Iowa Mennonite School’s season ends

Iowa Mennonite School traveled to Calamus-Wheatland for the Class 1A District 7 semifinal Tuesday and came up on the short end of a 64-56 score.

IMS led at halftime and at the end of the third quarter.

It was tied at 47 with 6 minutes to play and then IMS was on the short end of a 56-52 for 3 minutes as neither team could score. The Warriors then went into hold-the-ball mode and made free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

'It was unfortunate we couldn't get a couple needed stops at key times,” IMS coach Dwight Gingerich said. 'We just couldn't convert on some opportunities at the offensive end.”

Caleb Gingerich was 6 of 8 from the floor for 14 points, including a pair of triples and Eli Ours also scored 14 points with two triples, and had seven assists for IMS. Kobe Borntrager had 11 points and Trevor Leyden finished with nine including one trey. Jeremy Niemeyer scored six points and Cody Jones completed the scoring with two points. Gingerich had four assists and Borntrager had three. Borntrager led with nine rebounds. Jeremy Niemeyer had seven boards and Ours, Gingerich and Leyden each had four rebounds.

'This was obviously a tough way to end our season, but you have to give Cal-Wheat credit, they played really well,” Coach Gingerich said. 'I was proud of the effort our kids put forth. Our team has played hard and we've been able to put together a really nice season, and I'm grateful for the tremendous effort.”

IMS closes the season at 13-7.

Calamus-Wheatland (21-1) advances to play Alburnett, a 70-59 winner over Springville.