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1/26/2015

Boysprepbasketball:WesternDubuqueknocksoffNo.1WaverlyShellRockTHonline.com:LocalSports

Boysprepbasketball:WesternDubuqueknocksoff
No.1WaverlyShellRock
ByMikeSteffensTHMedia|Posted:Saturday,January24,20156:53pm
Howthemightyhavefallen.
Enteringthisweek,theIowaClass3AtoprankedWaverlyShellRockboysbasketballteamcame
intoFridaysgameat120.Lessthan24hourslatertheGoHawkshadbeendethronedtwice.
RivalNewHamptondefeatedWaverlyShellRockFridayandSaturdaynightatthe
Wendys/AmericanTrustClassic,WesternDubuquepickedupa5652victoryattheLorasAthletic
&WellnessCenter,avengingalosstotheGoHawksatthesameeventlastJanuary.
WesternDubuque(132)cameoutofthegateshotastheyjumpedouttoa219firstquarterlead.
SpencerHaldemanledthefirstquarterchargewith11points.
Wesharedtheballandhadatremendousfirstquarter,WesternDubuquecoachDennisGeraghty
said.
ThetideshiftedinthesecondquarterastheGoHawks(132)weretheoneswiththehothands.
HoldingWDtojustfourpointsandHaldemantozero,WaverlyShellRockstormedbacktojusta
onepointdeficitgoingintohalftimeat2524.
Itwasntanyoneguybutasateamwejustwerentlockedinonthedefensiveend,GoHawks
coachNateSteegesaid.
Thesecondquarterrunwascappedoffwithalastsecondheavefromthe3pointlinebyWaverly
ShellRocksguardJakeVelky,inwhichhewasfouledwithnotimeleftontheclock.Velkydrained
2of3freethrowstomakeinaonepointgame.
AfterregroupingathalftimetheBobcatscameoutreenergized,scoring20pointsinthethirdquarter.
Wegotalittlestagnant(inthesecondquarter)butwemadehalftimeadjustmentsandwebounced
backfromthatcrappysecondquarter,Haldemansaid.
Haldemancreditedthethirdquarteroffensivesurgetoattackingmore.Lateinthethird,Western
Dubuquetookafivepointleadandcontrolofthegameaftera90run.
Wehadalittleleadthereinthethirdquarterandweletthemgoona90runwithall3s,said
Steege.WecouldnevergetbackoverthehumpafterHaldemanhitthose3s.
WesternDubuquewasabletokeeptheGoHawksatbayinthefourthquarter,neverallowingthem
togetwithinmorethanfourpoints.Haldemanfinishedasthehighscorerwith26points.
Withanundersizedgroupofforwards,WesternDubuquerosetothechallengeofguarding6foot9
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Boysprepbasketball:WesternDubuqueknocksoffNo.1WaverlyShellRockTHonline.com:LocalSports

WaverlyShellRockcenterAustinPhyfe.NolanBaumhoverandJakeWesthoffwereabletokeepthe
NorthernIowarecruitincheckfor15points,whiletheBobcatsduoevencombinedtoscore18
pointsinsidethepaint.
ItsbeenquiteaweekforHaldemanandtheBobcats.InvictoriesoverMaquoketa,Dyersville
BeckmanandnowWaverlyShellRock,Haldemanhaslituphisopponentsfor68points.
Itsbeenaverysatisfyingweekend,Geraghtysaid.WewenttoBeckmanlastnightandhadareal
tusslewithaveryphysicalteamandwekeptourcomposure.Thentobeabletobeatthisquality
programsaysalotforus.

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