The Atlantic boys basketball team suffered through some mental lapses, turnovers, and missed close-range shots in a 77-62 loss to Kuemper Catholic on Tuesday night. The Trojans held tight early with the game tied at 16 at the end of the first, but Kuemper built a 34-23 lead by half. The Knights seem to answer any Atlantic charge the rest of the way.

The Trojans struggled taking good care of the ball at times and head coach Derek Hall said their statisticians recorded 25 turnovers and that made the difference.

Jayden Proehl led the Trojans with 17 points and Colton Rasmussen added 15. Atlantic drops to 1-4 on the season and will travel to Lewis Central on Friday, a game we’ll have on KJAN.

Kuemper Catholic was led by 18 points from Dawson Gifford and the Knights improved to 4-1. They will face Kingsley-Pierson in their next game on Friday.

Aubrey Guyer banked in a three at the end of the third quarter and that helped spark the Atlantic girls basketball team to a strong finish and 49-42 win over Kuemper Catholic on Tuesday night.

The Trojans led by as many as 8 in the second quarter but that lead dwindled away with the Knights getting their first lead of the game at 32-31 late in the third quarter. Atlantic used a 7-0 run early in the fourth to get the separation they needed for the win. Atlantic head coach Dan Vargason was proud of the way the team finished.

Jada Jensen led Atlantic with 18 points and Coach Vargason said her aggressiveness was a big difference in the game.

Atlantic has put together a 4-game win streak and improved to 5-2 on the season. Next up for the Trojans is a trip to Lewis Central on Friday. We’ll have that game on KJAN.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 49, Kuemper Catholic 42 (A: Jada Jensen 18pts)
Creston 51, Shenandoah 48
Harlan 60, Glenwood 56
Lewis Central 57, Norwalk 38

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 55, Missouri Valley 29
Riverside 52, Audubon 35
Treynor 60, Tri-Center 21
Underwood 52, Logan-Magnolia 35

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 95, West Harrison 47
Exira-EHK 65, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
Glidden-Ralston 67, Paton-Churdan 45
Woodbine 71, Ar-We-Va 26

Corner Conference

Fremont-Mills 55, Sidney 40
Griswold 53, Hamburg 37
Stanton 70, Essex 19

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 77, Southeast Warren 26
Lenox 57, Southwest Valley 52
Nodaway Valley 97, Bedord 18 (NV: Lindsey Davis 43pts, new single game school record)
Wayne 66, East Union 31

Other Scores

CB Abraham Lincoln 46, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 36
Earlham 45, West Central Valley 38
LeMars 71, CB Thomas Jefferson 22
Winterset 41, Carroll 29

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic 77, Atlantic 62 (A: Jayden Proehl 17pts)
Creston 64, Shenandoah 24
Harlan 62, Glenwood 57 (H: Jacob Birch 33pts, 14reb)
Norwalk 67, Lewis Central 40

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW def Missouri Valley
Audubon 57, Riverside 56 (A: Collin Bauer hits wild game winning three after an intentional free throw miss by the Wheelers)
Treynor 66, Tri-Center 52
Underwood 68, Logan-Magnolia 29

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira-EHK 76, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
West Harrison 73, CAM 43
Woodbine 59, ArWeVa 45

Corner Conference

Griswold 65, Hamburg 25
Heartland Christian 64, Whiting 20
Stanton 71, Essex 46
Fremont-Mills 57, Sidney 55

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 58, Nodaway Valley 50 (NV: Boston DeVault 18pts)
Central Decatur 71, Southeast Warren 49
Southwest Valley 63, Lenox 55
Wayne 50, East Union 48

Other Scores

ACGC 79, Woodward Academy 45
Carroll 66, Winterset 62
CB Abraham Lincoln 56, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 37
Earlham 62, West Central Valley 42
LeMars 83, CB Thomas Jefferson 47

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, and total points:

Class 4A

Others receiving votes: Burlington 9. Johnston 7. Valley, West Des Moines 7. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 3. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 3. Des Moines, Lincoln 1. Marshalltown 1. Waterloo, East 1.

Class 3A

Others receiving votes: Carroll 13. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 13. Assumption, Davenport 12. Lewis Central 7. Crestwood, Cresco 7. Dallas Center-Grimes 6. Marion 5. Ballard 3. Mount Vernon 2. Nevada 2. Charles City 2. West Delaware, Manchester 1. Glenwood 1. Harlan 1. Waverly-Shell Rock 1.

Class 2A

Others receiving votes: Grundy Center 11. Jesup 10. Monticello 9. Rock Valley 9. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 9. South Central Calhoun 8. Van Meter 5. West Branch 3. West Lyon, Inwood 3. Mediapolis 3. Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2. Pella Christian 1. Des Moines Christian 1. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 1.

Class 1A

Others receiving votes: Lynnville-Sully 9. Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 5. Notre Dame, Burlington 4. Mount Ayr 4. Newman Catholic, Mason City 3. Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton 3. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 2. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 2. Montezuma 1. Keota 1.