MID-PRAIRIE BOYS BASKETBALL

3-point shooting carries Golden Hawks to season-opening wins

By Paul D. Bowker
Posted 12/12/24

WELLMAN

The 3-point attack arrived early.

Brooks Weber, a sophomore starting his first game for Mid-Prairie’s boys basketball team, hit four 3-pointers in the first four minutes of …

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MID-PRAIRIE BOYS BASKETBALL

3-point shooting carries Golden Hawks to season-opening wins

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WELLMAN

The 3-point attack arrived early.

Brooks Weber, a sophomore starting his first game for Mid-Prairie’s boys basketball team, hit four 3-pointers in the first four minutes of last Friday’s home opener against Camanche.

Then, he stole the ball from a Camanche player and delivered a layup for two points.

Then came a fifth consecutive 3-pointer.

Five minutes in, Camanche trailed 19-6 and never stood a chance.

Weber scored a game-high 30 points, Bryce Henry scored 20 points and Mid-Prairie, the top-scoring team in the River Valley South, cruised to a 90-54 victory.

“We are a great offensive team and when we have a hot hand, we can definitely put up a lot of points,” Weber said.

In two victories last week, the Golden Hawks averaged 76.5 points, nearly 30 points more than any other team in the River Valley South and 14 points more than any team in the River Valley overall. Combined, they hit 32 3-pointers.

The win against Camanche featured the first 90-point game since 2010.

“Tonight was great,” Golden Hawks Coach Daren Lambert said. “We can’t expect to shoot like this throughout the entire season.”

Weber hit 8-of-12 3-pointers and Henry added four 3-pointers as the Golden Hawks built a 47-25 halftime lead and went ahead by 30, 75-45, by the end of the third quarter.

Senior point guard Brady Weber, Brooks’ older brother, added 13 points and 8 assists, and converted all six free throws.

Henry had a team-high 10 rebounds to get a double-double.

Mid-Prairie’s first two games featured Brooks Weber’s breakout game and a near career high by Ace Peck (23 points) in a win over Benton Community.

“They’re selfless,” Lambert said. “They want to win. They look for each other. Tonight, it was Brooks, and they fed him the ball.”

Mid-Prairie 63

Benton 43

Ace Peck and Brooks Weber each hit four 3-pointers, and Bryce Henry hit three in the Golden Hawks’ season-opening 20-point win at Benton Community in Van Horn.

Peck scored a game-high 23 points, missing his career high by just three points. He hit more than half his shots, leading Mid-Prairie’s strong shooting attack.

The Golden Hawks, ahead 30-24 at halftime, scored 13 of the first 14 points in the third quarter to blow the game open. A 3-pointer by Weber put the Golden Hawks in front by 18, 43-25, as the sophomore shouted and pumped his arms in celebration.

Peck started fast, scoring 7 of Mid-Prairie’s 15 points in the opening quarter.

Senior guard Brady Weber had a game-high 5 steals and a game-high 4 assists.

Conner Wiles and Kaden Kos each had 5 rebounds.

Benton’s Eli Patterson delivered a double-double: 14 points, 11 rebounds.

 

GAME STATS

MID-PRAIRIE 90, CAMANCHE 54

Camanche     16    11   18     9  -- 54

Mid-Prairie    26    19   30   15  -- 90

Mid-Prairie scoring: Brooks Weber 30, Bryce Henry 20, Brady Weber 13, Conner Wiles 7, Kale Miller 7, Landon Kos 5, Hudson Ehrenfelt 3, Clayton Davidson 3, Kaden Kos 2.

Mid-Prairie leading rebounders: Henry 10, Wiles 8.

 

MID-PRAIRIE 63, BENTON 43

Mid-Prairie  15    15   21   12  -- 63

Benton         12    12    9    10  -- 43

Mid-Prairie scoring: Ace Peck 23, Bryce Henry 15, Brooks Weber 12, Hudson Ehrenfelt 4, Kaden Kos 4, Brady Weber 3, Conner Wiles 2.

Benton scoring: Eli Patterson 14, Gavin Brooks 11, Carson Pickering 10, Cole Junge 3, Carson Nolan 2, Brayden Sonka 2, Will Schanbacher 1.

Mid-Prairie leading rebounders: Wiles 5, Kaden Kos 5.

Benton leading rebounder: Patterson 11.

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