CENTERVILLE —
As the race for the South Central Conference title resumed on Friday, the Centerville boys basketball team staked an early claim to the crown. Michael Starcevich scored 19 points while Kolton Gonnerman added 18 as the Big Reds built a big 20-6 lead early in a 64-47 win over Chariton.
Starcevich nailed three 3-pointers as Centerville closed the game in style, outscoring Chariton 24-15 in the fourth quarter after the Chargers closed to within eight after three.
“It was kind of a game where the first and fourth quarter decided it,” Chariton head coach Ben Schooley said. “We gave up 44 points in those two quarters combined, so we didn’t start very well and didn’t finish well either.”
Alex Wright scored 15 points to lead the Chargers, including a 3-5 shooting effort from 3-point territory. Chariton (7-2, 3-2) returns to action today at Wayne while Centerville (7-1, 4-0) rides a seven-game winning streak into a matchup at defending 3A state champion Mount Pleasant on Tuesday.
Centerville 64, Chariton 47
Chariton 6 8 18 15 — 47
C’Ville 20 9 11 24 — 64
Chariton (47) — Alex Wright 15, Daric Lange 9, Bryce Cunningham 8, Willie Felderman 6, T.J. Hockenson 5, Christian Bengtson 3, Conner Altenhofen 1. Totals 17-59 8-12 47.
3-point goals — 5-14 (Wright 3-5). Rebounds — 30 (Felderman 8). Assists — 15 (Cunningham 8). Steals — 4 (Hockenson 2). Blocks — 1 (Cunningham). Total fouls — 11. Turnovers — 9.
Centerville (64) — Michael Starcevich 19, Kolton Gonnerman 18, Payton Busch 11, Logan Dabney 10, Garrett Faris 4, Jesse Stufflebeam 2. Totals 27 FG 6 FT 64.
3-point goals — 4 (Starcevich 3). Total fouls — 15.
Mustangs run past Clarke in home opener
BLOOMFIELD — After spending the 2012 portion of this season on the road, the Davis County boys kicked off 2013 with a successful home opener. Park Mikels and Colton Roberts each scored 18 points as the Mustangs dominated early in an 81-50 South Central Conference win on Friday.
“We told the guys before the game it was nice to be in our loud gym,” Davis County head boys basketball coach Jeff Graves said. “We fed off the energy of the crowd. We were definitely ready to play at home.”
Roberts added 10 rebounds for a double-double while Wyatt Garmon and Calvin Utt each poured in 10 points for Davis County. The Mustangs dominated the opening eight minutes, opening a 17-4 lead on Clarke, and closed the game outscoring the Indians 26-9 in the final period.
Jared Jamison led Clarke with 16 points. Davis County (4-4, 2-1) returns to their home floor tonight for a matchup with Central Decatur.
Davis County 81, Clarke 50
Clarke 4 16 21 9 — 50
D.C. 17 24 14 26 — 81
Davis County (81) — Park Mikels 18, Colton Roberts 18, Wyatt Garmon 10, Calvin Utt 10, Kyle Birchmier 8, Austin Erwine 8, McKane Wells 3, Zeb Black 2, Justin Utt 2. Totals 33 FG 15-26 81.
3-point goals — 0. Rebounds — 49 (Roberts 10, Garmon 8). Assists — 14 (Utt 7, Mickels 3). Steals — 12 (Utt 4, Tyler Knapp 2). Total fouls — 19.
Sigourney rallies late against Lynnville-Sully
SIGOURNEY — Vaclav Bujnoch led a late charge for Sigourney in a critical South Iowa Cedar League win Friday. The Savages’ senior scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Sigourney overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to knock off Lynnville-Sully 58-50.
“This was a huge win for us. Lynnville-Sully hadn’t lost in league play yet and we knew we needed to beat them to stay in the race,” Sigourney head boys basketball coach Mitch Eslick said. “We were down by as many as 13 in the third quarter, closed that down and got a big win to start the second half of the year.”
T.J. Cunningham led Lynnville-Sully with 19 points. Sigourney (6-2, 6-2) is back in SICL action tonight with a make-up game at English Valleys.
Sigourney 58, Lynnville-Sully 50
L-S 18 15 11 6 — 50
Sig. 10 18 14 16— 58
Sigourney (58) — Vaclav Bujnoch 28, Jackson Davis 8, Kevin Weber 8, Brandon Stuhr 7, Kyle Ferree 4, Allan Denny 3. Totals 17 FG 21-23 58.
3-point goals — 3 (Weber 2, Denny). Rebounds — 22 (Bujnoch 9). Turnovers — 9.
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