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The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s basketball team saw their winning streak go to four games after winning twice last week, including winning their postseason opener at home.
The win gave the Raiderettes record another win to set their overall record at 15-6.
The Raiderettes beat Interstate-35 on February 5, 55-30 in their regular season finale and three days later beat Sidney in the first round of the postseason, 56-25 at home.

The Raiderettes played at Lamoni on Tuesday, February 13 in the first round of the Class 1A Region 3 tournament. Lamoni beat Hamburg 40-29 to advance. A win there would set up a date on Friday likely at Class 1A 12th-ranked Fremont-Mills.

The winner of that game will play in the Regional Final on Wednesday, February 21 at a site to be determined.
The top seed in the Region is No. 6 Martensdale-St. Mary’s.

Mount Ayr enjoyed the home court in their first-round game with Sidney, gaining a 25-4 lead after the first quarter of their 1A Regional game. The Raiderettes would take a 36-10 lead at halftime.

Mount Ayr put the game away in the third quarter with a 19-5 run to extend their lead to 55-15 going to the final quarter. The 35-point, mercy-rule running clock was activated in the second half.
“Survive and advance, Our girls set the pace and tone early and we never looked back. We are sharing the ball and playing well on both ends and getting fun to watch,” said Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit.

Mount Ayr had three players score in double figures in the game. Breya Nickle and Izzy Gilbertson had 13 points each while Jaxy Knight scored 10 points. Nickle had a double-double after grabbing 10 rebounds to go with 3 blocked shots and 3 assists. Gilbertson had 8 rebounds and Jaylee Shaffer scored 9 points and had 5 assists. Dannie Stewart chipped in 8 points.
Mount Ayr shot 37-percent for the game and missed only two free throw attempts in the game. The Raiderettes made five three-point baskets in the game.
Sidney had just one player in double figures and that was senior Lilly Peters who scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds. Addyson Foster chipped in 7 points for the Cowgirls.
Sidney shot just 24-percent from the floor, making only eight field goals in the game. The Cowgirls also struggled at the free throw line, going 9-for-22.
Mount Ayr won their third game in a row on Monday, February 5 over Interstate-35, 55-30 on senior night.
The Raiderettes scored ten or more points in each of the four quarters to get the win. The Roadrunners only scored in double digits in one of the four quarters. The win was the Raiderettes 14th while I-35 fell to 5-12.
Mount Ayr led 16-10 after the first quarter and used a 15-7 run in the second quarter to take a 31-17 halftime lead.
The Raiderettes then used a 13-4 run in the third quarter to put the game away, taking a 44-21 lead to the final quarter. Mount Ayr outscored the Roadrunners 11-9 in the final quarter.
Dannie Stewart scored a season-high 19 points and had 5 rebounds to lead Mount Ayr. Izzy Gilbertson added 12 points and 7 rebounds. Jaxy Knight added 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Breya Nickle chipped in 6 points and 8 rebounds. I-35 was led in scoring by Caroline Green with 11 points while Ella VanDyke and Mia Greve each had five points.

Mount Ayr 55, Interstate-35
1 2 3 4 Final
I35 10 7 4 9 30
MA 16 15 13 11 55

MOUNT AYR (55): Dannie Stewart 8-12 0-1 19, Breya Nickle 1-9 3-4 6, Jaxy Knight 3-10 2-2 8, Izzy Gilbertson 5-7 2-3 12, Karly Elwood 0-1 0-0 0, Abby Larson 0-0 0-0 0, Jaylee Shaffer 3-3 0-0 8, MaKel Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Tatum Friedrich 0-0 0-0 0, Adalynn Dredge 0-0 0-0 0, Keely Wasteney 0-0 0-0 0, Kacie Larsen 0-0 0-0 0, Koda Henle 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Anderson 1-1 0-0 2, Kensie Barnes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 21-43 7-10 55.
3-Pt. FG: 6-16 (Stewart 3-4, Shaffer 2-2, Bickle 1-4, Knight 0-6). Rebounds: 34 (Nickle 8, Knight 7, Gilbertson 7, Stewart 5, Jones 3, Elwood 2, Shaffer 2). Assists: 17 (Knight 6, Shaffer 5, Stewart 3, Nickle 2, Barnes 1). Steals: Nickle 2, Knight 2, Jones 2, Larson 1, Elwood 1, Stewart 1). Blocked Shots: 4 (Gilbertson 2, Nickle 2). Totals: 9. Fouled Out: none.
Mount Ayr 56, Sidney 25

1 2 3 4 Final
S 4 6 5 10 25
MA 25 11 19 1 56

MOUNT AYR (56): Jaylee Shaffer 2-6 3-3 9, Dannie Stewart 4-7 0-0 8, Breya Nickle 5-8 2-2 13, Jaxy Knight 4-11 0-0 10, Izzy Gilbertson 6-12 1-2 13, Abby Larson 0-3 0-0 0, MaKel Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Tatum Friedrich 0-1 0-0 0, Adalynn Dredge 0-0 1-2 1, Keely Wasteney 0-2 0-0 0, Koda Henle 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Karly Elwood 1-4 0-0 2, Kensie Barnes 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 22-58 7-9 56.
3-Pt. FG: 5-22 (Shaffer 2-5, Knight 2-5, Nickle 1-3, Wasteney 0-2, Larson 0-2, Stewart 0-2, Gilbertson 0-1, Jones 0-1, Friedrich 0-1). Rebounds: 40 (Nickle 10, Gilbertson 8, Knight 7, Stewart 4, Larson 3, Shaffer 2, Jones 2, Barnes 2, Elwood 1, Dredge 1). Assists: 20 (Shaffer 5, Knight 4, Nickle 3, Stewart 2, Gilbertson 2, Larson 2, Jones 2). Steals: 9 (Knight 4, Stewart 2, Jones 2, Shaffer 1). Blocked Shots: 4 (Nickle 3, Gilbertson 1). Total Fouls: 17. Fouled Out: none.