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Belle Plaine undefeated after weekend
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Dec. 11, 2023 10:25 am
Belle Plaine boys’ basketball remained undefeated, winning a close one over Sigourney, 55-54, Tuesday, Dec. 5, then beating North Tama, 60-34, Thursday, Dec. 7, and Iowa Valley, 69-38 Friday, Dec. 8.
The Plainsmen (6-0) survived a tough road matchup thanks to an 18-point, 13-rebound performance from Riley Simmons against the Savages.
The Belle Plaine girls’ dropped to 0-6 on the season. The Plainsmen lost to Sigourney, 55-17, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, dropped one to North Tama, 30-23, Thursday, Dec. 7, and to Iowa Valley, 54-19, Friday, Dec. 8.
The final two games were not reported.
Boys
Plainsmen 55, Savages 54
BELLE PLAINE (55) — Wyatt Kuch 4-16 0-0 10, Sam DeMeulenaere 2-7 1-2 5, Lane Vokoun 0-2 0-4 0, Jax Stamp 7-12 2-3 16, Riley Simmons 7-11 4-8 18, Adyson Stark 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 22-51 7-17 55.
SIGOURNEY (54) — Ike Molyneux 6-13 3-4 18, Solon Yates 2-10 1-2 7, Issac Bruns 3-9 2-4 8, John Berg 2-7 0-0 4, Brayden Wood 5-14 3-4 15, Cole McKay 0-1 0-0 0, Dylan Weber 0-1 0-0 0, Caden Clarahan 1-2 0-0 2, Cain Weber 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-57 9-14 54.
Belle Plaine 10 12 14 19 — 55
Sigourney 10 16 19 9 — 54
3-point goals — BP 4-20 (Kuch 2-12, DeMeulenaere 0-3, Vokoun 0-2, Stark 2-3), Sigourney 7-23 (Molyneux 3-6, Yates 2-8, Bruns 0-3, Wood 2-5, Weber 0-1). Rebounds — BP 38 (Simmons 13), Sigourney 28 (Yates 6, Bruns 6). Assists — BP 15 (Kuch 8), Sigourney 10 (Bruns 5). Turnovers — BP 17, Sigourney 12. Total fouls — BP 14, Sigourney 18. Fouled out — Berg.
Plainsmen 60, Redhawks 34
NORTH TAMA (34) — Josh Dostal 1-11 2-4 4, Kayler Morris 6-16 1-3 19, Jared Dvorak 1-11 0-0 3, Chaz Hall 0-5 0-0 0, Brayton Cibula 0-0 0-0 0, Kayvin Morris 0-3 0-0 0, Tyrus Luker 3-6 0-0 6, Bryar Hall 0-2 0-0 0, Mason Hosek 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Lasley 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Hosek 0-2 0-0 0, James Brandhorst 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 12-59 3-7 34.
BELLE PLAINE (60) — Wyatt Kuch 3-17 1-2 8, Sam DeMeulenaere 6-12 2-3 15, Lane Vokoun 2-4 0-0 4, Jax Stamp 4-7 4-6 12, Riley Simmons 7-12 7-11 21, Adyson Stark 0-3 0-0 0, Mason Walter 0-2 0-0 0, Peyton Dostal 0-0 0-2 0, Quentin O’Leary 0-1 0-0 0, Harry Singh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 14-24 60.
North Tama 6 16 1 11 — 34
Belle Plaine 15 14 19 12 — 60
3-point goals — NT 7-34 (Dostal 0-3, Morris 6-16, Dvorak 1-10, Hall 0-2, Morris 0-2, Lasley 0-1), BP 2-15 (Kuch 1-7, DeMeulenaere 1-4, Simmons 0-1, Stark 0-2, Walter 0-1). Rebounds — NT 19 (Dostal 4, Luker 4), BP 52 (Stamp 17, Simmons 15). Assists — NT 5, BP 13 (Kuch 7). Turnovers — NT 12, BP 18. Total fouls — NT 24, BP 12. Fouled out — Dostal.
Plainsmen 69, Tigers 38
IOWA VALLEY (38) — Layne Peska 2-7 1-4 5, Cole Long 4-7 1-1 12, Owen Ary 2-5 0-0 4, Dillin Dally 0-4 0-0 0, Caleb Haack 5-19 1-1 12, Chandler McKibben 2-3 0-0 5, Asher Stubblefield 0-2 0-0 0, Christian Lillie 0-2 0-0 0, Elijah Lillie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-50 3-6 38.
BELLE PLAINE (69) — Wyatt Kuch 6-14 2-2 19, Adyson Stark 1-3 0-0 2, Sam DeMeulenaere 10-17 2-2 24, Jax Stamp 6-10 3-7 15, Riley Simmons 3-10 3-6 9, Mason Walter 0-1 0-0 0, Peyton Dostal 0-1 0-0 0, Quentin O’Leary 0-1 0-0 0, Harry Singh 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 10-17 69.
Iowa Valley 5 9 9 15 — 38
Belle Plaine 18 22 18 11 — 69
3-point goals — IV 5-14 (Peska 0-1, Long 3-5, Haack 1-6, McKibben 1-1, C. Lillie 0-1), BP 7-23 (Kuch 5-11, Stark 0-2, DeMeulenaere 2-6, Simmons 0-1, Walter 0-1, Dostal 0-1, O’Leary 0-1). Rebounds — IV 29 (Haack 13), BP 44 (Simmons 14, Stamp 13). Assists — IV 7 (Haack 3), BP 24 (Simmons 5). Turnovers — IV 20, BP 10. Total fouls — IV 12, BP 9.
Girls
Savages 55, Plainsmen 17
BELLE PLAINE (17) — Layne McLeod 1-6 0-0 2, Janessa Blomme 0-4 1-2 1, Kyla Shaull 1-2 0-0 2, Alyssa Steinback 1-7 1-2 4, Ella Grieder 1-4 1-2 4, Matilda Piro 0-0 0-0 0, Eva Brannaman 1-3 1-2 4, Lacie Rethman 0-4 0-2 0. Totals 5-30 4-10 17.
SIGOURNEY (55) — Erin Dawson 3-6 0-0 6, Ava Fisch 6-10 0-0 18, Amiya Smallwood 0-6 0-2 0, Carly Goodwin 5-10 0-0 14, Josephine Moore 2-7 2-4 6, Addy Fineran 0-1 0-0 0, McKinley Chittick 0-1 0-0 0, Charli Smothers 1-5 2-2 4, Ava Fineran 2-5 2-6 7, Bailey Gretter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 6-14 55.
3-point goals — BP 3-15 (McLeod 0-4, Steinback 1-4, Grieder 1-4, Brannaman 1-3), Sigourney 11-23 (Fisch 6-10, Smallwood 0-2, Goodwin 4-6, Moore 0-1, Chittick 0-1, Fineran 1-3). Rebounds — BP 23 (Bloome 5, Shaull 5), Sigourney 25 (Smallwood 8). Assists — BP 3 (Steinback 2), Sigourney 16 (Smallwood 4, Moore 4). Turnovers — BP 19, Sigourney 7. Total fouls — BP 0, Sigourney 10.
Boys’ wrestling
Belle Plain won the five-team Springville Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 9.
Hunter Henry (113), Jackson Weeda (120), Aidan Timm (138), William Sankot (144), Wade Sankot (150) and Jaden Beal (215) all finished undefeated and on top of the podium for the Plainsmen.
Springville Invitational
Team scores — 1. Belle Plaine 156.5; 2. Wilton 87; 3. Lisbon 84.5; 4. HLV 62; 4. Springville 62.
BELLE PLAINE
106 — Bradlee Lewis, 4th, 0-3. 113 — Hunter Henry, 1st, 2-0. 120 — Jackson Weeda, 1st, 3-0. 120 — Hayden Neuhaus, 3rd, 1-2. 132 — Elijah Meredith, 5th, 0-4. 138 — Aidan Timm, 1st, 4-0. 144 — Mason Spear, 4th, 0-3. 144 — William Sankot, 1st, 3-0. 150 — Wade Sankot, 1st, 3-0. 157 — Andrew Argo, 2nd, 3-1. 165 — Derek Kressley, 3rd, 2-2. 175 — Gaberial Kaplan, 3rd, 1-2. 215 — Jaden Beal, 1st, 4-0.