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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Hawk teams soar to road victories By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor NORTH ENGLISH — It was No. 8 against No. 11 Tuesday. Fans got their money’s worth. Lynnville-Sully’s girls went into the South Iowa Cedar League contest ranked eighth in Class 1A. Their hosts, the English Valleys Bears, hold down the No. 11 spot in the 1A rankings. The Hawks pulled out a 4138 win on the road. They had to rally in the fourth quarter, using a strong defensive effort down the stretch and attacking the basket. Lynnville-Sully’s boys had a little easier go of it Tuesday against the winless English Valleys boys. The Hawks bolted to a 21-3 lead by the end of the first quarter on their way to a 74-28 win. The Hawk girls improved to 13-2 on the season while the boys are 10-3. Lynnville-Sully’s teams host H-L-V on Friday. “Our defense kept us in the game in the first half by not letting English Valleys get into an offensive rhythm. We struggled to finish on offense early in the game,” said Jerry Hulsing, L-S girls’ head coach. “I thought our execution was good, as we got good looks, but we just couldn’t score.” Lynnville-Sully held a 9-6 lead after one period of play. The teams got to the break with the Hawks up 19-17. The Bears outscored the Hawks, 15-8, to claim the lead. “During the third quarter we had some breakdowns on defense that English Valleys took advantage of to get the lead. But in the fourth quarter, I thought our defense stepped up and shut down their offense again. We did a bet-
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ter job of attacking and finishing on offense to come out with the win. We hit some key free throws down the stretch,” Hulsing said. The Hawk girls wiped out the 32-27 deficit with a 14-6 run in the final eight minutes. They shot 32 percent, 14-of-44, from the field and cashed in on 10-of-18 free throw attempts. English Valleys went 14-of-33 from the field for 42 percent and sank 7-of-11 charity attempts. Lynnville-Sully was led by Cassie Cullen with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Cullen also made three steals in the game. Lysandra James pulled down 11 rebounds. Becca Vos handed out three assists. The Bears got 17 points from Rylee Voss and 11 from Lauren Miller. IN THE BOY’S game, the Hawks dominated from the tip. They cruised to a 41-12 halftime advantage then outscored the Bears 33-16 in the second half. “It was nice to see the boys come ready to play,” said Nick Harthoorn, L-S boys’ head coach. “We were able to create a gap right from the start. We did a good job taking care of the ball and took quality shots. I thought all the guys made some nice plays tonight.”
Offensively, the Hawks connected on 33-of-58 field goal attempts for 57 percent. English Valleys was held to 28 percent, 10-of-36. The Bears struggled from the free-throw line also, sinking 7-of-20. The Hawks were 4-of-10 at the line. Lynnville-Sully had nine players score in the game. Kyle Van Dyke and T.J. Cunningham each contributed 14 points. Darin Hofer scored 12 and Sage Ehresman finished with 11 points. Hofer grabbed 11 of the Hawks’ 35 rebounds and Baker Zegers had seven boards. Cunningham and Ben Trettin each had three steals while Jake Brand and Ehresman dished out three assists apiece. Kellan Coppinger was the only Bears’ player to reach double digits in scoring 10 points. English Valleys had 19 rebounds. Girls’ Game Lynnville-Sully 9-10-8-14—41 English Valleys 6-11-15-6—38 Lynnville-Sully — Cullen 12, Terpstra 9, James 8, Rasmusson 5, Van Wyk 3, Van Rees 2, Vos 2. English Valleys — Voss 17, Miller 11, Steffen 5, Parmenter 5. Boys’ Game Lynnville-Sully 21-20-21-12—74 English Valleys 3-9-8-8—28 Lynnville-Sully — Cunningham 14, Trettin 8, Brand 4, Ehresman 11, James 5, Zegers 4, Lirio 2, Van Dyke 14, Hofer 12. English Valleys: Coppinger 10, Kerkove 2, Nachtman 5, Icenbice 7, Schauer 4.
points on the opening basket of the third quarter. That Cub field goal came at the 7:26 mark. The Raiders went on a six-point run. Backto-back baskets by Bryce Kemp and Seth Balke tied the game at 26-26 with 6:03 left in the period. It stayed that way until Tommy Galloway netted a 3-pointer for CMB at the 2:12 mark. CMB outscored the Cubs 14-2 in the third quarter to claim a 34-26 advantage. In the final eight minutes, the Raiders and Cubs each tossed in 17 points. The Raiders sank 15 of their 21 free throw attempts while the Cubs went 7-of-14 at the line. Each team shot 48 percent from the field, but the Raiders knocked down six 3-pointers to the Cubs’ four treys. Kemp led the Raiders with 13 points and three steals. Galloway hit for 11 points. Patrick Girard came off the bench to block three shots. Galloway and Austin Moorman each had three assists. Zach Samson controlled eight rebounds for CMB. Balke’s six rebounds all came off the defensive glass. The Cubs got 11 points from Alex Merfeld. CMB’S GIRLS led the ranked Cubs 16-15 in the second quarter. Nevada went on an 8-2 run to earn the 23-18 halftime lead. It was all Nevada in the third quarter, 17-3. The Cubs outscored the Raiders 15-9 in the fourth period. Lexi Breon drained three 3-pointers for the Raiders on her way to a team-high 12 points. Abbie Haupert and Mikayla Eslinger each added eight points. Nevada got 18 points from Ally Fey, who also had three treys on the night. Kati Cassabaum tossed in 16 points.
Boys’ Game CMB 6-14-14-17—51 Nevada 13-11-2-17—43 CMB — Moorman 8, Galloway 11, Samson 4, Balke 2, Kemp 13, Nissen 6, Stover 5, Girard 2. Nevada — Gidel 6, Stephenson 5, Huhn 7, Fey 5, Hansen 4, Merfeld 11, Thompson 3, Strottman 2. Girls’ Game CMB 8-10-3-9—30 Nevada 15-8-17-15—55 CMB — Schmitz 2, Eslinger 8, Haupert 8, Breon 12. Nevada — Ausman 6, Stephenson 4, Pringnitz 3, Lodestein 2, Saunders 1, Fey 18, Helton 5, Cassabaum 16.
Cardinals: Wrestling team goes 1-1 in final regular-season action Continued from Page 1B tonight,” Schroder said. “For me, tonight was a big confidence booster after having a tougher time last Saturday. I got to wins to help going into Thursday’s matches.” Schroder said his teammates came ready to wrestle at home. He said overall the Cardinals wrestled well “and we wrestled aggressively. We have a few things we need to work on.” Hull, who is ranked fifth at 106, pinned Grinnell’s Lane Milner in 1 minute, 41 seconds. He stepped up into the 113-pound slot against Boone and pinned Cade Burma in 4:20. “The first dual was slow, I thought, then we came out and wrestled our best against Boone,” Hull said. “For the most part it was a good Senior Night but for some of the guys I wished hit had gone better.” Wright was back on the mat after being sidelined since before Christmas. Wright had a back-and-forth match with Grinnell’s Anthony Clayton at 220 before getting caught in a pin at the 5:47 mark. Wright lost by a fall to Mason Frost of Boone. Williams suffered a season-ending dislocated shoulder a week ago. He has wrestled at 220 and 285 for the Cardinals this season. Icenbice is also sidelined. Hunter, Cook and Kimmel wrestled in junior varsity matches for the Cardinals Tuesday. “We have a great group of seniors. They are great leaders for our team,”
said Andy Swedenhjelm, NHS head coach. “Our seniors wrestled well tonight. Ray continues to work well on the mat. Koby had a great night and it was great to see Joey back out on the mat for us.” Swedenhjelm said he was pleased with how the Cardinal wrestlers performed on the night. He said the Cardinals could have had the dual with Grinnell “if a couple different things went our way. Our kids wrestled hard all night.” Down 18-0 against Grinnell, Newton had back-to-back wins by falls by Dakota Dawson at 138 and Brett Wolf at 145. It was 28-12 when J.T. Thongvanh recorded a 3-1 decision over Bryce Lidtka. Grinnell had wrapped up the team win but there were two more matches to be contested. Hull won then Hunter Versteegh pinned Kaiden Gosselink in 3:36 to end the competition on a strong note for the Cardinals. Bryce Tish opened the dual with Boone with a pin of Tory Borsh in 1:16 in the 132- pound match followed by Dawson, 138, pinning Boone’s Jack Lohman in 1:52. Wolf won by forfeit at 145. Peyton Patterson had to work overtime for Newton’s next win. Patterson and Tanner Frost wrestled to a 2-2 tie at the end of the regulation six minutes. In the first overtime period, which is one minute, neither wrestler scored a takedown. Patterson and Frost went to two
Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s J.T. Thongvanh (left) attempts to control Boone’s Kane Springis, who is ranked 10th in Class 3A, during their 170-pound match Tuesday. Thongvanh lost the match 5-2 to go 1-1 at home.
30-second periods to break the tie. In the first one, Patterson was able to turn Frost for a two-point near fall. Patterson scored a reversal in the second 30-second period to claim a 6-2 decision. Boone got on the scoreboard with a 20-5 technical fall over Duncan Lee. Thongvanh faced Kane Springis, who is ranked 10th in Class 3A, in the 170-pound match and lost 5-2. Brice Wilson pinned Newton’s Jordan Henning in 5:43 for the 182-pound match.
Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton wrestling celebrated Senior Night 2014 Tuesday between dual competitions. Members of the NHS wrestling team, cheer squad and mat maids and their parents were recognized.
“J.T. is wrestling lights out right now. Peyton has turned the corner and wrestling really well,” Swedenhjelm said. Schroder won at 195 then Wright lost at 220 and Boone recorded a forfeit win at 285. Newton finished the night with four victories, starting with Jonathon Lawton taking a forfeit at 106 the Hull winning at 113. Cole Peters pulled out a 2-0 victory over Boone’s Albert Meier at 120. Parker Schuster pinned Milo Davis in 1:34. Swedenhjelm said the Cardinals will face two good teams Thursday. Newton takes on Des Moines Roosevelt and host Indianola. Newton (N) 48, Boone (B) 26 132 Bryce Tish, N, pinned Troy Borsh, B, 1:16 138 Dakota Dawson, N, pinned Jack Lohman, B, 1:52 145 Brett Wolf, N, forf. 152 Peyton Patterson, N, OT dec. Tanner Frost, B, 7-2 160 Dillon Calkins, B, tech. fall Duncan Lee, N, 4:00 20-5 170 Kane Springis, B, dec. Jeffrey Thongvanh, N, 5-2 182 Brice Wilson, B, pinned Jordan Henning, N, 5:43 195 Ray Schroder, N, pinned Jake Stecher, B, 0:15 220 Mason Frost, B, pinned Joey Wright, N, 2:15 285 Kyle Springis, B, forf. 106 Jonathon Lawton, N, forf. 113 Koby Hull, N, pinned Cade Burma, B, 4:20 120 Cole Peters, N, dec. Albert Meier, B, 2-0 126 Parker Schuster, N, pinned Milo Davis, B, 1:34 Grinnell (G) 46, Newton (N) 30 120 Jevin Wyatt, G, pinned Cole Peters, N, 3:47 126 Dalton Kies, G, pinned Parker Schuster, N, 1:17 132 Kyle Sadler, G, pinned Bryce Tish, N, 4:34 138 Dakota Dawson, N, pinned Jake Simon, G, 0:47 145 Brett Wolf, N, pinned Griffin Reding, G, 3:16 152 Garrett Jay, G, maj. dec. Peyton Patterson, N, 12-4 160 Brody Beck, G, pinned Duncan Lee, N, 3:02 170 Jeffrey Thongvanh, N, dec. Bryce Lidtka, G, 3-1 182 Julio Sanchez, G, pinned Jordan Henning, N, 3:34 195 Ray Schroder, N, dec. Jared Keenan, G, 6-2 220 Anthony Clayton, G, pinned Joey Wright, N, 5:47 285 Tanner Hoffstetter, G, forf. 106 Koby Hull, N, pinned Lane Milner, G, 1:41 113 Hunter Versteegh, N, pinned Kaiden Gosselink, G, 3:36