Kirkwood Mens Basketball

No. 1 Kirkwood men trim Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN - The Kirkwood men's basketball team claimed a good victory on the road Wednesday night.

Byron Harp scored 22 points and collected six assists as the top-ranked Eagles trimmed Marshalltown, 78-75, in Marshalltown.

Kaliph Fagan gave Kirkwood the lead for good in the see-saw contest, 75-74, with a basket with 58 seconds remaining.

Marshalltown missed a shot, Kirkwood missed a shot and Marshalltown missed again. Kirkwood guard Miles Wentzien was fouled with three seconds left and made both free throws for a 77-74 lead.

Harp committed a foul to prevent Marshalltown from launching a 3-point shot that could have tied the game. Marshalltown made a free throw with one second left to draw within 77-75.

The Tigers missed the second free throw on purpose, hoping to get the rebound and a put-back to tie the score, but Fagan grabbed the defensive rebound and was fouled. He made one free throw for the final score.

Carlo Marble scored 13 points for Kirkwood. Fagan finished with 12 points and Da'Rion King had 11.

Jamir Coleman led Marshalltown with 26 points.

Both teams have 4-1 records.

KIRKWOOD (78): Harp 6 9-11 22, Wentzien 2 4-4 9, Fagan 5 1-2 12, Marble 5 0-0 13, D.King 5 1-1 11, Triplett 2 0-0 4, Jackson 2 0-0 4, Meeker 1 0-3 2, C.King 0 1-2 1, Henry 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 16-23 78.

MARSHALLTOWN (75): Mensah 1 3-6 5, Thiam 6 2-2 16, Millard 3 0-0 7, Coffi 1 2-2 4, Simmons 4 4-4 12, Mozee 0 0-0 0, Coleman 8 7-7 26, Hauser 1 0-0 2, Gradwell 1 0-0 3, Karadan 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 18-21 75.

Halftime - Marshalltown 36, Kirkwood 30. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 6 (Marble 3, Harp 1, Wentzien 1, Fagan 1), Marshalltown 7 (Coleman 3, Thiam 2, Millard 1, Gradwell 1).

No. 1 Eagles sail by Black Hawk, 98-55

The top-ranked Kirkwood Eagles popped in six 3-pointers in the first nine minutes Saturday and coasted to a 98-55 victory over Black Hawk College at Johnson Hall.

Miles Wentzien began the barage with a pair of triples, then Ethan Meeker, Carlo Marble and Al'Tavius Jackson followed with 3-pointers of their own and Meeker added another to make it 25-4.

Kirkwood hit eleven 3-pointers in the game and cruised to victory. Wentzien and Meeker finished with three apiece.

Coach Bryan Petersen thinks the Eagles could be proficient from 3-point range this season.

"We're starting to see it a little bit more," he said after Kirkwood raised its record to 3-1. "Our biggest thing is, we have to take really good ones. If we take really good ones, I trust our shooters a lot and believe we'll be able to make shots this year.

"The biggest thing is, if the guys see the ball go in they get a little confidence. It's starting and hopefully that will continue in the next few games."

Wentzien led Kirkwood with 19 points and nine rebounds. Da'Rion King muscled in 17 points and Meeker scored 13.

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No. 1 Eagles roll by William Penn JV

Da'Rion King poured in 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Tuesday night as the top-ranked Kirkwood Eagles defeated the William Penn junior varsity, 106-55, in a men's basketball game at Johnson Hall.

Al'Tavius Jackson scored 11 points for Kirkwood (2-1). Kaliph Fagan and Carlo Marble had 10 points.

Malyk Thomas scored 27 points for the Statesmen.

WILLIAM PENN JV (55): Beatty 1 0-0 2, Votroubek 3 0-0 9, Kramer 2 0-0 5, Mottley 0 0-0 0, Sanders 0 1-2 1, Thomas 7 11-15 27, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Jensen 0 0-0 0, Blakemore 0 4-4 4. Totals 15 18-25 55.

KIRKWOOD (106): Harp 0 0-0 0, Wentzien 3 2-3 8, Fagan 4 1-2 10, Marble 3 2-2 10, D.King 12 4-6 28, Triplett 3 3-3 9, Jackson 4 1-2 11, Meeker 2 0-0 6, C.King 2 1-2 6, Howard 1 0-0 2, Oliver 4 1-2 9, Henry 0 3-4 3, Moore 1 2-4 4. Totals 39 20-30 106.

Halftime - Kirkwood 49, William Penn 35. 3-point goals - William Penn 6 (Votroubek 3, Thomas 2, Kramer 1), Kirkwood 8 (Marble 2, Jackson 2, Meeker 2, C.King 1, Fagan 1).

Kirkwood men pounded by Indian Hills

OTTUMWA - The Kirkwood men's basketball team ran into a very talented club from Indian Hills Community College Saturday night and suffered the consequences.

Indian Hills drubbed the Eagles, 91-68, in the final round of the Indian Hills tournament in Ottumwa.

The Indian Hills roster is filled with transfers from NCAA Division I schools, including Brandon Hutton from Iowa and Brady Ernst from Iowa State. They also have transfers from Western Kentucky, Siena, South Alabama, Tennessee Tech, LaSalle and elsewhere.

Chris McNeal, a 6-foot-1 guard, paced four Indian Hills players into double figures with 17 points. The winners hit thirteen 3-pointers in the ballgame.

Byron Harp led Kirkwood (1-1) with 18 points. Chris King scored 17 points for the Eagles and Da'Rion King had 14.

Kirkwood is ranked No. 1 in NJCAA Division II. Indian Hills is ranked No. 17 in NJCAA Division I.

KIRKWOOD (68): Triplett 0 0-0 0, Harp 4 9-9 18, Jackson 1 2-2 4, Wentzien 0 1-2 1, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Fagan 1 2-2 4, C.King 6 3-4 17, Marble 2 2-2 7, Oliver 1 0-0 2, D.King 6 2-2 14, Moore 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 22-25 68.

Halftime - Indian Hills 48, Kirkwood 32. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 4 (C.King 2, Harp 1, Marble 1), Indian Hills 13 (McNeal 5, Hansbrough 3, Wormley 1, Williams 1, Maitre 1, Hutton 1, Allen 1).