Des Moines, Iowa — The lethal long distance of the Cascade Cougars was too much for the Orabs as Sheldon fell 65-43 Wednesday night at the Wells-Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
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Cascade jumped out front early, but Sheldon was able to keep pace and tie the game at seven midway through the opening quarter. The Cougars then went on an 8-0 run late in the first, and after one, led 19-11. The Cougars continued where they left during the second quarter. Cascade went on a 6-0 run and led by as much as fourteen. The Orabs were able to trim the the score and heading into intermission the Cougars had a 28-19 lead. Sheldon’s Ryan Van Marel had a dozen first half points, along with seven rebounds. Cascade then opened up the second half with an 11-0 run to lead by as much as twenty. Heading into the final quarter, the Cougars led 48-30. Cascade then went on to the 65-43 victory.
The Cougars got a game high twenty-three points from Harris Hoffman. Sheldon got a team high thirteen points from Van Marel. Kyle Boerhave added eleven points.
#2 Sheldon falls to 22-4 on the year and will play #5 Aplington-Parkersburg Thursday afternoon at 12:15 pm for the consolation matchup. Aplington-Parkersburg fell to #1 Treynor 75-66 in the upper bracket semifinal. #6 Cascade improves to to 25-1.
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DES MOINES – Treynor withstood a furious comeback attempt from Aplington-Parkersburg to advance back to the Class 2A championship, winning Wednesday night’s semifinal at Wells Fargo Arena, 75-66. The 2015 champs poured in 50 points in the second and third quarters, using the final frame to hold on for the third title game berth in program history.
Aplington-Parkersburg (24-2) led 15-10 after the first quarter, but was scorched by the Cardinals’ hot outside shooting. Junior Carter Cuvelier led the rally with 26 second-half points, getting the Falcons as close as three points in the final three minutes. Cuvelier finished with a game-high 30 points.
Treynor had three scorers in double-digits on a night when it hit a dozen 3-pointers, including six in the second quarter alone. Dillon Faubel led the charge with 21 points, and Jack Stogdill added 20 of his own. Luke Clausen paced the Cardinals (26-0) on the glass and ended with 14 points and eight rebounds.
