It was a tough week for the Clarke girls and boys basketball teams, with two losses on the road and one at home Friday for each.
Friday saw Clarke host the Chariton Chargers in a double-header for the first home game of the season, as all sought to earn their first win of the season, as well as their first conference win.
Girls
An early lead by the Lady Chargers left the Lady Indians struggling to catch up, as Chariton sank 21 points to Clarke’s four in the first quarter, due to defensive pressure and successful three-point shots. The second quarter saw Chariton widen the gap by 16 points going into halftime. Clarke managed to keep Chariton to only a single-score lead in the third, with 11 points to Chariton’s 12, as Clarke began to apply more pressure back to Chariton. The fourth quarter saw Chariton pull ahead again, scoring 20 points to Clarke’s 8.
Maisy McCoy was the high scorer for the game, with 11 of the team’s 32, including one, three-point shot. Reagan Fry followed with 10 points, and a game high of 11 rebounds. Kya Thornton and Emilee Boyd added a three-point shot apiece. McCoy had five steals in the game.
Boys
The boys game started with early scores and fouls on both sides, with an 11-11 score halfway through the first quarter, before Chariton pulled ahead to 25-15 to end the first. A series of rebounds and fouls saw high turnover in the second quarter, with Clarke’s ball refusing to fall in the net. With Chariton at the free throw line to add to the score, the game went into halftime 37-24 in Chariton’s favor.
The Chargers continued to keep the Indians at bay in the third quarter, allowing them only 10 points to their 19, as Clarke tried to chip away at the lead. Clarke ramped into their full-court pressure in the fourth quarter and managed to score one more point than Chariton, but it was not enough for them to overcome the 56-34 lead that preceded them.
The Indians’ high scorer of the game was Peyton Lynn with 12 points, including two, three-point shots. Brock Watson followed with 11 points. Ryan Diehl and Brock Nall had six points each, Denilson Deleon Elias five, Jordyn Deleon Elias and Logan Gracey three, Eli Fry two and Alec Wright one.
Watson led in rebounds with 10 total, and four assists. Diehl totaled seven rebounds in the game, and Jordyn Deleon Elias five.
GIRLS
CLARKE (32)
(FG FT PTS) Totals – 12 5-12 32. Reagan Fry 4 2-4 10, Kya Thornton 1 0-2 3, Reese Shaw 2 1-2 5, Maisy McCoy 4 2-4 11, Emilee Boyd 1 0-0 3. 3-point goals – 3 (Thornton 1, Boyd 1, McCoy 1). Rebounds – 24 (Fry 11, Graves 4, Thornton 2, McCoy 4, Boyd 1, Sara Fry 1, Avery Watson 1). Assists – 5 (R. Fry 1, Graves 2, McCoy 1, Boyd 1). Steals – 14 (R. Fry 4, Graves 3, Thornton 2, McCoy 5). Blocks – 0. Turnovers – 25. Team fouls – 13. Fouled out – 0.
CHARITON (61) – (FG FT PTS) Totals – 22 8-15 61. Hailee Smith 6 1-2 19, Brynli Smyser 3 0-0 8, Sydney Cain 3 1-2 7, Ellie Lane 5 0-0 10, Bailey McGee 4 4-6 13, Sophia Castellon 0 2-3 2, Tatum Swarthout 1 0-0 2. 3-point goals – 9 (Smith 6, Smyser 2, McGee 1). Rebounds – 28 (Smyser 7, Cain 4, Lane 7, McGee 6, Elsie Arnold 1, Ava Krutsinger 1, Miah Milledge 2). Assists – 17 (Smyser 6, Lane 2, McGee 7, Krutsinger 1, Milledge 1). Steals – 14 (Smith 1, Smyser 5, Cain 2, McGee 3, Arnold 1, Krutsinger 2). Blocks – 1 (Milledge 1). Turnovers – 22. Team fouls – 16. Fouled out – 0.
BOYS
CLARKE (49)
(FG FT PTS) Totals – 21 4-9 49 (Eli Fry 1 0-0 2, Peyton Lynn 5 0-0 12, Brock Watson 5 1-2 11, Ryan Diehl 3 0-0 6, Jordyn Deleon Elias 1 0-0 3, Logan Gracey 1 1-2 3, Alec Wright 0 1-2 1, Brock Nall 3 0-0 6, Denilson Deleon Elias 2 1-1 5). 3-point goals – 3 (Lynn 2, J. Deleon Elias 1).
Rebounds – 42 (Fry 2, Lynn 3, Watson 10, Diehl 7, J. Deleon Elias 5, DeVante Caldwell 2, Gracey 3, Nall 3, D. Deleon Elias 4, Kenni Deleon Elias 1). Assists – 13 (Fry 2, Lynn 1, Watson 4, Diehl 2, J. Deleon Elias 2, Caldwell 1, Gracey 1). Steals – 7 (Lynn 1, J. Deleon Elias 1, Gracey 1, Wright 1, Nall 2, K. Deleon Elias 1). Blocks – 2 (Diehl 2). Turnovers – 22. Team fouls – 20. Fouled out – 0.
CHARITON (70)
(FG FT PTS) Totals – 28 11-18 70. Gavin Masters 1 0-0 3, Cameron Gibson 5 2-4 12, Quinten Gruwell 8 5-9 21, Connor Shore 4 2-2 12, Brock Oxenreider 7 2-3 16, Brody Krutsinger 1 0-0 2, Jake Goben 2 0-0 4. 3-point goals – 3 (Masters 1, Shore 2). Rebounds – 35 (Masters 1, Gibson 4, Gruwell 2, Shore 5, Oxenreider 10, Krutsinger 2, Cortlan Jacobsen 2, Goben 9). Assists – 15 (Masters 3, Gibson 7, Gruwell 1, Shore 3, Goben 1). Steals – 14 (Masters 1, Gibson 2, Gruwell 2, Shore 2, Oxenreider 3, Krutsinger 1, Goben 3). Blocks – 3 (Masters 1, Krutsinger 1, Goben 1). Turnovers – 17. Team fouls – 11. Fouled out – 0.
Mount Ayr 52, Clarke 48
MOUNT AYR – The Clarke Indians opened their season at Mount Ayr on Dec. 2 in a close game that saw the Raiders pull ahead in the final quarter of play. Brock Watson sank 12 of the team’s 48 points, with nine each coming from Ryan Diehl and Brock Nall, seven from Peyton Lynn, six from Jordyn Deleon Elias, two each from DeVante Caldwell and Kenni Deleon Elias and one from Logan Gracey. Nall had three, three-point shots, Watson and J. Deleon Elias two, and one each by Lynn and Diehl. The Indians had 28 rebounds - 11 offensive and 17 defensive, 10 assists, 11 steals, two blocks, 20 turnovers and 23 team fouls.
Mount Ayr 59, Clarke 17
MOUNT AYR – Regular season play opened for the Lady Indians on Dec. 2 in Mount Ayr, in a game that saw the Lady Raiderettes pull away early in the first half. Of the team’s 17 points, six came from Maisy McCoy, four from Reese Shaw, three from Miah Graves, and two each from Reagan Fry and Kya Thornton. McCoy had two three-point goals, and Graves one. There were 18 rebounds - three offensive and 15 defensive, five assists, four steals, one block, 18 turnovers and 13 team fouls.
Interstate-35 47, Clarke 28
TRURO – On the road on Dec. 3, the Lady Indians fell to the Interstate-35 Lady Roadrunners, who pulled away in the third quarter. McCoy led in scoring with 14 points, three of which were three-pointers. Fry had nine, Shaw three and Abbie Schlichte two; Shaw also had one, three-pointer. The Lady Indians had 28 rebounds - three offensive and 25 defensive, six assists, seven steals, two blocks, 29 turnovers and 13 team fouls.
Interstate-35 66, Clarke 43
TRURO – On the road last Wednesday, the Interstate-35 Roadrunners pulled ahead of the Clarke Indians leaving a gap they couldn’t pull back from. Watson scored over half of the Indian’s points with 24 total. Lynn came in with six, Nall five, and Fry and Kenni Deleon Elias two each. Watson and Nall had one, three-pointer apiece. The Indians had 33 rebounds - 14 offensive and 19 defensive, seven assist, six steals, one block, 10 turnovers and eight fouls.