Rob’s 2A Postseason Recap 2-18-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa -</strong> Like other classes around the state, 2A navigated Thursday's snow storm in pursuit of reaching Tuesday's district finals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at where we stand in 2A as of Saturday morning: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 1, District 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fifth-ranked Hull Western Christian will meet Estherville Lincoln Central at Sheldon Tuesday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Western (18-3) overwhelmed Cherokee Washington, 81-33, Thursday. Senior Tate VanRegenmorter scored 15, while sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1484412' first='Karsten' last='Moret'] added 14 for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171659' first='Owen' last='Larson'] netted 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds during Lincoln Central's 59-44 victory against Garner Hayfield Ventura Thursday. Fellow junior Jordan Jensen contributed 14 points and 11 boards to the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 1, District 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 10 West Lyon (17-4) moved on to face 15-6 Emmetsburg in Tuesday's district final with a 69-43 victory against Okoboji Thursday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1738630' first='Devan' last='Van Wyhe'] had 20 points and eight rebounds for West Lyon, while classmate Darren Meyer added 18 points, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emmetsburg received 16 points apiece from sophomores Carter Hudson and [player_tooltip player_id='2519988' first='Gavin' last='Swanson'] in a 68-49 win against Rock Valley Thursday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 2, District 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fourth-ranked Sioux Central (22-0) moved on to the district final with a 50-31 victory against East Sac County Thursday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167698' first='Jacob' last='Hargens'] scored 20 points and added 13 rebounds for the Rebels, who also received eight points, 10 rebounds and four assists from senior [player_tooltip player_id='1240102' first='Carter' last='Boettcher']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday, they'll play South Central Calhoun (17-4), 77-54 winners against Ogden Friday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1367444' first='Eli' last='Wheelock'] scored 22 in the win with junior [player_tooltip player_id='1751229' first='Gavin' last='Batta'] adding 17. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 2, District 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OABCIG (18-2) moved on with a 69-39 win against Manson-NW Webster Thursday. Kane Ladwig scored 17 and [player_tooltip player_id='1167707' first='Beckett' last='DeJean'] added 16 for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Falcons await the winner of Saturday's Kuemper Catholic-Greene County matchup for Tuesday's final. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 3, District 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 2 Roland Story (21-2) bested PCM, 67-46, Friday in advancing to play South Hardin in Tuesday's final. The Norsemen have gotten 18.2 points per game from senior [player_tooltip player_id='1367392' first='Isaiah' last='Naylor'], and 16.3 from junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171681' first='Jonovan' last='Wilkinson'] this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Hardin (14-9) knocked off Iowa Falls-Alden, 70-56, Thursday. The Tigers have received 12.5 points an outing from senior Jake Teske and 12.3 from junior [player_tooltip player_id='2377884' first='Lane' last='Luiken']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 3, District</strong> <strong>6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union Community (10-14) kept its campaign going with a 65-57 upset at Grundy Center Friday. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1751222' first='Jackson' last='Anderson'] has averaged 18.0 points for the Knights with freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1726227' first='Caden' last='Sorensen'] has been adding 15.3. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They'll face Hudson (17-6) in Tuesday's final. The Pirates knocked off Dike-New Hartford, 81-60, Thursday with juniors [player_tooltip player_id='1476978' first='Camden' last='Davis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2325396' first='Culin' last='Ugrin'] contributing 29 and 23 points, respectively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 4, District 7</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eighth-ranked Lake Mills (22-0) moved on with an 83-60 victory against Sumner-Fredricksburg Thursday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1469829' first='Denton' last='Kingland'] scored 31, and [player_tooltip player_id='1288890' first='Aiden' last='Stensrud'] added 17 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs meet Osage (18-4) in Tuesday's final. The Green Devils took out North Fayette Valley, 50-37, on Thursday with freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1765543' first='Quinn' last='Street'] scoring 13 and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1759935' first='Madden' last='Uhlenhopp'] adding 11. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 4, District 8</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beckman Catholic (16-6) stayed alive with a 60-41 win against Denver Friday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1067659' first='Padraig' last='Gallagher'] has paced the Trailblazers with 22.0 points and 8.8 rebounds this winter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beckman will see MFL MarMac (22-1) in Tuesday's final. The Bulldogs bested New Hampton, 74-47, Thursday with sophomores [player_tooltip player_id='1381408' first='Zach' last='Driscoll'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2511550' first='Parker' last='Kuehl'] scoring 28 and 15 points, respectively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 5, District 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 3 Aplington-Parkersburg (20-2) got by West Branch, 69-59, Friday. The Falcons received 21 points from senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167691' first='Garrett' last='Hempen'] and 18 from junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171686' first='Gavin' last='Thomas']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They will play the winner of Saturday's Jesup-Cascade game Tuesday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 5, District 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ninth-ranked Alburnett (20-3) marched on with a 62-58 victory against Northeast Friday. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1751108' first='Jordan' last='Caton'] scored 25 for the Pirates, who also got 16 from [player_tooltip player_id='1751109' first='Braydon' last='Osborn']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monticello (15-6) is up next for them after it topped Camanche, 71-54, Friday. [player_tooltip player_id='1171677' first='Preston' last='Ries'] paced the winners with 20, while Tate Peterson (16), Jack Lambert (15) and [player_tooltip player_id='1759903' first='Carson' last='Lambert'] (12) also reached double figures. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 6, District 11</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 6 West Burlington (21-1) topped Louisa-Muscatine, 75-39, Friday. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171665' first='Brady' last='Martin'] has averaged 17.2 points and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1381425' first='Mason' last='Watkins'] 14.6 for the Falcons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They will play Albia, a 42-41 winner against against Mediapolis Friday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167695' first='Drew' last='Chance'] has posted 24.1 points and 9.3 rebounds an outing in '22-23. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 6, District 12</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wilton (18-4) received 35 points, 11 rebounds and four assists from [player_tooltip player_id='1171682' first='Caden' last='Wilkins'] Friday during a 83-61 victory against Mid-Prairie. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pella Christian (13-9) awaits after the Eagles beat Cardinal, 79-41, Friday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1469788' first='Aiden' last='Stoltz'] put up 17 points and eight assists in the win, while juniors Dane Geetings (11) and Tysen De Vries (10) also reached double figures in scoring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 7, District 13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seventh-ranked AHSTW (19-2) took down Panorama, 87-57, Friday. [player_tooltip player_id='1167687' first='Brayden' last='Lund'] broke the school scoring record with 43 points to go with 11 rebounds, while [player_tooltip player_id='1167692' first='Kyle' last='Sternberg'] added 26 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Vikings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They will meet Van Meter (16-6), 64-61 winners against Nodaway Valley Friday. Senior Carter Durflinger led the way with 22 points, while classmate [player_tooltip player_id='1240075' first='Skyler' last='Yazzie'] added 13 points and five boards for the Bulldogs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 7, District 14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (20-2) advanced with a 74-36 win against Chariton Friday. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171680' first='Brooks' last='Moore'] has led the Rockets with 21.8 points a game with senior [player_tooltip player_id='1195409' first='Carsen' last='Wade'] adding 13.8. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Des Moines Christian (16-6) awaits them after defeating Centerville, 69-38, Friday. Juniors [player_tooltip player_id='1171689' first='Landon' last='Craven'] (16.1 PPG) and [player_tooltip player_id='1751233' first='Tate' last='Platte'] (12.4) have paced the Lions this winter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 8, District 15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-ranked Central Lyon (19-1) bested Boyden-Hull, 85-61, Thursday. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1751110' first='Reece' last='Vander Zee'] exploded for 40 points with senior [player_tooltip player_id='1253020' first='Zach' last='Lutmer'] adding 23 for the victors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In Tuesday's district final, they face off with West Sioux (18-4), 63-54 winners against Unity Christian Thursday. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='956885' first='Mason' last='Coppock'] led the way with 18 points, while classmate Carter Bultman chipped in with 15. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Substate 8, District 16</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Underwood advanced with a 72-41 victory against Red Oak Friday. The Eagles (19-3) were powered by junior Josh Ravlin's 23 points, while also getting double figures in scoring from Mason Boothby (11) and Alex Ravlin (10). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next up is Treynor, 70-43 winners against Clarinda Friday. Juniors Ethan Konz (17 points), [player_tooltip player_id='1376717' first='Jace' last='Tams'] (16) and Karson Elwood (15) led the way for the Cardinals (16-6). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->