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Belle Plaine guys finish 15-6
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Feb. 12, 2024 8:57 am
Belle Plaine’s boys ended the regular basketball season with a 15-6 record following a 64-55 victory over HLV Feb. 6 in Belle Plaine.
Wyatt Kuch had 25 points and both Sam DeMeulenaere and Riley Simmons added 16 points. Simmons had a double-double with 14 rebounds.
Belle Plaine was set to host Iowa Valley (9-13) in a Class 1A first-round district game Monday, Feb. 12.
The Belle Plaine girls finished their basketball season 3-18, with a regular-season loss to HLV, 65-26, and a first-round Class 1A regional loss at GMG, 44-19.
No statistics were reported for the girls’ games.
Stats
Plainsmen 64, Warriors 55
HLV (55) - Julian Martinez 1-7 1-2 3, Peyton Roth 8-19 3-3 25, Boston York 4-11 0-0 10, Devon Weisskopf 3-3 0-1 6, Ethan Licht 3-10 2-2 11, Keegan Gorsh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-51 6-8 55.
BELLE PLAINE (64) - Wyatt Kuch 8-16 1-3 25, Sam DeMeulenaere 5-13 4-4 16, Harry Singh 0-1 0-0 0, Jax Stamp 2-4 1-3 5, Riley Simmons 7-11 2-5 16, Adyson Stark 0-2 0-0 0, Mason Walter 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-51 8-15 64.
HLV 12 19 11 13 -- 55
Belle Plaine 14 15 22 13 -- 64
3-point goals - HLV 11-36 (Martinez 0-3, Roth 6-15 York 2-9, Licht 3-9), BP 10-30 (Kuch 8-16, DeMeulenaere 2-7, Singh 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Stark 0-2, Walter 0-3). Rebounds - HLV 25 (York 9), BP 37 (Simmons 14, Stamp 12). Assists - HLV 14 (Martinez 4, Roth 4), BP 17 (Simmons 7). Turnovers - HLV 4, BP 8. Total fouls - HLV 14, BP 9.