NICL

Girls

DENVER 52, DIKE-NEW HARTFORD 33 - Amanda Frost contributed a game-high 20 points as Denver clinched the NICL East title Monday night.

The Cyclones, 12-1 in NICL play and 16-2 overall, pulled away from a 27-19 halftime lead over the final two periods.

Denver also got 12 points from Emily Schweer.

Kelly Whipps topped Dike-New Hartford with a dozen points.

DIKE-NEW HARTFORD - Kelly Whipps 12, Jenny Willms 9, Ashton Dove 5, Kayla Kyht 4, Marin Verhulst 2, Lacey Parr 1.

DENVER - Amanda Frost 20, Emily Schweer 12, Molly Pleggenkuhle 7, Beth Pals 4, Hannah Culbertson 4, Rachel Daugherty 2, Ashley McCready 2, Jess Kuennen 1.

AGWSR 58, BCLUW 17 - At Ackley, the Cougars improved to 15-0 with an easy victory over the Comets.

Jessica McDowell had 13 to lead AGWSR while Macey Ubben and Kelsey Enslin added 12 and 10, respectively. Cass Ringena had seven points and nine assists.

BCLUW - Nicole Fisher 3, Jamie Fisher 2, Haddie Vauter 2, Katelin Tieman 2, Krista Morris 2, Leah Higgins 2, Maddie Olson 2, Kate Sams 2.

AGWSR - Kelsey Enslin 10, Jenna Boyle 7, Lisa Johanson 1, Cass Ringena 7, Shelby Weichers 2, Brittney Ellingson 1, Janie Lippert 2, Macey Ubben 12, Megan Pieters 3, Jessica McDowell 13.

Boys

AGWSR 58, BCLUW 46 - At Ackley, Jory McDowell poured in 21 to lead all scorers and lift the Cougars to victory.

AGWSR (10-4) also got 15 from Tanner Heikens.

BCLUW - Tanner Dielschneider 6, Sam Goodman 3, Austin Krause 13, Blake Zacharias 5, Robert Strother 14, Dustin Hammus 5.

AGWSR - Trent Heetland 8, Jory McDowell 21, Jordan Mills 3, Tanner Heikens 15, Michael Rabbitt 7, Parker Drake 2, Chase Babcock 2.

DIKE-NEW HARTFORD 71, DENVER 62 - At Denver, the Wolverines built a big lead from long range, and nailed down the victory from the charity stripe.

Dike-New Hartford connected on eight 3-pointers in the first half to build a 12-point lead, then with its lead trimmed to five with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Wolverines hit 11 of 15 free throws.

Matt Dove led D-NH with 24, while Kasey Walters and Eric Joblinske had 18 and 17, respectively.

Ethan Lohmann led the Cyclones with 21.

DIKE-NEW HARTFORD - Matt Dove 24, Eric Joblinske 17, Kasey Walters 18, Braxton Myers 4, Lance Welsh 6, Jared Wenzel 2.

DENVER - John Sexton 2, Ethan Lohmann 21, Brad Franzen 7, Cody Robinson 10, Travis Buhrow 3, Brad Warner 8, Colton Herrmann 2, Kurt McAvoy 9.

Iowa Star

Boys

NORTHEAST HAMILTON 67, CLARSKVILLE 42 - At Clarksville, Scott Hempens 15 wasn't enough to lift the Indians to victory.

NORTHEAST HAMILTON - Zach Seamen 2, Cory Hassebrock 4, Houston Harreld 13, Clay Harreld 8, Kyle Klaver 7, Kevin Schimp 25, Ethan Seiser 4, Brice Kanffman 4.

CLARKSVILLE - Scott Hempen 15, Hunter Gray 12, Nick Wessels 8, Nathan Wedeking 4, Cory Hirsch 3.

Upper Iowa

Girls

CENTRAL ELKADER 35, SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG 34 - Central held off the Cougars in a defensive struggle. Carly Pagel poured in 24 points for Sumner-Fredericksburg, but no other Cougar contributed more than four.

CENTRAL ELKADER - Kelsey Bergan 6, Cera Bauder 8, Allison DeShaw 5, Erin Engelhardt 5, Kristina Walz 1, Molly Ruhser 10.

SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG - Becca Mohling 2, Kayla Bergman 4, Kaitlin Heuer 2, Jessica Leyh 2, Carly Pagel 24.

Boys

SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG 68, CENTRAL ELKADER 26 - Trevor Harris poured in 23 points with seven 3-point field goals as Sumner-Fredericksburg ran its league record to 12-0 and its overall mark to 14-2. Clayton Boltz added 14 points and Pat Kleman 10 for the Cougars.

CENTRAL ELKADER - Keaton Juergens 3, Jake Sylvester 1, Tyler Sylvester 13, Alex Blair 6, Nick Moser 1, Zach Ingles 2.

SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG - Dan Zmoos 2, Clayton Boltz 14, Trevor Harris 23, Gage Mohs 4, Pat Kleman 10, Andy Corcoran 2, Kyle Frisch 9, Alex Etgeton 2, Keegan Frisch 2.

TURKEY VALLEY 49, CLAYTON RIDGE 40 - Balanced scoring and tough defense led the Trojans to a victory. Brady Kuennen paced the offense with 14 points while Mitch Balik added 12 and sparked the defense with eight steals.

CLAYTON RIDGE - Ronnie Broxson 2, Lee Smith 2, Brandon Dullin 4, Owen Sodewasser 11, Dave Schroeder 8, Dustin White 13.

TURKEY VALLEY - Brad Winter 4, Mason Adams 4, Justin Bakula 6, Kyle Bouska 6, Brady Kuennen 14, Mitch Balik 12, Neil Hackman 3.

Corn Bowl

Girls

WEST FORK 52, RICEVILLE 44 - West Fork turned back Riceville with a balanced offense that featured three double-digit scorers. Cambria Berentsen led Riceville with 11 points.

WEST FORK - Kara Engebretson 12, Alanna Bamrick 12, Briana Lage 15, Kirsten Butler 6, Mari Roboltman 3, Caitlyn Hanig 4.

RICEVILLE - Cambria Berentsen 11, Marissa Yorgey 2, Abby Swancutt 6, Kelsey Reddel 2, Victoria Christensen 6, Maria Green 6, Loralei Smith 4, Amanda Eggerichs 7.

Non-conference

Girls

OELWEIN 62, WAPSIE VALLEY 47 - The Huskies blew out to a 32-16 halftime lead and controlled the Warriors. Jenna Loew led Oelwein with 22 points, while Kirsten Nelson added 18 and Alex Jipson 10.

Eryca Hingtgen finished with 22 and Shelby Kuhrt 17 for Wapsie Valley. Kuhrt made five 3-point shots.

WAPSIE VALLEY - Alli Matthias 3, Lexis Kuhlmann 3, Eryca Hingtgen 22, Shelby Kuhrt 17, Alexa Erhardt 2.

OELWEIN - Alex Jipson 10, Kirstin Nelson 18, Kaley Rima 2, Bethany Bentley 7, Alivia Passet 3, Jenna Loew 22.

Boys

OELWEIN 54, WAPSIE VALLEY 53 - Rayn Brewer had 14 and Josh Stewart 13 as the Huskies edged the Warriors, completing a big fourth-quarter comeback.

Wapsie led by 10, 48-38, at the start of the fourth.

Zach Schmidt led the Warriors with 20.

WAPSIE VALLEY - Jared Kuethe 12, Zach Schmidt 20, Taylor Sickles 7, Michael Rathe 2, Tony Kleitsch 6, Colin Ritzman 6.

OELWEIN - Dan Stewart 8, Josh Stewart 13, Ryan Brewer 14, Ben Kerns 8, Adam Bell 4, Kurt Bearringer 4, Nick Lamphier 3

CRESTWOOD 68, SOUTH WINNESHIEK 63 - The Cadets captured a battle of area powers with the help of 19 points from Mitchell Murphy and 16 from Mark Lueschow.

Garrett Lensing topped South Winn with 17 points.

SOUTH WINNESHIEK - Jordan Andera 12, Ian Leinau 7, Cody Hageman 5, Jordan Imoehl 5, Zack Soukup 4, Jason Kuennen 6, Alex Schmitt 7, Garrett Lensing 17.

CRESTWOOD - Ben Obermann 5, Mitchell Murphy 19, Mark Lueschow 16, Jay Haskovec 4, Josh Simiele 2, Andrew Mashek 4, Andy Stapelkamp 3, Casey Stika 4, Cody Stika 11.