Cedar Valley Christian - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Hembera nets 28 as Cedar Valley falls

WYOMING - Shelby Hembera collected 28 points and 12 rebounds Friday night as Cedar Valley Christian lost to Midland of Wyoming, 64-40.

Hembera was held to seven field goals in the game. She scored half her points at the foul line, netting 14 of 19.

Morgan Petersen led Midland with 19 points.

Cedar Valley fell to 6-3 for the season. Midland, ranked 15th in Class 1A, raised its record to 7-3.

CEDAR VALLEY (40): S. Hembera 7 14-19 28, Slagle 0 0-1 0, Masterson 0 0-0 0, M. Hembera 3 0-1 6, Fields 0 0-0 0, Cechota 1 3-3 5, Cach 0 1-2 1, Mafuta 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 18-26 40.

MIDLAND (64): Bisinger 5 0-0 14, Gnade 0 0-0 0, Stender 0 0-0 0, Markmann 0 0-0 0, Morgan Petersen 6 7-10 19, Mackenzie Petersen 3 0-0 8, Soper 0 0-0 0, Uppena 3 2-2 8, Andreson 7 1-2 15. Totals 24 10-13 64.

Halftime - Midland 28, Cedar Valley 21. 3-point goals - Cedar Valley - none, Midland 6 (Bisinger 4, Mackenzie Petersen 2).

Geels scores 17 in Cedar Valley boys loss

WYOMING – Travis Geels had 17 points to lead the Cedar Valley Christian boys basketball  team in a 65-37 loss to Midland.

Alex Martins had 17 points for the Eagles (2-6).

Cedar Valley Christian fell to 0-8.

CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN (37): Gassau 0 0-0 0, Crittenden 1 0-1 2, Glenski 0 0-0 0, Gustafson 1 0-0 2, T.Scroggs 3 2-4 8, M.Scroggs 3 0-0 6, Travis Geels 7 0-0 13, Xu 0 0-1 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Ridder 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 4-8 37.

MIDLAND (65): Harms 4 0-0 10, B.Dirks 4 1-2 11, Jensen 1 3-5 5, D.Paulsen 2 0-0 4, Mullins 1 1-2 3, Martens 7 2-2 17, K.Paulsen 2 0-0 5, Fisher Bisinger 2 0-0 5, Smith 0 0-1 0, Gailbreath 0 0-00, Dodge 0 1-2 1, C.Dirks 1 1-2 4. Totals 24 9-17 65.

Halftime – N/A. 3-point goals – Cedar Valley Christian 3 (Geels 3), Midland 8 (Harms 2, B.Dirks 2, Martens, K.Paulsen, Bisinger, C.Dirks).

Hembera tops state in scoring, rebounding

It was commonly assumed that Shelby Hembera's scoring average would dip a little this season now that Cedar Valley Christian has a much stronger basketball team, but that has not been the case so far.

Hembera's scoring average has actually climbed from 33.2 points last year to 34.0 this season through eight games.

Hembera's rebounding average has dropped from 16.4 per game last season to 14.6, but she still leads the state in scoring and rebounding by comfortable margins in both departments. She led the state in scoring and rebounding as a junior last year as well.

The big change at Cedar Valley Christian this season has been in the won/loss column. The Huskies have a 6-2 record heading into the new year after finishing with a 1-21 mark last season.

Hembera obviously leads all Metro players in scoring with her 34.0 average. Amanda Ollinger, who is the process of transferring from Jefferson to Linn-Mar, ranks second among Metro players at 17.8 points per game. Ollinger also ranks second in Metro rebounding at 11.8 per game.

Olivia Usher of Prairie leads Metro girls basketball players in assists (37) and Sydney Hayden of Kennedy is tops in 3-pointers (20).

In Metro boys basketball, there is a tight race in the scoring derby among four players heading into the new year. Nic Uhlir of Linn-Mar has a slight lead at 17.3 points per game, followed by Craig Engle of Marion (17.0), Adam McDermott of Xavier (17.0) and Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar (16.7).

Keegan Moore of Washington has the Metro rebounding lead at 9.2 per game. Engle leads in assists (26) and 3-pointers (18).

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Hembera jumps to 3rd in Metro scoring

Cedar Valley Christian senior Shelby Hembera scored 41 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Saturday as the Huskies topped Lisbon, 55-40, for their fourth straight victory.

Hembera climbed into third place in career scoring in Metro girls basketball 5-on-5 history with 1,798 points. She passed Kate Galligan of Jefferson (1,797) and Morgan Paige of Marion (1,795) Saturday night.

Hembera needs 34 points to pass Shelley Sheetz of Kennedy (1,831) for second place in the scoring derby. Anne O'Neil of Kennedy is the all-time leader in the Metro with 2,494 points from 1996 through 2000.

Hembera ranks fifth in Metro history with 864 career rebounds.

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