ALLEMAN — Prairie City-Monroe’s boys basketball team avenged an early-season loss Friday when it traveled to North Polk and dominated the Comets from the opening tip.
Senior Logan Gilman scored 26 points and dished out three assists as the Mustangs led by 14 after one quarter and cruised to the 59-41 road victory.
PCM, which also got 10 rebounds from freshman Andrew Van Ryswyk, moved into sole possession of second place in the Heart of Iowa Conference following the win.
The Comets and Mustangs came into the game with three conference losses, but PCM left no doubt after leading 23-9 after one quarter.
Gilman, the HOIC’s leading scorer, hit 10 shots from the floor, two from long range and was 4-of-6 from the line, while Luke Greiner and Austin Brown each scored eight points.
Greiner also grabbed seven rebounds, and Brown dished out three assists.
After the first quarter, PCM only outscored the Comets by four, but the first quarter domination was good enough to help the Mustangs to a double-digit win.
Brett Haun scored 20 points to lead the Comets, while Grant Rampton had 12.
The Mustangs have won four straight games and five of their last six to improve to 12-5 overall and 9-3 in conference play. North Polk came into the game winners of five of six but dropped to 10-6 overall and 9-4 in the HOIC.
The victory for PCM gives it a split this season.
Haun hit a game-winning 3-pointer to give the Comets a 60-58 win in Monroe earlier this season.
The Mustangs play at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against Saydel in Monroe.
The game follows the varsity girls game, which starts at 6 p.m.
GIRLS
North Polk 52, PCM 46, OT
ALLEMAN — Maddy Hill buried a game-tying 3-pointer with three seconds to go in regulation and then the Comets outscored the Mustangs 9-3 in overtime.
The 52-46 win moved North Polk into third place in the HOIC.
Kayla Jennings scored 12 points and had three assists to lead the Mustangs, who dropped to 10-8 overall and 9-4 in the HOIC.
Katie Vande Wall scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in the loss.
The Mustangs missed the front end of three one-and-ones and were 5-of-11 from the line in the game.
“I was proud of how hard we played in this game, even though it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to,” PCM coach Jeff Lindsay said.
“That’s a good team. They have been playing well. For us to go there and play like that, I was proud of that effort.”
North Polk (11-6, 10-4) has won four of its last five games. The Mustangs have lost two of their last three games.
Jayci Vos scored seven points and had three steals, while Lexi Timmins scored seven points. Karina Van Dyke grabbed seven boards and blocked three shots, while Bailey Brodersen and Rachel Stafford had seven and six rebounds, respectively.
The win for North Polk completes the season sweep.
The Comets won 44-36 in Monroe earlier this season thanks to a 16-7 advantage in the third quarter.