JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports

LAWTON — Down goes Lawton-Bronson, Down goes Lawton-Bronson ! Hustle, big shots, no fear sums up a Western Valley Conference narrow 52-49 victory for Ridge View against the host Panthers of Lawton-Bronson on Friday.

Lawton-Bronson battled back from a 11 points first quarter deficit of 17-6 and 29-17 halftime lead by Ridge View. The Panthers pulled to within five points at the conclusion of the third quarter 36-31.

“The girls came out of the gates with some great energy and lots of confidence. I thought our perimeter shooting really set the tone for the game. We were able to get off to a quick start in the first quarter and build on that into the 2nd quarter getting our largest lead at 18. We had some breakdowns defensively, especially in the transition side of things and were out of position and got ourselves into some foul trouble. Pairing that with some of our turnovers and we let them get back into the game.”

Brian Bode, Ridge View head girls basketball coach

Lawton-Bronson outscored Ridge View 32-to-23 in the second half, finishing with three players — Natalie McKenna (16), Bree Jessen (10), Amlyah Drew (10) all finishing in double figures for points scored. Jessen added a team-best seven rebounds to go along with two assists and four steals.

There was very little ‘home-cookin’ putting the ball through the home basket for Lawton-Bronson. The Panthers shot only 29.2 percent (14-of-48) from the floor, including a dismal 4-of-21 (19%) from beyond the 3-point arch. Where the biggest difference came was made free throws. — Lawton Bronson finished with 17 to Ridge View nine. The Raptors shot miserably from the charity stripe, finishing 9-of-20 (45%).

Ridge View also had three players finished with double-digit scoring. They were led by Chloe Murphy’s team-best 13 points. Jayna Aschinger added 12 and Shea Rapp chipped in with 11 points. Rapp (7), Murphy (6), Aschinger (6) accounted for 19 of the team’s 31 total rebounds. Rapp also led the Raptors with three assists and four steals.

“We were able to hold on down the stretch, but we didn’t handle the end of game situations the best we could. Being up nine with just over a minute to go, we could’ve been a bit less aggressive and it allowed them to close the gap.  It was a great learning experience for us. It’s a great way for us to start the conference play off with road victory.”

Brian Bode, Ridge View head girls basketball coach

The Ridge View win avenges a loss to Lawton-Bronson from last December in Holstein. Since 2009 of the Bound Era, Lawton-Bronson leads the all-time head-to-head matchups 13-12.

Up Next

Ridge View (3-1) had their hands full when they hosted No. 3-ranked (3A) Cherokee on Monday. Friday the Raptors will return to conference action against Kingsley-Pierson (2-3). The game is being played at Rockie Bork Court at the MMCRU Middle School on Friday. Kingsley-Pierson’s gymnasium remains unplayable due to damage.

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final
Ridge View	17	12 (29)	7 (36)	16	52
Lawton-Bronson	6	11 (17)	14 (31)	18	49

Ridge View Record: 3-1 | Lawton-Bronson Record: 2-2

Lawton-Bronson Leading Scorer (s): Laney Nelson 16.

Lawton-Bronson Leading Rebounder (s):  Bree Jessen 7.

Largest Lead: Ridge View plus +18 in second quarter
Rebound Margin: Ridge View plus +4 (31-27)

Ridge View Scoring: Zoey Aschinger 0, Jayna Aschinger 12, Alyssa Biede 4, Chloe Murphy 13, Shea Rapp 11, Cora Tesch 6, Brynlee Grieme 2, Olivia Feilmeier 4, Reese Hawthorne 0.

Ridge View Statistics
Field Goals Overall: 18-47 (38.3)
3-Pt. Field Goals: 7-19 (36.8)
Free Throws: 9-20 (45.0)
Assists (11): Rapp 3, Murphy 2, Biede 2, J. Aschinger 2, Tesch 1, Z. Aschinger 1.
Steals (11): Rapp 4, J. Aschinger 2, Biede 2, Murphy 2, Hawthorne 1.
Rebounds (31): Rapp 7, Murphy 6, J. Aschinger 6, Biede 4, Z Aschinger 3, Hawthorne 2, Brieme 2, Feilmeier 1.
Blocked Shots (0): 

Raptors vs. Panthers boys basketball

The Ridge View boys basketball team from the opening tip came out ‘guns-a-blazing’, scoring 27 first quarter points and never looking back. The 58-43 win for the Raptors avenge a nine point loss in Holstein last February to the Panthers.

By game’s end 13 Ridge View players saw time on the floor and seven of those scored. A 27-15 lead of 12 points grew to 15 at halftime 38-23. The third quarter became the quarter of demise for Lawton-Bronson as they were outscored 12-2, trailing by 25 with eight minutes remaining.

Adam Benson’s team for Lawton-Bronson showed some resilience in the fourth stanza outscoring Ridge View 18-8. Cole Wagner was the lone Panthers performer to finish in double figure scoring with 11 points. Connor Clausen and Grady Semply each added nine points. Clausen and Wagner led Lawton-Bronon’s efforts on the glass with six boards each.

Ridge View finished with a sizable advantage on the boards, finishing plus +17 (41-24). Kinnick Jensen and Adam Stephan each pulled down eight rebounds to lead Ridge View. The Raptors defensively had eight blocked shots of Lawton-Bronson attempts at the basket. Carter Todd and Cole Jochims each had three blocked shots, Stephan and Zach Kolpin each had one.

Jensen led all scorers with 17 points for Ridge View, Kolpin finished with 13 points, helping Ridge View stay unbeaten at 3-0 on the season.

Lawton-Bronson remains winless at 0-3.

Up Next

It was a battle of unbeatens on Monday night in Holstein as the Raptors faced Cherokee. Friday, Ridge View will face Kingsley-Pierson at the MMCRU Middle School in Remsen, in a Western Valley Conference tilt.

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final
Ridge View	27	11 (38)	12 (50)	8	58
Lawton-Bronson	15	8 (23)	2 (25)	18	43

Ridge View Record: 3-0 | Lawton-Bronson Record: 0-3

Lawton-Bronson Leading Scorer (s): Cole Wagner 11.

Lawton-Bronson Leading Rebounder (s):  Wagner 6, Connor Clausen 6.

Largest Lead: NA
Rebound Margin: Ridge View plus +17 (41-24)

Ridge View Scoring:  Drew Burk 5, Zach Kolpin 13, Adam Stephan 8, Kinnick Jensen 17, Carter Todd 3, Brayden Blum 3, Cole Jochims 9, Karsen Jensen 0, Luke Whitmer 0, Aiden Myrtue 0, Evan Kolpin 0, Robert Forristal 0, Jacob Friedmann 0.

Ridge View Statistics
Field Goals Overall: 19-48 (39.6)
3-Pt. Field Goals: 8-23 (34.8)
Free Throws: 12-17 (70.6)
Assists (10): Burk 3, Stephan 2, Z. Kolpin 2, Todd 1, Blum 1, Karsen Jensen 1.
Steals (6): Todd 2, Durk 1, Z. Kolpin 1, Stephan 1, Blum 1.
Rebounds (41): Kin. Jensen 8, Stephan 8, Z. Kolpin 6, Burk 5, Todd 5, Jochims 3, Kar. Jensen 3, Blum 2, E. Kolpin 1.
Blocked Shots (8): Todd 3, Jochims 3, Stephan 1, Z. Kolpin 1.