CENTERVILLE —
The fifth-ranked (Class 3A) Centerville boys basketball team used a big fourth quarter to claim the outright South Central Conference title Friday night with a 66-54 win over Chariton.
The Big Reds led by just two points, 41-39, after three stanzas but used a swarming press to come up with some big turnovers and transition points. Centerville outscored the Chargers 25-15 in the fourth on the way to the 15th straight win for the Big Reds. Logan Dabney led Centerville with 16 points and Kolton Gonnerman added 15.
“It feels really good,” said Centerville coach Matt Kruzich. “Chariton is a nice shooting ball team, and we knew they’d get after us, but we held our composure in a tight ball game.”
Centerville is now 8-0 in the SCC (15-1 overall) with two conference games remaining, but every other team in the conference has at least three losses. Chariton (14-5, 7-3) was led in scoring by Daric Laing’s 16 points, while Christian Bengston added 15 and Bryce Cunningham scored 11.
Payton Busch, Garrett Faris and Michael Starcevich each scored nine points for Centerville. Busch also dished nine assists, while Starceich grabbed seven rebounds. Faris and Busch each came up with four big steals, while Dabney swatted away three block shots.
“We made a living off Dabney in the post,” said Kruzich.
The Big Reds host Kirksville (Mo.) today and will host Albia on Tuesday. Chariton will host Fairfield on Tuesday.
Centerville 66, Chariton 54
Char 9 12 18 15 — 54
Cent 14 18 9 25 — 66
Centerville (66) — Logan Dabney 16, Kolton Gonnerman 15, Payton Busch 9, Michael Starcevich 9, Garrett Faris 9, Jared Armington 6, Jesse Stufflebeem 2. Totals 30 3-4 66.
3-point goals — 3 (Busch, Starcevich, Faris). Fouled out — Dabney. Rebounds — 20 (Starcevich 7). Assists — 17 (Busch 9). Steals — 13 (Faris 4, Busch 4). Blocks — 4 (Dabney 3). Total fouls — 19. Turnovers — 7.
Sigourney rolls, will play for SICL crown
Courier sports staff
VICTOR — Vaclav Bujnoch accumulated 37 points and Brandon Stuhr added 17 more as the Sigourney boys basketball team set itself up for a shot at the South Iowa Cedar League title with a 74-28 blowout win over HLV at Victor on Friday.
The Savages will travel to league-leading Lynnville-Sully on Monday, and a win there would give Sigourney a share of the SICL crown. L-S leads the conference with only one loss, while Sigourney has two conference losses.
“Our guys were really focused,” said Sigourney coach Mitch Eslick. “We are looking forward to the opportunity to play for the conference title.”
Sigourney beat Lynnville-Sully 58-50 on Jan. 4 to hand them their only conference loss, while the Savages (16-3 overall, 16-2 SICL) have league losses to Montezuma and BGM.
Sigourney 74, HLV 28
Sig 22 19 28 5 — 74
HLV 4 9 4 11 — 28
Sigourney (74) — Allan Denny 3, Shane Swearingen 1, Peyton Crawford 2, Jackson Davis 3, Blaine Gretter 6, Colby Kerkove 2, Kevin Weber 3, Vaclav Bujnoch 37, Brandon Stuhr 17. Totals 28 13-15 74.
3-point goals — 5 (Bujnoch 2, Weber, Davis, Denny). Fouled out — None. Total fouls — 12.
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