Pekin, Cardinal, Van Buren all play on busy night for hoops

Pekin falls to Lone Tree to begin year

The Pekin Panthers lost to begin the season 70-61 Tuesday on the road in Lone Tree.

Jared Bond led the Panthers with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Cade Millikin also played well, tossing in 10 points, dishing out five assists and recording four steals. Eric Adam scored nine points.

Lone Tree, which went 25-2 last season, defeated Pekin twice last season during conference play.

Cardinal begins season with win

The Cardinal boys? basketball team got off to a great start by defeating Central Lee 64-51 Tuesday in Eldon.

Junior Cody Streeby led the Comets with 23 points. Streeby also recorded 10 rebounds and three steals. Senior Charlie Rachford drained two from behind the arc enroute to an 18-point performance. He led Cardinal with four steals.

?We stepped up on the defensive side of the floor when we needed to,? Cardinal coach Jay Olson said.

Kaleb Durflinger, Cardinal?s big man down low, scored 13 points and led the team with 11 rebounds before fouling out of the game.

The Comets host Burlington Notre Dame on Friday.

Van Buren defeats New London

The Van Buren boys? basketball team defeated New London Tuesday by the score of 68-31.

The Warriors dominated the first half, using a 24-point second quarter to take a 39-13 lead by halftime. Garrett Saunders and Will Mertens both scored 14 points to lead the team. Senior Thomas Fitzsimmons put in 13 points and his classmate Tanner Smith scored 12 points.

Van Buren is off to a good start and will host Harmony on Friday. If the Warriors can defeat Harmony, they will take a 2-0 record into their road matchup against powerhouse Danville.

MSAE loses to West Burlington

The Pioneers suffered a 83-41 loss Tuesday in their opening game to West Burlington.

The Falcons led by 30 at the end of the first quarter and coasted to a win.

Suraj Pullapantula lead the Pioneers with seven points, while Avery Mullenneaux, Bimba Shrestha and Michael Fleshman each had six.

Their next game is Friday at Holy Trinity Catholic.

Iowa Prep Scores

AGWSR, Ackley 65, Hudson 55

Albia 72, Knoxville 59

Alburnett 40, North Linn, Troy Mills 37

Anamosa 62, Marion 56

Ankeny 76, Ottumwa 72

Ankeny Centennial 65, Indianola 62

Ar-We-Va, Westside 56, Adair-Casey 20

Belle Plaine 81, English Valleys, North English 32

Belmond-Klemme 72, Prairie Valley, Gowrie 34

Benton Community 61, Maquoketa 49

Cascade,Western Dubuque 43, North Cedar, Stanwood 33

Cedar Rapids Xavier 56, Mount Pleasant 33

Central Clinton, DeWitt 56, Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 42

Central Decatur, Leon 73, Clarke, Osceola 68

Clarion-Goldfield 70, Eagle Grove 44

Clear Creek-Amana 65, Independence 55

Clear Lake 95, Iowa Falls-Alden 75

Clinton 64, Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 59

Colo-NESCO 55, North Tama, Traer 53

Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 63, Mediapolis 51

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 59, Glenwood 57, OT

Dallas Center-Grimes 68, ADM, Adel 44

Danville 88, Harmony, Farmington 27

Davenport, Central 63, Iowa City, City High 60, OT

Denison-Schleswig 65, St. Mary?s, Storm Lake 49

Denver 65, Nashua-Plainfield 48

Des Moines Christian 41, Panorama, Panora 37

Des Moines, Hoover 59, Marshalltown 48

Des Moines, North 68, Fort Dodge 60

Dike-New Hartford 61, Crestwood, Cresco 54

Don Bosco, Gilbertville 54, GMG, Garwin 48

Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 49, Des Moines, Roosevelt 47

East Dubuque, Ill. 51, Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 40

East Mills 88, South Page, College Springs 28

East Union, Afton 47, Diagonal 43

Emmetsburg 45, Pocahontas Area 38

Estherville Lincoln Central 74, Harris-Lake Park 61

Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 62, North Union 42

Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 80, Remsen-Union 48

George-Little Rock 66, Okoboji, Milford 54

Glidden-Ralston 5 1, CAM, Anita 37

Grinnell 70, South Tama County, Tama 27

Griswold 52, Bedford 43

Humboldt 56, Hampton-Dumont 43

Interstate 35,Truro 72, Chariton 68

Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 56, Highland, Riverside 33

Iowa Valley, Marengo 66, Sigourney 60

Janesville 79, Tripoli 65

Keokuk 39, Burlington 37

Lake Mills 65, Central Springs 40

Lamoni 72, Murray 55

Lawton-Bronson 77, Kingsley-Pierson 33

LeMars 72, Unity Christian, Orange City 50

Lenox 58, Orient-Macksburg 24

Lewis Central 57, Sioux City, East 50

Madrid 46, Guthrie Center 28

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 64, Missouri Valley 53

Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 48, Central City 44

Mason City 69, Forest City 67

MOC-Floyd Valley 69, Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 66

Montezuma 54, H-L-V, Victor 46

Monticello 53, Bellevue 29

Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 47, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 9

Moulton-Udell 80, Seymour 59

Mount Vernon 52, Center Point-Urbana 47

Newman Catholic, Mason City 65, Saint Ansgar 50

Newton 75, Boone 45

Nodaway Valley 66, Clarinda 63

North Iowa, Buffalo Center 47, CWL, Corwith 32

North Mahaska, New Sharon 45, Tri-County, Thornburg 27

North Polk, Alleman 72, Colfax-Mingo 30

Northeast Hamilton, Blairsburg 69, Latimer CAL 22

Norwalk 67, Ballard 48

Notre Dame, Burlington 57, Holy Trinity 52

Ogden 70, Woodward Academy 62

Paton-Churdan 77, Southeast Webster-Grand, Burnside 46

PCM, Monroe 93, Gilbert 62

Pella 77, Carlisle 52

Pleasantville 86, Melcher-Dallas 36

Prairie, Cedar Rapids 68, Davenport, West 46

Ridge View 46, Siouxland Community Christian 36

Rock Valley 84, Boyden-Hull 63

Roland-Story, Story City 70, Greene County 56

Ruthven-Ayrshire 63, West Bend-Mallard 61

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 83, Cherokee, Washington 46

Sheldon 48, Sibley- Ocheyedan 39

Shenandoah 65, Southwest Valley 31

Sidney 79, Clarinda Academy 66

Sioux City, North 88, Storm Lake 45

Solon 59, Epworth, Western Dubuque 52

South Central Calhoun 77, Audubon 52

South Hamilton, Jewell 68, Nevada 50

Southeast Polk 79, Des Moines, East 48

Spencer 75, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 46

Springville 84, Cedar Valley Christian School 23

St. Mary?s, Remsen 61, Akron-Westfield 54

Stanton 50, Essex 34

Tipton 65, Durant-Bennett 52

Treynor 63, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 60

Trinity Christian High School 72, South O?Brien, Paullina 55

Underwood 62, Fremont Mills, Tabor 42

Urbandale 62, Ames 52

Valley, West Des Moines 74, Des Moines, Lincoln 48

Van Meter 64, Earlham 48

Wapello 56, WACO, Wayland 49

Waukee 56, Linn-Mar, Marion 51

Waverly-Shell Rock 72, Waterloo, East 58

West Delaware, Manchester 43, Vinton-Shellsburg 39, OT

West Hancock, Britt 80, Northwood-Kensett 55

West Harrison, Mondamin 66, Logan-Magnolia 48

West Marshall, State Center 63, Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 62

Wilton 50, West Branch 40

Winfield-Mount Union 57, Louisa-Muscatine 53