2a substate basketball
2A SUBSTATE BASKETBALL
Feb. 25, 2017 – 7:00 p.m., Independence H.S. (Independence, IA) TONIGHT’S GAME: Dike-New Hartford (21-3, 15-1) vs. Cascade (21-2, 16-1) IN A NUTSHELL: QUOTABLE: NUMBER OF THE NIGHT:
COVERAGE:
Cascade chases a fourth straight state tournament berth, while D-NH looks for its second in four years. The winner plays Monday or Tuesday at state in Des Moines (at Wells Fargo Arena). “They’ve got a couple of kids who shoot the ball pretty good percentage-wise. It’s about being able to stop that dribble penetration.” – Dike-New Hartford head coach Greg Moore 21-0 – Cascade/Camanche/Northeast’s record in River Valley out-of-division play.
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DIKE-NEW HARTFORD WOLVERINES
CASCADE COUGARS
21-3, 15-1 NICL East Head Coach: Greg Moore RANKINGS: RV AP (2A)
21-2, 9-1 River Valley Head Coach: Jacob Brindle RANKINGS: #3 AP (2A)
School Information: School Colors: Royal Blue & White Superintendent: Larry Hunt Nickname: Wolverines Principal: Irv Laube School County: Grundy Athletic Director: Cody Eichmeier School Conference: North Iowa Cedar League East
@radiodraude)
School Information: School Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Nickname: Cougars School County: Dubuque School Conference: River Valley
Superintendent: Richard Colpitts Principal: Greg Vander Lugt Athletic Director: Adam Kedley
Recent History:
Recent History:
Dike-New Hartford never got comfortable in its district final victory against Jesup on Tuesday night, but the Wolverines’ final push in the fourth quarter was plenty to send them to a win in their fifth straight district final appearance. The Wolverines were down 32-30 going to the fourth quarter and 37-36 with less than six minutes to go in the ballgame, but rolled up an 11-2 run over the next four minutes, pushing the lead to 47-39 with just 1:42 remaining. Three Wolverines finished the night in double figures, led by Connor Blough’s 14 points, while Ben Latusek led on the glass with seven boards. D-NH has counted its perimeter shooting and rebounding as strengths throughout the course of the season, but not on this night – D-NH shot just 3-of-15 from downtown and collected just five offensive boards. They did, however, hit their first 17 free throws (and 19-of-22 for the night).
Conditioning certainly won’t be a question mark with this Cascade team…at least, not after Tuesday night’s district final against Dyersville Beckman. After taking a 36-18 lead in the third quarter, and a 39-26 lead to the final period, the Blazers made a full-court defensive push to tie the game at 42 with 1:28 to go. After a pair of extra periods, Brock Simon drilled a three early in the third overtime that put the Cougars ahead 51-48, and ahead to stay. Cascade only played six players in the contest – junior Johnny Supple led the way with 21 points and an 8-of-14 night from the field, while junior Brock Simon followed up with 11 points and Haris Hoffman had a near-double-double (nine points, 10 boards). Almost all of the Cougars’ points came on the first try, though – only three of the team’s 32 rebounds came at the offensive end of the floor.
What to Watch For:
What to Watch For:
It’s the third time this Dike-New Hartford team has been in the substate round, but with a lot of experienced players exiting the program after last year, the returning six seniors from last year may have to guide their younger players through tonight’s game a bit. If the way the sophomores played in the fourth quarter against Jesup is any indication, though, even the younger set will keep D-NH in good hands – Cade Fuller stepped up to the line and knocked down five of his six fourth-quarter free throws. As the second post on the floor, tonight’s game will also be an important one for Colton Harberts – he’ll have the twin tasks of playing in his first substate game, and getting offensive boards against the Cougars.
Jacob Brindle’s team is one that will be a favorite to win the state title next year, and will already be a team to watch this year should they make it past D-NH and on to Des Moines. Cascade only plays seven players regularly, but four of them average in the 11to-12-point-per-game range, making it impossible for opposing teams to key on any one player. It’s not a group that has been all that dominant on the offensive glass, but their specialties are defense and disruption – the Cougars are extremely talented at taking opposing teams out of their strategy and what they want to do. It’s the seventh substate game in a row for the Cougars, with their last substate losses coming in 2012 and 2013.
Impact Player:
Impact Player:
Royce Weber will have some tall tasks of his own tonight – namely, guarding a smart group of Cascade guards and giving the Wolverines a needed presence on the perimeter.
Johnny Supple may be the player to watch for Cascade tonight, with his ability to get to the basket and battle inside – he’s certainly no slouch on the perimeter either, though.
Keys to the Game:
Keys to the Game:
With so much scoring out of the starting five, going on the attack and putting Cascade in foul trouble will be a solid strategy for the Wolverines in this one.
The Cougars will need to get a few extra touches inside – second chances haven’t been a strength for them this year, but they’ll need to be tonight.
Tops On The Team: Points Field Goal Percentage 3-pt FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Ben Latusek (293; 12.2/game) Ben Latusek (59.5) Royce Weber (42.4) Connor Blough (82.1) Ben Latusek (169; 43 off. rebounds) Royce Weber (71) Connor Blough (39) Ben Latusek (23)
Tops On The Team: Points Field Goal Percentage 3-pt FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Haris Hoffman (261; 11.3/game) Johnny Supple (51.8) Brock Simon (43.1) Gannon O’Brien (86.8) Haris Hoffman (150; 16 off. rebounds) Brock Simon (78) Brock Simon (47) Johnny Supple (22)
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD ROSTER 2/2 3/3 4/4 5/5 10/10 11/11 12/12 21/21 22/22 23/23 24/24 33/33 42/42 44/44
Tim Koop Broden Coulter Ryan Moore Royce Weber Jaxson Foster Isaac Jorgensen Cade Fuller Connor Blough Ben Latusek Ethan Weichers Ely Sohn Jake Landphair Colton Harberts Owen Goos
SO SR SO SR SR SO SO SR SR SR SO SO SO SO
5-07 6-01 5-09 6-01 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-01 6-05 6-02 6-03 6-02 6-06 6-03
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD STATISTICS Scoring Athlete Ben Latusek - 22/22 Connor Blough - 21/21 Broden Coulter - 3/3 Royce Weber - 5/5 Colton Harberts - 42/42 Cade Fuller - 12/12 Jaxson Foster - 10/10 Isaac Jorgensen - 11/11 Ethan Weichers - 23/23 Owen Goos - 44/44 Jake Landphair - 33/33 Ryan Moore - 4/4 Tim Koop - 2/2 Ely Sohn - 24/24 Totals
Pts 293 282 255 217 183 137 79 43 41 22 13 11 8 0 1584
Pts/G 12.2 11.8 10.6 9.0 7.6 6.0 3.3 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 66.0
FGM 113 113 92 79 79 37 33 12 18 9 5 4 3 0 597
FGA 190 207 190 137 142 76 76 30 24 17 8 20 8 0 1125
FG % 3PTM 59.5 0 54.6 10 48.4 34 57.7 28 55.6 3 48.7 15 43.4 0 40.0 5 75.0 0 52.9 0 62.5 0 20.0 2 37.5 0 0.0 0 53.1 97
3PTA 1 37 101 66 12 37 7 12 1 0 0 8 2 0 284
3% 0.0 27.0 33.7 42.4 25.0 40.5 0.0 41.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 34.2
FTM 67 46 37 31 22 48 13 14 5 4 3 1 2 0 293
FTA 109 56 48 44 36 67 27 14 13 11 5 2 4 0 436
FT % 61.5 82.1 77.1 70.5 61.1 71.6 48.1 100.0 38.5 36.4 60.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 67.2
Other Athlete Ben Latusek - 22/22 Colton Harberts - 42/42 Broden Coulter - 3/3 Royce Weber - 5/5 Connor Blough - 21/21 Jaxson Foster - 10/10 Cade Fuller - 12/12 Ethan Weichers - 23/23 Ryan Moore - 4/4 Isaac Jorgensen - 11/11 Owen Goos - 44/44 Tim Koop - 2/2 Jake Landphair - 33/33 Ely Sohn - 24/24 Totals
Off Reb Def Reb 43 126 33 91 27 81 20 66 25 47 10 43 8 25 9 16 3 16 2 8 7 3 1 8 0 5 0 0 205 562
Reb 169 124 108 86 72 53 33 25 19 10 10 9 5 0 767
Assts 65 14 60 71 53 52 29 11 10 10 2 5 2 0 384
TOs 76 26 44 39 29 36 24 7 11 6 2 3 2 0 305
Steals 21 18 31 38 39 32 14 4 7 5 0 5 2 0 216
Blocks 23 13 8 6 11 0 0 7 1 3 1 1 0 0 74
Fouls 62 23 57 49 54 40 34 10 4 13 5 0 3 0 354
CASCADE ROSTER 10/10 12/12 14/14 20/20 22/22 23/23 24/24 30/30 32/32 33/33 34/34 34/34 40/40 42/42 44/44 50/50 54/54 55/55
Brock Simon Dilan Simon Preston Geerts Derek Koppes Bryce Simon Johnny Supple Evan Knipper Reid Rausch Nick Welter Gannon O"Brien Cole Gel Tom Knepper Travis Trumm Haris Hoffman Luke Bertling Carter Holmes Race Cuckler John Larkin
CASCADE STATISTICS JR SR SR JR SR JR JR SO JR JR SR SO JR SO JR SR JR SR
6-03 5-10 5-08 5-10 6-02 6-02 5-10 6-01 6-03 6-00 6-05 6-02 6-01 6-00 6-00 6-00 5-10 6-01
Scoring Athlete Haris Hoffman - 42/42 Gannon O"Brien - 33/33 Johnny Supple - 23/23 Brock Simon - 10/10 Derek Koppes - 20/20 Dilan Simon - 12/12 Bryce Simon - 22/22 Reid Rausch - 30/30 Carter Holmes - 50/50 Evan Knipper - 24/24 Tom Knepper - 34/34 John Larkin - 55/55 Nick Welter - 32/32 Cole Gel - 34/34 Preston Geerts - 14/14 Travis Trumm - 40/40 Luke Bertling - 44/44 Race Cuckler - 54/54 Totals
Pts 261 259 255 252 87 72 52 13 13 6 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1283
Pts/G 11.3 11.3 12.1 11.0 4.0 3.3 2.6 1.0 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55.8
FGM 98 89 99 87 28 24 22 4 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 465
FGA 217 203 191 193 70 68 36 16 7 3 4 4 3 5 1 0 2 1 1024
FG % 3PTM 45.2 21 43.8 48 51.8 12 45.1 31 40.0 21 35.3 9 61.1 0 25.0 2 85.7 0 66.7 1 50.0 0 50.0 0 33.3 0 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 45.4 145
3PTA 75 117 34 72 57 39 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 409
3% 28.0 41.0 35.3 43.1 36.8 23.1 0.0 20.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.5
FTM 44 33 45 47 10 15 8 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 208
FTA 70 38 63 80 13 25 13 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 312
FT % 62.9 86.8 71.4 58.8 76.9 60.0 61.5 75.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7
Other Athlete Haris Hoffman - 42/42 Gannon O"Brien - 33/33 Johnny Supple - 23/23 Brock Simon - 10/10 Bryce Simon - 22/22 Dilan Simon - 12/12 Derek Koppes - 20/20 Reid Rausch - 30/30 Carter Holmes - 50/50 Tom Knepper - 34/34 John Larkin - 55/55 Luke Bertling - 44/44 Nick Welter - 32/32 Travis Trumm - 40/40 Evan Knipper - 24/24 Cole Gel - 34/34 Preston Geerts - 14/14 Race Cuckler - 54/54 Totals
Off Reb Def Reb 16 134 20 116 26 64 38 50 4 35 5 32 5 13 3 7 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 129 486
Reb 150 136 90 88 39 37 18 10 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 615
Assts 55 75 17 78 4 47 28 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 316
TOs 43 31 26 36 8 27 12 7 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 200
Steals 25 40 30 47 5 29 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 193
Blocks 1 2 22 9 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Fouls 40 56 40 59 20 33 18 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 281
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD SCHEDULE (21-3, 15-1) 11/29/2016 - Tue 12/01/2016 - Thu 12/06/2016 - Tue 12/09/2016 - Fri 12/13/2016 - Tue 12/20/2016 - Tue 12/22/2016 - Thu 01/03/2017 - Tue 01/06/2017 - Fri 01/09/2017 - Mon 01/13/2017 - Fri 01/14/2017 - Sat 01/20/2017 - Fri 01/23/2017 - Mon 01/24/2017 - Tue 01/27/2017 - Fri 01/28/2017 - Sat 01/30/2017 - Mon 02/02/2017 - Thu 02/03/2017 - Fri 02/07/2017 - Tue 02/09/2017 - Thu 02/16/2017 - Thu 02/21/2017 - Tue 02/25/2017 - Sat
@West Marshall, State Center @Charles City @Aplington-Parkersburg Hudson @Jesup Denver @Grundy Center @Sumner-Fredricksburg Union, LaPorte City Wapsie Valley, Fairbank @Waverly-Shell Rock @Columbus Catholic, Waterloo @Hudson @BCLUW, Conrad Jesup @Wapsie Valley, Fairbank Aplington-Parkersburg @Denver Sumner-Fredricksburg @Union, LaPorte City Columbus Catholic, Waterloo South Hardin, Eldora Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Jesup Cascade, Western Dubuque
CASCADE SCHEDULE (21-2, 16-1) W 50-44 L 45-59 W 55-50 W 63-40 L 60-63 W 68-38 W 69-45 W 74-25 W 69-41 W 68-54 L 59-61 W 62-38 W 79-59 W 79-31 W 59-45 W 71-60 W 61-49 W 69-37 W 89-29 W 72-38 W 52-40 W 70-35 W 83-47 W 58-54 7:00p
11/29/2016 - Tue 12/02/2016 - Fri 12/06/2016 - Tue 12/09/2016 - Fri 12/13/2016 - Tue 12/16/2016 - Fri 12/20/2016 - Tue 01/03/2017 - Tue 01/06/2017 - Fri 01/13/2017 - Fri 01/14/2017 - Sat 01/19/2017 - Thu 01/20/2017 - Fri 01/21/2017 - Sat 01/24/2017 - Tue 01/27/2017 - Fri 01/28/2017 - Sat 01/31/2017 - Tue 02/03/2017 - Fri 02/04/2017 - Sat 02/07/2017 - Tue 02/16/2017 - Thu 02/21/2017 - Tue 02/25/2017 - Sat
Stat Leaders: TEAM Field Goals Made Field Goal Pct. Free Throws Made Assists INDIVIDUAL Free Throw Pct.
Dike-NH Dike-NH Jesup Dike-NH
9th, 2A 5th, Iowa 8th, 2A 8th, 2A
Gannon O’Brien Connor Blough
Cascade Dike-NH
DIKE-N.H.
86.8 82.1
66.0 +21.0 53.1 34.2 67.2 32.0 205/562 74 216 384 1.259
4th, 2A 10th, 2A
CONFERENCE STANDINGS North IA Cedar League West 15-1 12-4 12-4 9-7 7-9 6-10 6-10 3-13 2-14
W 44-20 W 71-21 W 62-43 W 66-58 W 45-41 W 42-33 W 45-20 W 69-39 W 49-36 W 62-39 W 59-44 W 59-49 W 51-32 L 45-54 W 60-54 W 67-42 W 72-46 W 49-47 W 55-29 W 56-41 L 42-49 W 57-46 W 56-50 7:00p
TEAM COMPARISON
597 53.1 293 384
Dike-New Hartford Aplington-Parkersburg Jesup Wapsie Valley, Fairbank Union, La Porte City Denver Hudson Waterloo Columbus Sumner-Fredericksburg
North Cedar, Stanwood @Wilton @Bellevue @Camanche West Branch @Monticello Anamosa @Marquette Catholic, Bellevue Tipton @North Cedar, Stanwood @Regina, Iowa City @Northeast, Goose Lake @Durant @Beckman Catholic, Dyersville Camanche West Liberty Bellevue Monticello Mid-Prairie, Wellman @Maquoketa Northeast, Goose Lake Monticello Beckman Catholic, Dyersville Dike-New Hartford
CASCADE Points Per Game Scoring Margin/Game Field Goal Pct. 3-pt Field Goal Pct. Free Throw Pct. Rebounds Per Game Off/Def Rebounds Blocks Steals Assists Assist/Turnover Ratio
55.8 +15.0 45.4 35.5 66.7 26.7 129/486 41 193 316 1.580
River Valley Conf. - North Cascade Camanche Northeast, Goose Lake Monticello North Cedar Bellevue
16-1 15-2 14-3 8-9 6-11 2-15
Tonight In the North Iowa Cedar League: Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (18-7) vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (23-2) 1A Substate at Cedar Falls East Marshall (17-5) vs. South Hamilton (21-2) 2A Substate at Nevada
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Tonight In the River Valley Conference: Camanche (21-2) vs. West Branch (18-5) 2A Substate at Muscatine
7:00 p.m.
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD GAME-BY-GAME (21-3, 15-1) Date
Opponent
Result
High Points
11/29/2016 - Tue @West Marshall, State Center 12/01/2016 - Thu @Charles City
W L
50-44 45-59
12/06/2016 - Tue @Aplington-Parkersburg
W
55-50
Ben Latusek (12) Connor Blough (9) Colton Harberts (9) Connor Blough (13)
12/09/2016 - Fri
Hudson
W
63-40
Connor Blough (13)
12/13/2016 - Tue 12/20/2016 - Tue 12/22/2016 - Thu 01/03/2017 - Tue 01/06/2017 - Fri 01/09/2017 - Mon 01/13/2017 - Fri 01/14/2017 - Sat
@Jesup Denver @Grundy Center @Sumner-Fredricksburg Union, LaPorte City Wapsie Valley, Fairbank @Waverly-Shell Rock @Columbus Catholic, Waterloo
L W W W W W L W
60-63 68-38 69-45 74-25 69-41 68-54 59-61 62-38
Ben Latusek (17) Connor Blough (19) Ben Latusek (18) Colton Harberts (14) Ben Latusek (21) Royce Weber (16) Broden Coulter (14) Colton Harberts (13)
01/20/2017 - Fri @Hudson 01/23/2017 - Mon @BCLUW, Conrad 01/24/2017 - Tue Jesup
W W W
79-59 79-31 59-45
Connor Blough (21) Connor Blough (17) Connor Blough (17)
01/27/2017 - Fri
@Wapsie Valley, Fairbank
W
71-60
Broden Coulter (20)
01/28/2017 - Sat 01/30/2017 - Mon 02/02/2017 - Thu 02/03/2017 - Fri 02/07/2017 - Tue 02/09/2017 - Thu 02/16/2017 - Thu 02/21/2017 - Tue 02/25/2017 - Sat
Aplington-Parkersburg @Denver Sumner-Fredricksburg @Union, LaPorte City Columbus Catholic, Waterloo South Hardin, Eldora Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Jesup Cascade, Western Dubuque
W W W W W W W W
61-49 69-37 89-29 72-38 52-40 70-35 83-47 58-54
Ben Latusek (22) Connor Blough (14) Broden Coulter (21) Broden Coulter (18) Ben Latusek (13) Broden Coulter (16) Ben Latusek (25) Connor Blough (14)
High Rebounds
Highlights
Colton Harberts (9) Ben Latusek (8)
Wolverines open second half on 10-2 run, shoot 0-for-9 on 3-pt FGs in game Comets open game on 13-0 run; D-NH cuts lead to 6 points w/ 4:00 left in game
Connor Blough (6) Ben Latusek (6) Ben Latusek (5) Royce Weber (5) Ben Latusek (14) Ben Latusek (15) Broden Coulter (9) Colton Harberts (4) Ben Latusek (9) Broden Coulter (12) Royce Weber (7) Ben Latusek (7) Broden Coulter (7) Colton Harberts (7) Ben Latusek (5) Ben Latusek (6) Colton Harberts (6) Ben Latusek (9) Connor Blough (9) Ben Latusek (15) Colton Harberts (10) Colton Harberts (8) Broden Coulter (7) Royce Weber (8) Ryan Moore (5) Ben Latusek (9) Ben Latusek (7)
Falcons lead by up to 10 pts; 3 D-NH scorers in dbl-figs (Latusek: 11; Weber: 10) D-NH racks up 17-4 run over final 4:00 of first half, shoots 25-48 from field in win J-Hawks lead by as many as 21 in third quarter (lead cut to 1 w/ :44 remaining) Latusek ties career rebounding high; Wolverines outrebounded on offense 10-3 Wolverines open game w/ 19-2 first qtr (first 12 pts of game); Latusek: 8 rebs S-F held to maximum of 8 points in any quarter (1st, 4th); D-NH: 32-48 from field Union trails 34-17 at halftime; Broden Coulter: 17 pts, 6 rebs (3-of-4 from outside) Career scoring high for Weber, career rebounding high for Coulter (13 pts) Double-overtime; Austin Phyfe (W-SR): 27 pts, scored game-winning putback Wolverines open up 22-6 lead after first quarter; three D-NH players in dbl-figs D-NH opens game on 15-1 run, shoots 51% from field; Blough: 13 2nd-half points Comets trail 53-12 at halftime; Wolverines shoot 67% from field, tally 24 assists Jesup held to 4 pts in 2nd qtr, trails 26-16 at halftime; D-NH: 10-14 FTs in 4th qtr Coulter: career scoring high; Latusek, Coulter each shoot 7-of-10 from field Latusek ties career rebounding high, sets new career scoring high D-NH opens game on 17-4 run; Denver outrebounded 47-23, held to 11 FGs Wolverines clinch 3rd straight NICL-E title, lead 52-15 at halftime, shoot 66% FG Union trails 25-3 after first qtr, D-NH shoots 60% from floor for game Weber: career rebounding high; Wolverines push conf win streak to 13 gms Tigers trail 30-24 at halftime (D-NH: 21-1 run in 3rd qtr); Latusek: 14 pts, 5 asst Wolverines lead 34-30 at halftime, end game on 25-5 run; 46 team rebs (36 def.) Jesup leads 32-30 going to 4th; D-NH hits first 17 FTs of game (game: 19-of-22)
Feb. 25, 2017 – 7:00 p.m., Independence H.S. (Independence, IA) TONIGHT’S GAME: Dike-New Hartford (21-3, 15-1) vs. Cascade (21-2, 16-1) IN A NUTSHELL: QUOTABLE: NUMBER OF THE NIGHT:
COVERAGE:
Cascade chases a fourth straight state tournament berth, while D-NH looks for its second in four years. The winner plays Monday or Tuesday at state in Des Moines (at Wells Fargo Arena). “They’ve got a couple of kids who shoot the ball pretty good percentage-wise. It’s about being able to stop that dribble penetration.” – Dike-New Hartford head coach Greg Moore 21-0 – Cascade/Camanche/Northeast’s record in River Valley out-of-division play.
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DIKE-NEW HARTFORD WOLVERINES
CASCADE COUGARS
21-3, 15-1 NICL East Head Coach: Greg Moore RANKINGS: RV AP (2A)
21-2, 9-1 River Valley Head Coach: Jacob Brindle RANKINGS: #3 AP (2A)
School Information: School Colors: Royal Blue & White Superintendent: Larry Hunt Nickname: Wolverines Principal: Irv Laube School County: Grundy Athletic Director: Cody Eichmeier School Conference: North Iowa Cedar League East
@radiodraude)
School Information: School Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Nickname: Cougars School County: Dubuque School Conference: River Valley
Superintendent: Richard Colpitts Principal: Greg Vander Lugt Athletic Director: Adam Kedley
Recent History:
Recent History:
Dike-New Hartford never got comfortable in its district final victory against Jesup on Tuesday night, but the Wolverines’ final push in the fourth quarter was plenty to send them to a win in their fifth straight district final appearance. The Wolverines were down 32-30 going to the fourth quarter and 37-36 with less than six minutes to go in the ballgame, but rolled up an 11-2 run over the next four minutes, pushing the lead to 47-39 with just 1:42 remaining. Three Wolverines finished the night in double figures, led by Connor Blough’s 14 points, while Ben Latusek led on the glass with seven boards. D-NH has counted its perimeter shooting and rebounding as strengths throughout the course of the season, but not on this night – D-NH shot just 3-of-15 from downtown and collected just five offensive boards. They did, however, hit their first 17 free throws (and 19-of-22 for the night).
Conditioning certainly won’t be a question mark with this Cascade team…at least, not after Tuesday night’s district final against Dyersville Beckman. After taking a 36-18 lead in the third quarter, and a 39-26 lead to the final period, the Blazers made a full-court defensive push to tie the game at 42 with 1:28 to go. After a pair of extra periods, Brock Simon drilled a three early in the third overtime that put the Cougars ahead 51-48, and ahead to stay. Cascade only played six players in the contest – junior Johnny Supple led the way with 21 points and an 8-of-14 night from the field, while junior Brock Simon followed up with 11 points and Haris Hoffman had a near-double-double (nine points, 10 boards). Almost all of the Cougars’ points came on the first try, though – only three of the team’s 32 rebounds came at the offensive end of the floor.
What to Watch For:
What to Watch For:
It’s the third time this Dike-New Hartford team has been in the substate round, but with a lot of experienced players exiting the program after last year, the returning six seniors from last year may have to guide their younger players through tonight’s game a bit. If the way the sophomores played in the fourth quarter against Jesup is any indication, though, even the younger set will keep D-NH in good hands – Cade Fuller stepped up to the line and knocked down five of his six fourth-quarter free throws. As the second post on the floor, tonight’s game will also be an important one for Colton Harberts – he’ll have the twin tasks of playing in his first substate game, and getting offensive boards against the Cougars.
Jacob Brindle’s team is one that will be a favorite to win the state title next year, and will already be a team to watch this year should they make it past D-NH and on to Des Moines. Cascade only plays seven players regularly, but four of them average in the 11to-12-point-per-game range, making it impossible for opposing teams to key on any one player. It’s not a group that has been all that dominant on the offensive glass, but their specialties are defense and disruption – the Cougars are extremely talented at taking opposing teams out of their strategy and what they want to do. It’s the seventh substate game in a row for the Cougars, with their last substate losses coming in 2012 and 2013.
Impact Player:
Impact Player:
Royce Weber will have some tall tasks of his own tonight – namely, guarding a smart group of Cascade guards and giving the Wolverines a needed presence on the perimeter.
Johnny Supple may be the player to watch for Cascade tonight, with his ability to get to the basket and battle inside – he’s certainly no slouch on the perimeter either, though.
Keys to the Game:
Keys to the Game:
With so much scoring out of the starting five, going on the attack and putting Cascade in foul trouble will be a solid strategy for the Wolverines in this one.
The Cougars will need to get a few extra touches inside – second chances haven’t been a strength for them this year, but they’ll need to be tonight.
Tops On The Team: Points Field Goal Percentage 3-pt FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Ben Latusek (293; 12.2/game) Ben Latusek (59.5) Royce Weber (42.4) Connor Blough (82.1) Ben Latusek (169; 43 off. rebounds) Royce Weber (71) Connor Blough (39) Ben Latusek (23)
Tops On The Team: Points Field Goal Percentage 3-pt FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Haris Hoffman (261; 11.3/game) Johnny Supple (51.8) Brock Simon (43.1) Gannon O’Brien (86.8) Haris Hoffman (150; 16 off. rebounds) Brock Simon (78) Brock Simon (47) Johnny Supple (22)
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD ROSTER 2/2 3/3 4/4 5/5 10/10 11/11 12/12 21/21 22/22 23/23 24/24 33/33 42/42 44/44
Tim Koop Broden Coulter Ryan Moore Royce Weber Jaxson Foster Isaac Jorgensen Cade Fuller Connor Blough Ben Latusek Ethan Weichers Ely Sohn Jake Landphair Colton Harberts Owen Goos
SO SR SO SR SR SO SO SR SR SR SO SO SO SO
5-07 6-01 5-09 6-01 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-01 6-05 6-02 6-03 6-02 6-06 6-03
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD STATISTICS Scoring Athlete Ben Latusek - 22/22 Connor Blough - 21/21 Broden Coulter - 3/3 Royce Weber - 5/5 Colton Harberts - 42/42 Cade Fuller - 12/12 Jaxson Foster - 10/10 Isaac Jorgensen - 11/11 Ethan Weichers - 23/23 Owen Goos - 44/44 Jake Landphair - 33/33 Ryan Moore - 4/4 Tim Koop - 2/2 Ely Sohn - 24/24 Totals
Pts 293 282 255 217 183 137 79 43 41 22 13 11 8 0 1584
Pts/G 12.2 11.8 10.6 9.0 7.6 6.0 3.3 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 66.0
FGM 113 113 92 79 79 37 33 12 18 9 5 4 3 0 597
FGA 190 207 190 137 142 76 76 30 24 17 8 20 8 0 1125
FG % 3PTM 59.5 0 54.6 10 48.4 34 57.7 28 55.6 3 48.7 15 43.4 0 40.0 5 75.0 0 52.9 0 62.5 0 20.0 2 37.5 0 0.0 0 53.1 97
3PTA 1 37 101 66 12 37 7 12 1 0 0 8 2 0 284
3% 0.0 27.0 33.7 42.4 25.0 40.5 0.0 41.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 34.2
FTM 67 46 37 31 22 48 13 14 5 4 3 1 2 0 293
FTA 109 56 48 44 36 67 27 14 13 11 5 2 4 0 436
FT % 61.5 82.1 77.1 70.5 61.1 71.6 48.1 100.0 38.5 36.4 60.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 67.2
Other Athlete Ben Latusek - 22/22 Colton Harberts - 42/42 Broden Coulter - 3/3 Royce Weber - 5/5 Connor Blough - 21/21 Jaxson Foster - 10/10 Cade Fuller - 12/12 Ethan Weichers - 23/23 Ryan Moore - 4/4 Isaac Jorgensen - 11/11 Owen Goos - 44/44 Tim Koop - 2/2 Jake Landphair - 33/33 Ely Sohn - 24/24 Totals
Off Reb Def Reb 43 126 33 91 27 81 20 66 25 47 10 43 8 25 9 16 3 16 2 8 7 3 1 8 0 5 0 0 205 562
Reb 169 124 108 86 72 53 33 25 19 10 10 9 5 0 767
Assts 65 14 60 71 53 52 29 11 10 10 2 5 2 0 384
TOs 76 26 44 39 29 36 24 7 11 6 2 3 2 0 305
Steals 21 18 31 38 39 32 14 4 7 5 0 5 2 0 216
Blocks 23 13 8 6 11 0 0 7 1 3 1 1 0 0 74
Fouls 62 23 57 49 54 40 34 10 4 13 5 0 3 0 354
CASCADE ROSTER 10/10 12/12 14/14 20/20 22/22 23/23 24/24 30/30 32/32 33/33 34/34 34/34 40/40 42/42 44/44 50/50 54/54 55/55
Brock Simon Dilan Simon Preston Geerts Derek Koppes Bryce Simon Johnny Supple Evan Knipper Reid Rausch Nick Welter Gannon O"Brien Cole Gel Tom Knepper Travis Trumm Haris Hoffman Luke Bertling Carter Holmes Race Cuckler John Larkin
CASCADE STATISTICS JR SR SR JR SR JR JR SO JR JR SR SO JR SO JR SR JR SR
6-03 5-10 5-08 5-10 6-02 6-02 5-10 6-01 6-03 6-00 6-05 6-02 6-01 6-00 6-00 6-00 5-10 6-01
Scoring Athlete Haris Hoffman - 42/42 Gannon O"Brien - 33/33 Johnny Supple - 23/23 Brock Simon - 10/10 Derek Koppes - 20/20 Dilan Simon - 12/12 Bryce Simon - 22/22 Reid Rausch - 30/30 Carter Holmes - 50/50 Evan Knipper - 24/24 Tom Knepper - 34/34 John Larkin - 55/55 Nick Welter - 32/32 Cole Gel - 34/34 Preston Geerts - 14/14 Travis Trumm - 40/40 Luke Bertling - 44/44 Race Cuckler - 54/54 Totals
Pts 261 259 255 252 87 72 52 13 13 6 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1283
Pts/G 11.3 11.3 12.1 11.0 4.0 3.3 2.6 1.0 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55.8
FGM 98 89 99 87 28 24 22 4 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 465
FGA 217 203 191 193 70 68 36 16 7 3 4 4 3 5 1 0 2 1 1024
FG % 3PTM 45.2 21 43.8 48 51.8 12 45.1 31 40.0 21 35.3 9 61.1 0 25.0 2 85.7 0 66.7 1 50.0 0 50.0 0 33.3 0 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 45.4 145
3PTA 75 117 34 72 57 39 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 409
3% 28.0 41.0 35.3 43.1 36.8 23.1 0.0 20.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.5
FTM 44 33 45 47 10 15 8 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 208
FTA 70 38 63 80 13 25 13 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 312
FT % 62.9 86.8 71.4 58.8 76.9 60.0 61.5 75.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7
Other Athlete Haris Hoffman - 42/42 Gannon O"Brien - 33/33 Johnny Supple - 23/23 Brock Simon - 10/10 Bryce Simon - 22/22 Dilan Simon - 12/12 Derek Koppes - 20/20 Reid Rausch - 30/30 Carter Holmes - 50/50 Tom Knepper - 34/34 John Larkin - 55/55 Luke Bertling - 44/44 Nick Welter - 32/32 Travis Trumm - 40/40 Evan Knipper - 24/24 Cole Gel - 34/34 Preston Geerts - 14/14 Race Cuckler - 54/54 Totals
Off Reb Def Reb 16 134 20 116 26 64 38 50 4 35 5 32 5 13 3 7 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 129 486
Reb 150 136 90 88 39 37 18 10 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 615
Assts 55 75 17 78 4 47 28 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 316
TOs 43 31 26 36 8 27 12 7 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 200
Steals 25 40 30 47 5 29 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 193
Blocks 1 2 22 9 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Fouls 40 56 40 59 20 33 18 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 281
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD SCHEDULE (21-3, 15-1) 11/29/2016 - Tue 12/01/2016 - Thu 12/06/2016 - Tue 12/09/2016 - Fri 12/13/2016 - Tue 12/20/2016 - Tue 12/22/2016 - Thu 01/03/2017 - Tue 01/06/2017 - Fri 01/09/2017 - Mon 01/13/2017 - Fri 01/14/2017 - Sat 01/20/2017 - Fri 01/23/2017 - Mon 01/24/2017 - Tue 01/27/2017 - Fri 01/28/2017 - Sat 01/30/2017 - Mon 02/02/2017 - Thu 02/03/2017 - Fri 02/07/2017 - Tue 02/09/2017 - Thu 02/16/2017 - Thu 02/21/2017 - Tue 02/25/2017 - Sat
@West Marshall, State Center @Charles City @Aplington-Parkersburg Hudson @Jesup Denver @Grundy Center @Sumner-Fredricksburg Union, LaPorte City Wapsie Valley, Fairbank @Waverly-Shell Rock @Columbus Catholic, Waterloo @Hudson @BCLUW, Conrad Jesup @Wapsie Valley, Fairbank Aplington-Parkersburg @Denver Sumner-Fredricksburg @Union, LaPorte City Columbus Catholic, Waterloo South Hardin, Eldora Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Jesup Cascade, Western Dubuque
CASCADE SCHEDULE (21-2, 16-1) W 50-44 L 45-59 W 55-50 W 63-40 L 60-63 W 68-38 W 69-45 W 74-25 W 69-41 W 68-54 L 59-61 W 62-38 W 79-59 W 79-31 W 59-45 W 71-60 W 61-49 W 69-37 W 89-29 W 72-38 W 52-40 W 70-35 W 83-47 W 58-54 7:00p
11/29/2016 - Tue 12/02/2016 - Fri 12/06/2016 - Tue 12/09/2016 - Fri 12/13/2016 - Tue 12/16/2016 - Fri 12/20/2016 - Tue 01/03/2017 - Tue 01/06/2017 - Fri 01/13/2017 - Fri 01/14/2017 - Sat 01/19/2017 - Thu 01/20/2017 - Fri 01/21/2017 - Sat 01/24/2017 - Tue 01/27/2017 - Fri 01/28/2017 - Sat 01/31/2017 - Tue 02/03/2017 - Fri 02/04/2017 - Sat 02/07/2017 - Tue 02/16/2017 - Thu 02/21/2017 - Tue 02/25/2017 - Sat
Stat Leaders: TEAM Field Goals Made Field Goal Pct. Free Throws Made Assists INDIVIDUAL Free Throw Pct.
Dike-NH Dike-NH Jesup Dike-NH
9th, 2A 5th, Iowa 8th, 2A 8th, 2A
Gannon O’Brien Connor Blough
Cascade Dike-NH
DIKE-N.H.
86.8 82.1
66.0 +21.0 53.1 34.2 67.2 32.0 205/562 74 216 384 1.259
4th, 2A 10th, 2A
CONFERENCE STANDINGS North IA Cedar League West 15-1 12-4 12-4 9-7 7-9 6-10 6-10 3-13 2-14
W 44-20 W 71-21 W 62-43 W 66-58 W 45-41 W 42-33 W 45-20 W 69-39 W 49-36 W 62-39 W 59-44 W 59-49 W 51-32 L 45-54 W 60-54 W 67-42 W 72-46 W 49-47 W 55-29 W 56-41 L 42-49 W 57-46 W 56-50 7:00p
TEAM COMPARISON
597 53.1 293 384
Dike-New Hartford Aplington-Parkersburg Jesup Wapsie Valley, Fairbank Union, La Porte City Denver Hudson Waterloo Columbus Sumner-Fredericksburg
North Cedar, Stanwood @Wilton @Bellevue @Camanche West Branch @Monticello Anamosa @Marquette Catholic, Bellevue Tipton @North Cedar, Stanwood @Regina, Iowa City @Northeast, Goose Lake @Durant @Beckman Catholic, Dyersville Camanche West Liberty Bellevue Monticello Mid-Prairie, Wellman @Maquoketa Northeast, Goose Lake Monticello Beckman Catholic, Dyersville Dike-New Hartford
CASCADE Points Per Game Scoring Margin/Game Field Goal Pct. 3-pt Field Goal Pct. Free Throw Pct. Rebounds Per Game Off/Def Rebounds Blocks Steals Assists Assist/Turnover Ratio
55.8 +15.0 45.4 35.5 66.7 26.7 129/486 41 193 316 1.580
River Valley Conf. - North Cascade Camanche Northeast, Goose Lake Monticello North Cedar Bellevue
16-1 15-2 14-3 8-9 6-11 2-15
Tonight In the North Iowa Cedar League: Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (18-7) vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (23-2) 1A Substate at Cedar Falls East Marshall (17-5) vs. South Hamilton (21-2) 2A Substate at Nevada
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Tonight In the River Valley Conference: Camanche (21-2) vs. West Branch (18-5) 2A Substate at Muscatine
7:00 p.m.
DIKE-NEW HARTFORD GAME-BY-GAME (21-3, 15-1) Date
Opponent
Result
High Points
11/29/2016 - Tue @West Marshall, State Center 12/01/2016 - Thu @Charles City
W L
50-44 45-59
12/06/2016 - Tue @Aplington-Parkersburg
W
55-50
Ben Latusek (12) Connor Blough (9) Colton Harberts (9) Connor Blough (13)
12/09/2016 - Fri
Hudson
W
63-40
Connor Blough (13)
12/13/2016 - Tue 12/20/2016 - Tue 12/22/2016 - Thu 01/03/2017 - Tue 01/06/2017 - Fri 01/09/2017 - Mon 01/13/2017 - Fri 01/14/2017 - Sat
@Jesup Denver @Grundy Center @Sumner-Fredricksburg Union, LaPorte City Wapsie Valley, Fairbank @Waverly-Shell Rock @Columbus Catholic, Waterloo
L W W W W W L W
60-63 68-38 69-45 74-25 69-41 68-54 59-61 62-38
Ben Latusek (17) Connor Blough (19) Ben Latusek (18) Colton Harberts (14) Ben Latusek (21) Royce Weber (16) Broden Coulter (14) Colton Harberts (13)
01/20/2017 - Fri @Hudson 01/23/2017 - Mon @BCLUW, Conrad 01/24/2017 - Tue Jesup
W W W
79-59 79-31 59-45
Connor Blough (21) Connor Blough (17) Connor Blough (17)
01/27/2017 - Fri
@Wapsie Valley, Fairbank
W
71-60
Broden Coulter (20)
01/28/2017 - Sat 01/30/2017 - Mon 02/02/2017 - Thu 02/03/2017 - Fri 02/07/2017 - Tue 02/09/2017 - Thu 02/16/2017 - Thu 02/21/2017 - Tue 02/25/2017 - Sat
Aplington-Parkersburg @Denver Sumner-Fredricksburg @Union, LaPorte City Columbus Catholic, Waterloo South Hardin, Eldora Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Jesup Cascade, Western Dubuque
W W W W W W W W
61-49 69-37 89-29 72-38 52-40 70-35 83-47 58-54
Ben Latusek (22) Connor Blough (14) Broden Coulter (21) Broden Coulter (18) Ben Latusek (13) Broden Coulter (16) Ben Latusek (25) Connor Blough (14)
High Rebounds
Highlights
Colton Harberts (9) Ben Latusek (8)
Wolverines open second half on 10-2 run, shoot 0-for-9 on 3-pt FGs in game Comets open game on 13-0 run; D-NH cuts lead to 6 points w/ 4:00 left in game
Connor Blough (6) Ben Latusek (6) Ben Latusek (5) Royce Weber (5) Ben Latusek (14) Ben Latusek (15) Broden Coulter (9) Colton Harberts (4) Ben Latusek (9) Broden Coulter (12) Royce Weber (7) Ben Latusek (7) Broden Coulter (7) Colton Harberts (7) Ben Latusek (5) Ben Latusek (6) Colton Harberts (6) Ben Latusek (9) Connor Blough (9) Ben Latusek (15) Colton Harberts (10) Colton Harberts (8) Broden Coulter (7) Royce Weber (8) Ryan Moore (5) Ben Latusek (9) Ben Latusek (7)
Falcons lead by up to 10 pts; 3 D-NH scorers in dbl-figs (Latusek: 11; Weber: 10) D-NH racks up 17-4 run over final 4:00 of first half, shoots 25-48 from field in win J-Hawks lead by as many as 21 in third quarter (lead cut to 1 w/ :44 remaining) Latusek ties career rebounding high; Wolverines outrebounded on offense 10-3 Wolverines open game w/ 19-2 first qtr (first 12 pts of game); Latusek: 8 rebs S-F held to maximum of 8 points in any quarter (1st, 4th); D-NH: 32-48 from field Union trails 34-17 at halftime; Broden Coulter: 17 pts, 6 rebs (3-of-4 from outside) Career scoring high for Weber, career rebounding high for Coulter (13 pts) Double-overtime; Austin Phyfe (W-SR): 27 pts, scored game-winning putback Wolverines open up 22-6 lead after first quarter; three D-NH players in dbl-figs D-NH opens game on 15-1 run, shoots 51% from field; Blough: 13 2nd-half points Comets trail 53-12 at halftime; Wolverines shoot 67% from field, tally 24 assists Jesup held to 4 pts in 2nd qtr, trails 26-16 at halftime; D-NH: 10-14 FTs in 4th qtr Coulter: career scoring high; Latusek, Coulter each shoot 7-of-10 from field Latusek ties career rebounding high, sets new career scoring high D-NH opens game on 17-4 run; Denver outrebounded 47-23, held to 11 FGs Wolverines clinch 3rd straight NICL-E title, lead 52-15 at halftime, shoot 66% FG Union trails 25-3 after first qtr, D-NH shoots 60% from floor for game Weber: career rebounding high; Wolverines push conf win streak to 13 gms Tigers trail 30-24 at halftime (D-NH: 21-1 run in 3rd qtr); Latusek: 14 pts, 5 asst Wolverines lead 34-30 at halftime, end game on 25-5 run; 46 team rebs (36 def.) Jesup leads 32-30 going to 4th; D-NH hits first 17 FTs of game (game: 19-of-22)
