NM Hoopsters Sweep Tigerhawks
COLFAX – A pair of North Mahaska basketball players ripped the cords for their respective teams as North Mahaska swept South Iowa Cedar League foe Colfax-Mingo Friday night. The girls won 56-30 while the boys picked up a 77-51 win.
Junior Layla Hargis poured in 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the 13th-ranked NM girls. Most of Hargis’s points came off second chance opportunities. Fellow junior Addie Schilling finished with 13 points and seven boards. Kaitlyn VanDonselaar and Maddie McKay each scored six points.
North Mahaska forced 21 Tigerhawk turnovers. Unofficially, VanDonselaar was credited with five steals and Schilling had four.
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A.J. Gibson
NEW SHARON â Colfax-Mingo s boys basketball team fell behind 15-0 after one quarter and couldn t recover during a 65-36 loss to North Mahaska on Friday night in South Iowa Cedar League play.
Jake Nichols had 13 rebounds and scored five points, but the Tigerhawks just couldn t overcome their slow start. They trailed 35-10 at halftime and was outscored 22-4 in the third.
Colfax-Mingo did win the fourth quarter 22-5.
A.J. Gibson had eight points and three rebounds, Zach Steenhoek tallied eight points and two steals and Cole Bracewell chipped in five points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
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Kyra Lester
COLFAX â A big second half propelled Colfax-Mingo s girls basketball team against BGM on Tuesday night.
The Tigerhawks and Bears were tied at halftime, but Colfax-Mingo outscored BGM 29-14 in the second half to win 47-32 at home during South Iowa Cedar League play.
Colfax-Mingo (1-4 overall, 1-3 in conference play) held BGM to single-digit scoring in all four quarters. The Tigerhawks put in 18 points in the fourth to pull away. It was a three-point game after three quarters.
Brennan Rhone led all scorers with 16 points, Abi Rawlins scored 11 points and Kyra Lester finished with six points, 12 rebounds, three assists and six steals. Carley Underwood tallied eight points, six boards, seven assists and three steals.