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Trojans will fight on at state after substate win over Glenwood

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team is headed to the state tournament for the first time since 2002 after a substate final win on Monday night over Glenwood 69-68.  The Trojans and Rams put on quite a nail-biting show for the capacity crowd at Harlan Community High School.

The Trojans built a two possession lead multiple times down the stretch only to have Glenwood claw back to within 1 as time wound down.  After Austin Alexander hit a free throw to push the lead to 4 for Atlantic with 12 seconds left, Nate Mohr hit a three with about 4 seconds left on the clock to get the Rams within one.  Time should of been allowed to run out but an inadvertent whistle and clock stoppage ended up forcing Atlantic to throw the ball in with 1 second left to seal the win.

Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins thought it would be a close game and it turned out to be just that.

Coach Jenkins was elated for his players after the win.

Sophomore Chase Mullenix had a monster night for the Trojans with 19 points and played excellent defense with the assignment on Nate Mohr.  Chase thought his team executed the game plan well.

Senior Garrett Franken finished with 19 points as well for the Trojans and said it felt great to knock off the Rams and get over the hump to get to the state tournament.

Scott Leonard worked hard on the block for 15 points in the win and he said his teammates really stepped up when it was tough for him to get touches early in the game.

Glenwood was led by Nate Mohr with 26 points, 24 of those in the second half. Andrew Blum had 17 before fouling out late and Christian Stanislav had 15 for the Rams. Glenwood ends their season at 18-6.

Atlantic improved to 19-5 on the season and will head to the state tournament for the 11th time in school history.  The Trojans will play in the 3A quarterfinals next Tuesday, March 7th.  Opponent and time won’t be known until Wednesday.

Spartans move on to the semis with win over Sidney

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

The Exira-EHK Spartans girls basketball team is on to the semifinals with a win on Monday afternoon over the Sidney Cowgirls 58-43 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The Spartans had to work for the win throughout as they saw a fifteen point halftime lead shrink to five before putting the Cowgirls away  down the stretch.  Sophia Peppers continued her postseason dominance with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 assists.  Kealey Nelson also had a big game with 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Spartans.  Peppers said it was good to get out the first round nerves.

Peppers is confident her team can go the distance.

Sidney was led in the loss by 14 points from Camryn McClintock who dropped in 4 threes in the game. Maryn Phillips finished with 9 points for Sidney as their season ends with a record of 23-2. It was the Cowgirls first ever state tournament appearance.

The Spartans improve to 24-1 and will now face Turkey Valley in the Class 1A semifinals on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of that game on KJAN with pregame at 10:45am and tip-off at 11:45am on Thursday.

Postseason basketball scoreboard Monday 2/27/2017

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

Girls State Tournament

Class 1A Quarterfinals

10:00 a.m. — Springville 56, Burlington Notre Dame 16
11:45 a.m. — Kingsley-Pierson 65, Marquette Catholic 61
1:30 p.m. – Turkey Valley 60, Janesville 58
3:15 p.m. – Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 58, Sidney 43

Class 2A Quarterfinals

5:00 p.m. – Iowa City Regina 67, Logan-Magnolia 54
6:45 p.m. – Western Christian 58, North Linn 48
8:30 p.m. – Treynor 60, Van Meter 54
Tuesday, Feb 28th- 10:00 a.m. – Central Decatur (24-0) vs. Cascade (22-2)

Boys Substate Finals

Class 1A

Remsen St. Mary’s 56, Boyden-Hull 51 (@ LeMars)

Class 3A

Atlantic 69, Glenwood 68 (@ Harlan) – ON KJAN
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 53, Bishop Heelan 51 (@ Tyson Events Center, Sioux City)
Pella 55, Grinnell 53 (@ Southeast Polk)
Mount Pleasant 70, Oskaloosa 40 (@ Fairfield)
West Delaware 54, Center Point-Urbana 51 (@ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids)
Cedar Rapids Xavier 58, Dubuque Wahlert 39 (@ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids)
Waverly-Shell Rock 71, Forest City 55 (@ Aplington-Parkersburg)
Dallas Center-Grimes 54, Boone 43 (@ Johnston)

Cyclones’ Morris named Big 12 Player of the Week

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February 27th, 2017 by Jim Field

Iowa State Senior Point Guard Monte Morris was named the Big 12 Player of the week on Monday.  Morris helped lead his team to wins this week at Texas Tech in overtime on Monday and at home against Baylor on Saturday.  The Cyclones built their current win streak to five games with those wins.  Iowa State also jumped back into the AP Top 25 at No. 24 after the stellar week.

PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Monté Morris, Iowa State, G, Sr., Flint, Mich.

  • Averaged 20.0 points and 6.5 assists as the Cyclones extended their win streak to five games.
  • Committed just two turnovers in 79 minutes of action.
  • Converted 15-of-27 (.556) shots from the field, including 5-of-8 from 3-point territory.

Iowa State back in men’s basketball AP Top 25 2/27/2017

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February 27th, 2017 by Jim Field

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Kansas (58) 26-3 1618 3
2. Villanova (2) 27-3 1487 2
3. UCLA (3) 26-3 1474 5
4. Gonzaga (2) 29-1 1419 1
5. North Carolina 25-5 1381 8
6. Oregon 26-4 1343 6
7. Arizona 26-4 1223 4
8. Louisville 23-6 1176 7
9. Kentucky 24-5 1119 11
10. West Virginia 23-6 1041 12
11. Baylor 23-6 923 9
12. Florida 23-6 807 13
13. Butler 23-6 795 22
14. SMU 25-4 738 17
15. Florida State 23-6 722 19
16. Purdue 23-6 651 14
17. Duke 22-7 622 10
18. Cincinnati 25-4 504 15
19. Notre Dame 22-7 482 21
20. Saint Mary’s 26-3 445 20
21. Wichita State 27-4 250 25
22. Wisconsin 22-7 206 16
23. Virginia 19-9 194 18
24. Iowa State 19-9 168
25. Miami 20-8 123

Others receiving votes: Minnesota 66, Oklahoma State 54, Dayton 32, Michigan 14, Middle Tennessee 13, Creighton 12, Southern Cal 7, Michigan State 3, Monmouth 3, Vermont 2, VCU 2, Virginia Tech 2, Arkansas 1, BYU 1, Maryland 1, Princeton 1.

 

Postseason basketball schedule Monday 2/27/2017

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

Girls State Tournament

Class 1A Quarterfinals

10:00 a.m. — Springville (22-2) vs. Burlington Notre Dame (19-6)
11:45 a.m. — Marquette Catholic (21-3) vs. Kingsley-Pierson (23-1)
1:30 p.m. – Turkey Valley (21-2) vs. Janesville (24-0)
3:15 p.m. – Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (23-1) vs. Sidney (23-1)- ON KJAN (Pregame 2:15pm)

Class 2A Quarterfinals

5:00 p.m. – Iowa City Regina (25-0) vs. Logan-Magnolia (21-3)
6:45 p.m. – Western Christian (22-2) vs. North Linn (24-1)
8:30 p.m. – Treynor (25-0) vs. Van Meter (21-3)
Tuesday, Feb 28th- 10:00 a.m. – Central Decatur (24-0) vs. Cascade (22-2)

Boys Substate Finals

Class 1A

Remsen St. Mary’s vs. Boyden-Hull (@ LeMars) 7:00pm

Class 3A (All at 7:00pm)

Atlantic vs. Glenwood (@ Harlan) – ON KJAN
Bishop Heelan vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (@ Tyson Events Center, Sioux City)
Pella vs. Grinnell (@ Southeast Polk)
Mount Pleasant vs. Oskaloosa (@ Fairfield)
West Delaware vs. Center Point-Urbana (@ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids)
Dubuque Wahlert vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier (@ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids)
Waverly-Shell Rock vs. Forest City (@ Aplington-Parkersburg)
Boone vs. Dallas Center-Grimes (@ Johnston)

 

Rolling Valley Conference boys basketball all-conference selections announced

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

The Rolling Valley Conference announced their 2016-17 all-conference boys basketball selections today.

First Team

Drew Buckholdt, SR, Exira-EHK*
Thomas Hensley, JR, CAM*
Joe Weber, JR, Boyer Valley*
Ben Obert, SO, Coon Rapids-Bayard*
Derek Schurke, SR, Ar-We-Va
Drew Schurke, SO, Ar-We-Va
Joe Towers, JR, Paton-Churdan
Hunter Clausen, SR, Charter Oak-Ute
*Unanimous Selection

Second Team

Dakota Rold, SO, Exira-EHK
Jake Danner, SR, Ar-We-Va
Nick Holste, JR, CAM
Zach Krause, SR, Ar-We-Va
Justin Sparks, JR, Glidden-Ralston
Jake Berns, JR, Paton-Churdan
Brandon Evans, SR, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Jesse Hupp, SR, Charter Oak-Ute

Honorable Mention

Noah Pettepier, SR, Exira-EHK
Cole Burmeister, SO, Exira-EHK

Pride of Iowa boys basketball all-conference teams

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

The Pride of Iowa Conference announced their boys basketball all-conference teams today.

First Team

Brady Gavin, JR, Martensdale-St. Marys*
Brett Barnett, SR, Martensdale-St. Marys*
Spencer Lamb, SO, Nodaway Valley*
Carter Boothe, JR, Central Decatur*
Brady Elder, SR, Pleasantville*
Brennan McCuddin, SR, Interstate-35*
Chris Godfrey, JR, Interstate-35
Kaleb Anderson, SR, Lenox*
Brennan Sefrit, FR, Bedford*
Kyle Guill, SR, Central Decatur
Mason Gossman, SR, East Union
Bronson Carpenter, JR, Wayne
*Unanimous Selections

Second Team

Gabe Nixon, SR, East Union
Beau Weinheimer, SR, Nodaway Valley
Dakota Gibson, SR, Martensdale-St. MarysGauge Van Haalen, JR, Pleasantville
Dawson Tullberg, SR, Lenox
Wyatt McAlpin, SR, Southwest Valley
Chance Cobb, JR, Southwest Valley
Grant Atwood, JR, Central Decatur
Richie Griglione, SO, Interstate-35
Isaac Grose, FR, Mount Ayr
Cole Pedersen, FR, Central Decatur
Cooper Nally, FR, Bedford

Atlantic boys battle Glenwood for state berth tonight

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic boys basketball team will battle the Glenwood Rams tonight for a trip to the state tournament.  The Class 3A Substate 8 final is set to tip-off at 7:00pm at the Harlan Community High School gym and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The Trojans earned their way into the substate round with an emphatic win on Thursday at home against ADM 68-46.  Scott Leonard had 24 points and Garrett Franken 22 in that win. The Trojans now will try to beat the Glenwood Rams for the third time this season.  Atlantic won the first meeting at home on December 13th 72-67.  They then won on the road at Glenwood on January 10th 68-62.  Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins knows it will be a tough game.

The Trojans also surely remember being knocked out of the postseason last year by the Rams in a District Final 63-61. The Trojans had a 20 point lead at halftime of that game as well so neither time is likely to get comfortable as they meet tonight.  Glenwood is 18-5 on the season this year and have been led by three players averaging double figures; Nat Mohr with 19 per outing, Andrew Blum 17, and Christian Stanislav 16.

The 18-5 Trojans’ top scorer is Senior Garrett Franken averaging 24 points along with 9 rebounds per game. Two other Trojans have averaged double figures in Scoring; Scott Leonard 15, and Austin Alexander 12.

We’ll have coverage of the Trojans and Rams in the Substate 8 Final tonight on KJAN. Pregame at 6:50pm and tip-off at 7:00pm in Harlan.

Spartans ready for state tourney game with Sidney

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February 27th, 2017 by admin

It will be a Western Iowa match-up this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Girls Class 1A State Basketball Tournament as Exira-EHK takes on Sidney.  The 23-1 Spartans will face the 23-1 Cowgirls at Well Fargo Arena today with a 3:15pm scheduled tip-off and we’ll have it on KJAN.

The Spartans earned their way to a third straight appearance in the state tournament with substate final win over Akron-Westfield.  Now the Spartans are looking to have success on the big stage.  Two seasons ago they were able to make it to the semifinal round and last season they fell in the opening round to Newell-Fonda.  Junior Sophia Peppers said after the substate win that they will be playing with confidence and are looking to succeed at state.

The Sidney Cowgirls are making their first ever state tournament appearance. They knocked off Glidden-Ralston in the substate round and are working behind the same Head Coach that just led them to the state volleyball tournament in Amy McClintock.  Maddy Duncan leads Sidney in scoring with 15 points per game and Maryn Phillips has averaged 14.  Coach McClintock said her team has a similar style of play to the Spartans.

When asked about handling the pressure defense of the Spartans, Coach McClintock said her team needs to play within themselves and a big part of that will be the coaching staff getting them ready for the moment since they haven’t been there before.

The Spartans have four players that average in double figures in Sophia Peppers with 17, Kealey Nelson 13, Maggie Rasmussen and Mara Burmeister 12.  Peppers has had a terrific postseason run scoring a combined 58 points in the last two games alone.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the Spartans and Cowgirls today on KJAN. Pregame at 2:15pm and tip-off at 3:15pm from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.