Mid-Prairie wins and loses at West Branch

For the Mid-Prairie boys basketball team, this season has been a dream. That dream just keeps getting better as the season goes on, as they continue their undefeated streak with a win against West Branch. The Mid-Prairie girls continue to improve as the season progresses, but they had trouble in the matchup with West Branch.

The boys improve to 19-0 with a 51-46 win against the Bears, while the girls fall to 13-8 with a 43-28 loss.

In the boys’ game, Mid-Prairie jumped out to an early 19-9 lead in the first, its best scoring quarter of the game. West Branch chipped away in the second, but heading into the locker room, the Golden Hawks held a 27-20 lead.

In the third, Mid-Prairie increased its lead to 10, 39-29. West Branch had an answer in the fourth, taking the quarter 17-12, but the Golden Hawks were able to stave off any hope of a comeback to stay perfect.

Carter Harmsen continues to do what he does best, finishing with 19 points and eight rebounds. Ethan Kos ended with 14 points and six rebounds. Jackson Pennington added nine points. Will Cavanagh chipped in four. Alex Bean had three and Camron Pickard had two.

For the Mid-Prairie girls, it was a rough night on the offensive end of court. The Golden Hawks were held to single digits in three of four quarters.

Mid-Prairie was able to keep within striking distance at the end of the first half, trailing just 25-21. The scoring struggles began in the second half. The Golden Hawks scored just seven points in the second half compared to the Bears’ 18.

Maddie Nonnenmann finished with 11 for the Golden Hawks. Cana Rediger had nine points and five rebounds. Amara Jones added six points. Landry Pacha and Nora Pennington finished with one point a piece.