Lynnville-Sully girls stay unbeaten after road win over Keota

KEOTA — Kate Harthoorn made six 3-pointers and led four Hawks in double figures during the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team’s 69-41 road win over Keota on Tuesday.

The Class 1A No. 6 Hawks scored at least 20 points in the first three quarters and never looked back during the South Iowa Cedar League win.

“I was proud of how the girls stayed the course and didn’t get away from the game plan,” Lynnville-Sully head girls basketball coach Jerry Hulsing said. “Things didn’t go our way in the first half, but they believed in what we were doing and played a good second half. Our defensive pressure in the half court was good, and we rebounded well.”

Lynnville-Sully (7-0, 5-0 in the SICL) out-rebounded the Eagles 51-27. The Hawks led 21-12 after one quarter, extended the margin to 14 at halftime and then outscored Keota 20-3 in the third.

The Hawks handed the Eagles (6-1, 4-1) their first loss of the season after holding their hosts to 12 second-half points.

It was Lynnville-Sully’s 23rd straight win over Keota. The 69 points scored against the Eagles were the second most in the series since at least 2007 and the most since Jan. 28, 2021.

Harthoorn led the Hawks with 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. She was 6-of-10 from 3-point range.

Breah Lowry finished with 11 points, six rebounds, seven assists and five steals, Ava Brummel posted 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and Isabelle Vos totaled 10 points and nine boards.

Tatum Huyser registered six points, seven rebounds and three assists, Brooke Harthoorn tallied six points, four rebounds and three steals and Brilynn Tice contributed four points and four rebounds. Aubrey Harthoorn grabbed two boards, too.

The Hawks shot 37 percent from the floor, made 6-of-13 from 3 and buried 17-of-30 from the free-throw line. They turned the ball over 13 times.

Cameron Haifley led the Eagles with 14 points. Keota shot 30.4 percent from the floor, made 4-of-11 from 3 and connected on 9-of-13 from the foul line. The hosts were plagued by 18 turnovers.