Denison-Schleswig was able to hit enough free throws in overtime to hold off Atlantic 70-65 in a Class 3-A boys district semi-final at Glenwood Monday night.

Logan Reilly and Chase Mullenix scored all the first quarter points for the Trojans as the two teams were even at 15-all after one.  The second quarter was different, as the Monarchs opened on a 13-0 run to open up a 28-15 lead that looked insurmountable.  Denison still led by 13 heading into the fourth quarter, 46-33, as each team was plagued by turnovers and sloppy play in the third.

The fourth quarter was different.  Atlantic began with a 20-7 run to tie the game at 53-all.  And they battled to send the game into overtime at 63-63.  Skyler Handlos nailed three three-pointers in the fourth quarter and Mullenix had 12 of his team-high 26 points in the late rally.

The overtime period saw Atlantic make only one field goal…the only one by either team, as Denison made seven of 12 free throw attempts for all of their overtime points.

Six-foot-eight junior Goannar Biliew was a tough match-up for the Trojans.  Biliew finished with a game-high 32 points, including ten of 12 from the line, and Charlie Wiebers had 11 points.  The Monarchs improve to 17-4 and advance to the district final.

Atlantic got 16 points from Logan Reilly before he fouled out with 4:49 left in the fourth quarter, and Skyler Handlos scored 11.  The Trojans finish their first season under coach Jeff Ebling with a mark of 9-12.

The IGHSAU has released the pairings for Girls State Basketball that will be played next week in Des Moines. Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A brackets are set so far.

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The CAM Cougars girls basketball team set the tone early and never looked back in a

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runaway win over Colo-Nesco in the Girls Class 1A Region 7 Final on Monday night. The Cougars opened the game with a 16-0 run and led 21-5 by the end of the first quarter. The Cougars pushed that lead to 39-15 by the end of the first half.

The second half was a little shaky from time to time but CAM still held a more than comfortable lead the rest of the way. The lead got above the 35 point mark late in the third quarter and the rest of the game melted away in a hurry.

The Cougars hit 10 threes on the night in a great all around performance. Paige McAfee dropped in 5 threes and finished with 21 points, Madison Gettler dropped in 13 on the night. The Cougars advance to the Girls State Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1997 and just the second time as CAM school district. The Cougars improved to 21-2 on the season.

Colo-Nesco was led by 13 points form junior Rylee Purvis. The Royals end their season with a record of 19-4.

The Class 1A State pairings were released late Monday night and the Cougars drew the 6th seed and will face 3rd seeded Montezuma at 6:45pm on Wednesday the 27th. We’ll have coverage starting at 5:45pm that evening.

Interviews with CAM players Madison Gettler, Sammi Jahde, and Macy Ticknor along with Head Coach Joe Wollum can be heard below.

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The Atlantic boys basketball team will open up the postseason tonight against the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs. That game is being played as the first of a doubleheader in Glenwood tonight at 6:30pm. Glenwood and Creston will follow in the second game at 8:00pm.

The two teams just met on Thursday night to end the regular season with Denison-Schleswig coming out on top 66-51. The Monarchs won the first meeting of the season as well back on January 4th 64-50. Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said the Trojans showed some good things on Thursday and he knows they will be ready to go tonight.

Atlantic (9-11) is led by Chase Mullenix averaging 17.2 points per game and Tyler Moen who has averaged 14 points per outing.

Denison-Schleswig (16-4) has been led by a standout junior class. Goanar Biliew leads the way with 17.9 points per game and Charlie Wiebers has dropped in 16.7 points per outing.

Coach Ebling said limiting the Monarchs to one attempt per possession will be key.

We’ll have coverage of the first half of the game tonight followed by updates throughout the second half during the CAM Regional Final. Jim Field will have the call from Glenwood.