Cowboy basketball team beats Eagles, Lynx

In a nice effort last Monday night, January 18 in Clarion, the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows boys varsity basketball team picked up a close 68-64 win over neighboring Eagle Grove. The game was tied at 19-19 after the first quarter, with the Eagles up 32-30 at the break. The red and black came out of the locker room with fire in their eyes, outscoring the visitors 22 points to nine to go up 52-41 to start the final period. The Eagles tried to stage a furious comeback, only to fall short to the home team.

The team was led in scoring by Sam Urness, who drained 26 points through the net on 8 of 12 shooting.  His line included three treys and 7 of 12 from the charity stripe. Chase Harker came in with 16 points on 8 of 14 from the field. Rhett Darland was close with nine points, including a bucket from long range, while Zach Leist scored six points and Will Weidemann five points. Ryan Darland scored four points, and Brendon Boyd two points, to round it out. The 36 total rebounds column showed Weidemann with eight boards, followed closely by both Urness and Harker at seven each. Leist grabbed six caroms, Rhett three and Derek Conlon two. Ryan and Noah Maxheimer each added one rebound.

Urness dished for seven assists, with both Weidemann and Ryan Darland setting up the ball for three assists each. Conlon had two and Maxheimer one. Weidemann picked pockets for two steals, with Conlon, Harker and Rhett all getting one each. Harker went airborne for three blocked shots.

For the full story, see the January 28 edition of the Monitor.