'Cats knock off
No. 2 IF-A
HUMBOLDT - The Humboldt boys escaped with a thrilling 57-56 upset victory over No. 2 (Class 3A) Iowa Falls-Alden Friday night.
Michael Orness sparked the Wildcats (7-2 overall, 6-2 North Central Conference) with 17 points.
Bryan Larson (16) and Ben Jacobsen (10) were the other top offensive performers for Humboldt, which led by double digits at the half.
For the Cadets (7-1, 7-1), Casey Schlatter poured in a game-high 29 points.
Humboldt 57,
Iowa Falls-Alden 56
Humboldt - Michael Orness 17, Bryan Larson 16, Ben Jacobsen 10, Jaxon Heinz 9, Brady Ross 2, Matt Pogge 3.
Iowa Falls-Alden - Casey Schlatter 29, Kort Redmond 9, Jake Campbell 7, Brayden McDaniel 6, Nick Jensen 2, Parker Reynolds 3.
Quarter scores: Tied 16-16, H led 39-28, 48-41.
Mustangs edge Indians
POCAHONTAS -The Newell-Fonda boys basketball team edged Pocahontas Area 65-63 on Friday night.
Brad Bohe led the Mustangs (7-2 overall) with 21 points. Dalton Anderson added 15 points.
Aaron Youngberg led the Indians (7-3) with 29 points. Logan Jepsen added 10.
Newell-Fonda 65,
Pocahontas Area 63
Newell-Fonda - Brad Bohe 21, Dalton Anderson 15, Andrew Temple 9, Brady Dicks 5, Zac Sievers 5, Rigo Johnson 4, Dillon Anderson 4, Jake Hahn 2.
Pocahontas Area - Aaron Youngberg 29, Logan Jepsen 10, Aaron Aljets 8, Jay Brinkman 8, Austin Behrendsen 4, Brandon Hersom 2, Tanner Youngberg 2.
Quarter scores: N-F led 25-16, 42-28, 55-50.
Eischeid leads
MNW past WB-M
WEST BEND - The Manson Northwest Webster boys scored a 61-31 victory over West Bend-Mallard Friday night.
Brody Eischeid led the Cougars (8-2 overall) with 24 points. Hudson Spedding added nine.
Jason Zinnel had 17 for the Wolverines.
Manson NW 61,
West Bend-Mallard 31
West Bend-Mallard - Kurt Banwart 2, Jason Zinnel 17, Jesse Zinnel 3, Jordan Buhs 7, Cole Banwart 2.
Manson Northwest Webster - Brody Eischeid 24, Hudson Spedding 9, Josh Markert 6, Caleb Wubben 4, Cole Rowen 3, Holden Fiedler 2, Alex Bush 2, Collin Christensen 6, Braden Moser 5.
Quarter scores: MNW 12-8, 25-15, 41-20.
SW-Grand falls
to Alta/Aurelia
BURNSIDE - The Southeast Webster-Grand boys were defeated by Alta/Aurelia Friday night, 74-24.
Curt Castenson scored 10 points to lead the Eagles.
Alta/Aurelia 74,
Southeast Webster-Grand 24
Southeast Webster-Grand - Curt Castenson 10, Joe Sedlacek 4, Nolan Mitchell 2, Cade King 2, Jay Lizer 2, Trey Kahl-Long 2.
Alta/Aurelia - Latrina 14, Wetterroll 4, Banworlen 10, Vanhasten 5, McDonald 12, Frederick 2, Larson 4, Larson 7, Flaherty 4, Seibert 6.
Quarter scores: Alta/Aurelia led 27-5, 50-12, 58-16.
Titans unable
to match SLSM
ROCKWELL CITY - The South Central Calhoun boys basketball team suffered an 80-47 setback to Storm Lake St. Mary's Friday night.
Jake Petzenhauser and Nate Christensen each scored 13 for the Titans.
Storm Lake St. Mary's 80,
South Central Calhoun 47
Storm Lake St. Mary's - Dylan Smith 2, Josh Beamers 6, Luke Lenhart 31, Aaron Miller 2, Josh Scufum 1, Trevor Landgraff 8, Joe Sandhoff 12, Kennedy Drey 18.
South Central Calhoun - Sam Spencer 2, Jace Neubaum 7, Jake Petzenhauser 13, Nate Christensen 13, Ben Clark 3, Anthony Handlos 2, Ryan Daisy 6, Mat Dischler 1.
Golden Bears earn
NCC road victory
CLARION - The Bishop Garrigan boys claimed a 70-53 North Central Conference victory over Clarion-Goldfield Friday.
Nathan Krieps contributed a game-high 26 points for the Golden Bears (7-4 overall, 6-3 NCC).
Brayton Loss and John Burns each chipped in 18 points for Garrigan.
For the Cowboys (1-7, 1-6), Trenton Sann and Max Gangestad both tallied 15 points.
Bishop Garrigan 70,
Clarion-Goldfield 53
Bishop Garrigan - Tyler Schnurr 2, Nathan Krieps 26, Brayton Loss 18, Chris Loss 2, John Burns 18, Adam Hamilton 4.
Clarion-Goldfield - Luke Maxheimer 8, Adam Stevens 2, Ryan Waters 5, Nathan Holmes 2, Trenton Sann 15, Max Gangestad 15, Stephen McAtee 6.
Warriors lose at home
GOWRIE - Sioux Central knocked off Prairie Valley 70-48 on Friday night.
Cole Black led the Warriors (0-7 overall) with 20 points.
Austin Glawe had 21 points for the Rebels (2-7). Christian Sylvester (14), Tim Sanders (13) and Dallas Heuton (10) also reached double figures.
Sioux Central 70,
Prairie Valley 48
Sioux Central - Christian Sylvester 14, Austin Glawe 21, Chris Ripke 9, Tim Sanders13, Dallas Heuton 10, Colton Miller 3.
Prairie Valley - Logan Boemer 3, Cole Black 20, Lukis Anderson 1, Clayton Taylor 6, Conner Conrad 5, Skylar Wareheim 4, Jordan Samuelson 5, Tyler Hanna 4.
Quarter scores: SC led 15-9, 32-15, 50-29.
Jepsen sinks
buzzer-beater
to lift Indians
POCAHONTAS - Logan Jepsen sank a bucket with one-second left, lifting the Pocahontas Area boys to a 59-57 victory over Estherville-LC Thursday night.
Aaron Youngberg led the Indians (7-2 overall) with 20 points, while Aaron Aljets added 14. Jepsen finished with 12.
Pocahontas Area 59,
Estherville-LC 57
Pocahontas Area - Aaron Youngberg 20, Aaron Aljets 14, Logan Jepsen 12, Jay Brinkman 8, Austin Behrendsen 5.
Estherville-LC - Evan Hanson 15, Tyler Swanson 11, Derrick Nealon 9, Matt Burrell 8, Joe Hinrich 7, Adam Weder 3, Tucker Milbourne 2, David Hughes 2.
Quarter scores: E-LC led 18-15, 30-27, PAC led 43-41.