Big wins for Mount Ayr basketball programs
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It was a big night for the Mount Ayr basketball programs on Monday, December 2.
There, both the boy’s and girl’s teams collected victories over Clarke in a non-conference varsity doubleheader.
The Raiderettes beat Clarke 59-17 while the Raider boys beat the Indians 52-48. Both teams are back at home Friday, after playing at Nodaway Valley Tuesday, when Martensdale-St. Mary’s comes to town. It is the start of three straight home games. The Raiders are 1-0 while the Raiderettes improved to 2-0.
In the girl’s game the Raiderettes used unselfish play in the first half to build up a halftime lead of 44 to 11. Early on in the second half, the 35-point mercy rule running clock was activated. Mount Ayr led 19-6 after the first quarter and outscored the Indians by 20 points in the second quarter.
Mount Ayr came into the game off of an 86-39 non-conference win over Lamoni before Thanksgiving. The win by Mount Ayr snapped a two-game win streak by Clarke. The Raiders shot 51-percent for the game. Jaxy Knight had a game, pouring in 22 points and catching fire from the three-point line, making 4-of-6 attempts. She added five steals, four assists and four rebounds. Breya Nickle and Izzy Gilbertson each scored 15 points and combined for 12 rebounds. The Raiderettes had 21 steals as a team and 18 assists.
“Our girls came out strong again tonight. We had good passes and unselfish play making it fun to watch,” said Mount Ayr head girl’s coach Thad Streit.
Mount Ayr’s Tyler Martin dives for the ball during the Raiders’ victory over Clarke Monday evening. PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA.
In the boy’s game, the Raiders were in a dog fight all night, in their season opener. Trailing by eight after the first quarter, 17-9, Mount Ayr rallied to tie the game in the second quarter as part of a 19-14 second quarter run. The Raiders cut into the lead at halftime, 31-28.
The game stayed close in the third as the Raiders trailed 43-41 going to the final quarter. In the final quarter, an 11-5 run by Mount Ayr gave them the win, just their second in the last four meetings between the schools.
Junior Jackson Ruggles poured in 29 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals to lead the Raiders. Jaize Frost had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. All but two Raiders who played scored in the game. Mount Ayr struggled from the three-point line in the game, making only 3-of-15 attempts, but the Raiders did connect on 13 of their free throw attempts. Mount Ayr had a solid first game in the rebounding department, collecting 35 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards.
BB: Mount Ayr 52, Clarke 48
Monday, December 2
At Mount Ayr
1 2 3 4 Final
C 17 14 12 5 48
MA 9 19 13 11 52
MOUNT AYR (52): Jackson Ruggles 10-18 7-9 29, Trevin Victor 1-2 0-0 2, Jaize Frost 4-7 2-4 10, Tyler Martin 1-4 1-2 3, Tate Dugan 1-4 0-0 2, Tyler Still 0-1 0-0 0, Hayes Stogdill 1-1 0-2 3, Adler Reed 0-3 3-4 3, Louden Main 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-40 13-23 52.
3-Pt. FG: 3-15 (Ruggles 2-10, Stogdill 1-1, Martin 0-2, Frost 0-1, Still 0-1). Rebounds: 35 (Frost 11, Dugan 10, Ruggles 7, Reed 2, Main 2). Assists: 14 (Ruggles 4, Frost 3, Still 2, Victor 2, Martin 1, Stogdill 1, Reed 1). Steals: 14 (Dugan 3, Reed 3, Ruggles 2, Victor 2, Martin 2, Main 1, Frost 1). Total Fouls: 18. Fouled Out: Martin.
GB: Mount Ayr 59, Clarke 17
Monday, December 3
At Mount Ayr
1 2 3 4 Final
C 6 5 6 0 17
MA 19 25 9 6 59
MOUNT AYR (59): Jaylee Shaffer 1-1 0-0 3, Dannie Stewart 1-5 0-0 2, Breya Nickle 5-10 4-6 15, Jaxy Knight 9-11 2-2 22, Izzy Gilbertson 7-11 1-3 15, Abby Larson 0-2 0-0 0, Emma Reynolds 0-2 0-0 0, MaKel Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Tatum Friedrich 0-0 0-0 0, Keely Wasteney 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-45 7-11 59.
3-Pt. FG: 6-15 (Knight 4-6, Nickle 1-2, Shaffer 1-1, Stewart 0-3, Larson 0-1, Reynolds 0-1, Jones 0-1). Rebounds: 26 (Nickle 6, Gilbertson 6, Knight 4, Larson 3, Wasteney 3, Shaffer 2, Stewart 1, Jones 1). Assists: 18 (Shaffer 6, Knight 4, Larson 4, Nickle 2, Stewart 2). Steals: 21 (Knight 5, Jones 4, Nickle 3, Stewart 2, Shaffer 2, Larson 2, Reynolds 2, Gilbertson 1). Blocked Shots: 6 (Gilbertson 3, Knight 1, Nickle 1, Wasteney 1). Total Fouls: 8. Fouled Out: none.
