Rob’s Class 1A Postseason Recap 2-26-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>Class 1A decided its state tournament representation Saturday night around Iowa. The event was scheduled for the week of March 6 in Des Moines. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at who made it through in 1A: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 1 CHAMPION - ST. MARY'S</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.iahsaa.org/basketball-rankings-22-23/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seventh-ranked</a> Remsen St. Mary's (22-2) advanced to the state tournament <a href="https://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/local/remsen-st-marys-boys-earn-7th-straight-trip-to-state-tournament-after-win-over-rival/article_3964701a-21d3-57aa-93ba-2ea1225092b6.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_SCJSports" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">with a 49-38 victory</a> against Gehlen Catholic Saturday night at Le Mars Community. The Hawks won for the 10th time in a row, their last loss coming on Jan. 26 at 2A No. 5 Hull Western Christian. They reached Des Moines for the seventh consecutive year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1469786' first='Cael' last='Ortmann'] led the winners with 14 points, while teammates Alex Schroeder (10) and [player_tooltip player_id='1167735' first='Jaxon' last='Bunkers'] (9) also helped the cause in a low-scoring contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keaton Bonderson scored 12 points for Jays, 11 below his average. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 2 CHAMPION - DUNKERTON</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 6 Dunkerton (24-1) moved on with a 68-64 win against Newman Catholic (20-5) Saturday night at Hampton-Dumont. The Raiders reached the state tournament for the <a href="https://twitter.com/Nelley13/status/1629671437492535299?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fifth time in school history</a> with titles coming in 1933 and 2004. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1367394' first='Preston' last='Gillespie'] <a href="https://twitter.com/taylorfromKWAY/status/1629669742750433280?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">led Dunkerton with 19 points</a>. The Knights got 19 points from senior forward Noah Hamilton. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 3 CHAMPION - NORTH LINN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second-ranked North Linn (24-0) impressed with a 72-51 triumph against Wapsie Valley (20-5) Saturday night at West Delaware. Like St. Mary's, the Lynx <a href="https://www.thegazette.com/basketball/its-seventh-heaven-for-north-linn-boys-basketball-team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">clinched a state bid </a>for the seventh year in a row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1167704' first='Tate' last='Haughenbury'] led the victors with 20 points. [player_tooltip player_id='1167744' first='Ben' last='Wheatley'] (17), [player_tooltip player_id='1751216' first='Breckyn' last='Betenbender'] (14) and [player_tooltip player_id='1484418' first='Mason' last='Bechen'] (11) also scored in double figures for North Linn. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1240097' first='Andrew' last='Westpfahl'] paced the Warriors with 16 points, while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='956883' first='Mason' last='Harter'] scored 15 and pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 4 CHAMPION - NEW LONDON</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unranked New London (19-6) <a href="https://www.telegraphherald.com/sports/local_sports/article_ac6d9860-b57f-11ed-9da7-0337bcfc63b2.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">edged Marquette Catholic</a> (22-4), 70-69, Saturday night at Solon. The Tigers clinched their second-ever trip to Des Moines ('17). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaden Benjamin poured in 27 points and [player_tooltip player_id='956871' first='Blaise' last='Porter'] netted 26 for the winners. Evan Scott tallied 23 points for Marquette, who also received 11 from [player_tooltip player_id='1338777' first='Caden' last='Kettmann']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 5 CHAMPION - MADRID</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 9 Madrid (22-2) <a href="https://twitter.com/MadridBoysHoops/status/1629687673966284800?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">upended Baxter</a> (20-2-1), 70-54, Saturday at Nodaway Valley for its first-ever state tournament appearance. [player_tooltip player_id='1174816' first='Toryn' last='Severson'] scored 22 points and grabbed four rebounds for the Tigers, who also received 14 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks from [player_tooltip player_id='1587384' first='Jackson' last='Newell']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cody Damman scored 13 points and Cael Shepley added 10 for the eighth-ranked Bolts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 6 CHAMPION - GLADBROOK-REINBECK</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck (23-2) <a href="https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-school/basketball/high-school-boys-basketball-gladbrook-reinbeck-top-lynnville-sully-advance-to-state-tournament/article_409f2e0d-26b1-5258-85dd-7c1f10cd887e.html#tracking-source=home-top-story" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">slipped by Lynnville-Sully</a> (22-3), 56-53, Saturday night in Marshalltown. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167671' first='William' last='Kiburis'] rang up 27 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, handed out three assists and swiped two steals for the Rebels. Isaac Clark (13 points), [player_tooltip player_id='1469783' first='Caleb' last='Egesdal'] (6 points, 4 rebounds) and [player_tooltip player_id='2397276' first='Drew' last='Eilers'] (10 rebounds, 2 assists) also contributed to the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167730' first='Preston' last='Rodibaugh'] (15 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='1171666' first='Corder' last='Noun Harder'] (14) led the Hawks in scoring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 7 CHAMPION - GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-ranked Grand View Christian (24-0) served notice Saturday night at Dallas-Center Grimes with a 106-47 victory against ACGC. The Thunder led 51-26 at halftime and never looked back. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1738707' first='Brock' last='Littler'] and Jathan South each scored 10 points for ACGC (16-9). [player_tooltip player_id='1367400' first='Josh' last='Sanderson'] has averaged 20.1 points this season for Grand View Christian, while [player_tooltip player_id='956875' first='Daniel' last='Tobiloba'] has contributed 13.0 points and 13.1 rebounds a contest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 8 CHAMPION - WEST HARRISON</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 4 West Harrison (23-1) advanced with <a href="https://twitter.com/KempsonCross/status/1629673669931814912?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a 56-40 victory</a> against Bedford (21-4) Saturday night at Glenwood. The Hawkeyes reached the state tournament for a second year in a row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167703' first='Sage' last='Evans'] scored 18 points and ripped down 22 rebounds, while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1288871' first='Mason' last='King'] added 15 points and six assists for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You can view the State Tournament Bracket <a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ihsaa/boysbasketball/2022-23/brackets/h20230202082708578692d6bebc4e44a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->