we need to do a better job of knocking down our free throws and taking advantage of our opportunities inside. That’s gonna make a big difference in substate.”
The Kaws improved to 9-5 with the win.
Tonganoxie girls 46, Kaws 36
The Kaw girls stayed right with Tonganoxie for the first three quarters but an offensive drought proved lethal to their chances in the fourth quarter as Tonganoxie pulled out a 10-point win.
The game was rife with turnovers as the teams combined for 42, including 23 from the Kaws, which countered a 24-19 rebounding advantage for Perry-Lecompton.
Perry-Lecompton grabbed the early lead but a 3-pointer from Tonganoxie junior guard Andie Jeannin tied the game at 7 midway through the first quarter. The Chieftains would open a 4-point lead but Kaws junior Katie Volle would hit a jumper in the lane to cut the lead to 11-9 Tonganoxie entering the second quarter.
The Kaws stayed close and took the lead on a 3-point play by senior forward Megan Elder with about 5 minutes left in the half. Elder added two free throws on the Kaws’ next possession and Perry-Lecompton had an 18-15 lead. Another Elder score made it 20-15 but the Chieftains cut it back to a 2-point deficit with free throws. Another Elder 3-point play would make it 23-18 with under 2 minutes left but the Chieftains would score the last 4 points of the half to cut the Kaws’ halftime lead to 23-22.
Tonganoxie grabbed the momentum to start the second half with 7 straight points to build a 6-point lead but Kaws junior guard Emma Gantz converted a 3-point play to stop the run. Tonganoxie coach Randy Kraft would be hit with a technical foul after arguing an offensive foul call and Elder hit one of two technical free throws, then scored on a short jumper to tie the game at 29. Andie Jeannin would hit another 3-pointer to spark a 7-2 run to end the quarter as Tonganoxie took a 36-31 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Kaws went scoreless for the last couple minutes of the third quarter and the drought would be even longer in the fourth quarter as the Chieftains stretched their lead to 15 points. Turnovers and an inability to make a shot kept the Kaws off the board until Elder hit two free throws with 1:22 to play in the game, which cut the lead to 46-33. Freshman Natasha Carver would hit a 3-pointer with 1:04 to play but the damage was done as the Chieftains put away a 46-36 win.
Elder led the Kaws with 13 points and 9 rebounds with 3 steals but no other Kaw scored more than 5 points. Tonganoxie was led by 13 points each from Andie Jeannin and senior Chrissie Jeannin, who also grabbed 5 rebounds with 7 steals. Senior forward Veronica Grizzle led the Chieftains with 7 rebounds.
Perry-Lecompton fell to 2-11 with the loss.
Both teams had their small advantages in the game. Perry-Lecompton outrebounded the visiting Chieftains, 22-17, but also committed 11 turnovers compared to 9 for Tonganoxie.
Neither team had much of a lead on the other throughout the first half. Tonganoxie grabbed a 3-point lead in the opening quarter only to see Perry-Lecompton come back and take the lead. Tonganoxie junior Brandon Yoder banked in a 3-pointer to make it 12-8 Chieftains but two Gimzo scores tied the game. Gimzo scored 4 more points before the quarter was finished to give the Kaws a 16-14 lead entering the second quarter.
The Kaws’ lead reached 6 early in the second quarter on an offensive rebound and putback by senior post player Joel Gantz but Tonganoxie sophomore Jeremy Carlisle drilled a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 3 at 20-17. The lead remained in Kaw hands for much of the remainder of the quarter before Yoder scored 4 late points, including a fadeaway jumper with 24 seconds left, to make the halftime score 25-25.
Tonganoxie grabbed the momentum coming out of the locker room as the Kaws couldn’t get the ball in the basket. A 3-pointer by Tonganoxie senior guard Jace Waters made it 30-25 with 5:50 to play in the quarter and a Yoder 3-pointer with 2:43 left gave the Chieftains a 33-27 lead. The 6-point lead would hold at 35-29 Tonganoxie entering the fourth quarter.
The Chieftains’ hold on the lead strengthened on a lay-in by senior post player Austin Smith to start the fourth quarter but the Kaws got a lay-in from senior post player Andy Bowman and two free throws from junior forward Brad Phillips cut the lead back to 4, and following a traveling call on Smith, Gimzo scored on a short jumper to cut the lead to 37-35 Tonganoxie. The Chieftains would commit another turnover and, again, Gimzo would answer with a running jumper to tie the game with 5:37 to play.
Tonganoxie regained a 4-point lead on scores by Smith and junior Keaton Schaffer and the Kaws’ twin towers, Gantz and Bowman, would pick up their fourth fouls within 49 seconds of each other as the quarter neared the three-minute mark. Two Gantz free throws cut the Chieftains’ lead to 1 at 42-41 and, after an offensive foul call on Carlisle, Phillips hit a jumper with 2:14 left to give the Kaws their first lead of the second half. Smith missed two free throws as Bowman fouled out with 1:16 to play but would hit two free throws with 50 seconds left to tie the game at 44.
Gimzo came through with a lay-in with 35 seconds left and, at the other end, Gantz would come up with a tough rebound and call a timeout from the floor with 24 seconds left. Coming out of the timeout, Gimzo would hit one of two free throws with 22 seconds left to make the score 47-44 Kaws. The Chieftains would have a chance as Gimzo was whistled for a foul on a 3-point shot by Schaffer, but the Tonganoxie forward would hit only one of the three free throws with 13 seconds left to keep the deficit at 2. The Kaws caught the Chieftains off guard as Gantz threw a long inbounds pass to Phillips for a short jumper with 10 seconds left, and Tonganoxie couldn’t get the needed two possessions as the Kaws escaped with a 49-45 victory.
Gimzo led the way for the Kaws with 19 points while Gantz added 13 points and 8 rebounds. Only four Kaws, with Bowman and Phillips added in, scored in the win. Tonganoxie was led by 14 points from Yoder and 11 points and 9 rebounds from Smith.
Kaws coach Jeff Dickson said his team knew what to expect after taking a double-digit loss in Tonganoxie earlier in the season.
“They really took it to us the last time – they beat us by 15 at their place – so this is a good win for us,” Dickson said. “It had a lot of bearing both in the league and in our substate, because they’re in there with us. (In the fourth quarter) that was about Shane Gimzo taking the game over. He was just not gonna let us lose. We need to improve defensively – we play too much defense with our hands and not our feet, and that makes a difference. Our big guys need to learn they’re not in the NBA and you can’t try to block every shot. You have to play smart defense. Offensively we need to do a better job of knocking down our free throws and taking advantage of our opportunities inside. That’s gonna make a big difference in substate.”
The Kaws improved to 9-5 with the win.
Tonganoxie girls 46, Kaws 36
The Kaw girls stayed right with Tonganoxie for the first three quarters but an offensive drought proved lethal to their chances in the fourth quarter as Tonganoxie pulled out a 10-point win.
The game was rife with turnovers as the teams combined for 42, including 23 from the Kaws, which countered a 24-19 rebounding advantage for Perry-Lecompton.
Perry-Lecompton grabbed the early lead but a 3-pointer from Tonganoxie junior guard Andie Jeannin tied the game at 7 midway through the first quarter. The Chieftains would open a 4-point lead but Kaws junior Katie Volle would hit a jumper in the lane to cut the lead to 11-9 Tonganoxie entering the second quarter.
The Kaws stayed close and took the lead on a 3-point play by senior forward Megan Elder with about 5 minutes left in the half. Elder added two free throws on the Kaws’ next possession and Perry-Lecompton had an 18-15 lead. Another Elder score made it 20-15 but the Chieftains cut it back to a 2-point deficit with free throws. Another Elder 3-point play would make it 23-18 with under 2 minutes left but the Chieftains would score the last 4 points of the half to cut the Kaws’ halftime lead to 23-22.
Tonganoxie grabbed the momentum to start the second half with 7 straight points to build a 6-point lead but Kaws junior guard Emma Gantz converted a 3-point play to stop the run. Tonganoxie coach Randy Kraft would be hit with a technical foul after arguing an offensive foul call and Elder hit one of two technical free throws, then scored on a short jumper to tie the game at 29. Andie Jeannin would hit another 3-pointer to spark a 7-2 run to end the quarter as Tonganoxie took a 36-31 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Kaws went scoreless for the last couple minutes of the third quarter and the drought would be even longer in the fourth quarter as the Chieftains stretched their lead to 15 points. Turnovers and an inability to make a shot kept the Kaws off the board until Elder hit two free throws with 1:22 to play in the game, which cut the lead to 46-33. Freshman Natasha Carver would hit a 3-pointer with 1:04 to play but the damage was done as the Chieftains put away a 46-36 win.
Elder led the Kaws with 13 points and 9 rebounds with 3 steals but no other Kaw scored more than 5 points. Tonganoxie was led by 13 points each from Andie Jeannin and senior Chrissie Jeannin, who also grabbed 5 rebounds with 7 steals. Senior forward Veronica Grizzle led the Chieftains with 7 rebounds.
Perry-Lecompton fell to 2-11 with the loss.
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