Wenthold breaks single season record for threes

By Becky Walz,

Monday, February 12, 2024 12:50 pm

Karissa Wenthold (center) connected for five three-pointers in the Warriors’ 47-43 overtime win over Wapsie Valley to break the South Winn record of 46 previously held by Micole (Lansing) Jewell who had 46. (submitted photo)

It was a defensive battle Saturday night in a game where a Warrior team was guaranteed to win as the South Winn girls’ basketball team played its first regional game at Wapsie Valley, but it took overtime. After the two squads finished regulation tied 35-35, South Winn (7-15) rallied to win 47-43.
Wapsie Valley ends the year 8-12, while South Winn advances to play Aplington-Parkersburg (17-4) in the Class 2A Region 1 quarterfinals Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Aplington at 7 p.m.
“It was a fun playoff atmosphere at Wapsie Valley. We played extremely hard and our efforts on the defensive side of the ball were phenomenal. Offensively, I thought we played well. Wapsie Valley’s length gave us some troubles with that zone defense but we kept grinding through it,” said Coach Justin Izer. “I also want to congratulate Karissa Wenthold for setting the school record for most three-pointers made in a single season.”
Wapsie Valley was off to a quick start with a shot and one free throw to lead 3-0 and a full-court press forced South Winn to immediately turn the ball over. The visiting Warriors quickly recovered and went on a 7-0 run that began with a Karissa Wenthold long ball to give South Winn a 9-5 lead after the first eight minutes.
Loleta Ryan pumped up the SW crowd with an offensive rebound and putback a minute into the second. Then it was Wapsie Valley rallying on a 6-3 in the remaining seven points, giving SW a 14-11 halftime lead.
Kicking off the third period Wenthold nailed a trey as SW looked to extend its lead; however, by the 4:53 mark Wapsie Valley had erased the gap and took the lead 18-17 and held on to finish the third ahead 24-22.
The WV Warriors led by as many as six, before South Winn broke into the scoring column bringing the score back to within two, 30-28, with 4:10 to play. Aubrey Willey nailed a three above a WV double team just under a minute to put South Winn in the mix. Holthaus to the line with 26 seconds remaining, hitting one of two to tie it 35-35. After a WV turnover, the Red and White had a chance to make the final shot with 15 ticks on the clock and came up empty leaving the two to play an extra four minutes of overtime.
It was Wenthold again from beyond the arc to start overtime with WV answering to keep the score tied 38-38 with 2:50 to play. Willey had a chance to push SW out front again with a pair of free throws, making just one to put SW up by one. A floater by Wenthold added another two. With time ticking off Ella Theis free throws made it a two-possession game and eventually the win 47-43.
Wenthold set a new team record by making five threes and tallied 19 points in the contest to lead the Warriors. Theis had quite a game with 11 points and eight rebounds while Aubrey Willey was there for 10 boards. Loleta Ryan led the defense with seven steals.

Scoring – Karissa Wenthold 19; Ella Theis 11; Aubrey Willey 10; Loleta Ryan 4; Alyssa Holthaus 3
Rebounds – Theis 8; Allison Hageman 4; Willey 1; Ryan 1; Holthaus 1; Charlotte Moonen 1; Chloe Wiltgen 1; Assists – Holthaus 4; Wenthold 2; Willey 1; Wiltgen 1; Steals – Ryan 7; Wenthold 2; Theis 2; Holthaus 2; Willey 1; Moonen 1; Wiltgen 1; Blocks – Holthaus 1

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