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Belle Plaine ends Iowa Valley’s season

By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current

Feb. 19, 2024 9:05 am

Belle Plaine’s Mason Walter looks for a passing lane during first-round action of the boys’ basketball postseason. The Plainsmen won the game to move on in the bracket where it lost in a tight game to Gladbrook-Reinbeck. Iowa Valley wrapped its season with a 9-14 record. (Matt Bryant/Hometown Current)
Belle Plaine’s Wyatt Kuch puts up a three over pressure from Iowa Valley’s Owen Ary. Kuch scored 15 to help lead the Plainsman over the Tigers Feb. 12 in the first round of the postseason. The Plainsmen finished its season at Gladbrook-Reinbeck with a 16-7 season record. (Matt Bryant/Hometown Current)
Iowa Valley’s Caleb Haack elevates for a shot over Belle Plaine’s Jax Stamp. Haack notched a double — double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, but the Tigers fell to the Plainsmen in round one of the playoffs to end its season. (Matt Bryant/Hometown Current)
Layne Peska of Iowa Valley splits defenders, including Belle Plaine’s Jax Stamp, on his way to the hoop Feb. 12 in Belle Plaine. The Plainsmen eliminated Iowa Valley from the postseason with a 48-38 win. (Matt Bryant/Hometown Current)

BELLE PLAINE — The Plainsmen ended Iowa Valley’s basketball season in the district opener Feb. 12 in Belle Plaine.

Iowa Valley fell 48-38 and finished the season 9-14.

In the win, Belle Plaine’s Sam DeMeulenaere led with 19 points, and Jax Stamp had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Wyatt Kuch added 15 points.

For Iowa Valley, Owen Ry led with 12 points. Caleb Haack had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck ended the season for Belle Plaine in a district semifinal game Feb. 15, in Gladbrook, 56-51 in overtime.

Riley Simmons had 15 points and Jax Stamp had 14 points and 11 rebounds against the Rebels.

Belle Plaine finished the season 16-7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (19-5) advanced to face No. 6 Keota (23-0) in a district final Feb. 20.

Stat

Plainsmen 48, Tigers 38

IOWA VALLEY (38) — Layne Peska 1-6 0-2 2, Cole Long 4-9 0-0 12, Owen Ary 6-13 0-0 12, Dillin Dally 0-1 0-0 0, Caleb Haack 4-18 2-6 10, Chandler McKibben 1-8 0-0 2, Elijah Lillie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-56 2-8 38.

BELLE PLAINE (48) — Wyatt Kuch 5-14 1-2 15, Mason Walter 0-3 0-0 0, Sam DeMeulenaere 7-17 5-5 19, Jax Stamp 4-6 4-6 12, Riley Simmons 1-9 0-0 2, Adyson Stark 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-49 10-13 48.

Iowa Valley 9 14 9 6 — 38

Belle Plaine 12 5 18 13 — 48

3-point goals — IV 4-11 (Peska 0-1, Long 4-4, Dally 0-1, Haack 0-1, McKibben 0-4), BP 4-16 (Kuch 4-12, Walter 0-1, DeMeulenaere 0-2, Stamp 0-1). Rebounds — IV 25 (Haack 10), BP 36 (Simmons 13, Stamp 10). Assists — IV 11 (Peska 4, Haack 4), BP 11 (Kuch 4). Turnovers — IV 13, BP 14. Total fouls — IV 14, BP 14.

Rebels 56, Plainsmen 51 (OT)

BELLE PLAINE (51) — Wyatt Kuch 3-13 0-0 8, Mason Walter 0-3 0-0 0, Sam DeMeulenaere 4-12 4-6 12, Jax Stamp 6-12 1-2 14, Riley Simmons 6-9 0-0 15, Lane Vokoun 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 20-50 5-8 51.

GLADBROOK-REINBECK (56) — Isaac Clark 6-17 1-2 16, Austen Mathern 2-12 0-0 6, Hudson Clark 0-2 2-2 2, Drew Eilers 1-7 1-2 3, Michael Boyd 8-11 1-1 17, Brandon Mathern 3-9 0-0 9, Austin Vaverka 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 21-61 5-7 56.

Belle Plaine 12 6 22 9 2 — 51

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 15 15 12 7 6 — 56

3-point goals — BP 6-16 (Kuch 2-9, Walter 0-1, DeMeulenaere 0-1, Stamp 1-1, Simmons 3-4), GR 9-29 (Clark 3-7, A. Mathern 2-10, Boyd 0-1, B. Mathern 3-8, Vaverka 1-3). Rebounds — BP 33 (Stamp 11), GR 32 (Boyd 13). Assists — BP 13 (Kuch 5), GR 15 (Clark 4, B. Mathern 4). Turnovers — BP 12, GR 7. Total fouls — BP 7, GR 14.
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