Rob’s Tuesday Recap 2-14-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>Valentine's Day meant late regular-season contests for the big-school classes around the state Tuesday. There was a lot to love. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-A much-anticipated meeting between Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy and 3A No. 4 Cedar Rapids Xavier went down on 42nd Street at the Saints gymnasium. The visitors built a 15-point halftime lead and never looked back. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>According to veteran Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter Jeff Johnson, the Cougars (20-0) are a non-conference win against Waterloo East (12-8) on Thursday from their first-ever unbeaten regular season. They completed the Mississippi Valley Conference campaign at 14-0. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kennedy jumped out to a 17-9 lead after one quarter on Tuesday. It then outscored the Saints (14-6) 22-13 in quarter two. For the game, the winners shot 60.4 percent from the floor, which included making 9 of 18 attempts from three-point land. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167718' first='Colby' last='Dolphin'] led the Cougars with 21 points, three rebounds and three assists, while classmate [player_tooltip player_id='956877' first='Kenzie' last='Reed'] added 10 points and five dimes. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171679' first='Micah' last='Schlaak'] pulled down 10 rebounds and swiped four steals, and Carter Newhouse, a senior, handed out seven assists with just one turnover for the victors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1171667' first='Joe' last='Bean'] led Xavier with 12 points, and teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1751083' first='Tyler' last='Netolicky'] added 11 points and seven rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Pella (13-9) ended a two-game losing skid in style Tuesday with a 63-57 overtime victory against 3A No. 9 Mount Pleasant (17-5). The Dutch outscored the visitors 25-16 in the fourth quarter and overtime to secure victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2398044' first='Brayden' last='Traetow'] paced the winners with 13 points and four assists, while senior Trey Van Hauen added 10 points and five assists. Mount Pleasant's Aaiden Ashton, a senior, led all scorers with 30 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Senior Landon Winston netted 22 points and pulled down seven boards in leading Davenport West (12-8) to a 64-57 overtime victory against visiting North Scott (15-5). Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1376725' first='Jermilyn' last='Gardner'] chipped in with 17 points and four assists, while classmate [player_tooltip player_id='1751175' first='Davante' last='Bradford'] added 12 points, five rebounds and four dimes for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Mount Vernon (14-7) won on the road at 3A No. 7 Waverly-Shell Rock (15-5). The Mustangs won every quarter in the contest to secure the upset. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Williamsburg (18-4) secured its second consecutive WaMaC championship with a 69-57 victory at 3A No. 5 Marion (16-5). Iowa Football recruit [player_tooltip player_id='1367405' first='Alex' last='Mota'] scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in defeat. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Class 3A top-ranked Bondurant-Farrar (20-0) went on the road and knocked off No. 6 Newton, 60-50. A 21-5 third quarter fueled the Bluejays' victory. The Cardinals received 15 points and eight assists without a turnover from senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167723' first='Jake' last='Ingle']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Senior [player_tooltip player_id='956876' first='Chase' last='Henderson']'s 22 points weren't enough as Des Moines Hoover fell on the road at Ankeny, 61-54. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-North Polk (16-5) picked up a 51-49 road win at Dallas Center-Grimes (11-9). [player_tooltip player_id='1751215' first='Reggie' last='Postel'] paced the winners with 12 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1171684' first='Jonathan' last='Howard'] scored 15 for DCG. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-A 24-point fourth quarter powered Dubuque Wahlert to a 51-44 MVC victory against visiting Linn-Mar. Senior Jack Walsh hit 7 of 10 shots from the floor in leading the winners with 14 points. His classmate, [player_tooltip player_id='1469746' first='Nolan' last='Berendes'], added 12 points and five assists without a turnover. Lion senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167731' first='Jackson' last='Severson'] led all scorers with 17 points, while sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1381412' first='Davis' last='Kern'] chipped in with eight points and 11 boards for the visitors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Southeast Polk (7-14) sprung the upset on visiting Ames, 57-52. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167719' first='Riley' last='Edwards'] led the Rams with 18 points (3-6 3PT FG), while [player_tooltip player_id='1587368' first='Bode' last='Goodman'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1367397' first='Lincoln' last='Cantrall'] scored 16 and 12, respectively, for the winners. The Little Cyclones fell to 15-6. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Des Moines North picked up a 72-59 win at Fort Dodge. Senior Javion Jundle scored 24 points in his final home game, and teammate Drake Warland, a sophomore, added 16. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-<a href="https://www.kmaland.com/sports/kmaland-boys-basketball-2-14-monarchs-clinch-share-of-h10-lc-downs-glenwood/article_9edc0892-acee-11ed-bbde-ab0a365d6b36.html?utm_campaign=blox&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Humboldt edged Gilbert, 82-77,</a> with Elliot Carlson scoring 21 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1938208' first='Evan' last='Hatcher'] adding 20 for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Lewis Central slipped by Glenwood, 53-48. Colby Souther netted 14 points for the victors with teammates Curtis Witte adding 13 and [player_tooltip player_id='1751214' first='Nash' last='Paulson'] 10. Glenwood's [player_tooltip player_id='1240101' first='Caden' last='Johnson'] led all scorers with 21. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Denison-Schleswig topped Atlantic, 71-60, with [player_tooltip player_id='2325320' first='Lance' last='Arkfeld'] (20 points) leading the way. The winners also received 15 from [player_tooltip player_id='1367445' first='Carson' last='Seuntjens'] and 10 from  [player_tooltip player_id='1376724' first='Luke' last='Wiebers']. Atlantic's [player_tooltip player_id='1376690' first='Colton' last='Rasmussen'] recorded 26. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-4A No. 10 Sioux City East overwhelmed Storm Lake, 89-37, behind 20 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1196279' first='Preston' last='Dobbs']. [player_tooltip player_id='1738653' first='Sam' last='Jons'] (12), Brandt VanDyke (11) and Fitz Grant (10) also reached double figures for the Black Raiders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1167745' first='Tyler' last='Smith'] netted 30 points and hit a pair of key free throws down the stretch in Sergeant-Bluff Luton's 64-62 triumph against South Sioux City (NE). Dylon Schaap scored 14 points, while [player_tooltip player_id='1469833' first='Scott' last='Kroll'] added seven points and 10 rebounds for the winners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-4A seventh-ranked Dubuque Senior knocked off Waterloo West, 82-74. The Rams received double-figure scoring from five different players. [player_tooltip player_id='1239872' first='Hayden' last='Jacobsmeier'] led the way 18 and Jon Wille had 16, while [player_tooltip player_id='1381411' first='Jalen' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1172887' first='Tevin' last='Schultz'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1376678' first='Jacob' last='Williams'] added 12 apiece. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-3A No. 2 Clear Lake proved to be too much for Hampton-Dumont. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1381416' first='Thomas' last='Meyer'] scored 18 and [player_tooltip player_id='1167712' first='Travaughn' last='Luyobya'] added 17 in a 68-44 victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Thirteen different Cedar Falls players scored during a 81-32 win against Dubuque Hempstead. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171693' first='Cade' last='Courbat'] led the way with 23. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->