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A Season to RememberRemember
2014 Grinnell Tigers2014 Grinnell Tigers
Poweshiek County CRPoweshiek County CRMarch 19, 2014March 19, 2014
Page 2 A SEASON TO REMEMBER GRINNELL TIGERS BOYS BASKETBALL 2014
By DANN [email protected]
In a three-year run, a
group of seniors have
done something at Grin-
nell High School that
Scott Sharp, the head
basketball coach for the
Tigers, believes is quite a
feat.
“Th ey’ve had a great
imprint on the Grinnell
basketball program,” he
said. “Th ese seniors will
ride off into the sunset
leaving a huge mark and
we wish them the best –
they certainly set the bar
high for future Grinnell
teams.”
Tigers make state tourney for 3rd consecutive year Th e seniors had just
played No. 6 Waverly-
Shell Rock in the quarter-
fi nals of the Class 3A boys
state basketball tourna-
ment at Wells Fargo in
Des Moines on Tuesday,
March 11 – they lost 67-
58.
Despite the loss, the
appearance in the tourna-
ment speaks volumes for
these seniors – this was
the third straight season
they had qualifi ed for the
state tournament.
Th ey fi nished fourth
two years ago.
“It’s sad to see the 10 of
them leave,” Sharp said.
“Th ey can hold their head
high as they walk out of
here tonight.”
Th e Tigers reached
the state tournament
by fi rst stopping Wil-
liamsburg 55-38 in the
district 11 semifi nals –
the Raiders had beaten
Grinnell earlier in the
season. Ranked num-
ber 10 at the time, they
stopped Grinnell by 10
points, 67-57.
In the fi nals the
Tigers met Pella – they
had split the season
with Grinnell taking the
fi rst one in dominating
CR photo by J.O. Parker
Ryan Campbell, 43, tries to block a shot by a Waverly-Shell Rock player during Grinnell’s 67-58 Class 3A quarterfi nal loss to the Go-Hawks at the 2014 state bas-ketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
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Grinnell: Open with win over South TamaContinued from page 2
fashion 60-46, while
Pella rebounded in the
second match winning
76-72.
In the fi nals it was all
Grinnell as they won
the Class 3A District 11
tournament 65-41.
Th en it was on to
substate where they
were pitted against
No. 4 Ft. Madison. Th e
Tigers won that bout
62-58 and moved on to
the state tournament.
What follows is a
more in-depth roundup
of “A Season Worth
Remembering.”
Grinnell Tigers
Boys Basketball2013-2014
Grinnell 70South Tama 27 Th e Grinnell Tigers
fl oated behind 21 points
by Joe Schmidt, 18 from
Eli Dunne and Nate
Vosburg’s 11 points to
dominate in the sea-
son opener at Tama on
Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Th e Tigers, who out
rebounded the Trojans
36 to 21, opened with
a 17-9 fi rst period lead,
then jumped to a 39-16
halft ime lead to take
control.
Both Dunne and
Schmidt controlled
the boards with seven
rebounds each. Denton
York added fi ve with
Clayton Scurr grabbing
four.
Mason Doty added
three steals on the
night.
Grinnell 77Knoxville 37
An 18-point perfor-
mance by Joe Schmidt,
sparked by an opening
3-point goal boosted the
Grinnell Tigers to a 77-37
dominating performance
over Knoxville on Friday,
Dec. 6 at home.
Th e Tigers jumped out
to a 22-9 fi rst period lead
and never looked back as
Grinnell controlled the
boards on both ends and
created opportunities that
led to open shots for scores.
Three Grinnell Tigers
were in double fi gures with
Eli Dunne connecting for
11 points and Denton York
adding 10.
Dunne added seven
rebounds and Schmidt six
as the Tigers had 35 total
rebounds to 20 for Knox-
ville.
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Grinnell 45 Despite 11 points
from Eli Dunne and
10 by Joe Schmidt, the
Tigers fell to Benton
Community 57-45 Sat-
urday, Dec. 7.
Dunne recorded 13
rebounds on the night
while Schmidt added
seven.
Grinnell 70Norwalk 50
A 27-point scoring
spree by Joe Schmidt
with another 17 by Eli
Dunne boosted the
Grinnell Tigers to a 70-
50 win at Norwalk on
Friday, Dec. 13.
Th e Tigers broke
open a tie game, 27-27,
at halft ime with a 24-12
scoring spree and added
a 19-11 streak in the
fourth period to knot
the win.
Dunne controlled
the boards for the Ti-
gers with 15 rebounds
– 11 on defense – while
Clayton Scurr added
three steals on the
night.
Schmidt was 6-of-12
from three-point range.
Mt. Vernon 67Grinnell 65
Th e Mt. Vernon Mus-
tangs came back from a
35-25 halft ime defi cit to
Page 4 A SEASON TO REMEMBER GRINNELL TIGERS BOYS BASKETBALL 2014
defeat the Tigers 67-65 on
Tuesday, Jan 21.
Eli Dunne led the
Tigers with 30 points – he
was 11-of-14 from two
point range – and had six
rebounds.
Joe Schmidt, who
scored 16 points, also
recorded six rebounds.
Th e Tigers had built the
halft ime lead with a 21-11
second period, but the
Mustangs fought back in
the second half to take the
lead and the win.
Grinnell 60, Pella 46
Four Grinnell Tiger
players scored in double
fi gures to lead them to a
big 60-46 win over Pella
on Dec. 12, 2013.
With Joe Schmidt
leading the charge – he
scored 15 points and
added seven rebounds –
the Tigers jumped out to
a 20-16 lead, then played
even with the Little Dutch
as they went into the
locker room at halft ime
with a 32-28 cushion.
Nate Vosburg scored
Grinnell: Tigers drop game to Mt. Vernon as they come back for winContinued from page 3
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12 points, Denton York
added 11 and also had
seven rebounds while
Eli Dunne, who also had
seven rebounds, scored 10
points.
Th e Tigers dominated
in the third period out
scoring Pella 13-8 and
added 15 in the fi nal
stanza for the 60-46 win.
Schmidt added four
steals on the night.
No. 10 Williamsburg 67Grinnell 57
Th e Grinnell Tigers
were out scored 21-6 in
the fi rst period setting the
tone in a 67-57 loss to the
Class 3A No. 10 Williams-
burg Raiders on Saturday,
Jan. 14.
Both Joe Schmidt and
Elli Dunne led the Tigers
with 18 points each –
Dunne also had nine
rebounds for Grinnell.
Schmidt added fi ve as-
sists to lead the Tigers.
Sam Allen scored 10
points for the Tigers .CR photo by J.O. Parker
Joe Schmidt, 23, looks to defend against a Waverly-Shell Rock player during quarterfi nal action at the Class 3A state basketball tournament. The Tigers lost to the Go-Hawks 67-58 on Tuesday, March 11.
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But it wasn’t enough
as the Raiders took the
fi rst period lead, then had
a 32-21 halft ime defi cit
before closing the gap in
the third period 49-48.
In the fi nal stanza, the
Raiders out scored Grin-
nell 18-9 for the win.
Christian Mertens
added six points and three
assists in the loss.
Grinnell 77Oskaloosa 38
Th e Grinnell Tigers
jumped out to a 24-10
lead and went on to
dominate the Oskaloosa
Indians 77-38 in basket-
ball action on Tuesday,
Jan. 7.
Th e Tigers were led by
Sam Allen who scored 18
points and Eli Dunne with
13.
Twelve players scored
during the game with
Clayton Scurr adding 11
and Joe Schmidt connect-
ing for 10.
Grinnell extended the
lead at halft ime 47-24 as
they improved to 5-2 on
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Grinnell: Lost to No. 10 Williamsburg with slow start in fi rst periodContinued from page 4
the season.
Schimidt led the Tigers
on the boards with fi ve
rebounds and added nine
assists and nine steals on
the night.
Grinnell 63Newton 44
Th e Grinnell Tigers
came-from-behind to
grab a 63-44 win over
Newton on Jan. 10 at
home.
Down 16-12 at the
end of one period and
26-23 at halft ime, the
Tigers came on in the
third period for a 32-26
lead, them dominated
in the fourth 27-14 for
the win.
Th e Tigers were led
by Eli Dunne with 16
points – he had seven
rebounds and was 5-of-
9 from fi eld goal range.
Sam Allen added 12
points and Nate Vos-
burg 10. Joe Schmidt
added nine rebounds to
lead the Tigers and had
four assists while Vos-
burg had eight. Mason
Doty had three assists
and three steals.
Grinnell 65No. 3 Dallas Center-Grimes 62
Call it what you want
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up and down game,
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Grinnell Tiger win col-
umn aft er a 65-62 victory
over the previously No.
3 Dallas Center-Grimes
Mustangs.
Grinnell improved to
6-2 with the win on Tues-
day, Jan. 14, while Dallas
Center-Grimes fell to 9-2.
Led by Joe Schmidt
who scored 24 points
– 4-of-5 from the fi eld,
including a 3-of-5 night
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from 3-point range –
before fouling out, and Eli
Dunne with 14 points –
5-of-6 in fi eld goals – the
Tigers jumped out to a
fast 13-7 fi rst period lead,
only to have the Mustangs
take over at halft ime 29-
26.
Dallas Center-Grimes
out scored the Tigers in
the second period 22-13.
But the second half
turned into Grinnell’s
time as they came out and
fought back for a hard
earned 43-42 lead.
In the fi nal stanza,
both teams traded bas-
kets, but it was the Tigers
who fi nished on top with
the win.
Dunne led the Tigers
on the boards with eight
rebounds before he also
fouled out, followed by
Denton York who added
seven.
Schmidt and Nate Vos-
burg both had two steals
on the night.
Grinnell 68Pella Christian 49
Th e Grinnell Tigers
saw four players score a
combined 57 points as
they stopped the Pella
Christian Eagles 68-59.
Joe Schmidt scored
17 points and Sam Allen
added 15 to lead the
Tigers. Denton York
scored 13 and Clayton
Scurr connected on 12
as the Tigers turned it on
in the fi nal three stanzas
for the win – they had an
11-10 lead at the end of
the fi rst period.
With Schmidt
controlling the boards
for the Tigers with 11
rebounds, Grinnell came
out from the locker
room and out scored the
Eagles 27-14 – the Tigers
led 27-22 at the half.
Chariton 64Grinnell 60 Denton York scored 16,
Joe Schmidt 15 and Nate
Vosburg added 11 but
the Grinnell Tigers fell to
Chariton in a hard-fought
game on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Schmidt had 10 assists
and nine rebounds.
Grinnell 60Knoxville 50
With 17 points, Nate
Vosburg led the Tigers to
a 10-point win over Knox-
ville on Jan. 24. Vosburg
scored 17 points and Eli
Dunne added 16 and 14
rebounds for Grinnell.
Joe Schmidt added 12
points as the game was
knotted at 15-15 at the
end of the fi rst period.
Th e Tigers were able to
build a precarious 29-25
halft ime lead, and played
point-for-point with the
Panthers in the third
period as they both scored
14.
In the fi nal stanza, the
Tiger defense was able to
slow down Knoxville as
they out scored them 17-
11 for the win.
Grinnell 73, Albia 59 Eli Dunne connected
for 27 points to lead the
Tigers past Albia on Sat-
urday, Jan. 25.
Two other players also
scored in double fi gures
– Joe Schmidt had 13 and
Nate Vosburg connected
for 10 – as the Tigers
jumped to a 24-15 fi rst
period lead and extended
it to 37-26 at halft ime.
Both Dunne and Vos-
burg had fi ve assists on
the game while Vosburg
led the team with nine
rebounds.
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Grinnell: Tigers stop Pella Christian 68-49Continued from page 5
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Grinnell Tiger head coach Scott Sharp calls for a time out with Sam Allen, 25, in the foreground during the Class 3A quarterfi nal game against Waverly-Shell Rock in the state tournament.
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Grinnell 59Norwalk 48 Th e Grinnell Tigers
jumped to a 14-9 fi rst
period lead to defeat Nor-
walk 59-48 on Jan. 28.
With Joe Schmidt
scored 18 points and
Clayton Scurr and Eli
Dunne both adding nine,
the Tigers held a three
point lead at halft ime –
27-24 – as the Warriors
were able to inch back
into the game.
But a determined Tiger
defense kept them off the
scoreboard in the second
half as Grinnell out scored
them 32-24 for the win.
Dunne led the Tigers
with eight rebounds while
Schmidt added four
Pella 76, Grinnell 72
Despite a 24 point game
by Eli Dunne, the Pella
Little Dutch were able to
hold on for a 76-72 in the
second meeting of the two
rivals on Jan. 31.
Th e Little Dutch took
a 17-13 lead at the end
of the fi rst period, then
expanded that to 36-29 at
the end of the fi rst half.
Th ey added two more,
out scoring Grinnell 24-
22 in the third before the
Tigers poured in on in
the fourth – Grinnell out
scored Pella 21-16.
Sam Allen scored 14
points for Grinnell while
Joe Schmidt added 13 –he
was 3-of-10 from 3-point
range.
Dunne led the Tigers
on the board with six
rebounds.
Newton 60Grinnell 43 Elli Dunne scored 14
points for Grinnell, but
the Tigers couldn’t break
the Newton Cardinal
defense as they defeated
Grinnell 60-43 on Feb. 7.
Joe Schmidt was
held to eight points in
the game – he had fi ve
rebounds – while Clayton
Scurr also added eight
points.
Th e Tigers fell behind
early as Newton took a
17-10 lead aft er one and
added to it at halft ime –
32-23.
Both teams came out a
little cold in the third, but
Newton was able to keep
the lead and jump to a 44-
31 lead.
Dallas Center-Grimes 70Grinnell 64
Th e Grinnell Tigers
lost their third game
in-a-row on Feb. 11 with
a 70-64 loss to Dallas
Center-Grimes.
Despite 21 points by
Grinnell Tiger Nate Vos-
burg – he also had seven
rebounds and fi ve assists
– the Tigers fell to Dallas
Center-Grimes 70-64 on
Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Grinnell had built a
close lead in the fi rst half,
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Grinnell: Tigers hit three game losing streak starting with PellaContinued from page 6
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Grinnell: Tigers dominate Oskaloosa, Washington to end regular seasonContinued from page 7
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CR photo by J.O. Parker
Luke Honald, 15, defends during a regular season game against Norwalk during the 2013-2014 high school boys basketball season.
taking a 15-14 lead aft er
one and holding onto a
33-30 lead into the locker
room at halft ime.
But the Mustangs
regrouped and out scored
the Tigers 25-21 in the
third period and 15-10 in
the fi nal stanza to capture
the win.
Eli Dunne scored 12
points for the Tigers and
added six rebounds.
Grinnell 61Pella Christian 56
Th e Grinnell Tigers
broke a three-game losing
streak when Joe Schmidt
scored 23 points and
added four rebounds as
the Tigers stopped Pella
Christian 61-56 on Feb.
14.
Clayton Scurr added
13 points and two steals
as the Tigers jumped out
a 15-13 fi rst period lead,
saw that lead drop to a 27-
27 knot at halft ime, then
played strong basketball
in the third period and
tough defense in the fi nal
stanza for the win.
Eli Dunne scored 10
points for the Tigers.
Denton York led the
team in rebounds with
seven while Nate Vosburg
added six for Grinnell.
With the score tied at
halft ime, the Tigers came
out in the third period
and out scored the Eagles
19-12 in the third period
for a 46-39 score at the
end of three.
Solid defense and op-
portune scores kept the
Eagles on the short end
of the score in the fi nal
stanza as Pella Christian
out scored the Tigers 17-
15 in the fourth, but not
enough for the win.
Grinnell 78Oskaloosa 50
A 23-8 fi rst pe-
riod romp by the Tigers
boosted Grinnell to a 78-
50 victory over Oskaloosa
on Feb. 17.
Nate Vosburg led the
Tigers with 15 points
while Joe Schmidt added
11 and Denton York
tossed in 10.
Oskaloosa fought back
in the second period to
close the gap at halft ime
to 43-25, but the Tigers
roared out of the locker
room at half and out
score the Indians 19-7 for
a 62-32 lead.
Schmidt led Grinnell
with fi ve rebounds while
both York and Eli Dunne,
who scored eight, had
four rebounds.
Grinnell’s Christian Graham, 33, defends against Jake Velsky, 24, of Waverly-Shell Rock during the Go-Hawks’ 67-58 win in the Class 3A quarterfi nals of the state basketball tournament in Des Moines.
Grinnell 64Washington 49
Joe Schimdt connected
for 18 points and Eli Dunne
added 13 as the Grinnell
Tigers won its fi nal regular
season game with a 64-49
bashing of Washington on
Friday, Feb. 21.
Schmidt connected for
his points from 3-point
range as he was 6-of-11 in
the game.
Th e Tigers jumped out
to an 18-10 fi rst period led,
then extended that to 40-23
as they fi nished the season
13-7.
Ryan Campbell led the
Tigers on the boards haul-
ing in seven rebounds and
added four assists on the
night.
Other scorers for the
Tigers included Sam Allen
who scored nine points and
Nate Vosburg with eight.
Denton York added seven.
Dunne was 5-of-7 from
the stripe.
Class 3A District 11Semifi nalsGrinnell 55Williamsburg 38
Th e Grinnell Tigers
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spotted the Williamsburg
Raiders a 12-9 fi rst period
lead, then shut them out
in the second period as
they won a Class 3A quar-
terfi nal game in Pella on
Monday, Feb. 24.
Th e victory came when
it counted for Grinnell
and avenged a 67-57 loss
to the Raiders earlier in
the season
Th e Tigers captured
a 55-38 win aft er they
took over the game in the
second period, shutting
down the Raider off ense
9-0 in the second period,
then adding 37 points in
the fi nal two stanzas to
out score Williamsburg
37-26 in the second half
for the win.
Joe Schmidt scored 16
points to lead Grinnell
while Sam Allen added 15
in the win – he was 5-of-7
from 3-point range.
Schimidt was also the
hot hand at the stripe,
connecting for 8-of-10
from the free throw line
while adding four re-
bounds.
Eli Dunne led the
Tigers with 11 rebounds
while adding four assists
–Nate Vosburg also had
four assists.
Class 3A District 11
FinalsGrinnell 65, Pella 41
Th e Grinnell Tigers
dominated a good Pella
basketball team as they
stopped the No. 8 Little
Dutch 65-41 in Newton
on Th ursday, Feb. 27.
Th e two split games
during the regular season
with Grinnell notching a
60-46 victory in their fi rst
meeting in Grinnell on
Dec. 20, 2013, but Pella
turning in a 76-72 win
when they met again in
Pella on Jan. 312, 2014.
Th e win moved Grin-
nell into the Class 3A
Substate 6 fi nals against
No. 4 Fort Madison, 19-3,
at Iowa City West.
Four Tiger players
scored in double fi gures
as they took charge early,
building a 14-10 fi rst
period lead, then taking a
27-22 halft ime lead.
Th e diff erence in the
game was in fi eld goals, as
the Tigers hit 48 percent
to just 28 percent for Pel-
la. From two-point range
is more drastic as Grinnell
was hot on 55 percent of
their shots while Pella hit
only 24 percent.
Behind 20 points from
Joe Schmidt and 13 by
Eli Dunne, the Tigers ran
away with it in the second
half, out scoring the Little
Dutch 38-19 in the fi nal
two stanzas.
Nate Vosburg added
12 points for Grinnell and
Clayton Scurr notched
11. Grinnell controlled
the boards for the most
part as Dunne grabbed
11 rebounds and Vosburg
and Schmidt both added
eight – the Tigers had 39
rebounds to 24 for Pella.
Th e Little Dutch were
led by Jordan Pingel with
12 points and Nathan
Clayberg who added
seven.
Isaac Naaktgeboren
led Pella in rebounds with
eight.
Seth Johnson added
eight assists in the loss.
Class 3A Substate 6FinalsGrinnell 62, No. 4 Ft. Madison 58
Th e Grinnell Tigers
defeated the No. 4 Fort
Madison Bloodhounds
62-58 in the Class 3A
Substate 6 fi nals at Iowa
City West on Monday,
March 3.
Th e Tigers qualifi ed for
the Class 3A state tourney
for the third year in a row.
Led by Eli Dunne with
18 and Joe Schmidt with
17 points – Schmidt was
7-of-8 from the charity
stripe – the Tigers used
a big fourth quarter to
capture the win.
Nate Vosburg added 10
points in the game while
Clayton Scurr grabbed
fi ve steals to help shut
down the Bloodhound
attack.
Down 38-32 at the end
of three, Grinnell took the
lead with almost fi ve min-
utes left when Schmidt
connected on a 3-point
shot for a 42-41 lead.
Fast play and steals
helped them jump to a 46-
41 lead. Th e Tigers had 11
steals on the night while
Ft. Madison recorded two.
Th e Bloodhounds came
right back to close the gap
to 54-50 with 57 seconds
to go.
A 3-point shot by
Colton Herrick for Ft.
Madison closed it to 58-
55 with 16 seconds left .
Dunne was then fouled
and scored on both shots
at the line for a 60-55
lead.
Th e Bloodhounds got
two, but Schmidt was
fouled and hit on both
free throws with 3.9
seconds remaining and a
62-58 lead.
In the third period,
Fort Madison built a
10-point lead when Nagel
David connected on a
3-point shot.
But Sam Allen added
a two-point shot and Joe
Schmidt stole a pass and
scored to close it to 38-32
at the end of three quar-
ters.
Both Schmidt and
Dunne had six rebounds.
Class 3A Quarterfi nals
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Grinnell: Run for state tourney sweet with wins over Raiders and PellaContinued from page 8
State Basketball Tourna-ment
Waverly Shell-Rock 67 Grinnell 58
Th e No. 6 Waverly-
Shell Rock Go-Hawks
knew what they needed to
do to get past the Grinnell
Tigers in the fi rst round
of the Class 3A boys state
basketball tournament on
Tuesday, March 11 – stop
the Tigers leading scorer
Joe Schmidt.
Th at’s what they did as
they defeated the Tigers
67-58 to advance to the
semifi nals of the tourna-
ment.
Page 10 A SEASON TO REMEMBER GRINNELL TIGERS BOYS BASKETBALL 2014
Schmidt, who led the
Tigers all season with a
15.7 per game average,
was held to seven points –
he was 3-of-11 from fi eld
goal range during the
game.
“Th ey did a really good
job defensively against
him and Joe’s a tough
match up for them,” said
Scott Sharp, head coach
for the Tigers. “Th ey
might not be overly big,
but they were quick and
really fought you inside.”
Eli Dunne led the
Tigers with 22 points – he
was 8-of-20 from the fi eld
and 5-of-8 from the char-
ity stripe.
He also had a presence
on the boards, grabbing
17 rebounds (eight in the
fi rst half) – the team had
29 total. Th e Go-Hawks
had 23 rebounds – Sean
Westendorf led them with
eight.
Nate Vosburg scored 11
for Grinnell.
Waverly-Shell Rock
was led by Jake Valky
with 18 points, West-
endorf with 17 and Dan
Stensland who added 13.
“On the off ensive side
– Westendorf and Velky
– they had big games for
them and we couldn’t
aff ord to have those two
guys combined have as
many points as they did.”
But one of the big-
gest keys, both coaches
agreed, was taking
Schmidt out of his game.
“You’ve got to give a
ton of credit to [Go-Hawk
players] Drew Demuth
and Camry Moore,” said
Nate Steege, head coach
for Waverly-Shell Rock.
“Th ey did a great job of
taking Schmidt out of
his game and taking him
out of his rhythm – he’s a
rhythm player and I felt
like he was uncomfortable
all night.
“I thought that was key,
us keeping him under
control,” he said.
Th e game started with
the Tigers taking the
opening tip-off and scor-
ing a fast two points.
But the Go-Hawks
came right back and con-
nected on three straight
baskets for a 6-2 lead.
Taking advantage of a
couple key turnovers and
some hot hands from the
fi eld, the Go-Hawks had
an eight point lead at the
end of the fi rst period –
23-15.
But in the second pe-
riod, the Tigers mounted
a charge that saw them
work the ball inside to
Dunne for solid scores
under the net.
“Dunne’s a high profi le
player,” Steege said. ‘He
took it to us two years ago
when he was a sopho-
more, so we knew he was
a handful defensively.
“We were throwing ev-
erything but the kitchen
sink at him trying to slow
him down,” he said.
At the 3:30 mark of the
second quarter, Dunne
took a pass from Schmidt,
moved inside and con-
nected for two and was
fouled.
He hit the free throw
which knotted the game
at 29-29.
Aft er two 3-point at-
tempts by Grinnell, the
Go-Hawks scored on a
3-point play and had a
32-29 lead with one min-
ute to go in the half.
Grinnell closed it to
32-30 and on their next
possession, the Go-
Hawks were called for
travelling. Dunne took
the in-bounds pass and
went down court and was
fouled trying to score.
He hit both free throws
to tie the game at the half-
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Regular SeasonGrinnell 70, South Tama 27Grinnell 77, Knoxville 37Benton Community 57, Grinnell 45Grinnell 70, Norwalk 50Mount Vernon 67, Grinnell 65Grinnell 60, Pella 46Williamsburg 67, Grinnell 57Grinnell 77, Oskaloosa 38Grinnell 63, Newton 44Grinnell 65, Dallas Center-Grimes 62Grinnell 68, Pella Christian 49Chariton 64, Grinnell 60Grinnell 60, Knoxville 50Grinnell 73, Albia 59Grinnell 59, Norwalk 48Pella 76, Grinnell 72Newton 60, Grinnell 43Dallas Center-Grimes 70, Grinnell 64Grinnell 61, Pella Christian 56Grinnell 78, Oskaloosa 50Grinnell 64, Washington 49
Class 3A, District 11 Playoff sFirst RoundGrinnell 55, Williamsburg 38
District 11 ChampionshipGrinnell 65, No. 8 Pella 41
Class 3A Substate 6Grinnell 62, No. 4 Fort Madison 58
2012 State Class 3A BasketballQuarterfi nals
Waverly-Shell Rock 67, Grinnell 58Wahlert Catholic, Dubque 81, Chariton 59Harlan 64, Humboldt 44Central Clinton, DeWitt 69, MOC-Floyd 67
3A State, Semifi nalsWahlert Catholic, Dubuque 67, Harlan 36Central Clinton, DeWitt 56, Waverly-Shell Rock 54
3A ChampionshipWahlert Catholic, Dubuque 67Central Clinton, DeWitt 57
Th ird placeWaverly-Shell Rock 65, Harlen 61
2013-2014 Basketball Season2013-2014 Basketball SeasonGrinnell Tigers (17-7) Class 3A, state qualifi erGrinnell Tigers (17-7) Class 3A, state qualifi er
Grinnell Tiger Mason Doty, 13, reacts to a call on the fl oor dur-ing the Class 3A quarterfi nal game at Wells Fargo Arena on Tuesday, March 11.
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way mark.
“It started on the off en-
sive end,” Steege said of
Grinnell’s second period
game plan. “Th ey took
us out of our rhythm ...
and it carried over to our
defense.”
But in the third stanza,
the Go-Hawks found
their game, again, and re-
turned to the focus – stop
Schmidt. In the fi rst half,
Schmidt had two points
while Dunne scored 12
and Vosburg had 10.
Westendorf scored 12
by halft ime for Waverly-
Shell Rock.
“We felt that we had
a couple of guys that if
we picked [Schmidt] up
full court, we cold wear
him down and get him
out of his rhythm and I
thought that is what we
did,” Steege said. “He
made some really tough
shots when the game was
on the line. He’s a tough
player and we were lucky
enough to keep him
under control for most of
the game.”
Th e Tigers took a quick
35-32 lead to open the
second half when Chris-
tian Graham grabbed a
pass from Dunne and hit
from 3-point range.
But the Go-Hawks
came right back and
scored twice on a couple
Tiger turnovers to take a
37-35 lead.
“A couple times they
were very craft y and
cagey and I know we
had the ball stolen from
us from behind a couple
of times tonight,” Sharp
said. “Or at least knocked
loose.”
While Grinnell would
keep it close, they weren’t
able to take the lead any-
more as the Go-Hawks
moved on to the semifi -
nals.
“We had come back in
the other three tourna-
ment games, but tonight
we just weren’t quite able
to come back,” Sharp said.
“It’s been a great group
of kids to work with, and
they meshed well together
this year.
“And our seniors – it’s
sad to see the 10 of them
leave,” he added. “Th ey’ve
had a great imprint on the
Grinnell basketball pro-
gram and they can hold
their heads high as they
walk out of here.”
Grinnell Tiger Eli Dunne, 41, drives towards the basket through a crowd of Go-Hawks during the Class 3A quarterfi nals of the state basketball tournament. Dunne scored 22 points to lead the Tigers in a 67-58 loss to Waverly-Shell Rock at Wells Fargo Arena on Tuesday, March 11.
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An offi cial with the Iowa High School Athletic Association presents the state par-ticipating trophy to the Grinnell Tigers after they lost in the Class 3A quarterfi nals 67-58 on Tuesday, March 11 at Well Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
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