SWV boys’ second half pull away victory in POI

The Southwest Valley boys outscored Martensdale St. Marys 35-29 after halftime to pull away for a 56-51 victory in Pride of Iowa Conference basketball Friday.    
The Timberwolves (4-4 overall, 3-2 in the conference) got 16 points each from Alex Morgan and Cael Hogan and 13 points from Wyatt Mendenhall in the win. Morgan added 13 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Trey Wight put in 14 points to pace Martensdale St. Marys.

Martensdale St. Marys girls 54,
Southwest Valley 42

Martensdale St. Marys improved to 7-2 on the season with a 54-42 in over Southwest Valley in Pride of Iowa Conference girls basketball in Corning Friday. 
The Timberwolves (1-7 overall, 1-4 in the conference) put up a good fight in the second half after the Blue Devils (7-2 overall, 5-1 in the conference) raced out to a 28-14 halftime lead.  In the second half, the Timberwolves outscored the visitors 28-26 but could not overcome the halftime deficit.
“Martensdale St. Marys is a very solid ball club with many players with state tournament experience,” said Southwest Valley coach Mike Cormack.  “They have good shooting and great quickness.  We were able to make adjustments at halftime and outscore them in the second half.  We just couldn’t make our shots in the first half against a very good defensive team. 
“Everyone who played did something positive for us and we played a solid game against the second-place team in the league.”
Mackenzie Fast hit five three pointers while scoring 19 points to lead the Timberwolves in scoring.  Hailey Randall had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds and Carly Graney led the Blue Devils with 24 points.