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Tigers beat GMG, Tri-County; fall to Belle Plaine
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Dec. 11, 2023 8:43 am
The Iowa Valley boys went 1-2 during a busy week of basketball.
Monday, Dec. 4, the Tigers lost 61-45 at GMG. Then Tuesday at Tri-County, Iowa Valley won, 60-34.
Caleb Haack had 23 points in the victory.
The Tigers (2-3) finished the week with a road loss to undefeated Belle Plaine, 69-38.
Wolverines 61, Tigers 45
IOWA VALLEY (45) — Layne Peska 0-2 0-4 0, Cole Long 4-8 2-3 13, Owen Ary 1-4 2-2 4, Dillin Dally 0-3 0-0 0, Caleb Haack 11-22 1-2 26, Bryar Slockett 0-0 0-0 0, Chandler McKibben 1-2 0-0 2, Asher Stubblefield 0-0 0-2 0, Christian Lillie 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-43 5-13 45.
GMG (61) — Jabari Woodbury 7-14 1-1 16, Rider Kupka 8-11 0-0 21, Colin Teske 5-14 0-0 11, Grady Dieleman 1-6 0-0 2, Anthony Waters 3-10 1-2 7, Kaleb Gill 1-6 0-0 2, Ethan Klemesrud 0-1 0-0 0, Brody Becker 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-65 2-3 61.
Iowa Valley 12 19 7 7 — 45
GMG 16 16 18 11 — 61
3-point goals — IV 6-15 (Peska 0-1, Long 3-6, Ary 0-1, Haack 3-5, McKibben 0-1, Lillie 0-1), GMG 7-16 (Woodbury 1-1, Kupka 5-6, Teske 1-5, Gill 0-3, Becker 0-1). Rebounds — IV 35 (Haack 15), GMG 34 (Woodbury 10). Assists — IV 11 (Peska 4), GMG 16 (Woodbury 6). Turnovers — IV 22, GMG 10. Total fouls — IV 6, GMG 14.
Tigers 60, Trojans 34
IOWA VALLEY (60) — Layne Peska 5-9 3-6 13, Cole Long 5-10 2-2 14, Owen Ary 0-6 0-0 0, Dillin Dally 3-7 3-6 10, Caleb Haack 10-14 1-2 23, Bryar Slockett 0-3 0-0 0, Asher Stubblefield 0-1 0-0 0, Christian Lillie 0-3 0-0 0, Justin Funk 0-0 0-0 0, Elijah Lillie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 9-16 60.
TRI-COUNTY (34) — Levi Molyneux 4-12 0-0 9, Gaige Mercer 1-8 1-2 4, Jayden Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Sean McCulloch 3-20 6-8 13, Hunter Brackelsberg 2-5 0-0 4, Boston Roorda 0-3 0-0 0, Brighton Wear 2-3 0-2 4, Michael VerPloeg 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 12-55 7-12 34.
Iowa Valley 18 18 13 11 — 60
Tri-County 10 5 11 8 — 34
3-point goals — IV 5-13 (Long 2-5, Dally 1-3, Haack 2-4, C. Lillie 0-1), TC 3-27 (Molyneux 1-7, Mercer 1-5, Smith 0-1, McCulloch 1-10, Brackelsberg 0-2, Roorda 0-2). Rebounds — IV 45 (Haack 10), TC 33 (McCulloch 8). Assists — IV 16 (Haack 7), TC 4 (Molyneux 3). Turnovers IV 15, TC 19. Total fouls — IV 12, TC 16.
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.