Rob’s Thursday Recap 8-9-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy didn't get caught looking ahead to this weekend's trip to No. 4 West Des Moines Valley. The Cougars (18-0) cruised, 76-44, at Iowa City High Thursday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They raced out to a 19-4 advantage after one quarter and led 38-15 at halftime. This performance followed Tuesday night's 55-48 home victory against Iowa City West. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167718' first='Colby' last='Dolphin'] netted 14 points in Kennedy's win against City High. He knocked down 4 of 11 trey attempts, and added three steals and three assists. [player_tooltip player_id='1171687' first='Cyrus' last='Courtney'], a junior, contributed 11 points, six rebounds, two blocks and three steals in the victory, while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='956877' first='Kenzie' last='Reed'] handed out six assists with only one turnover. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cougars will find out their postseason assignment this coming week. It should be a favorable one leading to Des Moines. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 4A No. 5 Indianola (17-2) was pushed at unranked Pella Christian (12-8) Thursday. The visitors pulled out a 55-52 victory. The contest was tied at halftime, and the home team led by four after three quarters before being outscored, 13-6, in the final period. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Recently back from injury, senior [player_tooltip player_id='956873' first='Drew' last='Kingery'] paced the winners with 18 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals. His classmate, [player_tooltip player_id='1167716' first='Brayden' last='Drea'], scored 11 and dished out six assists. Bennett Brueck ('23) added 14 points and a pair of assists for Indianola. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1469788' first='Aiden' last='Stoltz'] led Pella Christian with 16 points and four assists, while [player_tooltip player_id='1872424' first='Dane' last='Geetings'], a junior, scored 14 and handed out seven assists against two turnovers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 3A No. 4 Newton played host to Van Meter Thursday night. The visitors challenged the favorite before succumbing, 65-59. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1240081' first='Brody' last='Bauer'] racked up 29 points, eight rebounds and three assists in the win. Tade Vanderlaan ('23) added 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal for the Cardinals (13-5). Seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1240075' first='Skyler' last='Yazzie'] (10.9 PPG) and [player_tooltip player_id='1240069' first='Aydn' last='Netten'] (10.7) have been leading the way for Van Meter (15-6). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 3A top-rated Bondurant-Farrar (19-0) almost hit the century mark in downing Knoxville, 95-64, on the road. The Bluejays rolled up 36 points in the third quarter alone. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>B-F Senior [player_tooltip player_id='956874' first='Colby' last='Collison'] went off for 38 points, adding 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals. [player_tooltip player_id='1288863' first='Jaxson' last='Fried'], a senior, scored 19, while junior [player_tooltip player_id='1587752' first='Reed' last='Pfaltzgraff'] dished out 11 assists to go with eight points for the winners. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1668669' first='Landen' last='Norris'] paced Knoxville 22 points, while Jay Kellar, a junior, chipped in with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists for the home team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It took until the fourth quarter but Class 3A No. 9 Bishop Heelan (15-4) finally shook free from Unity Christian (11-10). The Crusaders triumphed, 67-54, with a 16-9 edge in the final period. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1951824' first='Braedan' last='Bosma'] tallied 16 points for Unity, while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='2413578' first='Dylan' last='Bosma'] scored 10, grabbed six rebounds and distributed five assists. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1738703' first='Tyce' last='Van Beek'] grabbed nine rebounds and added nine points for the Knights. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior Matt Noll has been leading Heelan in scoring (18.1 PPG) and <a href="https://twitter.com/ZacharyWJames/status/1624077847898750978?s=20&amp;t=iiCG11f3aEjhyjUeVfirYA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">delivered an impressive dunk Thursday</a>. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1288894' first='Carter' last='Kuehl'] has posted 15.1 points a contest for the Crusaders. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forest City (7-14) traveled to West Fork (16-4) Thursday night in a Top of Iowa cross-divisional contest. The visitors almost pulled off the upset before falling, 65-63. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1587375' first='Cayde' last='Eberling'] scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the victors, while classmate Edison Maske scored 14 and snagged five boards. Tommy Miller, a junior, registered game-highs in points (21) and rebounds (15) for Forest City. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->