WELLMAN

Brooklyn Schneider, a freshman guard, came off the bench for Mid-Prairie to score 23 points in a pair of games last weekend.

She is part of a youthful backcourt that includes sophomore Olivia Swartzendruber, and juniors Jovi Evans and Katelyn Harland.

Combined, they scored 35 points in a 69-30 win over Anamosa in the Golden Hawks’ River Valley Conference opener last Friday.

A day later, Schneider scored 10 points in a 59-43 loss to Northeast.

At Anamosa, the Golden Hawks (2-2) took a 16-7 lead in the opening quarter and slammed the door in the final quarter by scoring 23 points while holding Anamosa to 2.

Schneider scored a career-high 13 points and hit all three 3-point shots she took.

Evans and senior Nora Pennington added 10 points. Pennington also had a game-high 7 steals.

Sophomore center Callie Huber had a game-high 12 rebounds and 9 points.

Northeast 59, Mid-Prairie 43

Northeast’s Emma Reissen and Leah Mangelsen combined to score 31 points, leading the unbeaten Rebels to a 59-43 win at Mid-Prairie on Dec 2.

Brooklyn Schneider and Jovi Evans each scored 10 points for Mid-Prairie.

Trailing by 12 points late in the second quarter, a 3-pointer by Schneider and a pair of free throws by Evans closed the deficit to 25-18 in the final minute of the first half. A basket by Evans in the first minute of the third quarter trimmed it to 25-20.

Strong shooting by Northeast carried the Rebels after that to their third consecutive win.

Riessen hit a game-high three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points.

Mid-Prairie’s Callie Huber added 9 points and team-high 6 rebounds.

“It felt like we were a bit slow to the basketball today,” Golden Hawks head coach Danny Hershberger said.

Benton 66, Mid-Prairie 45

Benton seniors Emma Townsley and McKenna Kramer combined for 48 points and 11 3-pointers, shooting down the Golden Hawks 66-45 on Nov. 28 in Wellman.

The second-ranked Bobcats have won their first three games, including over River Valley South teams Mid-Prairie and Regina Catholic.

Mid-Prairie’s Nora Pennington and Callie Huber each scored 12 points.

Benton put up 68 shots, but the Golden Hawks outrebounded the Bobcats 40-32, led by Huber’s game-high 11 rebounds.

Pennington added a team-high 3 steals.

Benton scored 24 points in the first quarter, taking a 16-point lead, and cruised from there. Townsley scored 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting, and added 7 assists, 7 rebounds and 6 steals. Kramer had 23 points, a game-high six 3-pointers and 3 assists.

GAME STATS

NORTHEAST 59, MID-PRAIRIE 43

Northeast   10   15   18   16  --  59

Mid-Prairie   6   12   18     7  --  43

Northeast scoring: Emma Riessen 16, Leah Mangelsen 15, Emma Kjergaard 9, Kaitlyn Hansen 7, Emily Erwin 6, Cadence Driscoll 6.

Mid-Prairie scoring: Jovi Evans 10, Brooklyn Schneider 10, Callie Huber 9, Nora Pennington 6, Morgyn Bender 3, Olivia Swartzendruber 3, Brylee Gearhart 2.

Mid-Prairie rebounding leaders: Huber 6, Gearhart 5.

MID-PRAIRIE 69, ANAMOSA 30

M-P          16   12   18   23  --  69

Anamosa   7   11   10     2  --  30

Mid-Prairie scoring: Brooklyn Schneider 13, Nora Pennington 10, Jovi Evans 10, Callie Huber 9, Katelyn Harland 8, Brylee Gearhart 6, Olivia Swartzendruber 4, Morgyn Bender 3, Izzy Kite 3, Harper Pacha 2, Myli Hershberger 1.

Anamosa scoring: Norah Humpal 10, Savanna Venenga 10, Kate Sander 4, Jachel Burns 4, Ava Gibbs 2.

Mid-Prairie rebounding leaders: Huber 12, Bender 8, Gearhart 5.

BENTON 66, MID-PRAIRIE 45

Benton        24   13   13   16  --  66

Mid-Prairie   8   11   14    12 --  45

Benton scoring: Emma Townsley 25, McKenna Kramer 23, Piper Nelson 8, Zoey Junge 5, Tatum Schroeder 2, Avery Kramer 2, Aubrey Kelly 1.

Mid-Prairie scoring: Nora Pennington 12, Callie Huber 12, Jovi Evans 6, Morgyn Bender 6, Brylee Gearhart 6, Harper Pacha 2, Brooklyn Schneider 1.

Mid-Prairie rebounding leaders: Huber 11, Pacha 5, Evans 5, Schneider 5.