Trojan boys sit at .500

By Becky Walz,

The regular season is closing in on the Turkey Valley boys’ basketball team (10-10, 8-8 UIC) as they lost one and won one game late last week.

The regular season is closing in on the Turkey Valley boys’ basketball team (10-10, 8-8 UIC) as they lost one and won one game late last week.

Besieged on the road
Thursday, the Trojans fell to Kee (9-11, 7-7 UIC) on the road 49-35.
TV couldn’t keep pace in the first period as the Hawks strode out to a 14-8 lead. In the second quarter, Kee had stretched its advantage to 23-15 and continued to roll in the second half.
Eight Trojans put points on the board, led by Noah Hanson’s 10 points. Dylan Reicks was strong under the rim with 10 rebounds, while Braylen Byrne came away with a trio of steals.

Turkey Valley 8 7 7 13 35
Kee 14 9 14 12 49
Scoring – Noah Hanson 10; Caleb Kurtenbach 6; Garrett Kurtenbach 5; Carson Busta 3; Dylan Reicks 3; Oliver Schmitt 3; Chase Hayek 3; Braylen Byrne 2
Rebounds – Reicks 10; Calvin Bodensteiner 6; Busta 5; Hayek 4; C. Kurtenbach 3; Schmitt 3; Hanson 2; G. Kurtenbach 2; Russell Nieman 2; Byrne 1; Assists – Busta 2; Reicks 1; Hanson 1; Nieman 1; Schmitt 1; Steals – Byrne 3; C. Kurtenbach 2; Busta 1; Hanson 1; G. Kurtenbach 1

Home finale
Friday, the Trojans knocked off Postville (2-16, 2-13 UIC) at home 68-26
G. Kurtenbach had 19 points, five rebounds and four assists while Calvin Bodensteiner dropped in 12 points to go with six steals, three rebounds and three assists. Dylan Reicks added 11 points and 10 boards while Oliver Schmitt had 11 points and four rebounds.

Scoring – G. Kurtenbach 19; Bodensteiner 12; Reicks 11; Schmitt 11; C. Kurtenbach 7; Hayek 5; Busta 3
Rebounds – Reicks 10; Hayek 5; G. Kurtenbach 5; Busta 3; Bodensteiner 3; Niemann 3; Schmitt 2; Byrne 1; Assists – G. Kurtenbach 4; Schmitt 4; Reicks 3; Bodensteiner 3; C. Kurtenbach 3; Busta 2; Hayek 1; Steals – Bodensteiner 6; Reicks 2; Hayek 2; G. Kurtenbach 2; C. Kurtenbach 2; Nieman 1; Schmitt 1; Blocks – Reicks 1; Nieman 1

Last game
The Trojans traveled to Riceville Monday, Feb. 7, for its final regular season game against the Wildcats. The complete recap and stats from that contest will be published in the Thursday, Feb. 10, Public Opinion.

 

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