The Rundown – December 11

<p><em>Here are the highlights from Friday night's hoops action:</em></p> <p><strong>Aplington-Parkersburg rallies late, survives Jesup</strong></p> <p>It seemed the offense would put this one away for the J-Hawks. They finished the night with a 70% effective field goal percentage. The AP Falcons? 53%. But it was second-chance points that ultimately doomed Jesup. They gave up 15 offensive rebounds to the Falcons, and they needed every single one of those extra possessions to shock Jesup and pull out a win, 84-83. <strong>Parker McHone </strong>and <strong>Jack Miller </strong>each scored 21 for Jesup. Four falcons scored in double figures, with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="964850" first="Owen" last="Thomas"]</strong> (22) the leader and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="962633" first="Christian" last="Haugstad"]</strong> (21) having a great impact off the bench. Aplington-Parkersburg trailed by 15 with just over three minutes to play, and in the final seconds, Thomas scored the game-winning layup. The result moves them to 5-0, but more importantly they proved to each other they could handle the pressure with their backs against the wall.</p> <p><strong>ADM earns one-point victory</strong></p> <p>Bondurant-Farrar hosted the ADM Tigers last night, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="956874" first="Colby" last="Collison"]</strong> was the main attraction for most of the night. The sophomore was facilitating the offense for the Bluejays like a veteran. He efficiently scored 22, but his playmaking powered his team’s offense. The two sides were tied entering the fourth quarter, and ADM had one more point when the buzzer sounded. It was a tight, competitive contest, and last night it went ADM’s way. <strong>Sam Hlas</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="964919" first="Tate" last="Stine-Smith"]</strong> both scored in double figures for the Tigers.</p> <p><strong>Kutcher erupts, but Mount Vernon falls</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="530135" first="Keaton" last="Kutcher"] proved once again he’s one of the deadliest 2-guards in the state. His final tally was 33 points, and he was active on defense, as was <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="964883" first="Jayden" last="Meeker"]</strong>. There was not enough shot-making from the rest of the team for Mount Vernon to overcome Clear Creek-Amana’s offensive attack. The ball was hopping with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="796141" first="Christian" last="Withrow"] </strong>running the show for the Clippers. He showed impressive playmaking ability and had impact without the ball in his hands.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Quick Hits</strong></p> <ul> <li>Senior <strong>Grant Hall</strong> scored 30 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the HLV Warriors in their win Friday night.</li> <li>Here are [player_tooltip player_id="796108" first="Trey" last="Shearer"]’s scoring outputs to start the year so far: 37, 33, 29, 27, 30. He’s also averaging 6 rebounds and nearly 5 assists per game through the first 5 games.</li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="784978" first="Dawson" last="Forgy"] </strong>dished out 10 assists, and his teammate <strong>Levi Gurwell</strong> scored 32 points in Winterset’s blowout win over Carlisle.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>