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The
Official Newspaper of Manchester and Delaware County, Iowa
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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West Delaware Hawks fall to Waverly Shell Rock in Sub-State Final, 61-47
by Ken Boesenberg
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The West Delaware Hawk boys basketball team could not overcome a cold first half in their sub-state final game with Waverly Shell Rock last Tuesday night in the McLeod Center as they fell to the Go-Hawks 61-47.
Phil Keppler and BJ Hermsen scored on back-to-back possessions for the Hawks to knot the score at 4-4 with 5:14 left in the first quarter. However, the Go-Hawks outscored West Delaware 15-4 over the remaining five minutes to take a 19-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Hermsen would lead the Hawks in scoring with 13 points, Austin Cole added 11 for the only two Hawks to break into double figure scoring.
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West Delaware players, Matt Rolfes (#50) and BJ Hermsen (#24) try to defend a shot attempt by a Waverly Shell Rock player during last Tuesday nights Class 3A sub-state final in the McLeod Center on the campus of UNI. |
Waverly’s defense continued to put pressure on the Hawks during the second quarter, limiting West Delaware to just five points in the quarter.
Those points came in a span of a minute and 10 seconds on field goals by BJ Hermsen and Austin Cole and a free throw by Ben Lechtenberg.
Lechtenberg’s free throw came with 4:04 left in the first half.
Heading into the lockerroom at the half the Hawks were looking at a 16-point deficit, trailing 29-13.
The Hawks came out in the third quarter n a 12-2 run to cut the WSR lead to just six points, 31-25 with 2:50 left in the period.
Chris Crawford got the Hawks started with a long three-point basket followed by field goals by Hermsen, Lechtenberg and Cole.
The Go-Hawks answered the Hawk blitz with a 12-3 run to go back up by 12 points with less than a minute left in the third quarter.
The two teams traded baskets during the final 40 seconds to leave the Go-Hawks with a 12-point lead, 44-32 heading into the games final eight minutes.
Shell Rock scored the first two baskets of the fourth quarter to up their lead to 16 points with 6;10 left in the game.
The Hawks went on a mini run, outscoring WSR 11-3 to cut the Go-Hawk lead to just eight points, 51-43, on an Austin Cole basket with 3:48 left in the contest.
During that run Chris Crawford and Justin Gideon knocked down three points shots for the Hawks.
Once again the Go-Hawks answered the Hawk run and put the game away at the free throw line during the final 2:49.
The Hawks ended the season with an overall record of 15-9, 10-8 in the WaMaC Conference.
Game stats
vs. Waverly Shell Rock
FG’s - WD 18-52-35%; FT’s - WD 6-11-55%; rebounds - WD 27 (Phil Keppler 3, Chris Crawford 3, BJ Hermsen 12, Austin Cole 2, Ben Lechtenberg 4, Matt Rolfes 2, Matt Walters 1); steals - WD 6 (Chris Crawford 1, BJ Hermsen 4, Austin Cole 1); assists - WD 16 (Phil Keppler 2, Chris Crawford 6, Justin Gideon 1, BJ Hermsen 1, Austin Cole 4, Ben Lechtenberg 2); blocked shots - WD 9 (Phil Keppler 1, BJ Hermsen 6, Ben Lechtenberg 1, Matt Rolfes 1); Individual Hawk scoring - Phil Keppler 4, Lucas Kafer 3, Chris Crawford 6, Justin Gideon 3, BJ Hermsen 13, Austin Cole 11, Ben Lechtenberg 5, Matt Rolfes 1, Matt Walters 1. |
WRESTLING WRAP-UP WITH COACH JEFF VOSS |
The 2006-2007 wrestling season is i the books and will supply us with many great memories that will be talked about for several years to come.
We began the season with a good nucleus of returning wrestlers and several individuals who had a lot of potential but hadn’t yet proven themselves as varsity wrestlers.
This seasons journey proved to be one that in the end was very successful for several individuals, and our TEAM.
I was very pleased with the progress of our junior varsity wrestlers. Several of these young men will have an opportunity to compete for a varsity spot next year. I am confident they will be ready.
Records for our JV kids this year were - Adam Mossner 23-4, Nick Ronnebaum 14-1, Nick Trenkamp 21-1, Dylan Brooks 19-9, Jacob Meyer 2-1, Bryan Hansen 13-8, and Aaron Chapman 17-10. Great job Hawks.
Our varsity team finished 16-4 in duals and won two tournaments this season, including the WaMaC Tournament Championship.
Individually we had 11 wrestlers win at least 25 varsity matches and qualified seven wrestlers for the state tournament.
Varsity records for the year were - Zach McCool 40-0, Chris Harbaugh 27-9, Steve Broghammer 32-9, Paul Broghammer 26-9, Adam Rave 27-10, Tyler Manternach 32-13, Nick Ketchum 26-12, Nathan Vaske 35-7, Nick Ronnebaum 4-11, Carl Broghammer 28-15, Zach Boss 13-7, Pat Soppe 7-24, Chris Ketchum 24-18, and Brett Yonkovic 25-15.
Our teams success this season is a result of the great leadership our senior class gave to this team. Every senior on this years team can be found on the “Wall of Fame” in the wrestling room.
Zach McCool - four-time WaMaC Conference champion, four-time state placewinner, and State Champion; Chris Harbaugh - state qualifier; Nate Lahr - state placewinner; Steve Broghammer - state qualifier; and Paul Broghammer - WaMaC Conference champion.
The coaches and teammates are very grateful for their dedication to the wrestling program over their four year careers.
Coaches Scott Litterer, Pat Phillips and Kris Lenz deserve a lot of credit for this years success. Our coaching staff was selected as “Class 3A Coaches of the Year”.
These three coaches really deserve it. They dedicate a lot of time and energy to our wrestling program. I feel very fortunate to have these great coaches involved with our wrestling team.
Finally, our team would like to thank all the members of the West Delaware wrestling FAMILY for their support all season long. The support form the wrestling FAMILY means a lot to the coaches and wrestlers. I would like to thank everyone for all the great memories from this past season. We will begin our journey toward next season today and hope for another great wrestling season next year. |
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