Rivalry Saturday: Roundup (VIDEO)

Solon 50, Iowa City Regina 42

It took a while, but Kelsey Dircks accustomed herself to the U.S. Cellular Center surroundings.Dircks hit three 3-pointers in the final 9 minutes as Class 3A 13th-ranked Solon rallied past Iowa City Regina, 50-42, at Rivalry Saturday.

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 "At the beginning of the game, my shots weren't falling," Dircks said. "It was the change of environment, I think. But with more repetition, it finally came for me."Solon (13-2) trailed 34-27 late in the third quarter, then held Regina (13-3) to five points in the fourth quarter, none in the final 4:20.Courtney Holub's free throw with 4:09 left broke a 42-all tie, and the Lady Spartans controlled the rest of the game.Regina's Zoe Dutchik registered 20 points and 15 rebounds, but that wasn't enough to overcome the Regals' 28 turnovers. Solon collected 19 steals, seven by Danielle Herdliska."Our press, it's just a part of the way we play," said Solon Coach Mark Sovers. "We have too good of athletes to not get after people. When the press is working, we can do a lot of good things."Dircks paced the Lady Spartans with 15 points. Herdliska added 11.

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IOWA CITY REGINA (42): Sydnay Lehman 2-7 2-2 7, Zoe Dutchik 8-16 4-6 20, Zoe Browning 0-4 0-0 0, Kayla Balke 1-2 0-1 2, Jenna Lehman 5-12 0-0 12, Julia Hunter 0-3 1-2 1, Olivia Stenger 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 16-48 7-11 42.

SOLON (50): Courtney Holub 1-2 1-2 3, Danielle Herdliska 2-14 5-6 11, Ashley Holubar 1-3 0-0 2, Kelsey Dircks 5-15 2-4 15, Brie Winegar 2-10 0-0 4, Rylee Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Melanie Breza 1-1 0-0 2, Alex Villagrana 2-2 1-2 5, Kelsey Cave 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 18-54 9-14 50.

Halftime: Regina 23, Solon 23.

3-point goals: Regina 3-10 (S.Lehman 1-3, Browning 0-2, J.Lehman 2-5), Solon 5-15 (Herdliska 2-8, Dircks 3-7).

Team fouls: Regina 15, Solon 11.

Fouled out: Browning.

Rebounds: Regina 39 (Dutchik 15), Solon 31 (Winegar 6).

Assists: Regina 10 (Hunter 4), Solon 12 (Herdliska 4).

Steals: Regina 10 (Hunter 3), Solon 19 (Herdliska 7).

Turnovers: Regina 28, Solon 19.

Benton Community 62, Vinton-Shellsburg 52The Bobcats used a 14-2 run late in the third quarter to gain control, and defeated the Vikettes in a Wamac Conference West Division game."We've been able to switch up our pressure defense all year," said Benton Coach Laurie Donald. "It's usually like grabbing something out of the hat. If what we pick doesn't work, we switch it up."We did a nice job challenging their guards and getting our hands on passes, then fed off the transition."Madison Weekly led the Bobcats (13-4, 8-2) with 21 points and grabbed five steals.Vinton-Shellsburg (7-9, 5-5) led 32-30 midway through the third quarter, but the Bobcats scored seven points in the next 30 seconds, including a three-point play by Katie Kullmer, and took a 44-34 lead when Sara Petrzelka scored with 20 seconds left in the period."I think we frustrated them with our half-court trap," Weekly said. "Everybody was getting into the passing lanes and getting steals. They didn't know what to run on the offensive end."Kullmer added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats. Allison Emrich and Makenzie Westendorf led Vinton-Shellsburg with 12 points apiece.All four of the Bobcats' losses have come against teams ranked in the 3A top 10 -- Mount Vernon, Williamsburg (twice) and South Tama.

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BENTON COMMUNITY (62): Madison Weekly 6-13 6-8 21, Abbie Prusha 1-2 0-0 2, Megan Renfer 2-7 4-4 8, Katie Kullmer 5-14 1-1 11, Sara Petrzelka 4-10 1-2 9, Beth Thompson 0-2 1-2 1, Becca Bridgewater 3-4 3-4 9, Mikayla Larsen 0-0 0-0 0, Ellie Embray 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 21-52 17-23 62.

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (52): Erika Hammer 1-6 7-8 10, Paige Kreutner 3-9 0-0 6, Shelby Beyer 4-9 0-2 8, Makenzie Westendorf 5-16 2-2 12, Allison Emrich 5-8 2-3 12, Ashley Strong 1-5 0-0 2, Meghan Owens 0-0 0-0 0, Makayla Westendorf 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-55 11-15 52.

Halftime: Benton 20, Vinton-Shellsburg 19.

3-point goals: Benton 3-7 (Weekly 3-6, Renfer 0-1), Vinton-Shellsburg 1-9 (Hammar 1-3, Kreutner 0-3, Strong 0-3).

Team fouls: Benton 17, Vinton-Shellsburg 18.  

Fouled out: Hammar.

Rebounds: Benton 38 (Kullmer 9), Vinton-Shellsburg 33 (Makenzie Westendorf 9).

Assists: Benton 13 (Weekly 4), Vinton-Shellsburg 14 (Hammar, Emrich 4).

Steals: Benton 13 (Weekly, Renfer 5), Vinton-Shellsburg 10 (Beyer 3).

Turnovers: Benton 19, Vinton-Shellsburg 20.

Maquoketa Valley 37, Edgewood-Colesburg 17The Class 2A ninth-ranked Wildcats held Ed-Co to seven field goals and forced the Vikings into 29 turnovers in an easy Tri-Rivers Conference win.Maquoketa Valley (16-2, 11-2) started slow, leading 4-3 after one quarter, then inched away from there.Abbie Wooten paced the Wildcats with 10 points. Allie Funke and Sammie Salow added eight apiece.Kristy Lueken scored six for Ed-Co (8-9, 6-7).

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MAQUOKETA VALLEY (37): Allie Funke 3-10 0-0 8, Sammie Salow 4-12 0-0 8, Emily Peters 1-5 0-0 2, Danyele Strum 0-6 0-0 0, Abbie Wooten 3-9 3-4 10, Kate Jay 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Huber 0-0 0-0 0, Renee Huber 1-4 0-0 2, Kristine Hildebrand 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Fjelstul 0-1 0-0 0, Katie Boeding 0-0 0-0 0, Heidi Hoeger 1-4 1-2 4, Amber Schnittjer 0-0 0-0 0, Hayley Steenhoek 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Kudrna 1-2 0-2 2, Kali Koopman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-53 4-8 37.

EDGEWOOD-COLESBURG (17): Macey Kintzle 0-2 0-2 0, Nikki Niehaus 0-7 1-2 1, Sarah Daker 1-2 0-0 2, Shelby Meyer 1-2 0-0 2, Kristy Lueken 3-6 0-2 6, Haley Bergan 0-0 0-0 0, Sydney Rhines 1-1 0-0 3, Dorise Nagel 0-1 0-0 0, Hannah Zieser 0-1 0-0 0, Bri Kintzle 0-2 1-2 1, Allie Hansel 0-1 0-0 0, Rachel Moser 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 7-27 2-8 17.

Halftime: Maquoketa Valley 13, Ed-Co 7.

3-point goals: Maquoketa Valley 5-26 (Funke 2-8, Salow 0-6, Peters 0-2, Strum 0-1, Wooten 1-1, R.Huber 1-4, Hoeger 1-3, Kudrna 0-1), Ed-Co 1-4 (M.Kintzle 0-2, Rhines 1-1, Nagel 0-1).

Team fouls: Maquoketa Valley 11, Ed-Co 9.

Fouled out: none.

Rebounds: Maquoketa Valley 26 (Peters 6), Ed-Co 35 (Lueken 7).

Assists: Maquoketa Valley 10 (Salow 3), Ed-Co 6 (Niehaus 2).

Steals: Maquoketa Valley 12 (three with 3), Ed-Co 5 (Niehaus 3).

Turnovers: Maquoketa Valley 9, Ed-Co 29.