Boys? hoops roundup

Keota falls short of century mark in win

In a road contest, the Keota boys? basketball offense was firing on all cylinders on Tuesday night.

The Eagles saw all 13 athletes who played fill the score sheet in the game, as they routed Iowa Valley 99-28, falling just short of triple digits.

It?s the second-straight victory for Keota, as they have now won three of their last four games to improve to 12-5 on the season.

Keota senior Isaiah Hahn led the charge with 21 points in the contest, while sophomore Hunter Wilson had 17 points and a team-high five assists in the game.

Junior Avery Conrad also reached double figures for the Eagles, scoring 12 points.

The Eagles shot a sterling 60 percent from the field; and of the 39 made field goals for the Eagles, 26 came by assists.

Keota?s dominance in the game saw them take a 60-16 halftime lead, before the defense made a big mark in the third quarter, outscoring Iowa Valley 20-0.

The Eagles will look to keep the momentum going when they host rival Sigourney on Friday night.

IMS drops game to Falcons

Despite a pair of players in double figures and a late comeback, the IMS boys? basketball team fell on Tuesday night, suffering a 60-53 loss to Louisa-Muscatine.

Senior guard Eli Gingerich led the team with 14 points and six assists, while sophomore Mitchell Schmieder picked up 11 points, and junior Nick Yutzy added nine points and five assists.

IMS fell behind early in the game, eventually trailing L-M 33-23 at halftime.

After making it a 12-point deficit, L-M?s hold on the lead became less secure, as IMS battled it back to a single-digit deficit, but they couldn?t overtake the Falcons, who handed them their third loss in four games.

IMS now stands at 9-7 on the season, and will look to get going against Pekin on the road Friday night.

WACO falls to WMU

The Winfield-Mt. Union boys led 26-20 after two quarters of play against WACO, but that lead was erased by the Warriors in the third quarter, and the two teams went to the fourth knotted up at 35.

In the fourth quarter it was the Wolves who broke out to outscore the Warriors 15-6 en route to a nine-point victory.

WACO was led by Jackson Roth, who had 13 points in the loss. Jackson Gerot scored 12. Bryce Achen had 11. Duncan Pickard finished with three points, and Justyn Chalupa had two.

WACO fell to 2-15 with the loss, and will head to Wapello on Friday night.

Slow start hurts Wildcats

The Columbus boys? basketball team was searching for its first win of the season, but couldn?t find it against Wapello on Tuesday night.

The Wildcats fell behind early, only scoring 17 first-half points, as they fell to the Indians 55-41 in the game, falling to 0-15 on the season.

Columbus was balanced in the game, with Dalton Bright and Carter Colby each notching nine points to lead the team, while Colby dished out a team-high four assists.

Senior Devon Henry had eight points and a team-high eight rebounds in the game.

Columbus will host Louisa-Muscatine on Friday night.

Lone Tree edges past Highland

In a clash of the top two teams in the SEISC North Division, Highland couldn?t get over the hump late in the game, falling to the conference-leading Lone Tree Lions, 68-64, on Tuesday.

Highland held a seven-point lead heading into the final quarter but a 23-point outburst by Lone Tree fueled a comeback, and the Huskies couldn?t respond, as the Lions claimed the victory.

Highland is now 12-5 on the year, and 8-4 in conference play.

Lone Tree now holds a one-game lead on the division over Winfield-Mt. Union, while Highland sits two games back of the Lions after splitting the season series with them.

In the loss, the Huskies were led by Trent Lasek?s 23 points and eight rebounds, while Bill Burton notched 17 points.

Highland will host Mediapolis on Friday night.