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Plainsmen face first loss
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Dec. 18, 2023 11:41 am
The Belle Plaine boys’ basketball team lost its first game of the season, a 91-50 setback Dec. 12 in Keota.
The Eagles won the second half 51-19.
Riley Simmons had 17 points and Wyatt Kuch added 16 points for the Plainsmen.
Belle Plaine (7-1) bounced back with a 58-48 win at BGM Friday.
Sam DeMeulenaere had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Riley Simmons had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Stats
BELLE PLAINE (50) — Wyatt Kuch 5-7 4-5 16, Sam DeMeulenaere 4-15 0-0 8, Lane Vokoun 0-0 0-0 0, Jax Stamp 4-5 1-6 9, Riley Simmons 6-10 5-7 17, Mason Walter 0-3 0-0 0, Petyon Dostal 0-0 0-0 0, Quentin O’Leary 0-0 0-0 0, Harry Singh 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 19-41 10-20 50.
KEOTA (91) — Tanner Waterhouse 1-8 0-0 3, Cole Kindred 5-16 0-0 12, Sawyer Stout 10-18 1-2 25, Evan Vittetoe 7-14 0-0 14, Billie Kindred 4-10 3-4 12, Ashton Thomas 0-3 0-0 0, Jace Chalupa 0-0 0-0 0, Chase Sieren 1-1 0-0 2, Chase Haifley 3-5 0-0 9, Isaac Striegel 1-1 0-0 2, Aiden McGuire 2-5 2-4 6, Brody Greiner 1-1 0-0 2, Conner Strand 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 37-84 6-10 91.
Belle Plaine 17 14 8 11 — 50
Keota 21 19 25 26 — 91
3-point goals — BP 2-10 (Kuch 2-4, DeMeulenaere 0-3, Walter 0-3), Keota 11-32 (Waterhouse 1-5, C. Kindred 2-7, Stout 4-8, B. Kindred 1-6, Thomas 0-1, Haifley 3-4, McGuire 0-1). Rebounds — BP 31 (Stamp 11), Keota 43 (Vittetoe 9). Assists — BP 8 (Kuch 4), Keota 21 (C. Kindred 7). Turnovers — BP 28, Keota 6. Total fouls — BP 11, Keota 17.
Plainsmen 58, Bears 48
BELLE PLAINE (58) — Wyatt Kuch 3-11 10-17 17, Sam DeMeulenaere 6-10 5-6 18, Lane Vokoun 0-1 0-0 0, Jax Stamp 3-4 1-2 7, Riley Simmons 4-10 4-4 12, Adyson Stgark 1-4 0-0 3, Mason Walter 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 17-43 21-31 58.
BGM (48) — Dominic Coleman 0-5 0-2 0, Beau Burns 5-12 3-4 13, Dakota Heishman 1-8 0-0 2, Brayden Hepke 6-13 1-6 15, Caleb Fleming 4-13 1-2 9, Tucker Wright 1-5 1-2 3, Keaton Kriegel 0-6 0-1 0, Ben Cadden 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 19-64 6-17 48.
Belle Plaine 16 21 8 13 — 58
BGM 6 10 13 19 — 48
3-point goals — BP 3-14 (Kuch 1-5, DeMeulenaere 1-1, Simmons 0-1, Stark 1-4, Walter 0-3), BGM 4-22 (Coleman 0-2, Burns 0-1, Heishman 0-5, Hepke 2-6, Fleming 0-1, Kriegel 0-5, Cadden 2-2). Rebounds — BP 45 (Simmons 11, DeMeulenaere 10), BGM 39 (Coleman 13, Burns 11). Assists — BP 9, BGM 15 (Coleman 12). Turnovers — BP 22, BGM 14. Total fouls — BP 15, BGM 21. Fouled out — Stamp, Heishman, Fleming.