The final pre-tournament tune-up is tonight for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys basketball team when they take on rival Iowa City Regina at Tim Grady Gymnasium in Wellman.
The Golden Hawk boys are 15-5 this year, 10-3 in the River Valley Conference, winners of six straight, including 74-54 on Senior Night Tuesday over Alburnett. On the season, the Hawks score 63 per night and give up 53 on 43% shooting, 33% from deep and 62% at the line with 32 rebounds, 13 assists, 10 steals and 12 turnovers per game. Individual leaders include Bryce Henry’s 18 points and six boards per game with Brooks Weber’s four assists and three steals per night.
Iowa City Regina is 18-1 on the year, 13-0 champions of the River Valley South. They were 62-41 winners over Dyersville-Beckman Thursday in Iowa City. Regina is ranked No. 3 in the final Class 2A poll of the year from the Iowa High School Athletic Association. On the year, the Regals average 66 points per game and give up 39 on 53% shooting, 32% from three and 58% at the line with 27 rebounds, 17 assists, 10 steals and nine turnovers per game. Individually it’s Tate Wallace with 17 points per night and Will Litton with six rebounds and three assists. This week, Mid-Prairie head coach Daren Lambert talked about what he wants to see from his team to make sure they’re peaking down the stretch. “We need to get consistent with more of the same of what we have been putting out (during this win streak). We know Friday is going to be another tough matchup against a team that got us the first time we played this year. I feel like we are playing well right now. We look a lot different than we did. We’re playing with a lot of confidence.”
These two teams have split their last 14 meetings with the Regals winning earlier this year in Iowa City 63-43. You can hear all of the action live tonight on AM 1380, FM 102.5, the KCII2 App and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Golden Hawk Basketball Pregame Show at 7p.m. And Unc N Nephs Food & Brew Opening tip at 7:30p.m. From Tim Grady Gymnasium in Wellman.