Vikings sail into rubber match with Treynor

AHSTW handles Clarinda 65-44 in 2A district semifinal

 AVOCA (Feb. 18) -- Brayden Lund led the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night as the AHSTW boys basketball team opened Class 2A district play with an impressive 65-44 semifinal win over Clarinda.
 Playing for the first time in over a week, the fourth-ranked Vikings established a 15-10 lead after one quarter and also outscored the Cardinals 16-5 in the second and 23-13 in the third.
 AHSTW improved to 20-2 overall and will now face No. 7 Treynor (18-4) in a much-anticipated District 16 final Tuesday night (Feb. 23) at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln.
 The Vikings and Cardinals split their Western Iowa Conference season series, each winning on the other team’s home floor.
 Treynor had no problem in its district semifinal on Thursday, defeating Red Oak 80-44.
 Lund made 11-of-16 field goals against Clarinda and led four Vikings in double figures. Raydden Grobe finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals, Kyle Sternberg had 12 points, five assists and four steals and Cole Scheffler added 11 points and five assists. Nick Denning and JJ Madsen both chipped in two points.
 AHSTW did most of its scoring from two-point range and shot 57 percent as a team while also making 7-of-8 free throws (Scheffler was 5-for-5). The Vikings assisted on 23 of 28 buckets.
 Clarinda, which finished 10-11, was led by Drew Brown’s 17 points, 10 boards and four assists. Michael Shull added 10 points, three steals and three blocks and Cooper Neal scored six.
 The Cardinals shot just 33.3 percent overall, including 5-of-22 from three-point range.

CLASS 2A, SUBSTATE 8 BOYS BASKETBALL
District 15 Semifinal Scores • Thursday, February 18
Van Meter 64, Central Decatur 43    Panorama 56, ACGC 52 (OT)
District 15 Final • Tuesday, February 23
Van Meter (15-6) vs. Panorama (18-4) - at Adel, 7:00 p.m.
District 16 Semifinal Scores • Thursday, February 18
AHSTW 65, Clarinda 44        Treynor 80, Red Oak 44
District 16 Final • Tuesday, February 23
#4 AHSTW (20-2) vs. #7 Treynor (18-4) - at CB Abraham Lincoln, 7:00 p.m.
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Substate 8 Final • Saturday, Feb. 27 • at Atlantic • 7:00 p.m.

 
 

 

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