Girls Game
NEW SHARON – No. 9 North Mahaska used a powerful first quarter outscoring visiting HLV by 20 points en route to a 63-37 victory. Breckyn Schilling poured in 31 points including 24 in the first half to lead he attack.
HLV’s Ayla Hall, who finished with 15 points, scored the first basket for the Warriors in the first minute of the game to cut the NM lead to 4-2. It would be six minutes before Hall added free throws to make a 28-4 contest. Ema Roberts added a pair of baskets before the end of the first quarter.
Turnovers were the debilitating bane of the Warriors with 19 in the first half. Many of those allowed North Mahaska to add to their lead. The Warhawks dominated the boards with 41 to HLV’s 25.
Kayla Readshaw scored nine points, Libby Hargis had six and Regan Grewe added five. Schilling led the rebounding with 10 and Hargis grabbed nine. Schilling also had five steals and four assists. Aly Steil doled out five assists and grabbed four steals.
North Mahaska (13-2, 10-1) will play at Lynnville-Sully on Friday. The two teams are currently tied for the South Iowa Cedar League lead.
Boys Game
Basketballs were sailing though the air Tuesday as North Mahaska hosted HLV in a South Iowa Cedar league contest. North Mahaska’s Gabe Hora outdueled Peyton Roth of HLV 36-32 to lead the host Warhawks to a 95-56 victory.
Hora ripped the nets for 10 3-pointers as both teams combined for 28 long balls. He led three Warhawks in double figures with two players recording a double-double. Asher DeBoef scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while Nolan Andersen chipped in 14 points with 10 rebounds.
Hora, who is known for his long shots, broke his own school record.
“Gabe shot the ball really well,” said NM coach Seth Streebin. He broke his own school record of nine threes by making 10 last night.
“Asher had what seemed like a billion rebounds. Just a good overall win. Good to show up, play well, and get Gabe back in a groove.”
Also scoring well for the Warhawks were Nate Sampson with eight, Brayden Veiseth with six and Jacob Moore with five. Veiseth recorded six rebounds and Jack Kelderman had five and two steals.
Roth powered the Warriors with his point explosion and led HLV with four steals. Aiden Van Waus chipped in eight points.
“The Roth kid played really well,” said Streebin. “He is a nice player. He shot the ball well and just had himself a really nice game.”
North Mahaska (11-4, 9-3) will have a key game Friday at Lynnville-Sully Friday.
