Rob’s 2A Postseason Recap 2-13-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>The Class 2A postseason tipped off Monday night with early-round games taking place across the state. Let's take a look at some of the schools that survived and advanced: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Cherokee Washington moved on to face No. 5 Hull Western Christian with a 62-57 triumph against Sheldon. Senior Michael Hensley stood out for the winners with 20 points and 11 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171659' first='Owen' last='Larson'] provided 26 points, seven steals, six assists and four rebounds during Estherville Lincoln Central's 80-30 victory against Pocahontas Area. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-East Sac County advanced to play No. 4 Sioux Central with a 62-58 win against Eagle Grove. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1765513' first='Ryan' last='Clair'] stood out for the winners with 16 points, 12 rebounds and two steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Ogden proved to be too much for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows in a 64-46 victory. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1240098' first='Jack' last='Christensen'] scored 27 for the victors. He hit on 11 of 18 field goal attempts, including 4 of 10 trey tries. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Sophomores [player_tooltip player_id='2398114' first='Logan' last='Moline'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1587390' first='Kelan' last='Koval'] scored 19 points apiece during Manson-Northwest Webster's 71-55 win against Southeast Valley. Moline also grabbed nine boards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Senior Grant Van Veen scored 12 points, pulled down seven rebounds, blocked four shots and swiped a pair of steals during PCM's 40-31 win against West Marshall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Dike-New Hartford stayed alive with a 68-42 victory against visiting Belmond-Klemme. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1951834' first='Colin' last='Meester'] poured in 30 points (10-12 FG) and handed out five assists for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1951832' first='Cael' last='Reichter'] pumped in 20 points and grabbed 11 boards during North Fayette Valley's 65-56 triumph against Waukon. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Denver outlasted Oelwein, 58-53, with the help of 16 points, five rebounds and three steals from senior Clayton Liddle. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1759940' first='Talan' last='LaFrentz'] recorded 12 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and six assists in the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Sophomore Adam Ewert scored 20 points and Gannon Shekleton, a senior, contributed 12 points and eight rebounds during New Hampton's 76-41 victory against Postville. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-West Branch breezed by River Valley Conference foe Durant, 76-36, with junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171662' first='Holden' last='Arnaman'] going off for 41 points (9-13 3PT FG) and classmate [player_tooltip player_id='1476994' first='Reese' last='Trepanier'] adding 14 points and 10 rebounds in victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1367395' first='Cole' last='McDermott'] netted 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds during Cascade's 59-32 win against Columbus Catholic. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Camanche received 28 points and 10 rebounds from junior [player_tooltip player_id='1476991' first='Damarion' last='Honaker'], and 20 points and 10 boards from senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167714' first='Zane' last='Witt'] in a 70-45 win against Anamosa. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1469828' first='Cole' last='Lipper'] posted 20 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks during Mediapolis' 59-49 win against Van Buren County. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Mid-Prairie topped visiting West Liberty, 75-67, with senior [player_tooltip player_id='1738715' first='Camron' last='Pickard'] contributing 16 points, 10 assists, four rebounds and three steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Panorama took down West Central Valley, 63-49, with senior Braedon Draper scoring 21 points, pulling down 11 boards and blocking two shots. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Senior Doug Berg had 19 points, four rebounds and three steals during Nodaway Valley's 70-45 win against Interstate 35. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Chariton advanced with a 68-63 victory against Davis County. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1476980' first='Mason' last='Smith'] scored 25 points and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2511580' first='Cameron' last='Gibson'] chipped in with 13 points and eight assists for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1951824' first='Braedan' last='Bosma'] netted 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds and picked off three steals during Unity Christian's 63-24 win against MVAOCOU. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1738703' first='Tyce' last='Van Beek'] added 15 points and 10 boards in the victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Red Oak won at Missouri Valley, 61-58, with the help of 28 points and three assists from junior [player_tooltip player_id='1938207' first='Hunter' last='Gilleland']. Fellow junior [player_tooltip player_id='1376714' first='Max' last='DeVries'] added 23 points to the cause. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Junior [player_tooltip player_id='2325300' first='Creighton' last='Tuzzio'] tallied 16 points and six rebounds during Clarinda's 59-30 win against Shenandoah. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->