Jathan South
Noah Kading
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
ACGC boys basketball players Noah Kading and Jathan South were selected to the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State team.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The No. 4 ACGC boys basketball team completed the comeback victory away from home against Pleasantville (9-10) on Friday, Feb. 7. ACGC was down by three points at the end of the first quarter and eight points at halftime. The Chargers outscored Pleasantville 17-8 in the third quarter to take a one-point lead in the final quarter where they would hold on for the narrow win. Payton Policky led the team in scoring with 17 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to extend his double-double streak. Jathan South, Joe Crawford and Noah Kading joined him in double figure scoring, each with 11 points. Kading led in assists with six. ACGC has two games this week. Tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Chargers face No. 2 Madrid (19-0). The singular blemish on ACGC’s record this season is courtesy of the Tigers. On Thursday, Feb. 13, ACGC hosts Underwood (15-4). After that final regular season game, on Monday, Feb. 17, No. 1 seed ACGC will host either No. 8 seed Exira-EHK or No. 9 seed West Harrison in the 1A Substate 8 District 15 playoffs.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The No. 4 ACGC boys basketball team (16-1) made easy work of their WCAC opponent, West Central Valley (5-15) while at home on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Jathan South led the Chargers in scoring with 21 points. Three of his teammates joined him in double figures. Noah Kading and Joe Crawford scored 16 points each. Payton Policky scored 12 while adding a game-high 15 rebounds to get the double-double. Kading led in assists with eight.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama boys basketball team (3-17) played an away game against Des Moines Christian (14-5) on Friday, Feb. 7. Latyn Ashworth led the team in scoring with 10 points. Brayden Prescott and Noah Poldberg led the team in rebounds with four each. Reilan Boecker led in assists with three. Panorama travels to Ogden (7-13) tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 11. Ogden won a close game between the two earlier this season, 56-52. After that, the postseason begins for Panorama. On Monday, Feb. 17, Panorama will travel to face Southeast Valley in the 2A Substate 8 District 15 bracket.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama girls basketball (10-10) traveled to No. 10 Des Moines Christian (17-3) on Friday, Feb. 7. Faith Recker led the Panthers in points with 10. Morgan Crees was close behind with nine. Crees and Kelsey Laabs led the team in rebounds with six each. Crees also led in assists with four. Panorama will travel to Ogden (1-20) tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 11. Panorama won a low-scoring game between the two in early January, 34-30. It won’t be the only time the Panthers and Bulldogs face each other this week. Panorama will host Ogden on Saturday, Feb. 15 for the Class 2A Region 3 playoffs.