Raiderettes capture first win of season over SW Valley

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The Mount Ayr Raiderettes picked up their first victory of the year last week, beating Southwest Valley. Pictured are Jaxy Knight (left) as she drives to the basket and MaKel Jones (right) who brings the ball up the court. PHOTOS BY DARLA SOBOTKA.

The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team picked up their first victory of the season last Friday at home.
Mount Ayr will play two POI games this week. Lenox comes to town on Tuesday with their 3-1 record and Mount Ayr goes to Bedford Friday.
“From game one we beat Lamoni, and we played Clarke where we looked better, but sometimes inexperienced. We played even better at Mercer. We are playing better each time out,” said Mount Ayr head coach Thad Streit.
“We are excited to play a couple of POI games this week. Lenox has a good group of girls and has only lost once. Our games with them have kind of turned into a rivalry. They have some good depth that can make shots, it will be a tough game to start the week,” he said.
The Raiderettes hosted SW Valley for their home and Pride of Iowa Conference opener last Friday. There, Mount Ayr took a 60-37 win over the Timberwolves.
The win was the tenth straight over SW Valley. The Raiderettes used a 25-4 first-quarter run to take command of the game.
The Raiderettes were in for a good game when they got the opening tip and scored using no dribbles. Jaxy Knight was the recipient of two quick passes for a bucket and an early 2-0 lead.
The Raiderettes would take advantage of 14 first-quarter Timberwolves turnovers.
The Raiderettes began the game by scoring the first 18 points for an 18-0 lead with 3:00 left in the opening quarter. Two Ada Lund free throws with 2:15 left in the first quarter gave SW Valley their first points and set the score at 18-2. Mount Ayr would close the quarter on a 7-2 run to lead 25-4 after the first quarter.
Jaxy Knight and Breya Nickle each made two three-pointers in the opening quarter. For the game, Knight was 4-for-5 from behind the three-point line.
Mount Ayr followed up their big first quarter with a 13-6 run to take a 38-10 halftime lead. Gilbertson had four points in the second quarter and Abby Larson and Jaylee Shaffer each made three-pointers in the second quarter.
Southwest Valley made their first field goal, a three-pointer by Hailey Randall with 3:40 left before halftime. To that point, all seven of SW Valley’s points were from the free-throw line.
The Timberwolves would outscore Mount Ayr in the second half. SW Valley used a 17-11 run in the third quarter to help outscore Mount Ayr 27-22 in the second half.
Mount Ayr had three players score in double figures. Breya Nickle and Jaxy Knight each had 16 points to lead the Raiderettes. Izzy Gilbertson added 12 points and eight rebounds. Mount Ayr made 23 shots from the floor and nine three-pointers in the game.
SW Valley was led in scoring by Mackenzie Fast with 14 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double. Sierra Pearson added seven points and five rebounds.
Mount Ayr began their week with a game against Class 3A No. 13 Clarke in Osceola. There, the Indians beat Mount Ayr 64-48. Mount Ayr trailed 28-20 at halftime.
The Indians would double their 8-point lead to 16 after three quarters by using an 18-10 run. Each team scored 18 points in the final quarter.
Freshman Izzy Gilbertson led Mount Ayr with 21 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Breya Nickle added 16 points and eight rebounds. Clarke’s Allissa Henry led all scorers with 30 points.
Less than 24 hours later on Tuesday, Mount Ayr played at Mercer Co. Missouri. Though they played better, the Raiderettes fell by six points, 53-47.
Mercer Co. took control of the game in the first quarter as they held a 10-point, 20-10 lead after the first quarter.
Mount Ayr would outscore Mercer Co. the rest of the way, 38-31 over the last three quarters, but come up just short.
Breya Nickle led Mount Ayr with 14 points, three steals, and four rebounds. Dannie Stewart had nine rebounds. Izzy Gilbertson also had 12 points, four assists, and four rebounds.
Clarke 64, Mount Ayr 48
1 2 3 4 Final
MA 8 12 10 18 48
C 11 17 18 18 64
MOUNT AYR (48): Dannie Stewart 1-4 0-0 2, Breya Nickle 6-16 2-5 16, Jaxy Knight 2-5 0-0 4, Izzy Gilbertson 8-14 4-8 21, Karly Elwood 1-2 0-0 2, Jaylee Shaffer 0-7 3-4 3, MaKel Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 18-49 9-17 48.
CLARKE (64): Allissa Henry 10-17 9-11 30, Ava Hagen 1-5 0-0 3, Victoria Henry 5-12 4-6 16, Madisyn McCoy 2-9 0-0 6, Ashlyn Crawford 2-4 1-2 5, Maisy McCoy 0-4 0-0 0, Reese Shaw 1-1 1-2 4. Totals: 21-52 15-21 64.
3-Pt. FG: MA 3-14 (Nickle 2-7, Gilbertson 1-1, Shaffer 0-5, Knight 0-1), Clarke 7-22 (McCoy 2-8, Henry 2-7, Hagen 1-4, Henry 1-2, Shaw 1-1). Rebounds: MA 34 (Gilbertson 13, Nickle 8, Knight 6, Elwood 3, Stewart 2, Shaffer 2), Clarke 31 (McCoy 8, Henry 8). Assists: 14 (Shaffer 5, Stewart 3, Knight 3, Nickle 2, Gilbertson 1). Steals: 7 (Knight 3, Nickle 2, Stewart 1, Gilbertson 1), Clarke 11 (Henry 6). Blocked Shots: MA 4 (Stewart 2, Knight 1, Gilbertson 1), Clarke 4 (Henry 2). Total Fouls: MA 14, Clarke 13. Fouled Out: none.
Mercer Co. 53, Mount Ayr 47
1 2 3 4 Final
MA 10 10 9 18 47
M 20 7 7 19 53
MOUNT AYR (47): Dannie Stewart 1-2 1-2 3, Breya Nickle 4-8 4-4 14, Jaxy Knight 4-5 0-2 8, Izzy Gilbertson 5-12 2-2 12, Karly Elwood 0-1 0-0 0, Jaylee Shaffer 2-8 0-0 4, MaKel Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Kensie Barnes 1-1 0-0 2, Abby Larson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-40 7-10 47.
3-Pt. FG: 2-9 (Nickle 2-3, Shaffer 0-5, Jones 0-1). Rebounds: 30 (Stewart 9, Nickle 4, Gilbertson 4, Jones 3, Shaffer 2, Elwood 2, Knight 2, Barnes 1). Assists: 17 (Gilbertson 4, Jones 4, Shaffer 3, Nickle 3, Stewart 2, Larson 1). Steals: 6 (Nickle 3, Jones 1, Elwood 1, Stewart 1). Total Fouls: 24. Fouled Out: Nickle, Knight, Gilbertson.
Mount Ayr 60, SW Valley 37
1 2 3 4 Final
SWV 4 6 17 10 37
MA 25 13 11 11 60
SW VALLEY (37): Hailey Randall 1-8 2-4 5, Ada Lund 1-6 3-4 5, Sierra Pearson 3-4 0-2 7, Maddie Bevington 0-9 2-2 2, Mackenzie Fast 4-13 6-8 14, Alyssa Pearson 0-0 0-0 0, Alyssa Randall 1-1 0-0 2, Natalia Zimmerman 0-2 0-0 0, Elizabeth Wetzel 0-1 0-0 0, Lydia Forsythe 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 11-47 13-20 37.
MOUNT AYR (60): Jaylee Shaffer 1-3 1-2 4, Dannie Stewart 3-5 0-0 7, Breya Nickle 6-22 2-6 16, Jaxy Knight 6-13 0-2 16, Izzy Gilbertson 5-10 2-2 12, Abby Larson 2-3 0-0 5, MaKel Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Adalynn Dredge 0-0 0-0 0, Kacie Larsen 0-0 0-0 0, Koda Henle 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Karly Elwood 0-1 0-0 0, Kensie Barnes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-58 5-12 60.
3-Pt. FG: SWV 2-17 (Randall 1-3, Pearson 1-2, Bevington 0-4, Fast 0-4, Forsythe 0-2, Lund 0-2), MA 9-19 (Knight 4-5, Nickle 2-9, Shaffer 1-2, Stewart 1-1, Larson 1-1, Barnes 0-1). Rebounds: SWV 33 (Fast 12, Pearson 5, Randall 5). MA 33 (Nickle 9, Gilbertson 8, Stewart 5, Knight 3, Shaffer 3, Elwood 2, Barnes 1, Jones 1, Larson 1). Assists: SWV 7 (Lund 3), MA 19 (Knight 4, Gilbertson 4, Jones 4, Nickle 2, Stewart 2, Shaffer 2, Larson 1). Steals: SWV 16 (Lund 7), MA 25 (Knight 7, Stewart 5, Jones 4, Nickle 3, Elwood 2, Gilbertson 2, Shaffer 2). Bocked Shots: SWV 1 (Bevington 1), MA 3 (Gilbertson 1, Knight 1, Nickle 1). Total Fouls: SWV 10, MA 20. Fouled Out: SWV none, MA none.