Area hoops teams get look during weekend scrimmages

LEE COUNTY – If the weekend scrimmages are any indication, it’s going to be an exciting basketball season in Lee County.
The Fort Madison Lady Hounds got a win on the road at the Hall of Pride scrimmage at West Burlington. The Bloodhounds won 48-20 behind the 16 points of Dayonna Davis. Reilynn Turnbull turned in 11 for Fort Madison. Jakayla Nelson had eight and Charlie Huebner scored six in the win.
Fort Madison rushed out to a 26-9 first half lead, holding the Lady Falcons to just four first-half baskets. Turnbull had all 11 of her points in the first half.
The Fort Madison boys had multiple leads Saturday in the boys' Hall of Pride game. The Hounds trailed by 11 with one minute left in the game, but put on a frenzied rally to outscore the Falcons 9-1 over the final 60 seconds. The rally would fall short, however, and the Hounds lost 84-81 in the unofficial kick-off to 2024/25 season.
Nolan Guzman led Fort Madison with 31 points, 21 in the second half. Julian Dear and Kenden Bowie both were in double figures with 18 points for Fort Madison. Quincy Collins had 29 for West Burlington. Mason Watkins led all scorers with 34 points.
At Keokuk, Holy Trinity Catholic boys' team fell 66-61 despite a combined 51 points from Luke Hellige and Layne Rung. Hellige led all scorers with 28 points and Rung added 23.

The Crusaders had a two-point lead headed into the final period, but got hung up at 49 points for about four minutes, allowing the Chiefs to rally. Keokuk went on an 8-0 run over a 60-second period in the final period to take a 58-49 lead they would never relinquish.
The Chiefs had four players in double figures led by Tramell Smith.
The Bloodhound boys open the regular season Dec. 6 in the Southeast Conference with a trip to Fairfield.
Holy Trinity Catholic opens the year on Dec. 2 when they host WACO at Shottenkirk Gym in Fort Madison.