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HOLSTEIN — The annual non-conference meeting between Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports No. 4-ranked (3A) Cherokee and Ridge View were meeting for the 17th time. It’s a series Ridge View has not fared well in coming into the game having lost 14 straight to the Braves.

Cherokee notched its third win of the season and made it 15 straight with a 58-42 victory.

It was a opening quarter of play where the host Raptors gave Cherokee every ounch of game they had to keep it close. When the first period ended Cherokee was clinging to a one point (14-13) lead. Things went south rather quickly in the second quarter as Ridge View found a lid on the basket going scoreless over better than seven minutes.

Meanwhile, Cherokee kept calling upon their one-two puch of juniors’ Addy Wolfswinkel and Deidra Doeden. The duo combined for 22 of the Braves 33 first half points. Wolfswinkel had 12 and Doeden 10 points. Freshman Shea Rapp led Ridge View the first half with seven points. Now the Raptors found themselves trailing 33-17 at halftime.

That Braves lead expanded to 21 points (49-28) at the end of the third quarter. Ridge View showed some sign of life over the final eight minutes of the game outscoring Cherokee 14-9, but the damage had already been done.

Doeden has bloosomed Since the start of her sophomore season. As a freshman she posted four double-doubles (Points/Rebounds). Her junior season Doeden had 16 double-doubles. And in Monday’s win Doeden for the third straight season finished with a double-double against the Raptors, ending with 18 points and a game-best 15 rebounds.

Already this season Doeden has had a double-double in each of her first three games. For her career her total stands at 23 double-doubles.

Wolfswinkel finished with a game-high 22 points for Cherokee, to go with five rebounds, four assists, a steal and blocked shot. The Braves shot 51.1% (23-of-45) overall from the floor, but the mystery continues with consistent shooting primarily 3-point and free throws.

Cherokee ranks 35th overall in Class 3A in overall field goal percentage on the season, and 53rd in free throw percentage overall.

Ridge View , now fashioning a 3-2 record was led in scoring by Jayna Aschinger with 16 points. Rapp finished with 13. Rapp also grabbed a team-best’s with five rebounds and dealt out four assists. The Raptors shot 32.6 percent (15-of-46) overall, including 7-of-21 from behind the 3-point line. Ridge View too struggled with their foul shooting winding up 5-of-11 (45.5%)

Up Next

Cherokee will host Spencer (3-2) on Friday at Washington High School Gymnasium in a girls/boys doubleheader.

On Friday, Ridge View will face Western Valley Conference opponent Kingsley-Pierson at the MMCRU Middle School in Remsen.

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final
Cherokee	14	19 (33)	16 (49)	9	58
Ridge View	13	4 (17)	11 (28)	14	42

Cherokee Record: 3-0 | Ridge View Record: 3-2

Cherokee Scoring: Addy Wolfswinkel 22, Kadyn Volkert 9, Deidra Doeden 18, Macy Gravenish 2, Jillian Paulsrud 2, Nora Hare 5, Bryn Lewis 0, Ava Kremer 0, Anna Nixon 0, Kenda Smith 0.

Cherokee Statistics: 
Field Goals Overall: 23-45 (51.1)
3-Pt. Field Goals: 4-18 (22.2)
Free Throws: 8-19 (42.1)
Assists (13): Wolfswinkel 4, Gravenish 2, Lewis 2, Doeden 1, Nixon 1, Hare 1, Paulsrud 1, Volkert 1.
Steals (4): Doeden 2, Wolfswinkel 1, Paulsrud 1.
Rebounds (39): Doeden 15, Hare 7, Wolfswinkel 5, Paulsrud 4, Gravenish 2, Kremer 2, Nixon 2, Lewis 1, Volkert 1.
Blocked Shots (2): Wolfswinkel 1, Doeden 1.

Largest Lead: Cherokee +23 (56-33) fourth quarter
Rebound Margin: Cherokee plus +18 (39-21)

Ridge View Scoring: Zoey Aschinger 4, Jayna Aschinger 16, Alyssa Biede 2, Chloe Murphy 5, Shea Rapp 13, Cora Tesch 0, Brynlee Grieme 0, Olivia Feilmeier 0, Reese Hawthorne 0, Graceyn Hansen 2, Hannah Brown 0.

Ridge View Statistics
Field Goals Overall: 15-46 (32.6)
3-Pt. Field Goals: 7-21 (33.3)
Free Throws: 5-11 (45.5)
Assists (7): Rapp 4, J. Aschinger 1, Tesch 1, Hawthorne 1.
Steals (4): Murphy 1, Tesch 1, Grieme 1, Hawthorne 1.
Rebounds (21): Rapp 5, Z. Aschinger 3, Grieme 3, Biede 2, J. Aschinger 2, Hawthorne 2, Murphy 1, Hansen 1.
Blocked Shots (1): J. Aschinger 1.

Cherokee vs. Ridge View boys basketball

A battle of highly successful and Highway 59 foes did battle on Monday with Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports Class 2A No. 7 ranked Cherokee knocking Ridge View from the ranks of unbeaten.

A slow opening 4-1/2 minutes of play for Cherokee had them down by as many as six pointsand trailed at the conclusion of one quarter 15-11. The second, third, and fourth quarters Cherokee outscored Ridge View expanding a 28-25 halftime lead to 42-33 at the end of the third quarter, and finally win it in the fourth stanza for the 59-45 victory.

Foul trouble began to limit the aggressiveness of Ridge View as three seniors’ Drew Burk, Carter Todd and Brayden Blum all had four fouls during the pivotal parts of the second half.

Cherokee managed to toe the foul line 26 times and made 20 (76.9%). In comparison, Ridge Viewe was ice cold making only 5-of-13 (38.5%) at the charity stripe. Despite putting up 23 more shot attempts than Cherokee, Ridge View was unable to turn those attempts into points. The Raptors finished 18-of-60 (30%) overall, and a dismal 4-of-29 (13.8%) from behind the 3-point arch. Offensively, Ridge View simply had too many stretches during the game where they didn’t answer offensively.

Defensively, Ridge View had allowed their opponents an average of 41 points per game over their first three games.

Cherokee starters outscored the Raptors starters 53-to-30. The Braves’ Coy Lewis and Raptors’ Adam Stephan tied for game-high sciring honors each with 15 points. Cherokee had two others in double figures with Jaxon Paulsrud netting 14 points and Landon Stowater 10.

Cherokee finished with a 35-26 advatange on the boards. Paulsrud led all players with nine boards. The Raptors were led by Todd’s six rebounds.

Up Next

Cherokee (3-0) with was to have played at Pocahontas on Tuesday but it was postponed. No make-up date has been announced. The Braves now host a winless Spencer team (0-4) on Friday.

Ridge View will face Kingsley-Pierson on Friday at the MMCRU Middle School in Remsen. while repairs on being made on the damaged gym at Kingsley-Pierson. Both teams eneter the game with identical 3-1 records.

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final
Cherokee	11	17 (28)	14 (42)	17	59
Ridge View	15	10 (25)	8 (33)	12	45

Cherokee Record: 3-0 | Ridge View Record: 3-1

Cherokee Scoring: Christian Vander Borek 9, Blake Lovell 3, Coy Lewis 15, Jaxon Paulsrud 14, Landon Stowater 10, Cameron Kohn 5, Brock Kannegieter 3, Wyatt Ludvigson 0.

Cherokee Statistics: 
Field Goals Overall: 18-37 (48.6)
3-Pt. Field Goals: 3-11 (27.3)
Free Throws: 20-26 (76.9)
Assists (11): Paulsrud 6, Stowater 2, Lewis 1, Vander Borek 1, Lovell 1.
Steals (8): Paulsrud 5, Lewis 2, Stowater 1.
Rebounds (35): Paulsrud 9, Kohn 8, Lewis 7, Lovell 6, VanderBroek 5.
Blocked Shots (1): Lewis 1.

Largest Lead: Cherokee +14 (56-339-45) end of game
Rebound Margin: Cherokee plus +9 (35-26)

Ridge View Scoring: Carter Todd 7, Kinnick Jensen 2, Adam Stephan 15, Drew Burk 3, Zach Kolpin 3, Brayden Blum 8, Karsen Jensen 4, Cole Jochims 3, Luke Whitmer 0.

Ridge View Statistics
Field Goals Overall: 18-60 (30.0)
3-Pt. Field Goals: 4-29 (13.8)
Free Throws: 5-13 (38.5)
Assists (11): Kin. Jensen 5, Burk 3, Kolpin 2, Todd 1.
Steals (13): Kolpin 3, Kin. Jensen 3, Todd 3, Blum 2, Stephan 1, Burk 1.
Rebounds (26): Todd 6, Stephan 5, Kolpin 4, Kin. Jensen 3, Kar. Jensen 3, Jochims 2, Burk 1, Blum 1.
Blocked Shots (3): Todd 2, Kolpin 1.