High School Playbook

Play #5

Marshalltown's Chanse Creekmur, known mainly for his outside shooting, slides into the #5 spot this week with his show of POWER against Dowling on Tuesday.

Play #4

North's Creon Reed has been shooting lights out since winter break. He comes in at #4 with this buzzer beater from near the center court logo against Waukee on Tuesday.

Play #3

With Barnes stealing the show in Ames, it's easy for this pair to fall under the radar. They found our radar this week with top play #3, as Michael Weber finds Doug McDermott with a no-look pass for a dunk against Southeast Polk Tuesday night.

Play #2

Perhaps our game of the night took place at DCG Friday night. With the game tied in the final seconds of OT, the Bombers' Jessie Wheeler picked her opponent's pocket, outlet the ball from the seat of her pants, and Taylor Greenfield lays it in while drawing the foul. That sealed the win and puts Ballard in our #2 spot this week!

Top Play of the Week!

Apparently it was 'Harrison Barnes Poster Night' in Southeast Polk on Tuesday.

Top Play #5

Despite the loss on Tuesday to Southeast Polk, Hoover makes it into our top plays.  Reggie White's putback as time expired, sent this one to overtime.

Top Play #4

It's almost impossible to have a top plays of the week segment without a highlight from Ames' Harrison Barnes.  We have two for you here, first an alley-oop from Michael Weber, then off a miss, Barnes finishes it off with a tip slam.

Top Play #3

Our #3 play of the week comes from Grinnell's Ben Wallace who makes this amazing shot from the seat of his pants on Friday.

Top Play #2

There isn't much that Southeast Polk's Cody Ingle can't do, and he proves it here with a half court shot to beat the buzzer at the end of the 1st in a win over Hoover on Tuesday.

Top Play #1

Drum roll please... This week's #1 play comes from Southeast Polk as well.  Check out this insane rainbow shot by the Rams' Lindsey Van Wyk at the buzzer for the win over Urbandale.

-Greg Votava

KCCI's High School Playbook

Play #5

East's Markisha Wright is solid offensively, but it's her defense against Roosevelt that lands her in our top 5 plays of the week!

Play #4

Southeast Polk standout Kody Ingle is a force to be reckoned with on defense, and his fans are appreciative!

Play #3

Meet Harrison Barnes. Here are two reasons he is attending North Carolina next season.

Play #2

Ankeny's Cory Myers knows how to turn a layup into a top 5 play...good enough for a slow-motion replay!

Top Play of the Week!

Congratulations to Lindsay Hoehns, recording 2,000 career points in this game against Lamoni. She becomes the 4th girl in Iowa high school history to record 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.

If someone told me before the High School Hoops season began that after Hoover lost their head basketball coach Charles Zanders to an assistant position at Simpson College that the Huskies would start the 2009-10 season 10-0, I would have called that someone absolutely crazy.

Especially after Hoover's 2008-09 season ended with a fight against Urbandale in a sub-state final game at Dowling High School.

A BIG reason why Hoover has started so fast out of the gate is the play of senior guard Quincy King. King leads the squad with 14 points per contest and shoots 49% from the field. He also dishes out nearly 4 assists per contest (only 13 turnovers) and has swiped his opponents 23 times.

Quincy King is this week's KCCI's Iowa Beef "Athlete of the Week."

-Will Marchino, KCCI High School Playbook

High School Hoops are back in full swing.  North Carolina head coach Roy Williams came to Ames to take in an intense battle between his prize recruit Harrison Barnes' Ames Little Cyclones and the Valley Tigers.  High School Playbook has doubleheader action from the Tiger Pit, as well as a twin bill between East and Lincoln.

Boy's Action

Girl's Action

# 7 EAST (5-0) 51 at

#13 ROOSEVELT (1-4) 25

-Breezy Dillard and Shronda Butts swap buckets at the end of the first half

-East warms up before the game

-Roosevelt Warms Up Before Game

-Roosevelt students have some fun during a timeout 

December 11, 2009

Roosevelt has had a brutal start to their season, playing their first four games against ranked teams, and winning only one of them. It didn’t get any easier tonight as the seventh ranked East Scarlets came to visit.

East set the tone early with a 8-0 run, and they never let up. The Roughriders were finally able to get on the board three minutes into the game after East junior Nijay Gaines picked up a technical foul and Creighton recruit Riley Norman swished two free-throws. East's smothering defense had the Roughriders flustered early and often though, and they held a 18-6 advantage after the first quarter.

The second quarter was the same story. Roosevelt’s first points came with 1:48 remaining in the half, once again from a Norman free-throw. The Scarlets dominated the first half on both ends of the floor and held a 26-9 advantage after the second quarter.

Roosevelt senior guard Breezy Dillard

Roosevelt came out with some fire in the third quarter and Riley Norman went on a 5-0 run of her own. Norman, who was very quiet in the first half, was very active in the third quarter, she was deflecting balls, dishing assists, scoring and had a couple blocks. The Roughriders had a chance to cut the deficit to single digits but became careless with the basketball late in the quarter and East took advantage. The Scarlets led 38-18 going into the fourth, making the last quarter relatively meaningless.

As the stands began to fill for the boy’s game to follow, both teams weaned out their starters and cleared the benches. Not a lot changed as far as the competitiveness of the game. The Scarlets wound up coming to Roosevelt and leaving with a convincing and dominating 26 point triumph; 51-26.

The Scarlets have plenty to rejoice about with the team they put on the floor tonight. The terrific-trio of Shronda Butts, Nijay Gaines and Markisha Wright is a very impressive group. All scored in double-digits and all bring a different and important flavor to the team. And all are juniors, next year will be scary, and this team may have a reasonable shot at back-to-back state tournament appearances, if not more.

Wright was the best player on the floor tonight. The 6-foot 2-inch post-player is lanky and has a polished game. She provided plenty of blocks, steals and rebounds to go along with her 10 points.

Gaines is a passionate player, see the technical foul in the first quarter, and plays hard all the time. She finished with a game high 13 points and is a perfect compliment in the post to Wright.

East junior Nijay Gaines

And guard Shronda Butts is a warrior herself. She’s confident and quick to pull the trigger. She can get to the basket with ease has great court vision and plays much larger than her frame would suggest.

Point guard Sharnae Lamar is no slouch herself. She is also a junior and provides incredible ball-handling skills and court vision for this outstanding Scarlet team.

I may have caught the Roughriders on a bad night, but their pre-season ranking of 12 (also their current rank) seems to be high. As noted earlier, they have yet to lose to a team not in the top 10. And their one win was against Dowling, who is currently ranked 13. A tough start without question, but they'll need to shape up if any state tournament apperarance is in their future.

TJ Rushing, High School Playbook

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This week's KCCI's Iowa Beef "Athlete of the Week" had a very efficient game against Indianola on Friday night.

Cassie Garrett, a senior guard at Waukee High School scored 13 points, while only attempting 5 Field Goals. Garrett made 6-9 free throw attempts and also had 5 rebounds, 5 steals, and 2 assists. The senior guard finished the game second on the team in scoring (Kiersten Orton had 14) and helped her Warrior squad to a 62-41 victory over Indianola.

For her efforts Garrett is this week's KCCI's Iowa Beef "Athlete of the Week." If you think an athlete at your school deserves some recognition let us know by e-mailing us at sports@kcci.com

Check out highlights from Waukee's Friday night game by CLICKING HERE.

-Will Marchino, KCCI's High School Playbook

Roosevelt headed north to Ames, taking on Harrison Barnes and the Little Cyclones.

The Roosevelt and Ames girls were also in action Friday night.

Lincoln High School showcased a boy/girl doubleheader featuring the Railsplitters and the Johnston Dragons.

The Waukee and Indianola girl's teams also did battle Friday night.

Girls 4A

TEAMS

Champion: Dowling Catholic, WDM

INDIVIDUALS

Champion: Katie Flood, Dowling Catholic

2nd: Ashlie Decker, Dowling Catholic

4th: Maddie Hubbell, DM Roosevelt

8th: Mary Kenney, WDM Valley

Boys 4A

INDIVIDUALS

3rd: Andrew Barrett, DM Roosevelt

4th: Kevin Lewis, Ottumwa

6th: Ryne Murphy, Ankeny

9th: Cole Decker, Dowling Catholic

Girls 3A

INDIVIDUALS

4th: Sarah Burnell, Grinnell

8th: Erin Sawyers, Winterset

9th: Steph Markey, Nevada

Boys 3A

TEAMS

Champion: Pella

Runner-Up: Boone

3rd: Algona

INDIVIDUALS

Champion: Brogan Austin, Boone

4th: Ryan McMahon, Algona

5th: Chad Rutledge, Algona

6th: Zach Buchheit, Pella

7th: Evan Selsor, Winterset

Girls 2A

*No central Iowa teams/individuals placed

Boys 2A

INDIVIDUALS

Champion: Garret Ehlers, OA-BCIG

6th: Zach Thompson, Eagle Grove

Girls 1A

TEAMS

Champion: Nodaway Valley

3rd: Panorama

INDIVIDUALS

4th: Erin Reedy, Bishop Garrigan

6th: Susan Herr, Nodaway Valley

7th: Tiffany Shepherd, Corning

8th: Haddie Vawter, BCLUW

Boys 1A

TEAMS

Runner-Up: BCLUW

INDIVIDUALS

Runner-Up: Dane McDonald, BCLUW

3rd: Parker Drake, AGWSR

4th: Taylor Huseman, Manson-NW Webster

10th: Levi Storjohann, BCLUW