Girls Basketball Results Friday, December 4th
Gilbert At Carroll High
Gilbert 72
Carroll High 42
Carroll faced the 2nd ranked team in Class 4A and suffered their first loss of the season. The Tigers led early 5-4 but the pressure of the Gilbert defense led to a few turnovers and easy baskets and Gilbert led 24-9 at the end of the 1st quarter. Carroll Head Coach Katie Kock says he liked her teams’ effort and felt they handled the pressure pretty well at times. Gilbert can swarm a team with their athletes.
Carroll best two quarters were the middle two when they scored 13 points in each. They were able to break the pressure and attack the Gilbert defense. Ella Collison was able to get a few good looks and led the team with 14 points. Kennedy Lein added 8 and Kelsie Reicks added 6 points. Carroll held tough in the 3rd after being down by 18 at half they trailed by 20 heading into the 4th quarter.
Carroll will look to bounce back against another Raccoon River Conference newcomer in North Polk on the road on Tuesday.
Carroll Stats
Ella Collison 14 Points
Kennedy Lein 8 Points
Kelsie Reicks 6 Points
Laura Sweeney 4 Points
Gabi Hammer 4 Points
Shay Sinnard 4 Points
Camryn Schable 2 Points
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
Gilbert 24 40 55 72
Carroll 9 22 35 42
Kuemper At Denison Schleswig
Denison Schleswig 53
Kuemper 46
The Kuemper girls continue to play hard this season and pushed Denison Schleswig who entered the game ranked 9th in Class 4A. The girls rallied from down 11 early in the 4th quarter to within 4 with just under 2:00 left. The Knights were down a starter entering the game and Kyndal Hilgenberg played with an ankle she injured on Tuesday but had a heck of a game. Coach Tyler Tryon was very proud of the girl’s effort as his team hung tough the entire game.
Catherine Mayhall, Brooklyn Gifford and Akuet Malek all had big nights on the stats sheets. Mayhall had a team high 20 points to go with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Gifford knocked down five 3’s and finished with 17 points and 4 rebounds while Malek had 16 block shots which could be a school record along with 12 rebounds.
The Knights sit 0-3 on the season but have showed improvement in all three games and will look to pick up their first win on Tuesday at Harlan.
Kuemper Stats
Catherine Mayhall 20 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5 Assists
Brooklyn Gifford 17 Points, 4 Rebounds
Akuet Malek 12 Rebounds, 16 Blocks
East Sac At South Central Calhoun
South Central Calhoun 63
East Sac 51
This game was close until early in the 4th quarter when South Central Calhoun was able to wear down the Raiders and edge the lead into double digits. The Titans led by 8 after the 1st quarter but only by 6 at half and by 8 entering the 4th. They opened the 4th on a 10-3 run to make it 61-46. The Titans depth showed up well with three girls in double digits and two girls off the bench nearly in double digits.
South Central Calhoun forced a few early turnovers and was able build a 20-10 lead early in the 2nd quarter. Riley Batta, Sayer Steig and Kylee Schleisman spearheaded that early defensive pressure and Brielle Korleski and Schleisman took advantage on the offensive end. The Raiders settled in after getting down by 10 and Maty Quirk heated up helping them go on a 13-0 run to take their first lead at 21-20 and grow it to 23-20. South Central Calhoun answered with renewed intensity on the defensive end and closed the half on a 15-6 run to make it 35-29 at half.
The Titans maintained a four to seven point lead through most of the 2nd half as they continued to play good defense. The Titans forced 31 turnovers and turned many of those into points. Raiders Head Coach Jason Phillips was not happy with 31 turnovers but feels they can clean that up and says they still scored 51 points against the 4th ranked Titans with those 31 turnovers. He feels he’s got some kids that will be able to score the ball.
Titans Coach Brady Dicks liked what he saw from his defense and says the team adjusted well when East Sac extended their 2-3 zone in the 2nd quarter. They hadn’t seen that on film but he felt they adjusted to it pretty quickly.
Riley Batta and Kylee Schleisman each scored 12 points for the Titans while Brielle Korleski finished with 11 points. Batta had a team high 8 rebounds to go with 4 steals. Schleisman added a team high 5 steals. Sayer Steig was very solid inside and finished with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Emma Anderson added 4 steals as the Titans had 23 steals overall.
Maty Quirk led East Sac with 20 points while Bree Boeckman had her best game of the season with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Carly Fischer finished with 11 points. Meredith Brown had another great night on the boards with a team high 12 rebounds.
South Central Calhoun moves to 4-0 and will play at Manson NW Webster on Monday while East Sac falls to 1-2 and heads to OA-BCIG on Thursday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Riley Batta 12 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 4 Steals
Sayer Steig 6 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals
Kylee Schleisman 12 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 5 Steals
Brielle Korleski 11 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Emma Anderson 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, 4 Steals
Sophie McKinney 1 Assist, Steal
Addisyn Korleski 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, Steal
Sally Musselman 8 Points, Steal
Ashley Hanks 1 Rebound
Chloe Judisch 9 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Steals
East Sac Stats
Mary Bontrager 6 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Meredith Brown 12 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals
Carly Fischer 11 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Maty Quirk 20 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 4 Steals
Bree Boeckman 12 Points, 11 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 3 Steals
Lauren Litterer 1 Assist
Anna Mogensen 2 Points, 5 Rebounds
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
ESC 10 19 43 51
SCC 18 35 51 12
Ar-We-Va At Boyer Valley
Boyer Valley 56
Ar-We-VA 35
Slow starts in each half cost the Ar-We-Va girls on Friday as they were outscored 36-17 in the 1st and 3rd quarters combined. The loss drops them to 0-2 on the season. They did a nice job of battling in the 2nd quarter and played well in the 4th as well.
Jayden Smith led the attack with 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Hannah Kraus added 6 points and Jamie Hausman finished with 5 points. Briget Cameron had 5 rebounds and Maggie Ragaller added 2 steals.
The Rockets host West Harrison on Tuesday.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Jadeyn Smith 11 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals
Hannah Kraus 6 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Sara Schurke 5 Points, 7 Rebounds
Bridget Cameron 1 Point, 5 Rebounds, Assist
Maggie Ragaller 4 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Jamie Hausman 5 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Timberlen Koch 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
AWV 12 22 27 35
BV 22 32 46 56
Glidden Ralston At Paton Churdan
Paton Churdan 59
Glidden Ralston 48
Paton Churdan bench helped them grab a lead early outscoring their starters 6-5 in the 1st quarter as the Rockets led the Wildcats 11-5 at the end of the 1st quarter. The Rockets starters picked it up after that as they moved to 2-0 on the season, dropping the Wildcats to 0-2.
Glidden Ralston hung tough using a 7-0 run of the first half to cut the deficit to 2 heading into halftime. Danielle Hoyle paced the Rockets with 11 points while Paige Klocke was having a good night for the Wildcats with 10 points. Glidden Ralston kept the momentum taking a brief lead in the 3rd. Paton Churdan answered that with a 14-0 run to lead 40-30.
Both teams kept going on runs in the 4th as Glidden Ralston went on a 7-1 run to start the 4th and trailed 41-37 with 5:17 left. The Rockets again were able to answer and pulled away down the stretch ending the game outscoring the Wildcats 18-11.
Danielle Hoyle led the Rockets with 20 points while Tessa Steiml finished with 14 points. Carmyn Paup added 8 points and Hannah Bundt had 7 points.
Paige Klocke had a big game for the Wildcats in the loss with 19 points while Gretchen Wallace added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. Morgan Koehler had 6 points.
Paton Churdan heads to Exira-EHK for a showdown on Tuesday while Glidden Ralston goes to Woodbine.
Paton Churdan Stats
Danielle Hoyle 20 Points
Tessa Steimel 14 Points
Carmyn Paup 8 Points
Hannah Behrens 7 Points
Chloe Berns 6 Points
Karissa Stephenson 2 Points
Emma Stream 2 Points
Glidden Ralston Stats
Gretchen Wallace 15 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Blocks
Paige Klocke 19 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals
Morgan Koehler 6 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Vanessa Koehler 2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Tiela Janssen 2 Points, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
Kim Daily 4 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
GR 5 22 30 48
PC 11 24 40 59
Exira-EHK At Coon Rapids Bayard
Exira-EHK 54
Coon Rapids Bayard 46
The Crusaders were down by just 1 at 45-44 with 3:00 left in the game but Exira-EHK was able to pull away and move to 2-0 while the Crusaders fell to 1-1.
It was a slow start for Coon Rapids Bayard as they had several turnovers in the 1st quarter and fell behind 14-2. The lead stayed at 12 at half before Coon Rapids Bayard started making their comeback. They trimmed it to 6 by the end of the 3rd. Miranda Garcia and Mia Leighty helped change the momentum taking a couple charges and getting the Spartans in foul trouble.
The Crusaders couldn’t take advantage and the veteran Spartans extended the lead down the stretch.
Mia Leighty led the Crusaders with 13 points along with 5 rebounds. Brynn Bass added 12 points and 4 assists. Breeley Clayburg added another good game in the post with 8 points and 10 rebounds.
The Crusaders head to CAM Anita on Tuesday.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Mia Leighty 13 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal
Brynn Bass 12 Points, 4 Assists, Steal
Breeley Clayburg 8 Points, 10 Rebounds
Jessica Evans 4 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Miranda Garcia 3 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Emma Hart 1 Rebound, Assist, Steal
Alaya Betts 6 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
Exira-EHK 14 28 39 54
CRB 5 21 33 46
LoMa At IKM-Manning
LoMa 57
IKM-Manning 43
IKM-Manning falls to 0-2 with both losses coming to teams that have been ranked the past few years. The Wolves trailed by 5 at the end of the 1st quarter and were down 14 at half. The 3rd quarter was their best offensively as they scored 21 points but they weren’t able to close the gap as LoMa had 20 points to maintain their lead at 13 points.
Taylor Ferneding and Bianca Cadwell paced the Wolves with 10 points each while Alexa Ahrenholtz finished with 9 points. Cadwell had a team high 5 rebounds. Ahrenholtz finished with 4 steals and Nevah Boland added 3 steals.
IKM-Manning travels to Panorama on Saturday.
IKM-Manning Stats
Alexa Ahrenholtz 9 Points, Rebound, 2 Assists, 4 Steals
Nicole Hanson 6 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Taylor Ferneding 10 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Bianca Cadwell 10 Points, 5 Rebounds, Assist, 3 Steals, Block
Macie Doyle 4 Points, 3 Rebounds
Bre Muhlbauer 4 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, Steal
Nevah Boland 3 Rebounds, Assist, 3 Steals
Box Score 1 2 3 Final
LoMa 15 28 48 57
IKM-M 10 14 35 43



