SULLY — Class 1A eighth-ranked Lynnville-Sully’s boys outlasted visiting Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 55-53. The Hawks posted an 11-8 lead in the opening period then it was back-and-forth with the 2A Rockets the rest of the way.
Lynnville-Sully’s girls pulled away from the EBF girls on a 21-12 first-quarter run. They led 33-22 at halftime on their way to a 60-38 victory.
“The guys fought hard defensively. Eddyville is a strong athletic team that made it difficult for us to score, but the guys found a way to get it done,” Lynnville-Sully boys’ head coach Nick Harthoorn said.
The Hawks had a 25-22 lead at halftime over the Rocket boys. Each team poured in 14 points in the third quarter then Lynnville-Sully had to fight off the Rockets down the stretch. The Rockets outscored the Hawks 17-16 in the final eight minutes.
Senior Jesse Van Wyk is 10 points away from 1,000 points for his career. He scored 11 points, grabbed nine rebounds, handed out four assists, made three steals and blocked two shots for the Hawks on Friday. Van Wyk has 990 career points and 556 career rebounds.
The Hawk boys (16-3) shot 37 percent, 16-of-43, from the filed but sank 17-of-24 free throw attempts. The Rocket boys went 20-of-52, 38.5 percent, from the floor and 7-of-13 at the free-throw line. Each team netted six 3-pointers.
Tanner Foster, a senior, was Lynnville-Sully’s leading scorer with 15 points against EBF. Junior Tyson VanderLinden tossed in nine points and senior Brevin Hansen had six points. Sophomore Blaize Kuhlmann and junior Rylan James each had five points. Sophomore Bray Noun Harder had four points.
Lynnville-Sully had 28 rebounds and seven were grabbed by James. Hansen made three assists and Kuhlmann had there steals.
The Rocket boys (16-3) were led by Trey Moore and KJ McCrea with 14 points apiece. Wyatt Klyn added 11 points. EBF made 20 turnovers in the game.
Lynnville-Sully’s girls (15-5) had 18 steals to add to the Rocket girls’ 31 turnovers to have the edge in their contest. The Hawks cashed in on 13-of-20 free throw attempts.
“Our defense was pretty good most of the game EBF puts a lot of pressure on your defense because they spread the floor, which caused our help side maybe a step slow,” Hawk girls’ head coach Jerry Hulsing said. “When we attacked the rim our offense clicked and we were able to get some easy baskets.”
The Hawk girls connected on 22-of-53 field goal attempts for 41 percent. EBF shot 36 percent, 15-of-41, but was only 8-of-15 from the line. Lynnville-Sully had a 34-30 rebounding edge.
Hulsing said he thought his team got better on defense as the game went on — jumping to the ball and being ready to help which helped the Hawks rebound better also.
Sophomore Mallory Loftus poured in 17 points and claimed six rebounds. Junior Carson Fisk added 17 points. Seniors Jataya Meyer and Mariah Vos and junior Shiloh Cunningham each had eight points.
Senior Camryn Russell had two points and three assists. Cunningham made seven steals and grabbed seven rebounds. Freshman Krystal Van Dyke pulled down seven rebounds and Vos had four steals.
For the Rocket girls, Torie Alexander scored 15 points. Randie Richmond scored 13.
Lynnville-Sully’s teams conclude South Iowa Cedar League play on Monday at Belle Plaine. The Hawk girls take a 10-5 SICL mark into their 6 p.m. game against Belle Plaine. The Hawk boys (15-0) tip off at 7:30 p.m., going for an undefeated SICL season.
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