3A Breakdown includes our team of the week, what stood out, elite performers, what to watch this week, and more!
Our Team of the Week:
Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly-Shell Rock 59, Waterloo, East 47, Waverly-Shell Rock 76, Xavier, Cedar Rapids 54)
Taking down the defending Class 3A champions by 22 points showed that the Go Hawks have the talent and players needed to compete for a title themselves this year.
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The Runner Up:
Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa 84, Fairfield 41, Oskaloosa 76, Pella Christian 70 (2 OT), Oskaloosa 63, Knoxville 59 (OT))
Age is nothing but a number for the Indians and it showed with three victories that included two overtime games. The future is bright at Oskaloosa.
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Elite Performances
Garrett Franken, Atlantic
42 points
Trey Tucker, Greene County
33 points
Austin Ash, Mount Vernon
32 points
Ryan VanWyk, Pella
30 points
Grant Dirks, Center Point-Urbana
28 points
Owen Coburn, Spirit Lake
24 points
Cole Henry, Oskaloosa
23 points
Casey Kleemeier, Winterset
22 points
Lim Chuol, Chariton
10 assists
Tyler Eggert, Benton Community
10 assists
Ben Krutzfeldt, Solon
8 assists
Jamison Heinz, Humboldt
6 assists
Nick Leopold, Mount Vernon
6 steals
Spencer Cuvelier, Crestwood
6 steals
Ryan Theel, Forest City
5 steals
Bowen Born, Norwalk
4 steals
Max Techau, Cedar Rapids Xavier
5 blocks
Weston Meyer, Iowa Falls-Alden
4 blocks
Matt Barragy, Gilbert
4 blocks
Xavier Foster, Oskaloosa
3 blocks
Nathan Struve, Vinton-Shellsburg
19 rebounds
Riley Helmers, Algona
13 rebounds
Treavor Kokjohn, Fort Madison
13 rebounds
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Week Two Rankings
1.) Waverly-Shell Rock 2-0 (Previous: #7)
2.) West Delaware 2-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) Pella 2-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Grinnell 2-1 (Previous: #4)
5.) Bishop Heelan 0-0 (Previous: #6)
6.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 1-1 (Previous: #1)
7.) Glenwood 2-0 (Previous: #9)
8.) Atlantic 2-0 (Previous: #T10)
9.) LeMars 1-0 (Previous: #T10)
10.) Oskaloosa 3-0 (Previous: Not Rated)
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Games to Watch
Atlantic @ Creston
Bishop Heelan @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Dallas Center-Grimes @ Perry
Davenport Assumption @ North Scott
Knoxville @ Chariton
MOC-Floyd Valley @ Sioux Center
Mount Vernon @ Western Dubuque
Pella @ Ballard
Pella @ Pella Christian
Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Wahlert, Dubuque @ Dubuque, Senior
West Delaware @ Beckman Catholic
Western Christian, Hull @ LeMars
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Our Team of the Week:
Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly-Shell Rock 59, Waterloo, East 47, Waverly-Shell Rock 76, Xavier, Cedar Rapids 54)
Taking down the defending Class 3A champions by 22 points showed that the Go Hawks have the talent and players needed to compete for a title themselves this year.
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The Runner Up:
Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa 84, Fairfield 41, Oskaloosa 76, Pella Christian 70 (2 OT), Oskaloosa 63, Knoxville 59 (OT))
Age is nothing but a number for the Indians and it showed with three victories that included two overtime games. The future is bright at Oskaloosa.
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Elite Performances
Garrett Franken, Atlantic
42 points
Trey Tucker, Greene County
33 points
Austin Ash, Mount Vernon
32 points
Ryan VanWyk, Pella
30 points
Grant Dirks, Center Point-Urbana
28 points
Owen Coburn, Spirit Lake
24 points
Cole Henry, Oskaloosa
23 points
Casey Kleemeier, Winterset
22 points
Lim Chuol, Chariton
10 assists
Tyler Eggert, Benton Community
10 assists
Ben Krutzfeldt, Solon
8 assists
Jamison Heinz, Humboldt
6 assists
Nick Leopold, Mount Vernon
6 steals
Spencer Cuvelier, Crestwood
6 steals
Ryan Theel, Forest City
5 steals
Bowen Born, Norwalk
4 steals
Max Techau, Cedar Rapids Xavier
5 blocks
Weston Meyer, Iowa Falls-Alden
4 blocks
Matt Barragy, Gilbert
4 blocks
Xavier Foster, Oskaloosa
3 blocks
Nathan Struve, Vinton-Shellsburg
19 rebounds
Riley Helmers, Algona
13 rebounds
Treavor Kokjohn, Fort Madison
13 rebounds
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Week Two Rankings
1.) Waverly-Shell Rock 2-0 (Previous: #7)
2.) West Delaware 2-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) Pella 2-0 (Previous: #3)
4.) Grinnell 2-1 (Previous: #4)
5.) Bishop Heelan 0-0 (Previous: #6)
6.) Cedar Rapids Xavier 1-1 (Previous: #1)
7.) Glenwood 2-0 (Previous: #9)
8.) Atlantic 2-0 (Previous: #T10)
9.) LeMars 1-0 (Previous: #T10)
10.) Oskaloosa 3-0 (Previous: Not Rated)
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Games to Watch
Atlantic @ Creston
Bishop Heelan @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Dallas Center-Grimes @ Perry
Davenport Assumption @ North Scott
Knoxville @ Chariton
MOC-Floyd Valley @ Sioux Center
Mount Vernon @ Western Dubuque
Pella @ Ballard
Pella @ Pella Christian
Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Wahlert, Dubuque @ Dubuque, Senior
West Delaware @ Beckman Catholic
Western Christian, Hull @ LeMars
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