St. Francis, Panthers to clash in D1-4 finals

NORFOLK - Leigh rolled over Newman Grove 78-48 Tuesday night in Class D1-4 subdistrict semifinals at Norfolk Catholic.

The Panthers dominated the game from the beginning, overwhelming the Bluejays by outscoring them 22-8 in the first quarter. In the second half, Leigh continued to pull away from the Bluejays.

Jake McMullin led the Panthers, recording 27 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Marcus Urban scored 11 points and added four rebounds and an assist.

Trey Frauendorfer led the Bluejays, recording 12 points, six rebounds and a block, while Ryan Nathan recorded nine points and three assists.

Newman Grove (6-13) 8 10 12 18 - 40

Leigh (19-2) 22 14 19 23 - 78

n Newman Grove-Jordan Nelson 3 1-2 4 8, Cody Benson, Ryan Nathan 4 0-1 1 9, Preston Afrank 0 0-0 3 0, Jesse Knust, Trey Frauendorfer 5 2-4 1 12, Kyle Wiese 0 0-0 1 0, Brett Roberg 0 0-0 1 0, Josh Kaufman 0 0-0 1 0, Sean Ferrier 7 0-0 5 14, Clayton Mason 2 1-2 5 5. Totals 23 4-9 22 48.

n Leigh-Jake McMullin 8 9-10 1 27, Grant Wiemer 3 0-0 1 6, Nick Hollatz 3 4-9 4 10, Jeremy Gall 3 2-4 3 8, Scott Muhle 0 1-2 0 1, Jarrett Koch 1 2-2 0 2, Ty McMullin 1 0-0 0 3, Marcus Urban 3 5-6 3 11. Totals 29 23-29 11 78.

n 3-point goals-Newman Grove 2 (Nelson, Nathan), Leigh 3 (Janousek 2, T. McMullin).

Humphrey St. Francis 56,

Winside 53

NORFOLK - Humphrey St. Francis edged Winside 56-53 in Class D1-4 subdistricts Tuesday night.

The second-ranked Flyers trailed 18-7 after the first quarter, but found the grove in the second quarter to outscore the Wildcats 15-7. St. Francis eventually took the lead in the third period and held on for the victory.

Kendal Bender led the Flyers with 23 points, while Shawn Preister added 17 points.

Marcus Messersmith led the Wildcats with 25 points.

Winside (14-6) 18 7 13 15 - 53

St. Francis (17-4) 7 15 17 17 - 56

n Winside-Jared Roberts 0 1-2 2 1, Sam Barg 4 0-0 5 12, Marcus Messersmith 10 4-4 3 25, Andrew Mohr 0 3-4 4 3, Matt Peter 5 2-4 3 12. Totals 19 10-14 17 53.

n St. Francis-Randy Foltz 3 0-0 2 7, Travis Wemhoff 0 0-0 2 0, Shawn Preister 6 3-4 2 17, Kendal Bender 7 6-7 2 23, Mitch Wieser 0 4-4 2 4, Steve Wemhoff 2 1-4 1 5, Nathan Bender 0 0-1 3 0. Totals 18 14-20 16 56.

n 3-point goals-Winside 5 (Barg 4, Messersmith), St. Francis 6 (Foltz, Preister 2, Bender 3).

Lindsay Holy Family 80,

Parkview Christian 47

OSCEOLA - Lindsay Holy Family smashed Parkview Christian 80-47 in the Class D2-2 subdistrict semifinals.

The Bulldogs started out slow, but picked up the momentum as the game went on. The Bulldogs outscored Patriots 36-18 in the first half and continued to pull away after intermission the second half.

Jeff Wegener led the Bulldogs with 19 points while Clayton Korus recorded 17 points.

Parkview Christ. (8-13) 10 8 16 13 - 47

Holy Family (13-8) 12 24 20 24 - 80

n Parkview Christian-L. Grone 2 0-0 0 6, W. Farewell 0 0-0 4 0, J. Beinlich 1 0-0 1 2, L. Boren 5 4-4 3 15, C. Branding 1 0-0 0 2, J. Tyrance 4 2-3 3 11, J. Fuchser 0 1-2 0 1, P. Embree 1 0-1 4 2, P. Tyrance 4 0-2 0 8. Totals 18 7-12 16 47.

n Holy Family-Eric Gronenthal 1 0-0 0 2, Miles Korus 3 2-5 2 8, Jordan Bender 2 2-4 4 6, Clayton Korus 8 0-2 1 17, Grant Wiese 1 0-1 1 2, Bryant Pfeifer 2 2-2 2 6, Jeff Wegener 9 1-3 1 19, Kent Schumacher 1 2-2 0 4, John Jarecki 3 0-0 2 6, Lucas Weeder 4 2-3 1 10. Totals 34 11-22 13 80.

n 3-point goals-Parkview Christian 4 (Grone 2, Boren, J. Tyrance), Holy Family 1 (Korus).

Shelby 62,

Palmer 37

CENTRAL CITY - Matt Gillespie and Jessie Hablitzel combined to score 39 points to lead Shelby past Palmer 62--37 in the Class D1-5 subdistrict Tuesday night.

The Huskies took a commanding 27-14 lead over the Tigers in the first half and continued to pull away. The Huskies' strong defense held the Tigers to single-digit scores in three out of the four quarters.

Hablitzel led the Huskies recording 20 points, while Gillespie scored 19 points. Bryant Alt added 11 points.

Collins Haag led the Tigers with 13 points, while Neil Kilchriste recorded 11 points.

Palmer (14-7) 7 7 15 8 - 37

Shelby (14-6) 11 16 16 19 - 62

n Palmer-Collins Haag 13, Neil Kilchriste 11, Nic Dukat 6, Brode Helgoth 4, Kyle Kunze 3. Totals 18 4-9 19 37.

n Shelby-Matt Gillespie 19, Bryant Alt 11, Aric Alt 4, Jared Swanson 2, Seth Houdersheldt 4, Kirk Vodicka 2, Jesse Hablitzel 20. Totals 24 17-23 13 62.

n 3-point goals-Palmer 3, Shelby 3.

Dodge 65,

Rising City 44

OSCEOLA - Class D-2 No. 4 Dodge defeated Rising City 65-44 Tuesday night in the D2-2 boys subdistricts.

Dodge dominated the Terriers 37-16 in the first half and continued to put up a fight in the second half.

The Terriers stayed within reach in the second half, but couldn't overcome the 20-6 first-quarter deficit.

Dion Kovar led the Terriers with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while James Wightman scored eight points and eight rebounds.

Ben Franzluebber led Dodge with 11 points while Bryan Ruskamp added 10 points.

Dodge (15-6) 20 17 15 13 - 65

Rising City (6-15) 6 10 14 14 - 44