Kirkwood Mens Basketball

No. 3 Kirkwood toys with Grand View JV

The third-ranked Kirkwood men’s basketball team rolled over the Grand View junior varsity, 126-69, Tuesday at Kirkwood.

Nick Richards scored 19 points and had nine rebounds for the Eagles (16-3).

Da’Rion King had 16 points, Jacob Olson 15, Kaliph Fagan 14, Josh Bartlett 11, Al’Tavius Jackson 11, Shakur Triplett 11 and Elijah Henry added 10.

GRAND VIEW JV (69): Williams 2 0-0 4, Denholm 4 0-0 9, Sagan 3 3-3 9, Mulder 0 0-0 0, Wiley 3 2-2 11, Collins 0 0-0 0, Branch 0 0-0 0, Santos 5 0-0 11, Springer 4 0-0 9, Schweiner 0 2-2 2, Cima 5 0-0 15, Pennamon 0 0-0 0, Thedford 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Larson 0 0-0 0, Putnam 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-7 69.

KIRKWOOD (126): Bartlett 4 3-4 11, Rhodes 1 4-4 6, Richards 8 3-3 19, Olson 5 2-2 15, King 6 4-8 16, Jackson 4 1-2 11, Harp 2 0-0 5, Fagan 5 4-4 14, Meier 1 0-0 2, Wilson 3 0-0 6, Henry 4 2-2 10, Triplett 5 1-1 11. Totals 48 21-26 126.

Halftime – Kirkwood 68, Grand View JV 32. 3-point goals – Grand View 10 (Cima 4, Wiley 3, Denholm, Santos, Springer), Kirkwood 9 (Bartlett 3, Olson 3, Jackson 2, Harp).

No.3 KCC men fall to Southwestern

CRESTON - The third-ranked Kirkwood men's basketball team was brought down to earth Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles lost to 11th-ranked Southwestern, 85-75, in an ICCAC conference game in Creston for their first loss against an NJCAA Division II team all season.

Kirkwood led 33-30 at halftime, but Southwestern poured in 55 points in the second half to raise its records to 17-3 overall and 3-0 in the league. Kirkwood fell to 15-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

Nick Richards scored 20 points for Kirkwood. Da'Rion King had 11 points and Jacob Olson added 10.

KeShawn Wilson popped in six 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Southwestern. Terrance Smith had 22 points for the winners.

KIRKWOOD (75): Bartlett 1 0-0 3, Rhodes 2 0-2 4, Richards 8 2-4 20, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Harp 1 6-6 8, Fagan 3 0-0 6, Olson 3 2-3 10, Meier 4 1-1 9, Wilson 2 0-2 4, Henry 0 0-0 0, Triplett 0 0-0 0, King 5 1-2 11. Totals 29 12-20 75.

SOUTHWESTERN (85): Joseph 0 0-0 0, Bower 3 0-0 6, Newsome 1 2-4 4, Kut 0 0-0 0, Tolbert 0 0-0 0, Mason 0 0-0 0, Chambers 5 3-6 14, Smith 9 1-2 22, Johnson 2 4-4 8, Wilson 9 0-0 24, Antelmi 2 3-4 7. Totals 31 13-16 85.

Halftime - Kirkwood 33, Southwestern 30. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 5 (Olson 2, Richards 2, Bartlett 1), Southwestern 10 (Wilson 6, Smith 3, Chambers 1).

No. 3 Eagles rip DMACC, 100-59

The Kirkwood men's basketball team has become scary good.

The DMACC Bears found out the hard way Wednesday night after sweeping all three games from kwood last season.

The third-ranked Eagles played a magnificent ballgame from start to finish and pounded the 7th-ranked Bears, 100-59, in a conference game at Johnson Hall.

Kirkwood Coach Bryan Petersen, who is a stickler for detail, was hard-pressed to think of anything his team did wrong.

"I'm trying to think," he said, a smile crossing his face. "We'll probably have a few things when we look at the tape, but honestly it's hard to tell right now.

"It was a great team win," he said. "We obviously shared the basketball extremely well and defensively I thought we did a nice job."

DMACC swept the season series from Kirkwood last season and also beat the Eagles in the regional playoffs, denying Kirkwood a trip to the NJCAA Division II national tournament. That served as motivation leading into Wednesday's game.

"It was brought up a few times," Petersen allowed.

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No.4 Eagles knock off Iowa Lakes

ESTHERVILLE - Nick Richards collected a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds Saturday as the fourth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles defeated Iowa Lakes, 76-67, in an ICCAC men's basketball game in Estherville.

Cristen Wilson finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for Kirkwood (14-2, 1-0). Hunter Rohodes and Jacob Olson tossed in 13 points apiece.

The conference opener was tied at halftime, 28-28, but the Eagles poured in 48 points in the second half for the victory.

Demetrius Woodley scored 15 points for Iowa Lakes (9-6, 0-1).

KIRKWOOD (76): Bartlett 1 2-2 5, Rhodes 3 5-6 13, Richards 6 4-6 16, Woods 0 0-0 0, Harp 0 0-0 0, Fagan 2 4-8 8, Olson 5 2-4 13, Meier 1 0-0 2, Wilson 4 6-10 15, Henry 0 0-0 0, King 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 23-36 76.

IOWA LAKES (67): Bauer 1 0-0 3, Cox 2 0-0 5, Tucek 2 0-0 5, Wilder 2 0-0 4, Jones 6 0-0 14, Bressler 1 4-6 6, Harmon 0 0-0 0, Woodley 6 2-2 15, Keller 0 1-2 1, Runkel 1 0-0 2, Moody 5 2-3 12. Totals 26 9-13 67.

Halftime - Kirkwood 28, Iowa Lakes 28. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 5 (Rhodes 2, Bartlett 1, Olson 1, Wilson 1), Iowa Lakes 6 (Jones 2, bauer 1, Cox 1, Tucek 1, Woodley 1).