The CAM Cougars fought like crazy all night but came up short to Martensdale-St. Marys 69-61 in the Class 1A District 14 Final in Stuart on Thursday. CAM fell behind at the end of the first 22-14, and were down by 12 early in the second period. The Cougars clawed their way back in with a 14-0 run to grab a momentary lead before Martensdale grabbed a one point edge at half 31-30. It was a two point game by the end of the third and then the Blue Devils outscored the Cougars 24-18 in the fourth to grab the win.

CAM hit six threes in the opening half, taking advantage of some open looks, but they would only hit three more the rest of the game and two of those came from Ethan Arp late as the Cougars tried to get back in it. CAM worked hard against a much larger Blue Devils squad and Coach Nick Hodges was proud of the way they played.

It was another balanced scoring output for the Cougars with 4 players finishing in double-figures. Nathan Hensley finished with 14, Ben Tibken 13, Jacob Holste 11, and Ethan Arp 10. The Cougars finished the season with a 19-5 record and lose some important seniors. Coach Hodges said they’ve been a great group.

Martensdale-St. Marys also had four double-figure scorers on the night with Jack Franey leading the team with 21. Isaac Gavin had 17, Hogan Franey 16, and Trey Baker added 12. The Blue Devils improved to 22-3 and will move on to the 1A Substate 7 Final on Saturday night against Mount Ayr in Creston at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 1A District Finals

District 9: Montezuma 66, Keota 48
District 10: Nodaway Valley 57, Central Decatur, Leon 39
District 13: Mount Ayr 58, Bedford 48
District 14: Martensdale-St. Marys 69, CAM, Anita 61 – ON KJAN
District 15: St. Albert, Council Bluffs 52, Woodbine 43
District 16: St. Mary’s, Remsen 61, Siouxland Christian 53

CLASS 3A Substate Semifinals

Substate 1

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 51, Carroll 39
LeMars 67, MOC-Floyd Valley 61

Substate 8

Denison-Schleswig 53, Winterset 38
Harlan 84, Glenwood 71

The CAM Cougars (19-4) will take on the Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils (21-3) tonight in the boys basketball 1A District 14 Final. The game will be played at West Central Valley High School in Stuart and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The Cougars were able to take down Earlham 71-66 and Stanton 65-51 to reach this game. Martensdale-St. Marys paved their road to the District Final with wins over Southwest Valley 80-46 and Coon Rapids-Bayard 63-48.

The Cougars come in averaging 59 points per game and have used a balanced attack to have success this season. 6 different Cougars are averaging 8 or more points per game. Connor McKee and Jacob Holste both have averaged 10 per outing and have traded being the leading scorer the past two games.

Martensdale-St Marys has a strong offense that is averaging 71 points per game. They have four players averaging double-figure scoring, led by 6-4 Junior Trey Baker who has poured in 18 points per game.

Chris Parks will have the call from Stuart on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com. Pregame will start at 6:45 p.m. with tip-off at 7:00 p.m.

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CLASS 1A District Finals

District 10 @ I-35, Truro

Nodaway Valley vs. Central Decatur 7:00 p.m.

District 13 @ Red Oak

Bedford vs. Mount Ayr 7:00 p.m.

District 14 @ West Central Valley, Stuart

CAM vs. Martensdale-St. Marys 7:00 p.m. – ON KJAN

District 15 @ Tri-Center, Neola

St. Albert vs. Woodbine 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 3A Substate Semifinals

Substate 1

Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Carroll 7:00 p.m.
LeMars @ MOC-Floyd Valley 7:00 p.m.

Substate 8

Denison-Schleswig @ Winterset 7:00 p.m.
Harlan @ Glenwood 7:00 p.m.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — AJ Green had 21 points as Northern Iowa won its 16th straight home game, rolling past Evansville 84-64. Trae Berhow added 16 points and seven rebounds for Northern Iowa. Isaiah Brown chipped in 12 points and Noah Carter had 11. Jawaun Newton had 13 points to lead Evansville, which has lost 17 straight games.

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston’s Alex Bregman was hit on the back by a breaking ball from St. Louis reliever Ramon Santos, the seventh Astros player plunked in five spring training games. Some opposing players have called for retaliation against the Astros following Major League Baseball’s finding that Houston broke rules against electronic sign-stealing en route to its 2017 World Series title and again in 2018. Dustin Garneau was hit Sunday against Washington, and José Altuve was grazed Monday against Detroit, when Osvaldo Duarte and Alex De Goti also were hit. Aledmys Díaz and Jake Meyers were hit Tuesday by Miami.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — South Korean star Kwang Hyun Kim is proving problematic for major league hitters so far. The 31-year-old left-hander retired all six Miami batters he faced in his first Grapefruit League start for the St. Louis Cardinals. It came after he threw one shutout inning of relief against the New York Mets on Saturday. Kim struggled with control of his off-speed pitches in the first inning, but he found his rhythm in the second. He kept batters off balance mixing a fastball that touched 95 mph with his curve. The Marlins didn’t get a ball out of the infield against Kim.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wanjang Tut scored 19 points as Omaha edged North Dakota 84-83 in overtime. Marlon Ruffin added 18 points for the Mavericks and JT Gibson chipped in 15. KJ Robinson had 12 points for Omaha, which has won four in a row. Filip Rebraca tied a career high with 24 points and had 13 rebounds for the Fighting Hawks. Marlon Stewart added 21 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Kienan Walter had 16 points and seven rebounds.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A season that started with low expectations could finish at unprecedented heights for Creighton. The 10th-ranked Bluejays are one of the hottest teams in the nation heading into their final three regular-season games. They’ve knocked off four Top 25 opponents while winning nine of their last 10 and have a shot to win the Big East regular-season title for the first time since joining the league in 2013. They sit one game behind first-place Seton Hall. Creighton came into the season picked seventh in Big East and without two projected starters who are out because of injury.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The most physically dominant player in college basketball could have a hard time making it as a pro. Then again, Kansas forward Udoka Azubuike has been proving people wrong for a long time. The 7-foot senior from Nigeria has developed his game. He is now a key part of the nation’s top-ranked team as March Madness draws near.
an athletic director at three major schools and an All-American center at Michigan State, has died. He was 90. The native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, served as the athletic director at Texas Tech, Arizona State and Missouri. He was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in 2006. Tamburo also was an assistant coach at Arizona State and Iowa following two years in the Army.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Xavier Pinson scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, and the Missouri Tigers beat Vanderbilt 61-52 for their first Southeastern Conference road win this season. The Tigers had not won away from Columbus since a victory at Georgia on March 6, 2019. Now Missouri has won four straight against Vanderbilt, giving the Tigers their longest current winning streak against any SEC team. Third-year coach Cuonzo Martin also improved to 6-2 all-time against the Commodores. Vanderbilt now has lost six straight and struggled to shoot for a big chunk of the game.

The final brackets for the Girls State Basketball Tournament are set for next week in Des Moines. The Class 1A and 2A pairings were announced shortly after Regional Final play on Wednesday night.

CLASS 2A

#1 Cascade (25-0) vs. #8 Denver (17-8) Tuesday, March 3rd 6:45 p.m.
#4 Osage (22-2) vs. #5 West Branch (21-3) Tuesday, March 3rd 8:30 p.m.
#2 West Hancok (24-1) vs. #7 Logan-Magnolia Wednesday, March 4th 10:00 a.m.
#3 North Linn (21-2) vs. #6 Western Christian (17-7) Wednesday, March 4th 11:45 a.m.

CLASS 1A (All Quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 4th)

#1 Newell-Fonda (24-0) vs. #8 St. Albert (13-11) 1:30 p.m.
#4 Montezuma (23-1) vs. #5 Saint Ansgar (21-2) 3:15 p.m.
#2 Marquette Catholic (23-1) vs. #7 Gehlen Catholic (15-9) 5:00 p.m.
#3 Bishop Garrigan (23-1) vs. #6 Martensdale-St. Marys (18-8) 6:45 p.m.

Full brackets for all classes can be seen here: 2020 Girls State Tournament Brackets

CLASS 1A

Region 6 @ Pleasantville

Martensdale-St. Marys 41, North Mahaska 39

Region 7 @ Harlan

St. Albert 65, Exira-EHK 54 – ON KJAN

Region 8 @ Cherokee Washington

Newell-Fonda 83, Woodbury Central 50

CLASS 2A

Region 3 @ Fort Dodge Senior

West Hancock 67, Panorama 28

Region 8 @ Harlan

Logan-Magnolia 36, AHSTW 35– ON KJAN

The Exira-EHK Spartans got down early and tried to play catch up all night in a 65-54 loss to St. Albert in the Class 1A Region 7 Final. The Saintes jumped on top 13-7 by the end of the first quarter and led by 7 at halftime, 26-19. The Saintes pushed the lead out to as much as 13 in the second half and held off a late rally. Exira-EHK got as close as 5 in the fourth quarter but the Saintes seem to always answer back.

Quick dribbling and passing by the Saintes was able to beat the Spartan press for most of the night with Makenna Shepard and Jordyn Blaha doing a great job of slicing through defenders. St. Albert star Allie Petry led the way with 24 points, including 8 in the fourth quarter. Jordyn Blaha dropped in 17 and Lauren Williams had a big night with 12. St. Albert advances to the State Tournament for the first time since 2000 and the sixth time in school history. The Saintes are now 13-11 on the season.

Exira-EHK was led by 16 points from Tatum Grubbs and 13 from Quinn Grubbs. The Saintes were able to keep the ball away from Spartan leading-scorer Macy Emgarten in the first half and held her scoreless until the break. She ended up finishing with 12 points after hitting some shots in the fourth.

The Spartans end another terrific season with a record of 21-2.