Marion Boys Basketball

Marion boys fall to Clear Creek Amana

The Marion boys basketball team got off to a good start, but faded down the stretch and lost to Clear Creek Amana 56-47 in a Wamac game Friday at Marion.

The Indians entered the fourth quarter with a 38-36 lead, but the Clippers finished the game with a 20-9 run.

Chase Zielke was the lone Marion player to score in double digits with 12 points. The Indians fell to 4-8.

Cal Miller led Clear Creek-Amana (6-5) with 17 points.

CLEAR CREEK AMANA (56): Thomsen 1 5-8 7, Miller 6 2-3 17, Neubauer 1 7-10 9, Mougin 0 0-0 0, Hallett 2 2-2 6, Akers 4 4-4 12, Downes 2 1-4 5. Totals 16 21-10 56.

MARION (47): Fish 2 1-1 5, Zielke 4 2-2 12, Walter 1 0-2 2, Manderscheid 3 2-2 9, Whalen 0 0-0 0, Pflughaupt 3 0-0 9, Chris Mohwinkle 1 0-0 2, Clayton Mohwinkle 1 4-6 6, Wiese 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 9-13 47.

Halftime – Marion 22, Clear Creek Amana 15. 3-point goals – Clear Creek Amana 3 (Miller 3), Marion 6 (Pflughaupt 3, Zielke 2, Manderscheid).

Manderscheid sparks Marion by Tama

TAMA – Jacob Manderscheid scored 23 points, shooting 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, to lead the Marion boys basketball team in a 54-41 Wamac win over South Tama on Tuesday.

The Indians trailed 25-23 midway through the third quarter, but they pulled away in the fourth quarter and improved to 4-7.

Baylor Fish added 10 points for Marion.

Clayton Rosenberger scored 18 points for South Tama (2-10) and Triston Lasley added 14 points.

MARION (54): Fish 3 2-4 10, Zielke 0 0-0 0, Walter 1 2-2 5, Manderscheid 6 10-10 23, Whalen 4 0-0 8, Pflughaupt 0 0-0 0, Chris Mohwinkle 0 0-2 0, Clayton Mohwinkle 2 2-2 6, Wiese 1 0-1 2. Totals 17 16-21 54.

SOUTH TAMA (41): A.Lasley 0 1-2 1, Rosenberger 7 2-4 18, Shields 1 2-3 4, T.Lasley 6 0-0 14, Koch 1 0-0 2, Davenport 0 1-2 1, Ward 0 0-2 0, Brown 0 1-2 1, Tyon 0 0-0 0, N.Lasley 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-15 41.

Halftime – Marion 18, South Tama 17. 3-point goals – Marion 4 (Fish 2, Walter, Manderscheid), South Tama 4 (Rosenberger 2, T.Lasley 2).

Marion boys trimmed by Vinton

VINTON - Vinton-Shellsburg scored the last three points of the game Friday night to snap a 43-43 tie and trim Marion, 46-43, in a Wamac Conference boys basketball game in Vinton.

Tyler Stueck led Vinton-Shellsburg (8-3) with 14 points. Austin Bohnsack had 12 points for the winners.

Noah Walter scored 10 points for Marion (3-7). Baylor Fish and Jacob Manderscheid had nine points apiece.

MARION (43): Fish 3 1-2 9, Zielke 1 0-0 3, Walter 4 2-2 10, Manderscheid 3 1-2 9, Whalen 3 0-0 6, Chris Mohwinkle 0 0-0 0, Clayton Mohwinkle 0 0-0 0, Carstensen 0 0-0 0, Wiese 2 2-2 6. Totals 16 6-8 43.

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (46): Moeller 2 0-0 6, Smith 2 0-0 4, Bohnsack 5 1-1 12, Stueck 5 4-5 14, Bartz 0 0-0 0, Womochil 4 0-0 8, Rippel 1 0-0 2, Edwards 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 5-8 46.

Halftime - Marion 19, Vinton-Shellsburg 18. 3-point goals - Marion 5 (Fish 2, Manderscheid 2, Zielke 1), Vinton-Shellsburg 3 (Moeller 2, Bohnsack 1).

Marion boys fall to Western Dubuque

Jacob Manderscheid scored 18 points and Baylor Fish added 12 as the Marion boys basketball team fell to Western Dubuque, 55-44, Tuesday in a Wamac Conference game at Marion.

Jordan Lake had 18 points to lead Western Dubuque (6-2).

Marion fell to 3-6.

WESTERN DUBUQUE (55): Hefel 0 0-0 0, Bennett 2 1-2 7, Lembezeder 3 2-2 9, Lake 4 9-11 18, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Gotto 3 1-2 8, Brehm 0 0-0 0, Samson 2 2-2 6, Wulfkuhle 2 1-1 5, Recker 0 0-0 0, Westhoff 0 2-2 2. Totals 16 18-22 55.

MARION (44): Fish 4 3-4 12, Zielke 1 0-0 2, Holt 0 0-0 0, Walter 0 0-0 0, Hahn 1 0-0 2, Manderscheid 7 2-2 18, Whalen 1 3-4 5, Pflughaupt 0 0-0 0, Chris Mohwinkle 0 0-0 0, Clayton Mohwinkle 1 0-0 2, Wade 0 0-0 0, Wiese 1 1-2 3, Kuethe 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-12 44.

Halftime – Western Dubuque 27, Marion 20. 3-point goals – Western Dubuque 5 (Bennett 2, Lembezeder, Lake, Gotto), Marion 3 (Manderscheid 2, Fish).