Arlington girls beat Falcons by 20
Macy Wolf scored a season-high 21 points as the Arlington girls basketball team bested Douglas County West by 20 at home, 53-33.
Wolf was 7-for-8 from the foul line and finished with two 3-point makes to lead the Eagles. Coach Tashia Wolf's team improved to 4-1 overall with the win.
The Falcons, meanwhile, dropped to 1-3 in defeat. They trailed AHS 14-9 after one quarter and saw their deficit grow with each 8 minute period.
Britt Nielsen added 15 points for the Eagles, while point guard Emme Timm had 11. Valeria Carvajal scored five points and Gracen Adams made a free throw, too.
Arlington hosts Wahoo at 6 p.m. today before it next competes 1 p.m. Dec. 30 at the Lincoln Lutheran holiday tournament. The Eagles take on Platteview during the first round.
Arlington girls 53, Douglas County West 33
DCW (1-3) 9 5 14 5 — 33
AHS (4-1) 14 9 18 12 — 53
Scoring: AHS — Macy Wolf 21, Britt Nielsen 15, Emme Timm 11, Valeria Carvajal 5, Gracen Adams 1.
DCW — Bella Zach 9, Addison Strong 7, Ella Wiese 6, Ava Grimm 5, Maddison Zach 4, Mallory Shaw 2.
Slow start dooms AHS
The Arlington boys basketball team fell behind 16-2 through one period and never recovered Tuesday against DC West.
The Falcons (2-1 overall) led their 47-30 win by 14 points after 8 minutes on the road and by 16 at halftime, 27-11. Coach Jake Polk's Eagles, meanwhile, won the third quarter 12-11, but still fell to 2-3 in defeat.
DC West's Will Bergsten led all scorers with 17 points, while Oliver Ladehoff led AHS' effort with 14. Trent Koger added seven points for the home squad, Schuyler Logemann had five and Luke Sharp scored four.
Sharp's free throws were Arlington's only points of the opening period.
The Eagles next play after the NSAA Moratorium on Dec. 30. They compete against Platteview at 2:30 p.m. during Lincoln Lutheran's annual holiday tournament.
DC West boys 47, Arlington 30
DCW (2-1) 16 11 11 9 — 47
AHS (2-3) 2 9 12 7 — 30
Scoring: AHS — Oliver Ladehoff 14, Trent Koger 7, Schuyler Logemann 5, Luke Sharp 4.
DCW — Will Bergsten 17, Trey Olsen 11, Trey Schieber 7, Zane Wohlers 5, Trent Alexander 3, Nolan Asher 2, Karsen Alexander 2.
— Staff reports
