BROOKLYN – North Mahaska’s No. 4 girls basketball team saw all 13 of its players on the floor and 10 of them scored as the Warhawks scored a 76-17 victory over the BGM Bears. The Warhawks limited BGM to a single point in the first and fourth quarters and hit for 29 in the opening stanza for its second win of the season.
Three Warhawks reached double digits in scoring. Seniors Breckyn Schilling with 17, Regan Grewe with 15 and Sydney Andersen added 14 to lead the way. The entire second half was played with a continuous clock as NM led 48-11 at intermission.
Sophomore Nataliya Linder chipped in nine points, senior Samantha VanWeelden hit for six and Aly Steil added five.
The Warhawks pulled down 23 rebounds including 10 on the offensive end for second chance opportunities. Andersen led the team with five boards. NM also had 22 assists with Kayla Readshaw and Peyton Sanders each with four. Schilling had 20 percent of the team’s steals with four. Libby Hargis recorded two blocks.
The team is idle until Tuesday when thy host HLV.
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North Mahaska got its boys basketball season off to a quick start with a 75-38 South Iowa Cedar League win at BGM. Leading 17-14 after one quarter, North Mahaska outscored BGM 38-11 in the middle two frames to secure the victory.
Much of North Mahaska’s scoring came off second chance points as they collected 56 total rebounds with 23 of them on the offensive side. The defense forced 18 turnovers by the Bears and collected 11 steals.
Four Warhawks scored in double figures. Senior Asher DeBoef scored a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Another senior, Jack Kelderman also sagged 14 boards and added five points and three assists. Senior Gabe Hora led all scorers with 16 points including four 3-pointers. Trenton DeBruin finished with 11 and Adrian Smith had 10. Jaxon VanDerVeer chipped in seven points with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
North Mahaska, 1-0, shot 40.3 percent from the floor and was 12-for-16 at the free throw line. BGM was held to 27 percent from the floor and went to the line three times.
BGM was led by Beau Burns and Ty Heishman with seven points apiece.
North Mahaska hosts Montezuma Friday in a junior varsity-varsity contest beginning at 6 p.m.
