Panthers sweep Shenandoah; Creston/O-M leads John Harris Tourney
Creston boys 65,
Shenandoah 32
Creston started the game on a 23-6 run and never looked back in a 65-32 romp of Shenandoah.
Grant Wood led the Panthers with 21 points while Cody Pearson added 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Creston led just 29-18 at halftime, but used an 18-6 advantage in the third quarter to put the game out of distance.
The Panthers now stand at 9-4 overall and 9-3 in Hawkeye 10 play.
Creston girls 53,
Shenandoah 30
SHENANDOAH — Creston came away with a 53-30 win over Shenandoah Friday night.
The Panthers, now 8-6 overall and 7-5 in the Hawkeye 10, led 28-9 at halftime. Cassie Abbott and Meghin Krambeck each led Creston with 11 points.
John J. Harris Invitational
CORNING — Creston/Orient-Macksburg holds a big command after Friday’s two rounds of the John J. Harris Invitational in Corning.
The Panthers have eight semifinalists and lead the 22-team pack with 98.5 points. Neola Tri-Center is second with 76.5, followed by Clarinda 74, Nodaway Valley 66 and Winterset 50.
Bedford/Lenox has scored 38.5 points, Mount Ayr has 34 and Corning 17.5.
Narrowly missing the semifinals for Creston/O-M were heavyweight Casey Tanner, a 1-0 loser to fourth-seeded Michael Mellencamp of Clarinda; 145-pounder Brody Jay, leading third-seeded Kyle Ring of Tri-Center in the second period before Ring reversed for the winning pinning combination; and 189-pounder Jared Bevins in a 3-2 loss to third-seeded Cody Redinbaugh of Tri-Center. Advancing on an upset was 215-pounder Kaleb Livingston, with a 7-4 decision over second-seeded Clark Allen of Corning.
John Young (112), Jay, Bevins and Tanner are all eligible for consolation wrestling Saturday morning.
The semifinal pairings for Saturday:
103 — Tyler Hatch, Nodaway Valley vs. Isaac Bair, Clarke; Josh Perkins, Atlantic vs. Brandon Chestnut, West Monona.
112 — Adam Hight, Nodaway Valley vs. Caleb Vinson, Central Decatur; Dustin Harberts, Chariton vs. Mitchell Hackett, Winterset.
119 — Matt Haley, Corning vs. Blake McKinnon, Clarinda; Levi Richards, Nodaway Valley vs. Zac Leith, Creston/O-M
125 — Andrew Long, Creston/O-M vs. Jake Schubert, Shenandoah; Brandon Cline, Bedford/Lenox vs. Kendall Witt, Tri-Center.
130 — Quin Leith, Creston/O-M vs. James Clark, Chariton; Lucas Dalton, Bedford/Lenox vs. Ross Buboltz, Tri-Center.
135 — Bret Kautz, Creston/O-M vs. Jordan Newberg, Riverside; Tyson Banks, Clarinda vs. Tyler Jones, Clarke.
140 — Trent Tucker, Creston/O-M vs. Brady Betcher, Winterset; Corey Ring, Tri-Center vs. Colby Pedersen, Clarinda.
145 — Brad Swank, Shenandoah vs. Jordan Webb, Panorama; Kyle Ring, Tri-Center vs. Spencer Miller, Nodaway Valley.
152 — Levi Davidshofer, Clarinda vs. Jason Frain, Riverside; Dustin Starlin, Griswold vs. Seth Thomas, Bedford/Lenox.
160 — Kalab Evans, Creston/O-M vs. Ross Weaver, Missouri Valley; Caleb Owens, Shenandoah vs. Austin Silliman, Winterset.
171 — Tyler Hosfield, Mount Ayr vs. Jesse Harris, Creston/O-M; Cord Willers, Shenandoah vs. Keith Rush, Griswold.
189 — Cody Klindt, Griswold vs. Justin Miner, Red Oak; Cody Redenbaugh, Tri-Center vs. Cody lame, Mount Ayr.
215 — Bryant Hummel, Clarinda vs. Peter Smith, Atlantic; David Schwartz, Winterset vs. Kaleb Livingston, Creston/O-M.
285 — Avery Fuhs, Chariton vs. Michael Mellencamp, Clarinda; Luke Meisenheimer, Nodaway Valley vs. James Driver, Tri-Center.
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Other western and south central Iowa basketball scores Friday include:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Adair-Casey 71, Anita CAM 48
Albia 48, Chariton 35
Atlantic 59, Clarinda 45
Audubon 81, Missouri Valley 56
Bedford 74, Truro Interstate 35 30
Carroll 83, Winterset 45
Carroll Kuemper 62, Glenwood 61
College Springs South Page 63, Diagonal 45
Corning 84, Martensdale-St. Marys 36
Corydon Wayne 59, Mount Ayr 53
Council Bluffs Lewis Central 55, Harlan 48, OT
Creston 65, Shenandoah 32
Dallas Center-Grimes 57, Saydel 52
Denison-Schleswig 52, Red Oak 50
Des Moines Christian 73, Glidden-Ralston 42
Elk Horn-Kimballton 55, Walnut 48
Greenfield Nodaway Valley 63, Leon Central Decatur 54
Guthrie Center 62, Panora Panorama 58, OT
Huxley Ballard 67, Perry 45
Lenox 76, Liberty Center SE Warren 66
Madrid 65, Van Meter 44
Manilla IKM 74, Woodbine 39
Manning 57, Logan-Magnolia 41
Neola Tri-Center 66, Avoca AHST 61, OT
Osceola Clarke 52, Eddyville-Blakesburg 49, OT
Pella 71, Norwalk 70, OT
Sioux City East 63, Council Bluffs Lincoln 47
Sioux City North 73, Sioux City West 43
Treynor 58, Oakland Riverside 41
Underwood 49, Griswold 32
Bluegrass Tournament
Bussey Twin Cedars 62, Russell 29
Lamoni 81, Melcher-Dallas 39
Moulton-Udell 68, Garden Grove Mormon Trail 61
Murray 40, Seymour 39
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Adel ADM vs. Nevada, ppd. to Feb 4.
Paton-Churdan vs. Exira, ppd. to Jan 24.
Iowa Christian vs. Orient-Macksburg, ppd. to Jan 31.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Anita CAM 52, Adair-Casey 36
Audubon 51, Missouri Valley 41
Bedford 62, Truro Interstate 35 39
Carroll 72, Winterset 69, 2OT
Carroll Kuemper 66, Glenwood 48
Chariton 50, Albia 26
Clarinda 41, Atlantic 34
College Springs South Page 59, Diagonal 46
Council Bluffs Lewis Central 56, Harlan 33
Creston 53, Shenandoah 30
Dallas Center-Grimes 61, Saydel 47
Denison-Schleswig 66, Red Oak 29
Des Moines Christian 58, Glidden-Ralston 39
Eddyville-Blakesburg 64, Osceola Clarke 28
Guthrie Center 37, Panora Panorama 36
Huxley Ballard 82, Perry 32
Leon Central Decatur 65, Greenfield Nodaway Valley 44
Liberty Center SE Warren 48, Lenox 33
Logan-Magnolia 56, Manning 46
Madrid 51, Van Meter 47
Manilla IKM 86, Woodbine 26
Martensdale-St. Marys 55, Corning 31
Mount Ayr 72, Corydon Wayne 30
Pella 45, Norwalk 31
Stuart West Central Valley 70, Grand Junction East Greene 28
Treynor 39, Oakland Riverside 37
Bluegrass Conference Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Moulton-Udell 48, Moravia 45
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Adel ADM vs. Nevada, ppd.
Pleasantville vs. Afton East Union, ppd. to Jan 26.
Paton-Churdan vs. Exira, ppd. to Jan 24.
Iowa Christian vs. Orient-Macksburg, ppd. to Jan 31.
