Cyclone girls race past Wolves in hoops jamboree

 HARLAN (Nov. 21) -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team defeated IKM-Manning 42-22 Thursday night in a two-quarter jamboree game played in Harlan.
 HCHS raced out to leads of 8-0 and 13-2 against the Wolves and never looked back. The margin was cut to 18-12 late in the first quarter before the Cyclones used a 14-2 run to take control.
 Brecken Van Baale opened the pivotal stretch with two free throws and finished it with a three-pointer on her way to eight points. Caitlyn Leinen hit a trey and scored eight points as well.
 Lexi Branning led IKM-M with eight points, followed by Alexa Ahrenholtz with five and Bianca Cadwell four.
 Both teams showcased full court pressure for much of the 16-minute scrimmage, resulting in a high number of turnovers and fouls. In the first quarter alone, 16 fouls were called.

HCHS 42, IKM-M 22
              1st    2nd  -- Final
IKM-M    12     10   -- 22
HCHS    20     22    -- 42
SCORING
 IKM-Manning: Lexi Branning 8, Alexa Ahrenholtz 5, Bianca Cadwell 4, Bre Muhlbauer 2, Emily Kerkhoff 2, Nicole Hanson 1.
 HCHS: Brecken Van Baale 8, Caitlyn Leinen 8, Claire Schmitz 6, Ashley Hall 4, Macie Leinen 4, Shelby Sisson 4, Raegen Wicks 3, Kaia Bieker 2, Jocelyn Cheek 2, Maci Schmitz 1.