March 28, 2024

Lynnville-Sully girls,boys win home SICL games

SULLY — At no time were Lynnville-Sully’s girls or boys in jeopardy of losing at home Tuesday night. The Hawk teams dominated the visiting Trojan squads from Tri-County in South Iowa Cedar League play.

Iowa Class 1A’s eight-ranked Lynnville-Sully’s girls reeled off 28 points in the opening eight minutes on their way to a resounding 65-32 victory. The Hawk girls led 28-10 after one period.

Next up was the boys’ contest. Lynnville-Sully’s boys locked up control quickly on a 19-9 first-quarter run. The Hawks pushed out to a 36-19 lead by halftime and won going away, 61-35.

Lynnville-Sully’s girls remained undefeated at 12-0. They are 11-0 in SICL action.

Lysandra James was the force inside for the Hawk girls. James scored 26 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Brenna Lanser added 10 points, plus had seven rebounds, four assists and five steals in the game.

The Hawk girls extended their 39-16 halftime lead by only giving up two points in the third quarter. Lynnville-Sully poured in 16 points in the period.

“The girls really came out at the start and set the tempo on defense,” said Jerry Hulsing, Lynnville-Sully girls’ head coach.

“It was good to see us play with a lot of energy and not let Tri-County get into a rhythm on offense. Our passing was sharp tonight which allowed us to get good looks at basket. Everyone contributed to tonight’s win.”

Madison Rasmusson and Marissa Vos each scored nine points. Kasiah Ehresman had five points and four steals. Shelby Davis scored four points and Makenzy Rozendall had two points.

The Hawk girls’ defense forced 32 turnovers by the Trojan girls. Michaela Lundy scored 12 points for Tri-County.

Following much the same pattern as the girls, Lynnville-Sully’s boys stretch their halftime lead in a big third quarter. The Hawk boys outscored the Trojans, 21-6, in that span.

“The guys did a good job of pressuring the basketball and creating turnovers,” said Nick Harthoorn, Lynnville-Sully boys’ head coach.

“We were able to hurt them on the boards. We didn’t shoot real well from the outside, but were able to find others ways to get the ball in the basket.”

Sage Ehresman led a balanced scoring attack for the Hawk boys with 16 points. Jesse Van Wyk scored 11. Ben Trettin had 10 points, nine rebounds and six steals.

Kyle VanDyke worked inside for eight points and pulled down seven rebounds. Baker Zegers had six points followed by John Trettin with five, Tyler Van Zante with three and Caleb James with two.

Jacob Bombei and Dalton Ehret scored 11 points and 10 points, respectively for the winless Trojans.

Lynnville-Sully’s boys improved to 7-3 overall and 6-3 in SICL play.

The Hawk teams go to Montezuma Friday.

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