Girls Game
NEW SHARON – No. 2 North Mahaska forced 24 first half turnovers and scored 25 points off the Belle Plaine miscues en route to a 65-7 South Iowa Cedar League victory. North Mahaska’s senior-dominated the youthful Plainsmen.
North Mahaska forced 16 turnovers in the first quarter as they built a 20-2 lead. BP managed two free throws in the second quarter and a basket and free throw in the third. The Plainsmen were just 2-for-14 from the field on the night. They were 3-for-7 at the free throw line.
North Mahaska 8-0 overall and 6-0 in SICL play shot 40.6 percent from the floor and recorded 33 steals while turning the ball over just three times.
Kayla Readshaw led the Warhawks in steals with eight, Breckyn Schilling nagged six and Regan Grewe five. Nataliya Linder led the rebounding with five. She and Readshaw each had four offensive boards that led to second chance points. Readshaw also led in assists with five.
Schilling and Sydney Andersen finished in double figures scoring with 12 and 11 respectively. Grewe chipped in with eight followed by Libby Hargis with seven and Peyton Sanders with six. Hargis and Jolan Fogle each recorded a blocked shot.
Eva Brannaman, Kyla Shaull, Layne McLeod each scored two points for Belle Plaine. Jadie Dahlquist led in rebounds with five.
North Mahaska will put its No. 2 ranking on the line Monday when they host top-ranked Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.
Boys Game
Belle Plaine ran all over the North Mahaska basketball court looking to see whom to defend. The Warhawks went 14-for-37 from beyond the arc to post a 74-39 victory. Seniors Gabe Hora and Asher DeBoef each hit a 3-pointer in the first minute of play, which was a preview of what was to come.
DeBoef finished the night six long balls and 28 points while Hora hit six to finish with 20.
“We shared the ball well tonight,” said NM coach Kevin Kelderman. “We tried some things we have been working on. We came out in the second half, and they didn’t know who to guard.”
North Mahaska led 38-22 at halftime. DeBoef hit a basket then Hora rained in three treys followed by another from DeBoef and the score exploded to 52-23 halfway through the quarter. Adrian Smith’s basket with 34 seconds to play in the quarter sent the game to continued clock.
North Mahaska (7-1, 6-0) recorded eight steals from eight different players. The Warhawks forced 22 turnovers while giving the ball up nine times.
“We are at our best when we share the ball,” said Kelderman. “We were hitting from outside and our inside play was there.”
Smith also finished in double figures with 10 points. DeBoef led the rebounding with nine and Smith had six. Smith blocked three shots. Jack Kelderman doled a team-high seven assists.
North Mahaska will host Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in nonconference play on Monday then host Sigourney Tuesday.
