ARMSTRONG — Pocahontas put up participant Jenna Vonnahme had a game-best double-double to assist the Indians in a District 5 semifinal basketball recreation Friday night time. Defeated the Iowa Class 2A, No. 12 North Convention Warriors 58-40.
Pocahontas Part (14-8) will advance to face No. 4 Sioux Central (21-1) for the district and state championships in Spencer on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
SU Central defeated Manson-Northwest Webster 61-36 to advance to the regional finals.
North United completed the season with a 17-6 document.
“Jenna (Warnham) is the one participant in our league (Twin Lakes) averaging a double-double each time she goes out,” Indians head coach Robert Musk mentioned of the 5-foot-11 senior heart’s 11.8 factors and 10.9 rebounds efficiency. “We had been actually a selfless group and our guard discovered the open house within the paint and fed the center, and she or he scored our first 12 factors of the sport.”
Woname, who had a uncommon 21 factors and 20 rebounds, used her slanted half hook shot and crossover footwork within the low put up to offer the Indians an early 8-2 lead.
With 3:31 left within the first quarter, Libby Stevens’ steal transformed into two free throws and Ainsley Ulrich scored on Shari Wall’s Shallie Walders’ conventional three-pointer off a steal lowered the Warriors to 8-7 with 3 minutes and 31 seconds left within the first quarter.
Naomi Jones ended her stellar prep basketball profession with a team-high 14 factors and 5 rebounds, hitting a operating ball in site visitors to assist North United advance in three video games Taking the lead for the primary and penultimate time within the regional battle. minutes.
Waname counterattacked repeatedly, Ulrich responded with consecutive kicks, and the Warriors regained the lead 13-12.
“As soon as North began doubling down on Jenna down low, our ladies discovered different choices to set off our (12-0) offense that related the primary and second quarters,” Muskie mentioned.
Delaney Janssen discovered Madison Vial for the primary of a team-best three 3-pointers to spark Pocahontas’ two The rating soared, stretching the sport to 24-13.
Waname stood on tiptoes on the baseline to save lots of a brief shot and handed to Halee Hauswirth for a low layup simply earlier than the primary horn to offer the Indians a 17-13 lead.
Woname made two free throws, Viall hit one other three-pointer, and Alena Kakacek hit a 12-foot shot in a three-man protection to offer the Warriors an 11-point lead.
Stevens knocked down one of many group’s finest triples earlier than Jones profited from a baseline help from Wolds to shut the Warriors’ hole to 24-18.
Housewells and Jensen hit two 3-pointers to finish Stevens’ three-game profitable streak for the Warriors, and Ware fired a lob to Wana Could that sailed previous the rim and rolled off the plate for a half-time. The sport leads 34 -21.
Natalie Pointer’s solely 3-pointer of the sport served because the catalyst for the Indians’ 10-0 run to begin the third quarter.
Waname made two free throws, Viall’s three-pointer broke Armstrong’s internet, after which Amanda Davis turned in a low put up for Waname to steer 44-23.
Jones scored 9 straight factors to steer North United and minimize Pocahontas’ result in 14 factors within the third and fourth quarters.
Stevens and Ulrich every scored 13 factors, they usually hit a three-pointer and a 12-foot pull-up jumper with 1:54 left within the recreation to slim the Warriors’ hole to 12 factors.
Kakacek hit two free throws and Amanda Davis hit her second 3-pointer of the sport to finish the Hoosiers’ run.
Ulrich outplayed the Warriors protection with 4 steals.
Ware had 12 factors and a game-high three assists for Pocahontas, whereas Wana Could’s game-high 20 rebounds helped the Indians maintain a 39-12 rebound benefit.
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No13- 8- 8-11–40
N. United(40)
Jones 6-14 2-3 14, Steinberg 0-0 0-0 0, Merrill 0-2 0-0 0, Stevens 4-6 2-2 13, Ulrich 6-16 1 -1 13. Valdes 0-6 0 -0 0, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0, Volstead 0-1 0-0 0. Whole 16-45 5-6 40.
Pocahontas(58)
Factors 1-4 0-0 3, Kakacek 2-5 2-2 6, Woname 7-14 7-8 21, Vuillard 4-10 1-2 12, Janssen 2-2 0- 0 5, Davis 2-4 0-0 6, Axman 0-1 0-0 0, Housewells 2-5 0-0 5, Mefford 0-1 0-0 0. Whole 20-46 10-12 58.
Three-pointers: Pocahontas 8-21 (Vial 3 factors; Davis 2 factors; Level, Jensen and Housewells 1 level every); North United 3-12 (Steven Si 3). Rebounds: Pocahontas 39 (Warnham 20); Northern League 12 (Jones 5). Assists: Pocahontas 7 (third pin); North United 4. Steals: North United 10 (Ulrich 4); Pocahontas 3.