Rob’s Tuesday Night Roundup 2-8-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>A big school showdown took place Tuesday night when Class 4A No. 2 Waukee played host to fourth-ranked West Des Moines Valley. The home team came out on top, 73-66. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The state's top player, [player_tooltip player_id='1733510' first='Omaha' last='Biliew'], led the winners with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Fellow senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167685' first='Vance' last='Peiffer'] added 24 points and 13 boards for Waukee (19-2). He connected on 8 of 11 shots from the floor. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley (14-4) led this game 24-16 after one quarter, but the Warriors responded by outscoring the visitors, 45-34, in periods two and three. Sophomores Curtis Stinson (14.5 PPG) and Zay Robinson (11.4) have carried much of the load for the Tigers in '22-23. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elsewhere around the state on Tuesday: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-4A top-rated Cedar Rapids Kennedy ground out a 55-48 home win against Iowa City West. The Cougars relied on a 20-15 fourth-quarter advantage in securing the victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167718' first='Colby' last='Dolphin'] scored a team-high 20 points for Kennedy, while junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171679' first='Micah' last='Schlaak'] netted 17 and grabbed 13 rebounds. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='956877' first='Kenzie' last='Reed'] handed out six assists against just two turnovers for the Cougars. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-4A No. 7 Norwalk played host to 3A fourth-ranked Newton. The home team started fast and rolled to a 67-47 win. The Warriors outscored Newton, 18-6 in the first quarter, in recording their 11th victory in a row. [player_tooltip player_id='1171661' first='Redek' last='Born'] led Norwalk with 22 points, and [player_tooltip player_id='1239874' first='Braeden' last='Carlson'] added 17. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-2A No. 4 Aplington-Parkersburg took on Grand View Christian, top-ranked 1A, at home. The visitors posted a 59-50 victory in moving to 20-0. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='956875' first='Daniel' last='Tobiloba'] scored 14 points and snatched 17 rebounds in the winning effort, while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1367400' first='Josh' last='Sanderson'] added 13 points and four assists. Seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1367400' first='Josh' last='Sanderson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1167721' first='Martez' last='Wiggley'] scored 16 and 15 points, respectively, for AP. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-2A No. 8 Lake Mills improved to 20-0 with a hard-fought, 67-64 victory against visiting North Union (13-8). Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1469829' first='Denton' last='Kingland'] went off for 33 points in the triumph, while juniors [player_tooltip player_id='1751213' first='Lance' last='Helming'] (13 points, 5 rebounds) and Eli Menke (12 points, 5 assists) contributed importantly to the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-1A sixth-ranked Dunkerton enjoyed its senior night with a 78-65 win against No. 10 Mason City Newman. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1367394' first='Preston' last='Gillespie'] stood out for the winners with 22 points and 12 boards. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1436496' first='Dylan' last='Marquart'] also scored 22 for the Raiders and six boards. Knights senior [player_tooltip player_id='956891' first='Douglas' last='Taylor'] led all scorers with 24 points and added a game-high 14 caroms. His classmate, [player_tooltip player_id='956889' first='Max' last='Burt'], chipped in with 19 points, five rebounds and five assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->