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Gladbrook-Reinbeck beats MVAO 64-52 to win Class 1A title

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March 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Camden Kickbush scored 20 points and Gladbrook-Reinbeck capped a perfect season by beating Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 64-52 Friday night to win the Class 1A state championship. All-tournament captain Joe Smoldt and Zach Pierce added 10 points each for Gladbrook-Reinbeck (28-0). Gladbrook-Reinbeck shot 61 percent. The team took control with a 14-0 run in the first half and never let up. Kickbush hit three 3-pointers in that run and finished 4-for-5 from long range.

MVAO (26-2) got 26 points from Korey Kuhlmann but couldn’t overcome the Rebels’ torrid shooting and its own second-quarter cold spell. Shawn Flanigan scored 13 for the Rams and Derrik Kerns had 11. The Rams made six of their first seven shots, but missed 11 in a row during Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s second-quarter outburst and never recovered.