Macy Emgarten poured in 22 points and led Exira-EHK to a big 56-43 road win over CAM on Friday night. CAM led by 2 at the end of the first, but the Cougars only managed 2 more in the second quarter to fall behind 27-16 by half. The Spartans kept the intensity up in the second half and earned the season sweep over the Cougars.

Emgarten was consistent all night with 12 points in the first half and 10 in the second. She did a great job roaming the baseline to find open spaces and Exira-EHK Head Coach Tom Petersen said they wanted to try to attack that area of the floor.

Exira-EHK’s 2-3 zone was very effective in limiting CAM’s offensive looks throughout the game. Coach Petersen said they’ve been working hard on improving their zone pressure.

The Spartans also got 14 points from Mollie Rasmussen and 10 from Quinn Grubbs. Exira-EHK stays unbeaten at 12-0 on the season. Next up for the Spartans is a road trip to Red Oak on Monday.

Mallory Behnken had a nice game in the post for CAM and finished with 22 points. Eva Steffensen added 12 as the Cougars fall to 11-3 on the season. Next up for CAM is a trip to West Harrison next Tuesday.

Individual Semifinalists
106: Aiden Smith (Atlantic-CAM), Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr), Justin Parsons (Creston), Kaden Whipp (Clarinda)
113: Tegan Slaybaugh (AC/GC), Christian Ahrens (Creston), Seth Ettleman (Southwest Iowa), Brayden Maeder (Southwest Valley)
120: Jace Rose (Riverside), Travis Allen (Winterset), Lincoln Keeler (Creston), Tristan Harger (Earlham)
126: Ethan Follmann (Atlantic-CAM), Brandon Briley (Creston), Abe Bushong (Winterset), TJ Nutt (MVAOCOU)
132: Elliott Cooney (Nodaway Valley), Riley Radke (Missouri Valley), Easton O’Brien (Atlantic-CAM), Zeke Hoven (Winterset)
138: Austin Evans (Creston), Cayden Van Meer (Panorama), Devin Adams (Central Decatur), Jaxon Christensen (Nodaway Valley)
145: Ryan Stortenbecker (East Mills), Conner Fitzgerald (Bedford/Lenox), Adam Baier (Red Oak), Kale Downey (Clarinda)
152: Nolan Moore (Riverside), Cayden Jensen (AC/GC), Briley Hayes (Creston), Eduardo Garcia (Winterset)
160: Dawson Bond (Red Oak), William Bolinger (Creston), Karson Downey (Clarinda), Logan Fairchild (Winterset)
170: Kolby Scott (MVAOCOU), Jaydon Knight (Mount Ayr), Kadin Stutzman (Atlantic-CAM), Brady Barringer (Winterset)
182: Reilly Hoven (Winterset), Jase Wilmes (Clarinda), Jarrett Armstrong (Atlantic-CAM), Gage Clausen (Missouri Valley)
195: Brecken Freeberg (Tri-Center), Brek Boruff (Missouri Valley), Carter Smuck (Winterset), Jaxson Hildebrand (Denison-Schleswig)
220: Cooper Andersen (Panorama), Miles Mundorf (Atlantic-CAM), Max Chapman (Creston), Tegan Carson (Central Decatur)
285: Logan Green (Clarinda), Trenton Warner (Nodaway Valley), Nathan Messerschmidt (Riverside), Devin Whipple (Bedford/Lenox)

Riverside’s Jace Rose reached 150 career wins.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference 
Creston 56, Kuemper Catholic 41
Glenwood 96, Red Oak 21
Lewis Central 48, Shenandoah 31
St. Albert 50, Denison-Schleswig 43

Western Iowa Conference
Audubon 56, AHSTW 38 (A: Jaci Christensen reached 1,000 career points)
Riverside 58, Missouri Valley 18
Treynor 48, Logan-Magnolia 40
Tri-Center 57, IKM-Manning 44

Rolling Valley Conference
Exira-EHK 56, CAM 43- ON KJAN (E: Macy Emgarten 22pts)
Boyer Valley 47, Glidden-Ralston 42
West Harrison 67, Paton-Churdan 46
Woodbine 61, Coon Rapids-Bayard 50

Corner Conference Tournament
Championship: Stanton 40, Sidney 34
Consolation: East Mills 45, Fremont-Mills 39

Pride of Iowa Conference
Nodaway Valley 76, Central Decatur 70
Lenox 55, SE Warren 36
Wayne 58, Bedford 34

Other Scores
CB Abraham Lincoln 63, LeMars 40
Panorama 61, ACGC 21
Earlham 48, Van Meter 46
Twin Cedars 56, Orient-Macksburg 19

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Kuemper Catholic 64, Creston 55
Red Oak 63, Glenwood 57
St. Albert 60, Denison-Schleswig 54
Lewis Central 80, Shenandoah 15

Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 74, Audubon 20
Riverside 65, Missouri Valley 37
Treynor 49, Logan-Magnolia 17
Tri-Center 50, IKM-Manning 29

Rolling Valley Conference
Boyer Valley 58, Glidden-Ralston 34
CAM 61, Exira-EHK 56- ON KJAN
West Harrison 89, Paton-Churdan 42
Woodbine 62, Coon Rapids-Bayard 37

Pride of Iowa Conference
Bedford 61, Wayne 30
Lenox 75, Southeast Warren 35
Martensdale-St. Marys vs Mount Ayr- PPD
Central Decatur 68, Nodaway Valley 62

Other Scores
Panorama 65, ACGC 57
Sioux City East 75, CB Thomas Jefferson 41
Twin Cedars 51, Orient-Macksburg 40

Atlantic’s Dr. Shawn Petersen has been named a part of the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association Class of 2022 Basketball Officials Hall of Fame.

Joining Petersen in the 2022 Class are the following officials:

Jeff Horst, Clinton
Mark Gassman, DeWitt
Mark Royer, Council Bluffs
William Gillman, Council Bluffs

We’ll have more details on the induction at a later date.

UNI and Drake renew their Missouri Valley Conference rivalry Saturday afternoon in the McLeod Center. Both teams are looking to bounce back from Wednesday night losses. The Panthers fell in overtime at Valparaiso Wednesday night and were without leading scorer AJ Green due to COVID protocols. Drake lost at home to Bradley. The Bulldogs are 4-2 in the Missouri Valley.

Panther coach Ben Jacobson. With Green out sophomore Noah Carter poured in 33 points at Valpo.

Drake’s emergence under Darian DeVries has elevated the rivalry.

DeVries says the games with UNI always have added interest.

DeVries says the Panther’s balance is a concern.

DeVries expects an electric atmosphere in the McLeod Center.

The Class 1A top-ranked Grand View Christian Thunder proved too much for Atlantic to handle in boys hoops on Thursday night at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny. After the Trojans went bucket for bucket with the Thunder through 1 1/2 quarters, Grand View Christian hit the gas and pulled away for a 96-68 win. The game was tied at 24 at the end of the first, and it was an 8-point Thunder lead at half. The Thunder erupted for a 31-12 advantage in the third to take control. Atlantic Head Coach Derek Hall said the team got a little gassed after a good start.

William Penn recruit Manny Hammonds and his fellow backcourt mate Josh Baucum were tough to slow down. Hammonds finished with 30 points on the night and Baucum added 29. The Thunder stay unbeaten at 15-0. They will travel to West Marshall on Friday. Coach Hall said it was great experience to play a great team like Grand View Christian.

Atlantic got 15 points each from Dayton Templeton, Colton Rasmussen, and Carter Pellett. The Trojans fall to 3-11 on the season. They will travel to Creston for their next game on Monday.

After a dismal third quarter the Atlantic girls basketball team rallied in the fourth to pick up a 46-43 win over Grand View Christian on Thursday night in Ankeny. The Trojans trailed by three at half and only managed 2 points in the third quarter to fall behind by 10 at 41-31. The Trojans chipped away at the lead, with Jada Jensen leading the way with 10 points in the period. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason thought the Trojans’ press and zone paid off down the stretch.

Jensen finished the night with 20 points and Aubrey Guyer added 12. The Trojans had a chance to fully ice the game with free throws in the final minute but couldn’t get that one extra point to make it a two possession game. It didn’t matter as the Thunder didn’t have enough time to get a shot off after Paytn Harter’s freebie miss with 2 seconds left. Coach Vargason was really proud of the fight the team showed, overcoming a couple tough stretches of the game.

Atlantic improves to 6-10 on the season. Next up for the Trojans is a home tilt with Shenandoah next Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. We’ll have that game on KJAN.

The 25th ranked Hawkeye women outscored Minnesota 37-12 in the third quarter to blow the game open in a 105-49 win in the Twin Cities. Caitlin Clark had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

The Hawkeyes connected on 59 percent, including nine of 17 from three point range. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder.

The deficit was the worse loss in program history for Minnesota. The Hawkeyes improved to 11-4 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Atlantic 46, Grand View Christian 43 – ON KJAN
Ar-We-Va 59, Paton-Churdan 31
Audubon 56, Tri-Center 45 (A: Aleah Hermansen 29 points)
Carroll 49, Harlan 46
Clarinda 49, Riverside 30
Earlham 56, Lenox 46
East Union 50, SW Valley 48
West Harrison 34, Whiting 21
Woodbine 50, Coon Rapids-Bayard 43

BOYS BASKETBALL
Grand View Christian 96, Atlantic 68 –ON KJAN
Ar-We-Va 59, Paton-Churdan 44
Exira-EHK 63, Glidden-Ralston 42 (E: Aiden Flathers 18 points)
Tri-Center 41, Audubon 33
Saydel 59, West Central Valley 35
Southwest Valley 64, East Union 49
West Harrison 86, Whiting 10
Woodbine 44, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42

Corner Conference Tournament Semifinals
Stanton 49, Sidney 44 (OT)
East Mills 64, Fremont-Mills 50