It’s a special night on the calendar for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls basketball teams when they host the Tipton Tigers Tuesday for Senior Night.
The Golden Hawk girls are 14-4 on the year, 8-2 in the River Valley Conference after a Monday win over Washington in Wellman 55-53. The Hawks are averaging 62 points this year and giving up 43 per game on 40% shooting, 30% from three and 66% from the line with 37 rebounds, 16 assists, 16 steals and 17 turnovers per game. Individually, Callie Huber is the leader with 12 points and nine rebounds per game, Katelyn Harland has three assists and Jeorgia Evans three steals.
Tipton is 12-5 this year, 7-3 in the River Valley after a 63-28 loss to Iowa City Regina Friday. The Tigers score 46 points per game and give up 41 on 35% shooting, 28% from three and 59% at the line with 32 rebounds, 12 assists, 11 steals and 21 turnovers per game. Individually, Jordyn Schmidt has 12 points and six rebounds per night, Ella Hein averages three assists and two steals per game. Golden Hawk head coach Danny Hershberger joined the KCII Postgame Show after Monday’s win over Washington to talk about what he saw from his team in the rebound win.
Hershberger said, “Our girls stepped up. Washington hit a couple of big shots and we were able to come back with a big shot to answer ourselves, or get a big stop to keep our lead. Really proud of how our girls stuck with it. It’s a confidence builder going to the next one, especially this time of year, you want to have competitive games where you’re finding ways to get the job done. Really proud of our effort tonight!”
Mid-Prairie has won nine of the last 10 with the Tigers, including a 60-50 January road victory.
The Mid-Prairie boys are 14-4 on the year, 8-2 in the River Valley after a loss to Washington Monday. This season, the Golden Hawks score 69 points and give up 53 per night on 45% shooting overall, 35% from three and 73% at the line with 32 rebounds, 15 assists, eight steals and 12 turnovers per game. Individually, Bryce Henry scores 23 points per night, Conner Wiles grabs five boards and Brady Weber has four assists and two steals.
Tipton is 9-7 on the year and 6-4 in the RVC after a 54-36 win over Durant Friday. This year the Tigers put up and give up 55 points per game, shooting 41% from the floor, 28% from three and 72% at the line with 26 rebounds, 11 assists, eight steals and 12 turnovers per night. Individually, Zach Butler goes for 15 points and eight rebounds per game, Clay Bohlmann averages four assists and two steals. Monday, Golden Hawk head coach Daren Lambert joined the KCII Postgame Show following his team’s loss to Washington.
Lambert said, “We didn’t respond to the moments of adversity quickly or consistently enough. We have zero turn around time to go back and correct those things. It’s a lot of self-reflection. When you wake up Tuesday you have to be ready to go. It’s a sour taste in the mouth, but one way to look at it is you don’t have to wait long to come back. Definitely not please with what happened tonight, or Friday against Wilton, it’s the first two game skid this season, and we have to respond. That’s what we challenged them with in the locker room after the game.”
Mid-Prairie has won seven of nine in the series including a 78-42 road win in January. The Golden Hawks will honor seniors Brylee Gearhart, Callie Huber, Ace Peck, Brady Weber, Keegan Bauwens, Traevin Gugel, Conner Wiles and Landon Kos with ceremonies during the night. You can hear all of the action live tonight on AM 1380, FM 102.5, the KCII2 App and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Golden Hawk Basketball Pregame Show at 5:30, Unc N Nephs Food & Brew Tip of the girls game at six with the boys to follow from Tim Grady Gymnasium in Wellman.