Treynor ends Red Oak's season in districts

Treynor used a 22-5 second quarter run and a smothering defense to get by Red Oak 71-31 in the Class 2A, District 14 boys basketball semifinals Thursday in Treynor.
The No. 6 ranked and Western Iowa Conference champion Cardinals (20-3) were every bit as good as advertised, according to Red Oak head coach Ron DeVries.
“They were big, athletic and shot really well,” said Red Oak coach Ron DeVries. “We played a good first quarter and after that we were scrambling and trying to catch up the rest of the game.”
The Tigers nearly matched the Cardinals basket-for-basket the opening frame and still trailed 19-12. But over the second and third quarters, Treynor’s hot-shooting helped them to outscore Red Oak 41-15.
The Cardinals shot 57.7 percent – 30-of-52 – from the field in the win. Corbin Thien led a balanced scoring effort with 16 points on perfect 8-for-8 shooting. Ethan Hill and Alex Lovely added eight points each.
Brayden Sifford led Red Oak with nine points. Reese Montgomery added eight points.
Sifford was one of five seniors, along with Brett Erickson, Landon Gigstad, Tyler Myers and Pablo Villanueva, to play their final game for the Tigers.
“They are great kids,” DeVries said of his senior group.  “Every program relies on seniors for leadership. These seniors each brought something special to contribute to the team.”
The Tigers wrap up their season with a record of 8-15 overall, including a 2-8 record in the Hawkeye 10 Conference.

Red Oak 70,
Central Decatur 51
Red Oak outscored Central Decatur 40-24 after halftime in a 70-51 victory in the Class 2A, District 14 quarterfinals last Tuesday.
Red Oak coach Ron DeVries said his team was finally fully healthy after a four-game spate of injuries and they played that way.
“They shared the ball well and Brett (Erickson) had his best night shooting going 6-for-10 from three and really providing the spark we needed,” DeVries said.
Reese Montgomery led the way offensively with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Erickson finished with 19 points. Carson Roeder chipped In 16 points and Brayden Sifford, nine.  
Paxon Applegate led Central Decatur with 15 points.