Crestwood boy cagers lose to Decorah, crush Oelwein

CRESCO - Strong shooting by Decorah lifted the Vikings to a 76-51 win over the Crestwood varsity boys’ basketball team on Jan. 9 in Decorah.

Playing Oelwein at home Friday, the Cadets went on a 27-13 third quarter run to hammer the Huskies, 55-30, to improve to 6-6 overall.

Decorah 76, Cadets 51

Playing at Decorah on Jan. 9, the Cadets were unable to slow down the Vikings as Decorah won, 76-51.

Crestwood took a 22-21 lead after one period before Decorah went on a 20-10 run in the second period to take a 41-32 halftime lead. The Vikes led 56-42 after three periods.

Cadet Head Coach Lynn McCormick said the difference in the game was Decorah’s stout field goal shooting.

“In the first half, we gave up 41 points to Decorah, but our defense wasn’t bad,” McCormick said. “We had our hands in their face when they shot the ball, but Decorah was just hot shooting the ball. They hit 11 three-pointers in the first half. It was just one of those nights where Decorah made almost all of their shots.”

Kristian Szajna led Crestwood with 13 points, including three three-pointers, had four assists and two steals. Zackary Lane had nine points and four rebounds. Boston Ferrie had seven points and six rebounds.

Jacob Andera scored six points, including one three-pointer, and had one rebound. Nathan Martinek had six points, including two three-pointers, and one assist. Clayton Ollendieck had six points and two rebounds. Dalton Scheidel had two points. Shane Vokaty had two points, five rebounds and three assists. Kendall Cotant and Chandler Crouch each had one rebound.

Crestwood made 17 of 49 field goals, including six of 22 three-point attempts, and made 11 of 18 free throws.

Score by quarters

CW   22   10   10   9  - 51

Dec   21   20   15  20 - 76

 

Cadets 55, Oelwein 30

Hosting Oelwein Friday, the Cadets held a slim 17-9 halftime edge before out-scoring the Huskies 38-21 in the second half en route to a 55-30 win.

Coach Lynn McCormick said solid shooting made a difference in the second half.

“We hit some more shots in the second half,” McCormick noted. “Overall, our defense effort was great. I have to give kudos to Shane Vokaty. He held Oelwein’s leading scorer (Dominique Robertson) to only four points. Shane did a tremendous defensive job, and our team defense was really good. We only allowed nine points in the first half and 30 for the entire game.

“Jacob Andera and Nathan Martinek both hit some big three-pointers for us. Clayton Ollendieck ran the floor well, and we got the ball to him when we needed to. This was a great team defensive effort, and we got some timely baskets on offense, too,” McCormick said.

Clayton Ollendieck led the Cadets with 21 points, including one three-pointer, had 10 rebounds and two assists. Nathan Martinek had 12 points, including four three-pointers, and had four assists. Kristian Szajna had seven points, including one three-pointer, and seven assists.

Jacob Andera had five points, including one three-pointer, and two assists. Boston Ferrie had four points and nine rebounds. Zack Lane had two points and six rebounds. Carter Henry tallied two points, two assists and one block. Jon Henry had two points. Shane Vokaty had three rebounds, three assists and four steals.

Score by quarters

Oel    4    5    13     8 - 30

CW   6   11    27   11 - 55