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Kuch leads scoring for Belle Plaine
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Feb. 5, 2024 10:50 am
The Plainsmen lost to two rated teams — No. 6 Keota, 85-63, Jan. 30, and No. 7 Lynnville-Sully, 49-35, Feb. 1 — and also to GMG, 61-56, Feb. 2.
But Belle Plaine (14-6) picked up a pair of wins, too, beating BCLUW 64-39 Jan. 29, and topping Sigourney, 60-52, Feb. 3.
Leading the scoring was Wyatt Kuch (24 points vs. BCLUW, 17 against Keota, and 22 against Sigourney), Riley Simmons (16 points against L-S), Sam DeMeulenaere with 22 against GMG. Also, Jax Stamp had 20 points and 17 rebounds against the Savages.
Stats
Plainsmen 64, Comets 39
BCLUW (39) — No report
BELLE PLAINE (64) — Wyatt Kuch 8-16 4-6 24, Sam DeMeulenaere 7-9 0-6 14, Lane Vokoun 0-0 0-0 0, Jax Stamp 4-8 3-8 11, Riley Simmons 6-8 3-4 15, Adyson Stark 0-0 0-0 0, Mason Walter 0-5 0-0 0, Harry Singh 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-48 10-24 64.
3-point goals — BP 4-13 (Kuch 4-9, Walter 0-4). Rebounds — BP 48 (Stamp 17, Simmons 13). Assists — BP 12 (Simmons 5). Turnovers — BP 17. Total fouls — BP 6.
Eagles 85, Plainsmen 63
KEOTA (85) — Tanner Waterhouse 3-4 0-0 9, Cole Kindred 5-9 1-2 13, Sawyer Stout 11-17 3-3 26, Evan Vittetoe 7-9 0-0 14, Billie Kindred 5-10 0-0 12, Chase Sieren 0-2 0-0 0, Chase Haifley 3-5 0-0 7, Aiden McGuire 1-2 0-0 2, Conner Strand 1-2 0-0 2. Total 35-60 4-5 85.
BELLE PLAINE (63) — Wyatt Kuch 5-12 5-6 17, Sam DeMeulenaere 6-16 2-2 16, Lane Vokoun 0-3 0-0 0, Jax Stamp 7-12 0-0 14, Riley Simmons 6-7 1-3 13, Adyson Stark 0-1 0-0 0, Mason Walter 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 25-54 8-11 63.
Keota 22 24 12 27 — 85
Belle Plaine 15 11 24 13 — 63
3-point goals — Keota 9-23 (Waterhouse 3-3, C. Kindred 2-4, Stout 1-6, B. Kindred 2-6, Sieren 0-2, Haifley 1-1, McGuire 0-1), BP 5-18 (Kuch 2-6, DeMeulenaere 2-5, Vokoun 0-2, Stamp 0-1, Stark 0-1, Walter 1-3). Rebounds — Keota 30 (B. Kindred 7), BP 22 (Simmons 7). Assists — Keota 23 (C. Kindred 11), BP 16 (Kuch 7). Turnovers — Keota 10, BP 13. Total fouls — Keota 7, BP 7.
Hawks 49, Plainsmen 35
LYNNVILLE-SULLY (49) — Lucas Sieck 0-2 3-4 3, Mitchell Miller 4-12 1-2 11, Corder Noun Harder 5-12 5-6 16, Klayton Van Dyke 2-3 1-2 5, Dawson James 3-9 2-2 8, Hendrick Lowry 0-0 0-0 0, Carson Maston 3-5 0-0 6, Keegan DeWitt 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 17-43 12-18 49.
BELLE PLAINE (35) — Wyatt Kuch 2-9 3-3 7, Mason Walter 1-7 0-0 3, Sam DeMeulenaere 2-8 2-2 6, Jax Stamp 1-8 1-2 3, Riley Simmons 5-9 5-8 16, Adyson Stark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 11-42 11-15 35.
Lynnville-Sully 11 11 11 16 — 49
Belle Plaine 14 4 3 14 — 35
3-point goals — LS 3-14 (Sieck 0-1, Miller 2-5, Harder 1-5, James 0-1, Maston 0-2), BP 2-15 (Kuch 0-4, Walter 1-4, DeMeulenaere 0-3, Stamp 0-1, Simmons 1-2, Stark 0-1). Rebounds — LS 34 (Van Dyke 6, James 6), BP 23 (Simmons 10). Assists — LS 11 (Sieck 5), BP 6 (Stamp 3). Turnovers — LS 11, BP 7. Total fouls — LS 13, BP 12.
Wolverines 61, Plainsmen 56
GMG (61) — Jabari Woodbury 2-9 6-12 11, Rider Kupka 3-7 3-6 11, Colin Teske 5-14 0-0 12, Grady Dieleman 3-5 0-0 7, Anthony Waters 2-5 0-0 4, Kaleb Gill 4-9 4-4 14, Jonas Buchanan 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 20-52 13-22 61.
BELLE PLAINE (56) — Wyatt Kuch 2-13 2-4 8, Mason Walter 0-4 0-0 0, Sam DeMeulenaere 10-19 2-3 22, Jax Stamp 0-10 0-0 0, Riley Simmons 10-15 3-10 23, Adyson Stark 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 23-62 7-17 56.
GMG 17 21 8 15 — 61
Belle Plaine 10 9 19 18 — 56
3-point goals — GMG 8-23 (Woodbury 1-5, Kupka 2-4, Teske 2-6, Dieleman 1-2, Waters 0-1, Gill 2-5), BP 3-9 (Kuch 2-6, Walter 0-1, Stamp 0-1, Stark 1-1). Rebounds — GMG 33 (Woodbury 12), BP 42 (Simmons 12, stamp 11, DeMeulenaere 10). Assists — GMG 12 (Dieleman 4), BP 10 (Kuch 5). Turnovers — GMG 12, BP 10. Total fouls — GMG 16, BP 20. Fouled out — Stamp.
Plainsmen 60, Savages 52
SIGOURNEY (52) — No report.
BELLE PLAINE (60) — Wyatt Kuch 6-15 4-6 22, Sam DeMeulenaere 3-12 2-4 8, Lane Vokoun 0-0 0-0 0, Jax Stamp 8-14 4-6 20, Riley Simmons 3-6 4-7 10, Adyson Stark 0-1 0-0 0, Mason Walter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 14-23 60.
3-point goals — BP 6-18 (Kuch 6-12, DeMeulenaere 0-4, Stamp 0-1, Stark 0-1). Rebounds — BP 48 (Stamp 17, Simmons 16). Assists — BP 16 (Kuch 6). Turnovers — BP 14. Total fouls — BP 10.