In front of a nearly full crowd at the Atlantic High School Gym the Harlan Cyclones topped the Atlantic Trojans 57-50 in boys hoops Tuesday.  The Cyclones took control of the game early as they raced out to a 15-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and pushed the lead to 13 points by halftime.  Ethan Knudson led the charge in the first half with 10 points.

Harlan started strong again in the second half scoring the first two baskets of the half and extended their lead to 44-29 by the end of the third quarter.  Atlantic made a strong push in the 4th quarter led by 9 points in the period by Ryan Hawkins and got as close 5 points in the final minute but Harlan made free throws down the stretch to seal the win.  Caled Rassmussen made 7-10 from the stripe in the fourth quarter and the Cyclones were 9 of 14 for the quarter.

Three point shooting also played in a big part in the Cyclones win as they knocked down 8 threes in the game.  Caleb Rassmussen lead the Cyclones with 16 points and Ethan Knudson finished with 14.  The Trojans were lead by Senior Ryan Hawkins who finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds.

The two teams will meet at least one more time this season on February 2nd in Harlan.

You can hear some post game comments from Head Coach Alan Jenkins below.

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Double Dual at Creston

Creston O-M 47, Lewis Central 15
Creston O-M 64, Kuemper Catholic 0Lewis Central 48, Kuemper Catholic 33

Quad at Red Oak

Clarinda 46, Red Oak 30
Clarinda 69, Southwest Valley 9
Clarinda 66, St. Albert 12
Red Oak 54, Southwest Valley 24
Southwest Valley 51, St. Albert 11

Double Dual at Riverside

AHSTW 42, Riverside 31
ASHTW 54, Abraham Lincoln 25
Riverside 51, Abraham Lincoln 23

Double Dual at OA-BCIG

OA-BCIG 37, Logan-Magnolia 36
Logan-Magnolia 74, Woodine 6
OA-BCIG 69, Woodbine 9

Quad at West Central Valley

East Union 39, Exira-EHK 17
East Union 39, West Central Valley 16
West Central Valley 45, Exira-EHK 12
Woodward-Granger 53, East Union 16
Woodward-Granger 63, Exira-EHK 12
Woodward-Granger 51, West Central Valley 24

Double Dual at Omaha Westside

Thomas-Jefferson 66, Omaha Westside 12
Papillion-La Vista 50, Thomas Jefferson 28

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Glenwood 61, Clarinda 28
Harlan 57, Atlantic 44
Lewis Central 52, Creston 34
Shenandoah 47, Denison-Schleswig 37
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 67, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 47

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 47, Missouri Valley 26
IKM-Manning 62, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 34
Treynor 47, Griswold 24
Tri-Center, Neola 46, Logan-Magnolia 44
Underwood 57, Riverside, Oakland 25

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM, Anita 59, Coon Rapids-Bayard 20
Charter Oak-Ute , Boyer Valley
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 49, Adair-Casey 36
Glidden-Ralston 76, Woodbine 50
Paton-Churdan 65, Ar-We-Va 56

Corner Conference

Sidney 52, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 32

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 63, Lenox 27
Nodaway Valley 49, East Union, Afton 14
Mount Ayr 74, Southwest Valley 37

Other Scores

ADM, Adel 51, Perry 36
Alta/Aurelia 42, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 37
Ballard 74, Carroll 30
Boone 49, Winterset 41
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 40, Sioux City, East 38
Des Moines Christian 54, West Central Valley, Stuart 30
Lamoni 29, Orient-Macksburg 25
Panorama, Panora 52, Ogden 29
South Central Calhoun 54, OA-BCIG 24
Van Meter 57, Guthrie Center 27
Woodward-Granger 50, Earlham 34