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Audubon Wheelers Boys Basketball season recap

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February 28th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

The Audubon Wheelers ended the season in a 51-44 loss to Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders in the Class 1A – Region 8 bracket. Wheelers sophomore Austin Christensen led the team on the night scoring 17 points. The Wheelers had a 8-14 overall record and ended up with a 5-10 in the Western Iowa Conference.

The Wheelers were led in scoring this season by senior Edward Miller, who scored 334 points and averaged 15 points per game. Miller has scored 809 points in his high school career.

The Wheelers will lose three seniors to graduation: Edward Miller, Brody Beane and Logan Schmidt.

Wheelers coach Darran Miller was sure proud of the way his guys played good defense in their post season game against Coon Rapids-Bayard as the game was close.

Coach Miller stated most of the regular season Western Iowa Conference games were all close games and stated that two Western Iowa Conference teams Treynor and Underwood made to the state tournament.

Coach Miller says he really going to miss all three seniors on this years team.

Coach Miller said there will be a core of kids coming back for next season.

Coach did mention that the kids will be attending couple team basketball camps this summer and do their usual summer workouts.