BROOKLYN — Senior Colin Lourens had 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, senior Jared Myers scored a season-high 14 points and sophomore Jarod Nichols collected 13 boards as the Colfax-Mingo boys basketball team rallied from an early deficit to defeat BGM, 49-41, on the road Friday night.
Colfax-Mingo trailed 14-7 after one quarter but got within 21-20 at halftime. A 12-8 advantage in the third gave the Tigerhawks a 32-29 lead after three and Lourens hit several free throws down the stretch to put the game away.
“It was a really slow start for us tonight,” Colfax-Mingo coach John Borts said. “We didn’t score a point for the first four minutes of the game but battled back. It was a close game until the last couple of minutes.”
It was the eighth win in 11 games for the Tigerhawks, who improved to 11-6 overall and 10-5 in the SICL. BGM dropped to 10-8 and 8-7.
Kaiden Fieblekorn (20) and Tanner Jansen (14) scored 34 of the Bears’ 41 points.
Myers added four rebounds and four assists to his 14 points. Blake Summy and Jacob Lietz each had six rebounds.
“Our defense stepped up tonight when our offense had trouble finding a rhythm,” Borts said.
The road win gives Colfax-Mingo a season split against BGM. The Bears won 67-54 in Colfax earlier this season. Fiebelkorn and Jansen had 57 of the team’s 67 in that one.
Colfax-Mingo plays at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against rival Lynnville-Sully in Colfax. The boys game follows the girls contest, which tips off at 6 p.m. Both Hawk squads have just one loss each on the year.
GIRLS
BGM 55, Colfax-Mingo 33
BROOKLYN — The Bears pulled away from a close game with a 15-2 advantage in the second quarter and extended the lead following a 20-8 third quarter.
Sophomore Ries Wilson had 11 points and eight rebounds to lead the Tigerhawks, who trailed 11-9 after one quarter. Junior Dakota Hostetter added six points and 11 boards, and junior Amy Russell chipped in four points, four rebounds and five steals.
The Tigerhawks have lost three of their last four games and dropped to 5-13 overall and 5-10 in South Iowa Cedar League play. BGM won its second straight game and is now 10-9 overall and 7-8 in conference play.
The Bears swept the season series.