The Mason City girls basketball team ran into a buzz saw on Tuesday night, as the Mohawks fell to Johnston, 75-42.Â
The Mohawks kept pace with the Dragons early, as Mason City trailed the at the end of the first quarter, 15-10. But over the final three frames, Johnston outscored Mason City, 60-32. We got off to a good start but struggled to make shots consistently and Johnston gradually pulled away, Mason City head coach Curt Klaahsen said. Their balance on offense kept us off balance all night and they will be tough to stop the rest of the season.
The Mason City girls basketball came extremely close again to pulling off a stunning victory over a ranked opponent on Tuesday night.
After going scoreless in the first quarter against Waverly-Shell Rock, the Mohawks outscored the Go-Hawks, 45-37, over the final three frames.Â
Mason City scored 20 points in the fourth but couldn t quite close the gap, as the Mohawks fell to 0-8 with a 49-45 loss.Â
Three players did all of the scoring for Mason City, as junior Jada Williams led the way with 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting, with four 3-pointers. Freshman Reggi Spotts had 16 points, and also contributed four 3-pointers, while fellow freshman Grace Berding had the rest of Mason City s 10 points.Â
The Lake Mills boys team continued its dominant start to the season with a 73-25 victory over North Union on Monday night.Â
The Bulldogs took a 42-19 halftime lead, and then outscored the Warriors, 22-2, in the third to put the game into blowout territory. Lake Mills allowed the Warriors to score just six points in the second half, as North Union fell to 0-8 on the season.Â
With the win, Lake Mills improved its perfect record to 8-0. The Bulldogs next game will be on Jan. 5 against North Iowa.Â
Boys Basketball
Grundy Center 73, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 55:Â The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys basketball team fell to 1-6 on the season with a 73-55 loss to Grundy Center on Monday night.
The Mason City boys basketball team scored an important win on Tuesday night, with a 65-59 victory over Fort Dodge.Â
The Mohawks were led on offense by junior Corey Miner, who put up 33 points on 11-of-19 shooting, with nine free throws.
Mason City took a 35-29 halftime lead, which held up as the two teams scored an identical 30 points in the second half.Â
Along with Miner s scoring explosion, junior Brandon Shipman came through with 12 rebounds. Shipman scored 10 points, while junior Isaiah Washington contributed 11.Â
Four Dodgers scored in double figures. Senior Averey Martin put up 13, while sophomore Javion Jondle put up 12. Junior Carson Peterson and Bradley Vodraska scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.Â