L-S boys fall short against Keota, take down BGM

KEOTA — Lynnville-Sully’s boys’ basketball team couldn’t quite overcome a slow start and a tough shooting night led to a 49-47 loss to Keota on Thursday night during South Iowa Cedar League action.

The Eagles led 19-13 after one quarter, but the Hawks outscored Keota 34-30 the rest of the way.

“I liked the way the boys competed defensively,” L-S boys’ basketball coach Nick Harthoorn said. “It gave us a chance in a game where baskets were hard to find.”

L-S shot 30 percent from the floor, hit 7-of-26 from long range and made 10-of-11 from the foul line. The Eagles (14-1 overall, 12-1 in the SICL) shot 50 percent from the floor but were just 4-of-14 from 3-point range and committed 17 turnovers.

Corder Noun Harder had 13 points and eight assists and Preston Rodibaugh added 11 points and seven rebounds to lead the Hawks.

Conner Maston had 11 points and three rebounds, Klayton Van Dyke chipped in seven points and seven rebounds, Mason Rodibaugh added three points and three rebounds and Ryan Annee grabbed five boards.

The Hawks (9-5, 9-3) scored 11 bench points.

“Games like this challenge you in a lot of ways,” Harthoorn said. “I am confident this group of boys will learn from this experience and work to improve.”

Lynnville-Sully 45, BGM 30

BROOKLYN — The Hawks played close to even with the Bears in two of the four quarters, but L-S won the second and fourth frames by 16 points during a 45-30 victory over BGM in SICL action on Friday.

The Hawks shot just 34 percent from the floor and hit 6-of-25 from outside but won the game after forcing BGM into 17 turnovers. The Bears (2-13, 2-10) shot 36 percent from the floor.

Maston led the Hawks with 14 points, three rebounds and six steals. Van Dyke tallied 11 points, six rebounds and six blocks and Preston Rodibaugh chipped in 11 points and four boards.

Noun Harder finished with five points, four assists and three steals, Mason Rodibaugh had four rebounds and three assists and Annee grabbed six boards.

“BGM played solid defense,” Harthoorn said. “They made us work for each basket. The boys played hard defensively and were able to create 17 turnovers. Those extra possessions were the difference in the game.”