Josh Pettepier set a new school record by knocking down 11 three pointers on Friday night to lead Exira-EHK to a 72-46 win over Boyer Valley. Pettepier broke his own record of 10 three point makes in a game during his sophomore season.

The Spartans raced out to a 19-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and grew the lead to 17 points by halftime. Pettepier was a big part of the separation in the second quarter as he hit 6 of his threes in that period. Josh finished the night with 33 points to lead all scorers. The Spartans are off to a great 7-1 start to the season.

Boyer Valley was led by 19 points from Lucas Berens. The Bulldogs are now 4-5 on the season.

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The Exira-EHK girls basketball team forced the Boyer Valley Bulldogs into 12 first half turnovers and pulled away for a 63-32 win on Friday night in Elk Horn. The Spartans outscored the Bulldogs 19-8 in the second quarter and led by twenty at halftime.

The Spartans were led by 15 points from both sophomore Tatum Grubbs and freshman Macy Emgarten. They improved to 6-4 heading into the holiday break.

Boyer Valley had one player in double figures, Chelsey Fundermann finished with 10 on the night. The Bulldogs are now 2-8 on the season.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Once it became apparent that Savannah State posed no threat, Iowa seemed content to let Jordan Bohannon shoot his way out of a season-long slump. Bohannon responded with his best game of the year — a positive sign with the bulk of the Big Ten season just over a week away. Joe Wieskamp scored a career-high 24 points, Bohannon had 18 on six 3s and the No. 23 Hawkeyes blew past Savannah State 110-64 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.

Tyler Cook scored 16 points in 17 minutes for the Hawkeyes (10-2). They played without center Luka Garza, who recently sprained his ankle. The injury isn’t expected to be serious, but Iowa coach Fran McCaffery doesn’t know when Garza will return. “He’s hurting, so we’ll see,” McCaffery said. “It’s a matter of how he responds.” Iowa also was without backup point guard Connor McCaffery (concussion protocol), but none of that mattered against the overwhelmed Tigers (3-11).

The Hawkeyes have one more tuneup before Big Ten play resumes in 2019. Iowa, which is 0-2 in the league after losing at home to Wisconsin and on the road against Michigan State, opens at Purdue before hosting No. 25 Nebraska.
UP NEXT: Iowa hosts Bryant on Dec. 29.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Wyatt Lohaus sank a late jumper for the lead and A.J. Green made two free throws in the final seconds to keep Northern Iowa on top in a 64-62 win over North Dakota on Saturday.

The teams were tied 60-60 when Lohaus made the outside shot for a 62-60 Northern Iowa lead with 1:16 to play. Green was fouled with seven seconds left and made both free throws, taking it to 64-60.
Shandon Goldman led the Panthers (5-7) with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Trae Berhow added 12 points and six rebounds, Green finished with 10 points, six rebounds and six assists and Lohaus chipped in eight points and five rebounds.

The Panthers jumped to a 14-5 start and led 32-29 at the break but North Dakota kept it tight early in the second half and went ahead 55-50 on a Cortez Seales layup with 5:35 remaining.
Conner Avants scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Fighting Hawks (6-7). Seales finished with 10 points and five rebounds.