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Belle Plaine guys pick up two wins
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Jan. 29, 2024 2:09 pm
Belle Plaine picked up two basketball wins last week, topping Tri-County 91-37 in a weather-delayed game Thursday, Jan. 25, then topping Iowa Valley 63-41 Friday, Jan. 26.
The Plasmen are now 11-3.
The Belle Plaine girls won at Colfax-Mingo, 35-21, Thursday, Jan. 25, then lost at Iowa Valley 61-42 Friday, Jan. 26.
Games against Sigourney set for Tuesday, Jan. 23, were postponed to Feb. 3.
No stats were reported for the Belle Plaine girls (3-10).
Stats
Plainsmen 91, Trojans 37
BELLE PLAINE (91) — Wyatt Kuch 7-12 2-3 19, Sam DeMeulenaere 17-26 2-3 36, Lane Vokoun 3-6 0-0 6, Jax Stamp 4-9 2-5 10, Riley Simmons 10-16 0-0 20, Adyson Stark 0-3 0-0 0, Mason Walter 0-3 0-0 0, Peyton Dostal 0-0 0-0 0, Quentin O’Leary 0-0 0-0 0, Harry Singh 0-2 0-0 0, Maddox Purk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-77 6-11 91.
TRI-COUNTY (37) — Levi Molyneux 6-14 3-4 18, Jayden Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Sean McCulloch 3-8 2-2 8, Hunter Brackelsberg 0-2 0-0 0, Brighton Wear 2-9 0-0 4, Boston Roorda 3-3 1-3 7, Daniel Gillam 0-2 0-0 0, Michael VerPloeg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-41 6-9 37.
3-point goals — BP 3-11 (Kuch 3-6, Stamp 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Stark 0-1, Walter 0-2), TC 3-16 (Molyneux 3-7, Smith 0-2, McCulloch 0-3, Brackelsberg 0-1, Wear 0-1, Gillam 0-2). Rebounds — BP 50 (Simmons 14), TC 13 (Wear 5). Assists — BP 18 (Stamp 6), TC 7. Turnovers BP 10, TC 24. Total fouls — BP 6, TC 9.
Plainsmen 63, Tigers 41
BELLE PLAINE (63) — Wyatt Kuch 7-17 1-1 20, Sam DeMeulenaere 6-11 1-3 13, Lane Vokoun 1-3 2-2 4, Jax Stamp 2-7 2-6 6, Riley Simmons 7-13 0-0 14, Mason Walter 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 25-54 6-12 63.
IOWA VALLEY (41) — Layne Peska 2-11 0-0 4, Cole Long 3-15 5-6 14, Owen Ary 6-12 0-0 12, Dillin Dally 0-2 0-0 0, Caleb Haack 3-15 1-2 7, Bryar Slockett 0-0 2-2 2, Chandler McKibben 1-3 0-0 2, Chase Harriman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-59 8-10 41.
Belle Plaine 13 16 15 19 — 63
Iowa Valley 8 11 18 4 — 41
3-point goals — BP 7-17 (Kuch 5-12, DeMeulenaere 0-1, Stamp 0-1, Walter 2-3), IV 3-18 (Peska 0-3, Long 3-9, Haack 0-4, McKibben 0-1, Harriman 0-1). Rebounds — BP 42 (Stamp 15), IV 31 (Haack 11). Assists — BP 17 (Stamp 6), IV 8 (Peska 3, Haack 3). Turnovers — BP 10, IV 11. Total fouls — BP 10, IV 16.