CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Koch and Jeremy Morgan had 21 points apiece, Jordan Ashton scored 13 of his career-high 17 points in the first half and Northern Iowa snapped a seven-game skid with a 79-60 win over Drake on Sunday.

Koch made 8 of 8 from the field and Morgan hit 7 of 12 — including 3 of 6 from 3-point range. Ashton made all five of his first-half shots, including three 3s.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by De’Antae McMurray gave Drake a 7-4 lead but the Bulldogs went scoreless over the next six-plus minutes as Northern Iowa (6-11, 1-5 Missouri Valley) scored 18-straight points to start a 33-6 run that made it 37-13 with five minutes left in the half. The Panthers led by double figures the rest of the way.

Reed Timmer had 18 points, Ore Arongundade scored 16 and McMurray 13 for Drake (5-13, 3-3).

Northern Iowa shot a season-high 57 percent (29 of 51) from the field. The Bulldogs hits just 21 of 55 shots (38 percent).

Griswold Dual Tournament
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Final Records

Southwest Valley 5-0
East Mills 3-2
Tri-Center 3-2
Exira/EHK 2-3
Griswold 1-4
Clarinda Academy 1-4

Dual Results

Southwest Valley 51 Exira/EHK 18
Southwest Valley 60 Griswold 6
Southwest Valley 54 East Mills 17
Southwest Valley 58 Clarinda Academy 12
Southwest Valley 48 Tri-Center 24
East Mills 31 Tri-Center 30 (Criteria H)
East Mills 31 Clarinda Academy 30 (Criteria I)
East Mills 33 Griswold 24
Tri-Center 30 Exira/EHK 18
Tri-Center 30 Clarinda Academy 24
Tri-Center 40 Griswold 24
Exira/EHK 31 Griswold 30 (Criteria H)
Exira/EHK 24 East Mills 18
Clarinda Academy 36 Exira/EHK 30
Griswold 36 Clarinda Academy 34|

Griswold Dual Tournament All-Tournament Team

106: Connor Attkisson, Tri-Center, 113: Levi Klenda, Exira/EHK, 120: John Seyler, Griswold, 126: Dalton Rose, Clarinda Academy|, 132: Bryson Freeberg, Tri-Center, 138: Trevor Nelson, Tri-Center, 145: Dylan Dalton, Southwest Valley, 152: Luke Stortenbecker, East Mills, 160: Cole Bruns, Exira/EHK, 170: Merik Gaule, Southwest Valley, 182: Chris Darnold, East Mills, 195: Bryson Rhamy, Southwest Valley, 220: Bryce Newton, Southwest Valley, 285: Cody Kommes, Exira/EHK

Kuemper Catholic Dual Tournament Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Storm Lake
2nd Place – Kuemper Catholic
3rd Place – Missouri Valley
4th Place – AC/GC
5th Place – Audubon
6th Place – Johnston JV
Round 1
Kuemper Catholic defeated Audubon 58-18.
Storm Lake defeated AC/GC 58-24.
Missouri Valley defeated Johnston JV 60-5.
Round 2
Kuemper Catholic defeated Johnston JV 42-28.
Storm Lake defeated Missouri Valley 42-28.
AC/GC defeated Audubon 41-36.
Round 3
Kuemper Catholic defeated Missouri Valley 39-36.
Storm Lake defeated Audubon 48-32.
AC/GC defeated Johnston JV 46-29.
Round 4
Kuemper Catholic defeated AC/GC 47-32.
Storm Lake defeated Johnston JV 60-17.
Missouri Valley defeated Audubon 60-16.
Round 5
Storm Lake defeated Kuemper Catholic 54-18.
Missouri Valley defeated AC/GC 60-13.
Audubon defeated Johnston JV 36-33.

The Atlantic/CAM Wrestling team took the title at the ADM Tiger Invitational on Saturday with 231.5 points. Fellow Hawkeye Ten member Glenwood was the runner-up.  Atlantic/CAM had four champions: Kole Hansen (113), Carter Cox (120), Chase McLaren (126), and Drake Roller (170).

Team Scores

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Andrew Flora of Adel DeSoto Minburn
2nd Place – Peyton Braunschweig of Dallas Center – Grimes
3rd Place – Johnathon Erp of Red Oak
4th Place – Aybren Moore of Atlantic
5th Place – Sam McIntyre of Glenwood
6th Place – Joe Hovick of Roland Story
1st Place Match
Andrew Flora (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 27-3, So. over Peyton Braunschweig (Dallas Center – Grimes) 17-7, Jr. (Dec 7-5).
3rd Place Match
Johnathon Erp (Red Oak) 25-6, Fr. over Aybren Moore (Atlantic) 18-15, Fr. (Fall 5:34).
5th Place Match
Sam McIntyre (Glenwood) 4-6, Fr. over Joe Hovick (Roland Story) 9-7, Fr. (MD 15-4).

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kole Hansen of Atlantic
2nd Place – Cody Anderson of Waukee
3rd Place – Ayden Kovaleski of Dallas Center – Grimes
4th Place – Quest Brown of West Central Valley
5th Place – Bryce Holm of Adel DeSoto Minburn
6th Place – Dylan Jensen of Nevada
1st Place Match
Kole Hansen (Atlantic) 23-5, Jr. over Cody Anderson (Waukee) 21-7, Fr. (TB-1 2-1).
3rd Place Match
Ayden Kovaleski (Dallas Center – Grimes) 16-14, Jr. over Quest Brown (West Central Valley) 21-9, Jr. (Inj. 0:00).
5th Place Match
Bryce Holm (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 8-15, Fr. over Dylan Jensen (Nevada) 7-8, Fr. (Fall 3:21).

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Carter Cox of Atlantic
2nd Place – Max Tracy of Dallas Center – Grimes
3rd Place – Cam Vanderhoof of Red Oak
4th Place – John Thome of Adel DeSoto Minburn
5th Place – Cale Dumbaugh of Nevada
6th Place – Weston Pote of West Central Valley
1st Place Match
Carter Cox (Atlantic) 31-1, Sr. over Max Tracy (Dallas Center – Grimes) 22-7, Jr. (MD 15-3).
3rd Place Match
Cam Vanderhoof (Red Oak) 18-11, So. over John Thome (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 13-14, Sr. (Dec 7-5).
5th Place Match
Cale Dumbaugh (Nevada) 13-11, So. over Weston Pote (West Central Valley) 13-13, Fr. (Fall 2:53).

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Chase McLaren of Atlantic
2nd Place – Zach Anderson of Roland Story
3rd Place – Michael Gomez of Red Oak
4th Place – Brodrick Schmidt of Adel DeSoto Minburn
5th Place – Riley Domina of Clarke
6th Place – Drew Kearney of Dallas Center – Grimes
1st Place Match
Chase McLaren (Atlantic) 31-3, So. over Zach Anderson (Roland Story) 20-7, Sr. (Fall 4:21).
3rd Place Match
Michael Gomez (Red Oak) 18-11, Sr. over Brodrick Schmidt (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 5-8, Fr. (Dec 2-0).
5th Place Match
Riley Domina (Clarke) 16-9, So. over Drew Kearney (Dallas Center – Grimes) 17-14, Sr. (For.).

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Humberto Alvarado of Ames
2nd Place – Alec Selberg of Red Oak
3rd Place – Colby Sorensen of Atlantic
4th Place – Tristin Winfred of West Central Valley
5th Place – Ethan Kovaleski of Dallas Center – Grimes
6th Place – Hogan Hopewell of Adel DeSoto Minburn
1st Place Match
Humberto Alvarado (Ames) 13-5, Sr. over Alec Selberg (Red Oak) 18-5, Sr. (Dec 3-2).
3rd Place Match
Colby Sorensen (Atlantic) 24-13, Sr. over Tristin Winfred (West Central Valley) 14-9, Jr. (Fall 2:31).
5th Place Match
Ethan Kovaleski (Dallas Center – Grimes) 10-8, Jr. over Hogan Hopewell (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 24-8, So. (Inj. 0:00).

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Bryce Murano of Dallas Center – Grimes
2nd Place – Tye joint of West Central Valley
3rd Place – Wayne Beard of Nevada
4th Place – Jack Smith of Waukee
5th Place – Justin McCunn of Red Oak
6th Place – Colton Mudd of Atlantic
1st Place Match
Bryce Murano (Dallas Center – Grimes) 24-3, Sr. over Tye joint (West Central Valley) 24-4, Jr. (Dec 7-4).
3rd Place Match
Wayne Beard (Nevada) 22-7, Sr. over Jack Smith (Waukee) 14-14, Jr. (Fall 5:51).
5th Place Match
Justin McCunn (Red Oak) 24-8, Fr. over Colton Mudd (Atlantic) 15-16, Jr. (Fall 3:48).

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Trevor Anderson of Glenwood
2nd Place – Luke Fistler of Dallas Center – Grimes
3rd Place – Connor Pellett of Atlantic
4th Place – Caleb Buse of Adel DeSoto Minburn
5th Place – Tyler McMann of Red Oak
6th Place – Parker Carey of Waukee
1st Place Match
Trevor Anderson (Glenwood) 27-3, Jr. over Luke Fistler (Dallas Center – Grimes) 14-6, Fr. (Dec 10-4).
3rd Place Match
Connor Pellett (Atlantic) 25-11, So. over Caleb Buse (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 16-12, So. (Fall 3:42).
5th Place Match
Tyler McMann (Red Oak) 18-11, Sr. over Parker Carey (Waukee) 10-7, Sr. (Dec 19-17).

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Zane Mulder of Dallas Center – Grimes
2nd Place – Jordan Renshaw of Glenwood
3rd Place – Ben Lang of Waukee
4th Place – Carter Maynes of Red Oak
5th Place – Jonathan Bair of Clarke
6th Place – Chris Johnston of Adel DeSoto Minburn
1st Place Match
Zane Mulder (Dallas Center – Grimes) 27-1, Jr. over Jordan Renshaw (Glenwood) 20-9, Jr. (MD 12-3).
3rd Place Match
Ben Lang (Waukee) 15-5, Jr. over Carter Maynes (Red Oak) 22-8, Fr. (Dec 8-4).
5th Place Match
Jonathan Bair (Clarke) 17-11, So. over Chris Johnston (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 12-14, So. (Dec 13-9).

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – AJ Slaughter of Glenwood
2nd Place – Justus Robeson of Ames
3rd Place – Mitchell Williamson of Atlantic
4th Place – Ben Fisher of Dallas Center – Grimes
5th Place – Zach Walberg of Waukee
6th Place – Joe Septer of West Central Valley
1st Place Match
AJ Slaughter (Glenwood) 21-8, Sr. over Justus Robeson (Ames) 19-7, Sr. (Fall 1:04).
3rd Place Match
Mitchell Williamson (Atlantic) 23-10, So. over Ben Fisher (Dallas Center – Grimes) 17-11, Sr. (MD 9-1).
5th Place Match
Zach Walberg (Waukee) 6-4, Jr. over Joe Septer (West Central Valley) 4-9, Sr. (Fall 1:01).

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Drake Roller of Atlantic
2nd Place – Thomas Bentley of Red Oak
3rd Place – Brett Mower of Glenwood
4th Place – Sam Miller of Waukee
5th Place – Alan Wallace of West Central Valley
6th Place – Leo Tauke of Adel DeSoto Minburn
1st Place Match
Drake Roller (Atlantic) 30-3, Sr. over Thomas Bentley (Red Oak) 24-6, So. (Dec 3-1).
3rd Place Match
Brett Mower (Glenwood) 9-4, So. over Sam Miller (Waukee) 13-9, So. (Fall 3:55).
5th Place Match
Alan Wallace (West Central Valley) 9-20, Jr. over Leo Tauke (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 14-17, Jr. (Fall 5:54).

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Marcus Coleman of Ames
2nd Place – Anthony Sherry of Glenwood
3rd Place – Austin Mills of Atlantic
4th Place – Nathan Bair of Clarke
5th Place – Riley Algreen of West Central Valley
6th Place – Carlos Guerra of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Marcus Coleman (Ames) 24-0, Sr. over Anthony Sherry (Glenwood) 22-4, Jr. (Dec 5-1).
3rd Place Match
Austin Mills (Atlantic) 21-8, Sr. over Nathan Bair (Clarke) 23-5, Sr. (Fall 3:09).
5th Place Match
Riley Algreen (West Central Valley) 18-8, Jr. over Carlos Guerra (Red Oak) 22-10, Sr. (Fall 4:33).

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Isaac Bales of Glenwood
2nd Place – Zac Stork of Atlantic
3rd Place – Carsen Scheller of West Central Valley
4th Place – Kaden Sutton of Adel DeSoto Minburn
5th Place – Reggie Richardson of Ames
6th Place – Jackson Welter of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Isaac Bales (Glenwood) 22-3, Jr. over Zac Stork (Atlantic) 27-4, Sr. (Dec 5-4).
3rd Place Match
Carsen Scheller (West Central Valley) 16-14, Sr. over Kaden Sutton (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 17-13, Fr. (Fall 0:39).
5th Place Match
Reggie Richardson (Ames) 9-12, Sr. over Jackson Welter (Red Oak) 18-13, Sr. (Dec 6-1).

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Zach Haggstrom of Glenwood
2nd Place – Brady Simmons of Dallas Center – Grimes
3rd Place – Cooper Mardesen of Adel DeSoto Minburn
4th Place – Nate Moen of Atlantic
5th Place – Nathan Lumley of Ames
6th Place – Kyler Medhurst of Waukee
1st Place Match
Zach Haggstrom (Glenwood) 19-5, Sr. over Brady Simmons (Dallas Center – Grimes) 8-15, Jr. (Fall 1:27).
3rd Place Match
Cooper Mardesen (Adel DeSoto Minburn) 15-17, So. over Nate Moen (Atlantic) 16-11, Sr. (UTB 3-2).
5th Place Match
Nathan Lumley (Ames) 8-7, Sr. over Kyler Medhurst (Waukee) 11-20, So. (Fall 0:30).

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Caleb Sanders of Glenwood
2nd Place – Colin Newell of Ames
3rd Place – John McConkey of Atlantic
4th Place – Jacob Comer of Dallas Center – Grimes
5th Place – Connor Arndt of Waukee
6th Place – Alex Wells of West Central Valley
1st Place Match
Caleb Sanders (Glenwood) 25-2, Jr. over Colin Newell (Ames) 21-3, Sr. (UTB 3-2).
3rd Place Match
John McConkey (Atlantic) 33-2, Jr. over Jacob Comer (Dallas Center – Grimes) 10-16, Jr. (Fall 1:42).
5th Place Match
Connor Arndt (Waukee) 5-9, Fr. over Alex Wells (West Central Valley) 9-18, Jr. (Fall 1:43).

The Exira-EHK boys basketball team saw a big halftime lead slip away before finally closing the door on Glidden-Ralston 66-55 on Saturday evening.  The Spartans built a 43-28 halftime lead behind 15 first half points from Dakota Rold. That lead would dwindle down to as few as two points in the second half before the Spartans made the plays down the stretch to secure the win.  Immediately after the Wildcats closed the gap to two, Cole Burmeister hit a big three to push the lead back to 5 and the Spartans gained some momentum from there.

The Spartans were led by 23 points from Dakota Rold and 16 from Burmeister to improve to 9-3.  Next up for the Spartans is a trip to Woodbine on Tuesday.

The Wildcats were led by 17 points apiece from Cameron Carroll and Justin Sparks as they fall to 5-6 on the season. They are scheduled to host CAM on Monday.

In a game that came down to the final seconds and then extra minutes the Exira-EHK girls basketball team found a way to get a home win over Glidden-Ralston 57-54 on Saturday afternoon.  Sophia Peppers hit a three as time expired to tie the game at 48 and send it to overtime.  Peppers then scored 8 of her team’s 9 points in overtime to help keep the Spartans record unblemished at 13-0.

It was a tight game throughout as the Wildcats led by 5 at the end of the first, the Spartans rallied to lead by 2 at half, and the Wildcats grabbed a two point lead at the end of three. It was a cold shooting night for the Spartans and Coach Tom Petersen said he was proud of his team for finding a way to win.  Prior to the game-tying three, Peppers only had 6 points and had been short all night on her outside shots.  The one the Spartans needed splashed straight through.  She also came up huge in the key segment of overtime that spurred the win. Peppers calmly stepped to the line and nailed two free throws that tied the game at 54 with about a minute left and moments later the Spartans came up with a steal and Peppers finished with a transition lay in to take the lead at 56-54.  The Wildcats would then miss a great opportunity for a hoop and Kealey Nelson ended up on the free throw line and made one of two with 1.5 seconds left to put the final margin at 3.

And that’s just talking about the Spartans big plays. Julia Fleecs had a monster game for Glidden-Ralston and the Wildcats had a slight lead for much of the game. Fleecs finished with 30 points and was a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter and overtime.  Madison Whitver got open a number of times on the block and finished with 10 points for the Wildcats who are now 10-2 on the season.

#3 vs #4 in the Class 1A rankings lived up to all expectations and then some in a great battle.