MONTEZUMA - David Sperling and Jeremy Strutz scored 14 points apiece Friday night as Cedar Valley Christian defeated Montezuma, 48-41, in Montezuma.

The Huskies (3-2) nudged above the .500 mark with the victory in their first season of IHSAA basketball. Will Muhlbach contributed 10 points to the triumph.

Steven Vavorich paced Montezuma (2-2) with 18 points.

CEDAR VALLEY (48): Nick Henderson 0 1-2 1, Jon Landis 2 1-1 5, Luke Long 0 0-0 0, Will Muhlbach 3 4-4 10, David Sperling 5 4-4 14, Jeremy Strutz 4 4-4 14, Spencer Zielke 0 4-8 4, Evan Koch 0 0-0 0, Arturo Melendez 0 0-0 0, Michael Nugent 0 0-0 0, Tom Scroggs 0 0-0 0, Kameron Smith 0 0-0 0, Joe Spina 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 18-23 48.

MONTEZUMA (41): Brady Losure 1 0-0 3, Zach Gibson 2 1-2 5, Tyler Swenson 1 0-0 3, Kane Barker 1 0-0 2, Colton Tomkins 2 0-0 5, Steve Vavorich 5 6-7 18, Nathan Wheeler 2 0-0 5. Totals 14 7-9 41.

Halftime - Cedar Valley 21, Montezuma 19. 3-point goals - Cedar Valley 2 (Strutz 2), Montezuma 6 (Vavorich 2, Losure 1, Swenson 1, Tomkins 1, Wheeler 1).