Rob’s 1A/2A Postseason Recap 2-19-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa -</strong> After weather delays this week, we have reached the district finals in Classes 1A and 2A. Second-round action wrapped up around the state Saturday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at what went down: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Montezuma (16-6) advanced to the 1A District 9 final with a 72-61 victory at Moravia Saturday afternoon. The Braves moved on to meet No. 8 Baxter, 68-46 victors against Sigourney on Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1765506' first='Brady' last='Boulton'] led Montezuma with 26 points (10-16 FG, 4-5 3PT FG) and six assists without a turnover against Moravia. Senior Gavin Strong chipped in with 24 points and four assists, and classmate [player_tooltip player_id='956886' first='Masin' last='Shearer'] notched 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals in the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Exira-EHK (19-4) is heading to the 1A District 15 title game after topping Woodbine, 70-50, on Saturday. The Spartans were set to meet No. 4 West Harrison (21-1), 72-35 winners against West Monona Thursday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior Trey Petersen scored 18 points (6-6 FG, 5-5 3PT FG) in Exira-EHK's win against Woodbine. [player_tooltip player_id='1587374' first='Cash' last='Emgarten'], a junior, added 14 and senior Derrek Kommes had 12 for the Spartans. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Coon Rapids-Bayard (14-9) went on the road Saturday and took down Ankeny Christian, 59-54, in 1A District 14 play. In Tuesday's final, the Crusaders will take on ACGC, 78-64, winners against IKM-Manning on Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1765521' first='Cal' last='Heydon'] dropped 29 points for Coon Rapids-Bayard Saturday with senior Lance Clayburg scoring 14, grabbing 10 rebounds, swiping six steals and blocking two shots for the victors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Lenox (14-9) survived Saturday with a 73-62 triumph against visiting Stanton. The Tigers advanced to meet top-ranked Grandview Christian in Tuesday's championship. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1951830' first='Gabe' last='Funk']'s 18.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game have been tops for Lenox this season. Senior Keaton England has been averaging 15.4 points for the Tigers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Des Moines Christian (22-0) moved on to play Lenox with 86-38 victory against Earlham Saturday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1367400' first='Josh' last='Sanderson'] has been scoring 19.3 points for the No. 1 Thunder this campaign with classmate [player_tooltip player_id='956875' first='Daniel' last='Tobiloba'] chipping in with 12.9 points and 13.5 boards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-In 1A District 16, East Mills (21-3) advanced to Tuesday's final with a 63-60 win Saturday against Tri-Center. The Wolverines were set to meet Bedford, 67-53 winners against Sidney Thursday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1409590' first='Braden' last='West']'s 26 points led the way for East Mills against Tri-Center. His classmate, [player_tooltip player_id='1167727' first='Mason' last='Crouse'], added 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-In 2A District 4, Kuemper Catholic (16-6) took momentum into the final with a 80-51 victory against Greene County Saturday. The Knights advanced to face OABCIG, who topped Manson-NW Webster on Thursday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1288927' first='Michael' last='Kasperbauer'] has averaged 13.7 points and 2.0 assists this season for Kuemper Catholic. [player_tooltip player_id='1288884' first='Dawson' last='Gifford'], a senior, has contributed 10.9 points and 2.7 assists, and junior Evan Adams's 5.2 rebounds have been tops on the team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Jesup eliminated Cascade, 63-46, Saturday night in 2A District 5. The J-Hawks (15-6) moved on to meet up with third-ranked Aplington-Parkersburg in Tuesday's title game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1153046' first='Jack' last='Miller'] netted 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Jesup's semifinal victory. Senior Brevin Dahl added 16 points, six rebounds and four assists for the winners, while teammate Cale Schissel, a junior, chipped in 13 points and three assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RECAPS OF GAMES PLAYED BEFORE SATURDAY </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/02/robs-1a-postseason-recap-2-18-23/">1A Recap 2-18-23</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/02/robs-2a-postseason-recap-2-18-23/">2A Recap 2-18-23</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->