Grinnell Boys' Basketball - A season to remember

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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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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.

BentonCommunity 57

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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


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

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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


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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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


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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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


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


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.


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.


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


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


Grinnell: Tigers dominate Oskaloosa, Washington to end regular seasonContinued from page 7

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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


broke a three-game losing

streak when Joe Schmidt


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.

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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


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


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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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.


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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Grinnell: Go-Hawks stop Grinnell off ense in quarterfi nal winContinued from page 9

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.

CR photoby J.O. Parker


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.



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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