Consolations

Class 1A

10:30 a.m.- Don Bosco, Gilbertville vs. St. Mary’s, Remsen

Class 2A

12:15 p.m.- Aplington-Parkersburg vs. Sheldon

Semifinals

Class 3A

2:00 p.m.—Xavier, Cedar Rapids vs. Glenwood

3:45 p.m.—Waverly-Shell Rock vs. Oskaloosa

Class 4A

6:30—Iowa City, West vs. Waukee

8:15—Valley, West Des Moines vs. Cedar Falls

(From IHSAA)

DES MOINES – Treynor withstood a furious comeback attempt from Aplington-Parkersburg to advance back to the Class 2A championship, winning Wednesday night’s semifinal at Wells Fargo Arena, 75-66. The 2015 champs poured in 50 points in the second and third quarters, using the final frame to hold on for the third title game berth in program history.

Aplington-Parkersburg (24-2) led 15-10 after the first quarter, but was scorched by the Cardinals’ hot outside shooting. Junior Carter Cuvelier led the rally with 26 second-half points, getting the Falcons as close as three points in the final three minutes. Cuvelier finished with a game-high 30 points.

Treynor had three scorers in double-digits on a night when it hit a dozen 3-pointers, including six in the second quarter alone. Dillon Faubel led the charge with 21 points, and Jack Stogdill added 20 of his own. Luke Clausen paced the Cardinals (26-0) on the glass and ended with 14 points and eight rebounds.

Treynor had appeared in five semifinals before going all the way to the top in 2015 with coach Scott Rucker. His squad is back and balanced again, and will meet the winner of Cascade vs. Sheldon in Wednesday night’s last matchup. The 2A title game is set for a 3:45 p.m. tipoff on Friday.

Aplington-Parkersburg will appear in the consolation game for the third time in program history on Thursday at 12:15 p.m.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dylan Osetkowski provided the points, Jericho Sims pulled down the rebounds and Kerwin Roach was the glue that held Texas together during its Big 12 Tournament win over Iowa State. Which was altogether fitting, considering glue wound up holding Roach’s tooth together.

The veteran guard took a wicked elbow to his mouth midway through the first half Wednesday night, sending half of his front tooth skittering across the floor. He got it glued together at halftime, came back to make some crucial plays down the stretch, and ultimately helped the seventh-seeded Longhorns to a 68-64 victory over the Cyclones at the packed Sprint Center.

Osetkowski had 20 points, Sims had 15 boards and Jase Fabres added 12 points for the Longhorns (19-13), who advanced to play second-seeded Texas Tech in today’s (Thursday’s) quarterfinals.

The Cyclones (13-18) forged a 58-all tie on a basket by Zoran Talley Jr. with 5 minutes left, but Matt Coleman started a run of six straight points that gave Texas a cushion. Coleman then scored again with 43.1 seconds left, giving the Longhorns a 68-64 advantage in the back-and-forth affair.

Lindell Wigginton turned the ball over on the Cyclones’ next possession, ending any comeback. Wigginton finished with 20 points and eight boards for Iowa State, but he also committed nine turnovers against two assists. Cameron Lard had 14 points and Talley had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Iowa State committed 17 turnovers, most of them unforced, and that wiped out an otherwise solid shooting performance. It also wiped out the Cyclones’ stingy defense, which held Texas to 8 of 31 from beyond the 3-point arc.

Iowa State heads back to Ames to begin working on next season.

The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, recognized the Atlantic/CAM High School Wrestling Team for their efforts that led them to the State Wrestling Tournament.

Some of the athletes who comprise the Atlantic/CAM Wrestling team and their coaches.

Coach Tim Duff said John McConkey was the State Champion for the Trojans at 285 pounds. Kole Hansen, at 126-lbs, was a four-time State qualifier and two-time State place winner who graduates this year. Hansen set the school record for all-time wins this year, at 167. Sophomore Aybren Moore was a District qualifier for the Trojans, one match away from going to the State Tournament. Other players were mentioned for their accomplishments, as well.

Duff said McConkey will wrestle for the University of Northern Iowa next season. He was a three-time State qualifier all three-years, placing eighth, second and first. Dudd said McConkey dominated his weight class in Southwest Iowa, “and pretty much the entire State. He’s probably the best heavyweight in the State of Iowa, this year. He had a tremendous career and a tremendous season.”

Coach Duff thanked the Council for inviting the team and coaches. He said the team has “An outstanding coaching staff.”

Quarterfinals

Class 4A

Valley, WDM 52, North Scott 44

Cedar Falls 75, Sioux City East 47

Semifinals

Class 1A

North Linn 74, Don Bosco 51

Grand View Christian 59, St. Mary’s, Remsen 53

Class 2A

Treynor 74, Aplington-Parkersburg 66

Cascade 65, Sheldon 43

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CAM senior guard Thomas Hensley has announced that he will attend Briar Cliff University in Sioux City to continue his basketball career.

Hensley is coming off a great final season for the Cougars in which he averaged 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals per game. The Cougars finished their season 16-6 and lost a close game in a district semifinal to Stanton.

Hensley will join a couple other Southwest Iowans as freshman at Briar Cliff next season. RJ Harris from AHSTW and Jake Carley from St. Albert are also heading to the Chargers in the Fall. Nodway Valley alum Jackson Lamb and Creston alum Jay Wolfe are currently on the Briar Cliff squad as well.

(From IHSAA)

DES MOINES – Norwalk owned the opening of Tuesday afternoon’s second Class 3A quarterfinal.

After halftime, it was Glenwood’s game. The Rams flipped a noisy and thrilling No. 4 vs. No. 5 game at Wells Fargo Arena at intermission, turning a 40-22 deficit into a late lead and 67-58 win for its first semifinal appearance ever.

Norwalk impressed with an electric start, going up 17-3 inside the first six minutes of the game and led by as many as 20 points in the first half. All five starters chipped in at least five points and they shot 57 percent from the field. The script flipped after halftime, when Glenwood’s pressure, a boisterous crowd, and a cold streak limited the Warriors (22-3) to six made field goals and eight turnovers as the game got away from them.

Glenwood began scraping back in the third quarter, ending the frame on a 9-0 run fueled by senior guard Nate Mohr and freshman Ryan Blum, who finished with a team-high 17 points off the bench.

Glenwood took the lead back with under six minutes left in the fourth quarter, and Norwalk would only ever tie the game one more time as the No. 4 seed pulled away. Glenwood’s only other state tournament win came in 1952’s first round in Iowa City, and they last appeared at The Well in 2015.

Norwalk finished with three scorers in double figures, led by Luke Vaske’s 17 points, with posts Tyler Endres and Daniel Geistler adding 14 and 12, respectively.

The Rams will meet two-time defending champion Xavier, Cedar Rapids in Thursday’s 2 p.m. semifinals.

The 2018 AP All-Big 12 team, with players listed with school, classification, height, weight, class and hometown (“u-” denotes unanimous selections):

FIRST TEAM

u-Devonte’ Graham, Kansas, Sr., 6-2, 185, Raleigh, North Carolina.

u-Trae Young, Oklahoma, Fr., 6-2, 180, Norman, Oklahoma.

Mohamed Bamba, Texas, Fr., 6-11, 225, Harlem, New York.

Jevon Carter, West Virginia, Sr., 6-2, 205, Maywood, Illinois.

Keenan Evans, Texas Tech, Sr., 6-3, 190, Richardson, Texas.

SECOND TEAM

Udoka Azubuike, Kansas, So., 7-0, 280, Delta, Nigeria.

Barry Brown Jr., Kansas State, 6-3, 195, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Kansas, Sr., 6-8, 205, Cherkasy, Ukraine.

Dean Wade, Kansas State, Jr., 6-10, 228, St. John, Kansas.

Kenrich Williams, TCU, Sr., 6-7, 210, Waco, Texas.

HONORABLE MENTION

Vladimir Brodziansky, TCU; Jeffrey Carroll, Oklahoma State; Sagaba Konate, West Virginia; Manu Lecomte, Baylor; Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Baylor; Malik Newman, Kansas; Zhaire Smith, Texas Tech; Mitchell Solomon, Oklahoma State; Lindell Wigginton, Iowa State.

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Coach of the year — Bill Self, Kansas.

Player of the year — Devonte’ Graham, Kansas.

Newcomer of the year — Trae Young, Oklahoma.