Northwest Iowa — George Little Rock opens State Tournament play on Monday Morning with an 11:15 quarterfinal game. The Mustangs will take a 19-6 record and the tourney’s number 4 seed against Don Bosco the number 5 seed. The Dons come in at 22-3. We’ll bring you the broadcast on KIWA FM 105.3 with pregame at 11:10.
The Mustangs have two players averaging double figures. Lucas Nagel averages 12.6 per game with Caleb Terhark at 10.1 per game. Just outside of double figures are Landon Jumbeck at 9.7 and Josh Haken at 9.3 per game. As a team the Mustangs have hit 35.1 percent from behind the arc led by Blake Johnson at 45 percent hitting 26-of-57 attempts. From the floor overall G-LR is 65 percent.
The rebounding leader is Terhark with 217. Four other players have topped 100 boards including Nagel with 130, Jayden Mauldin with 122, Josh Haken with 103 and Matt Haken with 101. The assists leader is Nagel with 109 on the year. The steals leader is Terhark with 34 and the blocked shot leader is Matt Haken with 31.
Don Bosco has three players averaging double figures led by Sean McFadden with 15.3 per game. Zach Nie hits for 14.8 per game with Jack Kelley averaging 14.3 points per game. As a team the Dons are 37.3 percent on three point shots led by Nie at 44.3 percent hitting 74-of-167 attempts. Also as a team Don Bosco has hit 71.8 percent at the free throw line.
The rebounding leader is McFadden with 166 followed by Clayton Weber with 119 and Kendall Becker with 108 boards. The assist leader is Zach Huff with 127. The steals leader is McFadden with 42. He’s also the blocked shot leader with 29.
Listen in Monday for the coverage on KIWA FM 105.3 with pregame at 11:10 and opening tip at 11:15. We’ll stream from the website at www.kiwaradio.com.
