March 29, 2024

Lynnville-Sully players earn SICL basketball honors

SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s Hawk basketball teams landed eight players on the South Iowa Cedar League postseason honors lists. League coaches selected the 2014 All- SICL basketball teams at the end of the regular season and the teams were released at the conclusion of the state basketball tournaments.

The Hawk girls finished their 2013-14 season in the Iowa Class 1A State Basketball Tournament. They lost in the first round, ending the season at 21-4 and ranked sixth. Lynnville-Sully’s girls finished second in the South Iowa Cedar League with a 17-3 league mark.

Lynnville-Sully’s boys also ended up second in the SICL race at 16-4. The Hawks had an 18-5 overall mark. Each Hawk team had four players earning league honors.

For the Hawk girls, senior Cassie Cullen was a unanimous selection — one of six — to the SICL girls’ first team. Junior Lysandra James was a second-team choice while seniors Lyndsay Terpstra and Becca Vos earned honorable mention.

Senior T.J. Cunningham was named to the All-SICL boys’ first team for the Hawks. Darin Hofer, the only other senior on the Lynnville-Sully boys’ team, claimed second-team honors. Sophomore Kyle Van Dyke and junior Ben Trettin garnered honorable mention from the league coaches.

Cullen led the Hawk girls in scoring with 319 points, which was fifth in the league. She also was the leading shot blocker for the Hawks with 22. The 5-11 senior forward shot 42 percent, 128-of-303, from the field and went 59-of-99 from the free-throw line.

Cullen was the second-leading rebounder for her team with 169 rebounds — 115 of those came off the defensive glass. She had 58 steals and 29 assists. She hit four 3- pointers.

James, a 5-9 forward, was second in scoring for the Hawk girls with 267 points and was team’s leading rebounder with 188 rebounds. James was eighth in scoring among league players and seventh in rebounds.

James shot 46 percent, 103-of-225, from the field. She knocked down 61-of-102 free throw attempts for 60 percent. She had 39 steals and 27 assists.

Terpstra, a 5-4 guard, tied for the team’s lead in 3-pointers made, draining 19-of-83 attempts for 23 percent. She scored 183 points, made 51 steals, dished out 27 assists and grabbed 94 rebounds. Terpstra was 68-of-177, 38 percent, from the field and sank 28-of-49 free throw attempts.

Vos was a 5-8 forward, who led the Hawk girls with 64 steals. That was sixth-best in the league. She dished out 43 assists and had 66 rebounds. Vos scored 85 points, shooting 33 percent, 33-of-100, from the field and hit nine 3-pointers.

Cunningham was the Hawk boys’ 6-foot senior point guard and led the team in scoring with 245 points, which was sixth among SICL players. He also led the Hawks in assists with 45, and was third in steals, 34, and rebounds, 115.

Cunnigham had the best 3-point shooting percentage, 34.8, drilling 24-of-69 from long range. He shot 43.6 percent, 122-of-280, from the field overall. Cunningham was a 67.5-percent shooter from the free-throw line, cashing in on 77-of-114 attempts.

Hofer, a 6-5 senior forward, ended up as the second-leading scorer, 239 points, rebounder, 118 rebounds, and shot blocker, 37, for the Hawks. He drained 19-of-63 attempts from beyond the three-point arc for 30 percent, while shooting 46 percent, 94- of-203, from the field overall. Hofer sank 32-of-54 free throw attempts. He had 27 steals and 38 assists.

Van Dyke, the Hawks’ 6-5 sophomore post player, led the team in rebounds with 195, which was sixth-best in the league. He also recorded a team-high 50 blocked shots, which was third-best in the league. Van Dyke scored 204 points, shot 53 percent, 90- of-169, from the field and 52 percent, 24-of-46, from the line.

Trettin was the Hawks’ leader in steals with 41 on the season. The 5-10 junior guard scored 179 points, dished out 28 assists and had 75 rebounds. He shot 47 percent, 73- of-156, from the field, hitting five 3-pointers. He downed 23-of-43 free throw attempts.