Rob’s Class 2A Postseason Recap 2-22-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/02/robs-class-1a-postseason-recap-2-22-23/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CLASS 1A RECAP 2-22-23</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa –&nbsp;</strong>Schools in Class 1A competed in the district finals on Tuesday night with the winners heading on to Saturday's substate championship round. This weekend's victors earn a trip to the state tournament in Des Moines.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's who's moving on after a fun set of district finals:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Fifth-ranked West Christian (19-3) topped Estherville Lincoln Central, 69-58, in Tuesday's District 1 championship game at Sheldon. Tate VanRegenmorter has paced the Wolfpack with 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-The Wolfpack will take on No. 10 West Lyon in Saturday's substate title contest at MOC-Floyd Valley. The Wildcats (18-4) eliminated Emmetsburg, 66-55, in Tuesday's District 2 final at Okoboji. They were led by Darren Meyer's 22 points and four rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='1759936' first='Carson' last='Hoogeveen'] (16 points, 7 assists) and [player_tooltip player_id='2325556' first='Trevor' last='Ciesielski'] (15 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds) also stood out for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-No. 4 Sioux Central (23-0) reached the substate final with an 80-59 win against South Central Calhoun in Tuesday's District 3 championship at Storm Lake. [player_tooltip player_id='1240102' first='Carter' last='Boettcher'] netted 32 points and dished out nine assists for Rebels, who also received 26 points and 11 rebounds from [player_tooltip player_id='1167698' first='Jacob' last='Hargens'] as well as 16 points from Ethan Mills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Kuemper Catholic is next up for Sioux Central after the Knights knocked off OABCIG, 79-57, in Tuesday's District 4 final at East Sac County. Kuemper (17-6) got 21 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1288927' first='Michael' last='Kasperbauer'], while DJ Vonnahme added 14 points, eight rebounds, two steals and a block for the victors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Second-rated Roland-Story (23-1) advanced with a 61-55 triumph against South Hardin in Tuesday's District 5 championship game at Gilbert. The Norsemen have been led this season by [player_tooltip player_id='1367392' first='Isaiah' last='Naylor'] (18.4 PPG) and [player_tooltip player_id='1239871' first='Luke' last='Patton'] (10.3 PPG, 13.3 RPG). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Roland-Story will meet Hudson in Saturday's substate final at Marshalltown. The Pirates (18-6) topped Union Community, 79-54, in Tuesday's District 6 title contest at Dike New Hartford. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1239871' first='Luke' last='Patton'] (24 points, 15 rebounds) paced the winners with teammates [player_tooltip player_id='2325381' first='Lyle' last='Olsen'] (21 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='2325396' first='Culin' last='Ugrin'] (19) also reaching double figures in scoring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-No. 8 Lake Mills (23-0) bested Osage, 72-47, in Tuesday's District 7 final at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura. [player_tooltip player_id='1751213' first='Lance' last='Helming'] scored 21 points for the victors, while [player_tooltip player_id='1288890' first='Aiden' last='Stensrud'], a sophomore, grabbed 20 rebounds to go with 16 points. Eli Menke contributed 14 points and six rebounds to the cause. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Lake Mills meets MFL MarMac in Saturday's substate championship at Charles City. The Bulldogs (23-1) beat Beckman Catholic, 54-51, in Tuesday's District 8 finale at Central Elkader. <a href="https://www.kctn.com/post/february-21st-scores-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">They were led by</a> Carver Blietz-Bentein's 17 points. [player_tooltip player_id='2511550' first='Parker' last='Kuehl'] added 16 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1381408' first='Zach' last='Driscoll'] 15 for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Third-ranked Aplington-Parkersburg (21-2) proved too much for Jesup during a 74-58 District 9 final win. [player_tooltip player_id='1476974' first='Cooper' last='Hoff'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1167721' first='Martez' last='Wiggley'] each scored 16 points for the Falcons, while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1167691' first='Garrett' last='Hempen'] added 13. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-A-P will face Monticello in Saturday's substate title game at Dike-New Hartford. The Panthers (16-6) took out No. 9 Alburnett, 57-51, in Tuesday's District 10 championship tilt at Marion. Prep Hoops' Tony Roe <a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/02/five-takeaways-monticello-advances-to-substate-final/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">filed takeaways</a> from that contest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-No. 6 West Burlington (22-1) marched on with a 49-32 triumph against Albia in Tuesday's District 11 finale at Davis County. Jace Figuereo scored 16 points and pulled down six rebounds for the Falcons. [player_tooltip player_id='1171665' first='Brady' last='Martin'] (13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists) and [player_tooltip player_id='1381425' first='Mason' last='Watkins'] (12 points, four assists) also shined during the victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-West Burlingon next meets Pella Christian in Saturday's substate championship tilt at Oskaloosa. The Eagles (14-9) bested Wilton, 68-65, in Tuesday's District 12 title matchup at Williamsburg. [player_tooltip player_id='1469788' first='Aiden' last='Stoltz'] (22 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='1423351' first='Tysen' last='DeVries'] (21) were high scorers in the win. Wilton's [player_tooltip player_id='1167686' first='Caden' last='Kirkman'] completed his outstanding prep career with 26 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Seventh-rated AHSTW (21-2) moved on with a <a href="https://nonpareilonline.com/sports/boys-basketball-vikings-one-game-away-from-state-after-defeating-bulldogs/article_cbbbbaf2-b2c9-11ed-9429-1fd03472c92b.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_nonpareilonline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">64-49 win against Van Meter</a> in Tuesday's District 13 final at West Central Valley. [player_tooltip player_id='1167687' first='Brayden' last='Lund'] netted 20 points for the victors. [player_tooltip player_id='1167692' first='Kyle' last='Sternberg'] (14), Nick Denning (10) and Ryan Wedemeyer (10) also reached double figures in scoring for the Vikings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Des Moines Christian will challenge AHSTW in Saturday's substate title contest at ADM. The Lions (17-6) edged Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 55-54, in Tuesday's District 14 championship at Oskaloosa. [player_tooltip player_id='1240068' first='Carsen' last='Theis'] <a href="https://twitter.com/KTVOJacob/status/1628237305054998530?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">drilled a game-winning trey</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-No. 1 Central Lyon (20-1) advanced with a 65-50 victory against West Sioux in Tuesday's District 15 championship at MOC-Floyd Valley. Iowa Football signee [player_tooltip player_id='1253020' first='Zach' last='Lutmer'] paced the Lions with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. [player_tooltip player_id='1367399' first='Andrew' last='Austin'] added 23 points and 11 boards for the winners, while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1751110' first='Reece' last='Vander Zee'] chipped in with 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Central Lyon next clashes with Treynor, a 63-53 winner against Underwood in Tuesday's District 16 final at Lincoln. [player_tooltip player_id='1376717' first='Jace' last='Tams'] scored 16 points and corralled four rebounds for the Cardinals (17-6). Ethan Konz (11 points) and Karson Elwood (10) also scored in double figures for them. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->