A heart-breaking end to Sigourney’s boys’ basketball season. In the Class 1A District 9 playoffs in Montezuma, The Savages rallied from a 12 point deficit Thursday (2/14) against Baxter to force overtime on a late three-pointer by Dustin Haines. Then in the final seconds of overtime, Sigourney led 52-49. Baxter’s Will Clapper scored to make it 52-51 and he was fouled on the play. Clapper missed the free throw, but Baxter’s Carter Nelsen scored with less than a second to play to give the Bolts a 53-52 victory. Dustin Haines had 22 points for Sigourney with teammate Spencer Magill adding 20. The Savages end the year 12-10.
Baxter goes on to play Montezuma in the Class 1A District 9 tournament. Montezuma routed Colo-Nesco 63-20 behind 19 points from Hunter Ray. Montezuma will host Baxter Tuesday night (2/19).
Also in 1A boys’ basketball: District 9: Lynnville-Sully over Collins-Maxwell 75-37, BGM over HLV 52-42. 1A District 8: Pekin defeated Holy Trinity 74-42. Pekin meets WACO Tuesday night. 1A District 11: North Mahaska defeated Twin Cedars 65-31; the Warhawks play Moravia Tuesday night in Ankeny.
Class 2A boys: District 9, EBF over Davis County 74-35 and Pella Christian downed Albia 84-41. EBF and Pella Christian face off for the District 9 title Tuesday night in Oskaloosa. 2A District 10: PCM defeated Chariton 47-39; PCM plays Van Meter for the District 10 title Tuesday night in Norwalk.
Regular season boys’ high school basketball from Thursday: Urbandale over Ottumwa 63-51, ADM defeated Newton 78-58, Fairfield over Knoxville 68-63, Mount Vernon over Grinnell 62-41, and Dallas Center-Grimes defeated Indianola 64-58.
On Friday night (2/15), the girls’ high school basketball playoffs resume. In 1A Region 5, Keota is at Montezuma. We’ll have that game on KBOE-FM with coverage at 6:45 and tipoff at 7. Also in 1A Region 5, Sigourney hosts Holy Trinity. 1A Region 4: Lynnville-Sully hosts Meskwaki Settlement School. 1A Region 6, North Mahaska’s girls take on Bedford in Chariton. That game is on KMZN AM and FM with coverage starting at 6:45, Erick Zamora’s play-by-play at 7. Class 2A Region 6 tonight: Pella Christian plays Van Buren at 5:00 in Centerville.
