IOWA CITY, Iowa – Schools in Class 3A advanced to next week’s substate finals with victories around the state Thursday night. Many of the contests were hotly contested. Here’s a look at what went down: SUBSTATE 1 -Webster City (18-3)…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inIOWA CITY, Iowa – Schools in Class 3A advanced to next week’s substate finals with victories around the state Thursday night. Many of the contests were hotly contested.
Here’s a look at what went down:
SUBSTATE 1
-Webster City (18-3) stayed alive with a 57-52 home victory against ADM. Jaime Grossoehme Jaime Grossoehme 6'1" | SG Webster City | 2023 State IA (16.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.5 APG), Briar Klaver (14.1 PPG, 8.4 RPG) and Ty McKinney Ty McKinney 6'0" | PG Webster City | 2023 State IA (13.2 PPG, 3.7 APG) have led the Lynx this season.
-Webster City advanced to play 10th-ranked Sioux City Heelan in Monday’s substate final at Fort Dodge Middle School. The Crusaders (17-6) downed Carroll, 61-51, at home on Thursday. Matt Noll led them with 22 points and seven rebounds.
Carter Kuehl
Carter
Kuehl
5'11" | PG
Bishop Heelan | 2023
State
IA
(13 points, 8 assists) and Quinn Olson (9 points, seven assists) also stood out for the winners.
SUBSTATE 2
-Third-ranked MOC-Floyd Valley (21-2) kept their championship hopes alive with a 66-52 win against Sioux Center Thursday at home.
Jesse Van Kalsbeek
Jesse
Van Kalsbeek
6'0" | SG
MOC-Floyd Valley | 2024
State
IA
(19.6 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 3.0 APG),
Ayden Klein
Ayden
Klein
5'11" | SG
MOC-Floyd Valley | 2023
State
IA
(16.5 PPG) and
Luke Korver
Luke
Korver
6'1" | SG
MOC-Floyd Valley | 2023
State
IA
(16.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 3.5 APG) have led the Dutchmen this season.
-Algona (16-7) moved on to face MOC-Floyd Valley in Monday’s substate championship at Spencer. The Bulldogs won at Humboldt, 70-64, Thursday with
Ben Helmers
Ben
Helmers
6'4" | PG
Algona | 2025
State
IA
(24 points), Caden Weber (19),
Alex Manske
Alex
Manske
6'3" | SG
Algona | 2025
State
IA
(13) and Tristan Larsen (11) all scoring in double figures for the victors.
SUBSTATE 3
-No. 2 Clear Lake (22-1) advanced with a 60-54 triumph against visiting Ballard Thursday night. Cael Stephany (21 points), Travaughn Luyobya Travaughn Luyobya 5'10" | PG Clear Lake | 2023 State IA (17) and Thomas Meyer Thomas Meyer 6'4" | SF Clear Lake | 2025 State IA (10) led the Lions in scoring.
-Seventh-ranked North Polk (18-5) secured a substate final meeting with Clear Lake on Monday at Ames. The Comets proved too much for Boone Thursday night, downing the visitors, 54-26.
Reggie Postel
Reggie
Postel
6'1" | SG
North Polk | 2024
State
IA
(12.4 PPG) and
Jackson Nemmers
Jackson
Nemmers
6'2" | SG
North Polk | 2023
State
IA
(10.7) have paced them in scoring in ’22-23.
SUBSTATE 4
-Home-standing Marion (18-5) held off an upset bid by Decorah Thursday night, moving on with a 71-68 victory. The fifth-ranked Wolves were aided by a late steal and lay-in by junior
Payton Hodges
Payton
Hodges
6'1" | SG
Marion | 2024
State
IA
, who finished with 18 points and five assists.
Brayson Laube
Brayson
Laube
6'2" | PG
Marion | 2023
State
IA
scored 20 for the winners with Iowa football recruit
Alex Mota
Alex
Mota
6'1" | SG
Marion | 2023
State
IA
tallying 13 points, 12 rebounds and four assists for the winners.
-In another tight ballgame Thursday, Charles City edged visiting Mount Vernon, 64-61, and will meet Marion Monday at Waterloo East. The Comets (17-5) were led by Kam Mestas (23 points), Keenan Wiley (14) and
Chase Low
Chase
Low
6'3" | PF
Charles City | 2023
State
IA
(11).
Evan Brase
Evan
Brase
6'3" | PF
Mount Vernon | 2024
State
IA
scored 15 for the Mustangs.
SUBSTATE 5
-No. 4 Cedar Rapids Xavier (17-6) took down visiting Western Dubuque, 64-57, on Thursday.
Aidan Yamilkoski
Aidan
Yamilkoski
6'4" | SG
Xavier | 2023
State
IA
(18.4 PPG),
Joseph Bean
Joseph
Bean
6'3" | PG
Kennedy | 2024
State
IA
(14.5) and
Josef Lemker
Josef
Lemker
6'2" | SG
Xavier | 2023
State
IA
(11.7) have led the Saints in scoring this season.
-Xavier will face MVC foe Dubuque Wahlert Monday at West Delaware. The Eagles (13-10) emerged from a tough matchup with Davenport Assumption, 52-51, Thursday. Jack Walsh’s 14 points and four rebounds paced Wahlert, while teammate Duke Faley Duke Faley 6'5" | C Wahlert Catholic | 2023 State IA scored 13 and pulled down three boards.
SUBSTATE 6
-Sixth-rated Newton (16-6) overpowered visiting Fairfield, 72-52, Thursday night.
Cole Plowman
Cole
Plowman
6'4" | PF
Newton | 2023
State
IA
(14.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG),
Brody Bauer
Brody
Bauer
6'2" | SG
Newton | 2023
State
IA
(12.8 PPG, 5.2 RPG) and
Jake Ingle
Jake
Ingle
5'7" | PG
Newton | 2023
State
IA
(10.3 PPG, 4.2 APG) have been leading the Cardinals this winter.
-Solon (18-5) won at Mount Pleasant, 49-36, Thursday to set up a meeting with Newton on Tuesday in Oskaloosa. The Spartans have been paced by juniors
Jake Benzing
Jake
Benzing
6'2" | SG
Solon | 2024
State
IA
(18.0 PPG, 5.9 RPG) and Gehrig Turner (9.9 PPG, 2.5 APG) this season.
SUBSTATE 7
-No. 8 Waverly-Shell Rock (17-5) overcame Pella, 62-56, at home Thursday. Kansas State football recruit Asa Newsom Asa Newsom 6'3" | SF Waverly-Shell Rock | 2023 IA netted a game-high 23 points for the winners.
-The Go-Hawks advanced to face Des Moines Hoover Monday at Nevada. The Huskies pulled off a 65-49 win at ninth-ranked Williamsburg on Thursday.
Chase Henderson
Chase
Henderson
6'0" | PG
Hoover | 2023
State
IA
led the victors with 23 points, while teammates Emmanuel Fandeh and
Abe Vos
Abe
Vos
6'2" | SG
Ames | 2025
State
IA
scored 14 and 11 points, respectively.
SUBSTATE 8
-Top-ranked Bondurant-Farrar (22-0) overwhelmed Clarke, 83-40, on Thursday. The Bluejays’
Colby Collison
Colby
Collison
6'4" | SF
Bondurant-Farrar | 2023
State
IA
(19.7 PPG),
Jaxson Fried
Jaxson
Fried
6'6" | SF
Bondurant- Farrar | 2023
State
IA
(16.8) and
Reed Pfaltzgraff
Reed
Pfaltzgraff
6'4"
Bondurant Farrar | 2024
IA
(11.4) have been scoring in double figures in ’22-23.
-Harlan (17-5) marched on to meet Bondurant-Farrar Monday at Creston. The Cyclones were paced by Teagon Kasperbauer’s 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a Thursday’s 77-63 win at Glenwood. Jace Gubbels scored 20 points, four rebounds and a pair of assist, and Jacob Birch Jacob Birch 6'1" | SF Harlan | 2023 State IA scored 15 and handed out three assists for the victors.