L-S boys basketball now 3-0

SULLY — The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team picked up a pair of wins over the weekend to improve to 3-0 overall — a 67-35 victory at Iowa Valley on Friday and an 80-68 win over Eddyville-Blakesburg Saturday. In the win at Iowa Valley, the Hawks broke open a 6-6 tie by outscoring the Tigers 25-9 in the second quarter. “Our defense kept us in the game early when our offense was struggling,” L-S coach Nick Harthoorn said. “The guys started knocking down some shots in the second quarter.” Dallas Bryan led the Hawks with 21 points while Logan Vos collected 12 rebounds. At home against E-B, the Hawks outscored the Rockets 38-20 in the second and third quarters to pull away. “They caused us to turn the ball over a few too many times,” said Harthoorn of the 16 turnovers lost by his team. “The boys hung tough and were able to make enough plays to win.” Nick Beyer led Lynnville-Sully with 19 points while TJ Cullen collected 17. Raider boys drop two over weekend The Collins-Maxwell-Baxter boys basketball team followed up a win in their opener with two losses Friday and Saturday. The Raiders got 18 points and 13 rebounds from senior forward Dan Samson on Friday, but CMB (1-2) lost to Bondurant-Farrar, 65-55, and then the Raiders made just 17-of-53 from the field in a 66-47 loss to Ankeny Christian Academy on Saturday. Against Bondurant-Farrar, Dylan Hansen and Jacob Baugh each scored 10 points, while Michael Gander had six boards and Seth Robinett dished out six assists. The Raiders hit 18-of-47 from the field and missed 17 free throws in the game. Hansen scored 10 points to lead CMB against Ankeny Christian Academy but scoring was hard to come by as the Raiders hit just 2-of-13 from long range and missed 17 more free throws. Samson finished with eight points and nine rebounds.