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Junior Adam Mattes scored 13 of his game-high 16 points in the second half to lead Newton past Oskaloosa on Friday night. He also had three rebounds and two steals. (Troy Hyde)
OSKALOOSA â Newtonâs offense got better as the game went along against Oskaloosa on Friday night.
The defense continues to be the teamâs strong suit as the Cardinal boysâ basketball team locked down the Indians during a 58-36 road win on Friday night.
âWe played well defensively,â Newton coach Jason Carter said. âWe got lots of tips and were pretty active.â
It took a while to get going offensively as the Cardinals led 8-6 after one quarter. But Newton (3-0 overall, 2-0 in the conference) scored at least 16 points in the other three periods to cruise to a third straight win.
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Newton junior Kealey Manning, right, finished with eight points and six rebounds in the Cardinals win over Marshalltown on Thursday. (Troy Hyde)
Newton seniors Chassidy Henwood and Jerrica McGuire suffered ankle injuries within 15 minutes of each other during a practice last week.
Senior Meg Callaghan sported a black eye in Thursday s game against Marshalltown after getting hit in the face with a ball during practice.
The Cardinals had much better luck on the floor against the Bobcats, jumping out to an 8-0 lead and never trailing during a 68-36 non-conference home win. They had only one returning player so we didn t know what to expect, Newton coach Eric Vander Velden said. We wanted to set the tone from the get go. It was their first game so we didn t know much about them.
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Sophomore Audrey Rausch goes up for a shot in the first half against Class 4A No. 10 Grinnell on Tuesday night. She finished with seven points and six rebounds in the game, but Newton lost the season opener 65-31. (Troy Hyde)
GRINNELL â Newtonâs head girlsâ basketball coach Eric Vander Velden finally got to see what his Cardinal team looked like against an opponent.
Unfortunately, that opponent was Class 4A No. 10 Grinnell. On Tuesday, in the season opener for both teams, the Tigers were quicker and simply made more shots from outside in a 65-31victory during Little Hawkeye Conference play.