Iowa high school boys’ state basketball 2022: Monday’s scores, stats and more

The 2022 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament tipped off Monday with six quarterfinal games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Follow the latest scores and our coverage throughout the day here. And follow The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson (@jeje66) on Twitter for more updates from Des Moines.

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Monday’s boys’ state basketball scores

CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS

No. 4 Lake Mills 39, No. 5 Danville 22

Lake Mills earned its first state tournament victory in its fifth overall and third straight appearance.

Danville (23-3) shot 21.1 percent, including 0 for 17 from 3-point range against Lake Mills’ zone defense. The Bulldogs (25-1) struggled at times offensively, too, but started the second half on a 10-1 run to pull away from an 11-11 tie.

Bennett Berger scored 13 points for Lake Mills and Seth Hermanson added 10 off the bench. Caiden Gourley led the Bears with 10.

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No. 1 Grand View Christian 64, No. 8 Bellevue 63 (OT)

Noah John made 1 of 2 free throws with 0.2 seconds left and top-ranked, unbeaten Grand View Christian survived an upset scare from Bellevue.

The Comets (13-13) began the postseason with a losing record and nearly continued their Cinderella run to the semifinals. They rallied from 14 down to force overtime when Colby Sieverding swished an off-balance 3-pointer with 11 seconds left.

Bellevue took one-point leads three times in the extra period. Siverding scored over 6-foot-11 Daniel Tobiloba to make it 63-62 with 35 seconds left, but Tobiloba tied it with a free throw and John won it after grabbing an offensive rebound with 0.2 seconds to go.

Tobiloba had nine points, 19 rebounds and nine blocks. Josh Baucum led Grand View Christian (25-0) with 14 points and Caleb Parlee had 13. Jackson Mueller scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for Bellevue. He was 4 of 22 from 3-point range entering the game, but 4 of 8 Monday. Sieverding added 16 points, Jensen Wedeking 15 and 13 boards.

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No. 2 North Linn 89, No. 7 North Mahaska 43

North Linn (25-1) cruised to its sixth straight semifinal appearance in its sixth straight state tournament appearance.

North Mahaska (20-6) scored the game’s first four points, but it was quickly all Lynx from there. North Linn led 29-9 after the first quarter and 56-15 at halftime.

Four Lynx were in double-figures scoring in the first half alone, led by Tate Haughenbury, who had 16 points, including three dunks. He finished with 18 and didn’t miss a shot (8-for-8 field goals, 2-for-2 free throws). Dylan Kurt scored a game-high 19 points, Cade Haughenbury had 14 and Austin Hilmer totaled 13 points and 10 assists.

North Linn shot 57.4 percent, including 10 of 22 from 3-point range and forced 26 turnovers. Braden Steel led the Warhawks with 11 points.

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No. 3 Remsen St. Mary’s 70, No. 6 West Harrison 52

In its sixth straight state tournament appearance, Remsen St. Mary’s jumped out to a 21-3 lead after the first quarter and advanced to the semifinals for the fourth time.

The Hawks (25-0) shot 58.4 percent, including 9 of 17 from 3-point range. Carter Schorg led four in double figures with 20 points, hitting 3 of 4 from deep. Cael Ortmann scored 17 points, Jaxon Bunkers hit three treys and totaled 14 points and Alex Schroeder added 12 points.

West Harrison (22-4), making its state debut, was led by Sage Evans’ 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Koleson Evans had 15 points and six boards.

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CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS

No. 1 Central Lyon 68, No. 8 Red Oak 34

Mason Gerleman scored 12 first-quarter points and Central Lyon took a 26-13 lead, showing no signs of nerves in its first state tournament game. The Lions (23-2) led 37-22 at halftime and opened the third quarter on a 14-0 run to put away any hope of a Red Oak comeback.

Gerleman finished with a game-high 18 points, hitting 5 of 7 field goals and all seven of his free throws. Zach Lutmer added 16 points and seven rebounds and Andrew Austin scored 13.

Max DeVries led the Tigers (18-8), who made it to state for the first time since 1993, with 10 points. Red Oak shot just 18.5 percent from the field.

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No. 4 Pella Christian 69, No. 5 Roland-Story 62

Eric Mulder scored 18 points on 9-for-12 shooting and hauled in 20 rebounds and Levi Schelhaas put up 23 points, making 11 of 12 free throws, as Pella Christian advanced to the semifinals for the 13th time.

Roland-Story (22-3) started the game on an 11-2 run, but Pella Christian (19-6) had a 14-13 lead by the end of the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the way.

Will Bunn scored 17 points for the Norsemen and Isaiah Naylor and Jonovan Wilkinson both had 14.

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