Kirkwood Mens Basketball

No. 6 Eagles stumble at Black Hawk

MOLINE, Ill. - The Kirkwood Eagles belted Black Hawk College by 43 points less than four weeks ago, but the rematch in Moline Tuesday night was a completely different story.

Black Hawk stunned the sixth-ranked Eagles, 81-73, for a complete reversal in fortunes for the two clubs.

Kaliph Fagan led Kirkwood (7-3) with 15 points. Al'Tavius Jackson, Miles Wentzien and Chris King netted 11 apiece.

Tyler Houston hit five 3-pointers and paced Black Hawk with 21 points. Ron Bonner had 19.

KIRKWOOD (73): Triplett 1 0-3 2, Harp 1 3-7 5, Jackson 4 2-4 11,  Wentzien 2 6-6 11, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Fagan 5 2-4 15, C. King 4 2-2 11,  Marble 1 0-0 3, Oliver 0 0-0 0, Henry 4 0-0 8, D. King 3 1-2 7, Moore 0  0-0 0. Totals 25 16-28 73.

BLACK HAWK (81): Morgan 1 1-2 4, Dixon 1 6-6 8, Bonner 7 4-9 19,  Schwarz 2 0-0 5, Ingram 0 0-0 0, Houston 6 4-7 21, Fuller 3 4-4 10,  Robinson 3 3-3 9, Swan 1 3-5 5, Phillips 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 25-36 81.

Halftime - Kirkwood 35, Black Hawk 35. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 7  (Fagan 3, Wentzien 1, Jackson 1, C. King 1, Marble 1), Black Hawk 8  (Houston 5, Morgan 1, Bonner 1, Schwarz 1).

No. 1 Eagles hold off Illinois Central

Miles Wentzien scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds Saturday  afternoon as the top-ranked Kirkwood Eagles trimmed Illinois Central, 76-69, in a men's basketball game at Johnson Hall.

The game was tied, 63-63, with less than four minutes remaining, but  the Eagles marched to the foul line and made 13 of 14 free throws in  the last 3 minutes, 15 seconds to secure the victory.

Kirkwood was hot at the charity stripe all day, sinking 39 of 46 free  throws for 84.8 percent. The Eagles made only 14 field goals in the ballgame and made only five two-point shots, but they won the game  with a 39-19 bulge in free throws.

Wentzien and Kaliph Fagan shot 9-for-10 at the foul line, Harp was  7-for-8 and Chris King was 6-for-6. Harp snapped the 63-63 tie with a pair of free throws and Fagan followed with a pair to make it 67-63.

Fagan finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Harp had 12 points  and four assists. Da'Rion King contributed eight points and nine rebounds. Chris King had nine points and three assists.

There were nine ties in the ballgame and 12 lead changes. Neither team  led by double digits.

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No. 1 Kirkwood men top John Wood

QUINCY, Ill. - Kaliph Fagan and Da'Rion King led a balanced attack with 13 points apiece Wednesday night as the top-ranked Kirkwood Eagles defeated John Wood College, 77-59.

Carlo Marble contributed 10 points for Kirkwood, which raised its record to 6-2. Byron Harp and Miles Wentzien grabbed six rebounds. Chris King had four assists.

Larry Plummer scored 12 points for John Wood (4-5).

KIRKWOOD (77): Triplett 1 2-2 4, Harp 1 0-2 2, Jackson 4 0-0 9, Wentzien 3 0-0 7, Rice 0 0-0 0, Meeker 2 0-0 5, Fagan 5 3-3 13, C.King 3 0-0 8, Marble 4 0-0 10, Henry 1 0-0 2, D.King 6 1-2 13, Moore 1 2-2 4. Totals 31 8-11 77.

JOHN WOOD (59): McKenzie 2 3-6 8, Elbe 2 0-0 5, Burrows 2 0-0 5, Sailem 0 1-2 1, Plummer 4 2-2 12, Ranger 3 1-2 8, Bess 0 0-0 0, Schlotzhauer 2 0-0 6, Fadika 4 0-1 8 Long 3 0-1 6. Totals 22 7-14 59.

Halftime - Kirkwood 34, John Wood 20. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 7 (C.King 2, Marble 2, Jackson 1, Wentzien 1, Meeker 1), John Wood 8 (Plummer 2, Schlotzhauer 2, McKenzie 1, Elbe 1, Burrows 1, Ranger 1).

No. 1 Eagles push Indian Hills to limit

Kirkwood guard Byron Harp bent over and put his hands on his knees with two minutes left in Tuesday night's game against Indian Hills at Johnson Hall to grab a quick 10-second breather after a whistle had stopped the frenetic action.

It was just about the only breather the slender point guard got all night.

Harp played all 40 minutes against one of the most talented junior college teams in the Midwest, but his efforts were not quite good enough as the Eagles lost to Indian Hills 67-63 in an entertaining game.

"I feel fine. I can play that much," Harp said after collecting 17 points and seven assists. "I don't actually want to, necessarily, but I had to.

"Coach trusted me, so I appreciate that, but I feel fine," he said. "We've got a nice three-day break coming, so I'll be fine."

Chris King normally shares the load with Harp at point guard, but Coach Bryan Petersen elected not to use King in the ballgame so Harp played from the opening tip to the final horn.

"Asking him to play 40 minutes against Indian Hills, that's a lot," said Petersen. "We were trying to find different times to get him out of the game, but he's playing well and he's the guy we trust out there as our point guard.

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