Kirkwood Mens Basketball

Kirkwood dumps John Wood, 84-63

QUINCY, Ill. - Joe Tagarelli filled up the boxscore Wednesday night as the Kirkwood Eagles dumped John Wood, 84-63, in a junior college basketball game in Quincy, Ill.

Tagarelli finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks as the Eagles raised their record to 3-0 for the young season.

Jordan Ashton made three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points for Kirkwood. Ajay Lawton also hit three triples and provided 13 points.

Matt Lassen and Hunter Rhodes made a pair of 3-pointers and contributed 12 points apiece.

Kirkwood shot well from behind the 3-point line, nailing 10 of 18. The Eagles led at halftime, 36-27.

John Wood (2-1) suffered its first loss of the season.

KIRKWOOD (84): Singleton 2 2-3 6, Lawton 5 0-0 13, Lassen 5 0-0 12, Rhodes 3 4-4 12, Weeks 0 2-2 2, Olson 0 0-0 0, Ashton 5 2-2 15, Martin 1 0-0 2, Ukah 3 0-0 6, Tagarelli 6 4-5 16. Totals 30 14-16 84.

Halftime - Kirkwood 36, John Wood 27. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 10 (Lawton 3, Ashton 3, Lassen 2, Rhodes 2). Fouled out - Lassen.

Kirkwood men pound St. John's Academy

WEST BURLINGTON - The Kirkwood Eagles overwhelmed St. John's Academy in the second half Saturday afternoon and strolled to an 88-59 victory at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

Hunter Rhodes, Jordan Ashton and Kareem Martin Jr. led Kirkwood (2-0) in scoring.

The Eagles led 30-25 at halftime, but they outscored St. John's 58-24 in the second stanza.

Individual and team statistics were not available Saturday due to a computer problem at the Southeastern Community College gym.

Tagarelli helps Eagles tag Parkland

WEST BURLINGTON - Joe Tagarelli thinks he's going to have a lot of fun playing basketball for the Kirkwood Eagles this season.

It sure looked that way Friday.

Tagarelli poured in 26 points and snared 13 rebounds as the Eagles topped Parkland College, 78-62, at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

The rugged 6-foot-5 sophomore from Bayside, Wis., hit 10-of-13 shots from the field and cashed all six of his free throws in the season opener.

"I can't thank the guards enough for setting me up perfectly," said Tagarelli. "They were putting it in my hands for easy layups.

"When you have point guards that are going to attack hard like that, it's pretty easy to get those numbers."

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Tagarelli helps Eagles tag Parkland

WEST BURLINGTON - Joe Tagarelli thinks he's going to have a lot of fun playing basketball for the Kirkwood Eagles this season.

It sure looked that way Friday.

Tagarelli poured in 26 points and snared 13 rebounds as the Eagles topped Parkland College, 78-62, at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

The rugged 6-foot-5 sophomore from Bayside, Wis., hit 10-of-13 shots from the field and cashed all six of his free throws in the season opener.

"I can't thank the guards enough for setting me up perfectly," said Tagarelli. "They were putting it in my hands for easy layups.

"When you have point guards that are going to attack hard like that, it's pretty easy to get those numbers."

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