Central Lee boys win on Senior night

MEDIAPOLIS – The Holy Trinity boys had to go into OT for the second time in a week, but this time came out on the wrong end at Mediapolis.
The Bulldogs were down by a point with 4 seconds left on the clock and were trying to inbound when senior Corbin Van Niewaal was whistled for a foul trying to defend the inbound play. Mediapolis converted one of the freethrows to tie the game at 60 and force an overtime session. The Bulldogs then outscored HTC 16-8 in the extra session to get the win 76-68.
The Crusaders led 31-28 at the half, but Mediapolis, who has been playing rally ball most of the year, again came back to take a 47-43 lead into the final period. Layne Rung had nine of his team-high 20 in the fourth period, but it wasn’t enough to hold off the Bulldogs (11-3 SEISC South, 12-5).
Jack Ragar had 19 in the win and Van Niewaal had 11. Max Griffin led all scorers with 24 for Mepo. William Worrall had 23, including four three-pointers in the second half.
Holy Trinity falls to 11-7 overall and 7-7 in conference play. They host Fairfield on Tuesday and then play in the SEISC Shoot-Out on Friday and Saturday.

Central Lee girls stumble with VB County
DONNELLSON – Taylor Jones led the Hawks with 16 points, but the Central Lee girls couldn’t catch up to Van Buren County at home Friday night.
Van Buren left town with a 60-44 SEI Super Conference South win and improve to 12-7 (9-5 SEISC) while Central Lee falls to 9-9 (8-6).
The Lady Warriors put up 22 points in the first quarter and the Hawks hung around with 19 of their own in the quick start for both teams. But Central Lee went ice cold from the field for the first six minutes of the second period and didn’t score again until two minutes left, trailing 35-21. Van Buren would carry a 38-22 halftime advantage.
The Hawks would only manage 22 points in the second half as the Warriors pulled away.

The girls travel to Keokuk for an intracounty matchup at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Central Lee boys roll Warriors
DONNELLSON – The Hawks used a strong second half to knock off Van Buren County 72-49 Friday night on Senior Night at Central Lee High School.
Will Hayes led the Hawks with 21 points and eight boards, while Kaden Swan and Owen Swan were both in double figures at 15 and 14, respectively.
Central Lee held a slim 2-point lead 28-26 at the half, but then erupted for 44 second-half points while holding Van Buren to just eight third-quarter points, pulling way for a 49-36 lead heading into the final period where eight different players scored for the Hawks. Owen Swan scored all of his 14 in the second half.
The Hawks are currently third in the SEISC-South division at 9-5 and stand at 12-6 overall. Van Buren falls to 1-13 in the conference and 5-14 overall.

Keokuk blows out Fairfield
KEOKUK – Jaxson Clark had 21 and Jalen Clark had 17 as Keokuk blew past Fairfield in Southeast Conference boys' basketball Friday night 76-39.
The Chiefs set the tone early with a 42-13 first-half lead behind Jaxson Clark’s 10 first-quarter points. Jalen Clark heated up in the second and third quarter with three 3-balls.
Keokuk is 8-0 in conference play and 13-3 overall having won their last seven straight. They host Central Lee in a girls'/boys' doubleheader Saturday afternoon.