The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls basketball teams continue their busy road schedule tonight when they travel to Tipton for a River Valley Conference doubleheader at Tipton. The Golden Hawk boys are 7-3 on the year and 4-2 in the RVC after a 63-43 loss at No. 2 Iowa City Regina Tuesday despite 12 points from Bryce Henry. This season the Hawks score 58 per game and give up 56 on 40% shooting, 32% from three and 60% at the line with 30 rebounds, 11 assists, nine steals and 14 turnovers per game. Individually, Henry leads with 17 points and eight boards per game, Brooks Weber averages four assists and three steals per night.
Tipton is winless in 10 tries this year including 0-7 in conference after a 64-39 loss at Alburnett Tuesday. The Tigers average 38 points per game while giving up 67 on 31% shooting, 24% from three and 53% at the line with 20 rebounds, eight steals, seven assists and 14 turnovers per game. Individually, Oakley Kruse is at 15 points, two assists and two steals per game. Wyatt Nebergall averages four rebounds. Golden Hawk head coach Daren Lambert spoke on Tuesday’s KCII Postgame show about where his team’s focus will be to get ready for the Tigers. “We know we have some small things we need to go clean up, and when we take care of those, we’ll be in a better position.”
The Hawks have won eight of the last 10 in the series including a 71-63 and 78-42 sweep a season ago.
The Golden Hawk girls enter a key conference contest tonight with the Tigers at 7-4 on the year and 5-1 in conference after a 54-36 loss at Regina Tuesday with Morgyn Bender’s 10 points leading the way. Mid-Prairie is ranked No. 13 in Class 3A in the latest poll from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. On the season, the Hawks score 57 per night, giving up 45 on 39% shooting, 31% from three and 55% at the line with 36 rebounds, 17 steals, 16 assists and 20 turnovers per game. Individually, Bender’s 13 points per night are best with Jovi Evans at five rebounds, Katelyn Harland four assists and Jeorgia Evans four steals.
Tipton is 11-1 this year and a perfect 6-0, atop the River Valley and winners of eight-in-a-row after a 54-38 road victory at Alburnett. The Tigers are ranked No. 11 in Class 3A in the latest Athletic Union poll. On the season, the Tigers average 52 points per game and give up 33 on 40% shooting, 31% from three and 57% at the line with 36 rebounds, 14 assists, 12 steals and 18 turnovers per game. Individually, Jordyn Schmidt goes for 12 points, nine rebounds and three steals per night. Paityn Daedlow averages four assists per game. This week, Golden Hawk head coach Jenny Hobbs joined KCII Sports to talk about what her team needs to do to bounce back. “Tipton has two true posts. Both 6’1″. Defensively, we match up pretty well with most teams but, Tipton will be tough for us. (We have to get in the right mindset), we can’t allow one missed shot to turn into two missed shots. We have to get back up. (With Williamsburg and Regina) this has been a tough week. I’m just looking for all out effort, all the time, from player one through player 15. With our athletic ability, there really is no limit. It’s just if we have the correct mindset or not.”
Mid-Prairie has won 13 of 15 in the series including a 48-37 and 60-50 sweep a season ago. You can hear all of the action live tonight from Tipton High School on AM 1380, FM 102.5, the KCII2 App and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Golden Hawk Basketball Pregame Show at 5:30p.m., Unc N Nephs Food & Brew tip of the girls game at six with the boys to follow.