A-P boys to battle two ranked 1A teams

Aplington-Parkersburg boys basketball will put its undefeated season on the line against two of the best teams in Class 1A this week.

The Falcons (14-0) traveled to Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Tuesday against the fourth-ranked Rebels and end the week back home against Wapsie Valley, ranked eighth, on Friday.

A-P, rated second in the poll from the IHSAA, pounded the competition last week with blowout victories against Columbus, 76-24; Union, 83-56; and Denver, 85-41.

Central Lyon remains the number one team in Class 2A this week.

A-P 76, COLUMBUS 24: Garrett Hempen and Gavin Thomas scored 17 and 15, respectively, in the one-sided win against the Sailors.

Martez Wiggley added nine points and a team-leading six rebounds; Nick Neuroth added five rebounds and eight assists.

A-P 76, Columbus 24. Will Hodges 3-5 0-0 7, Gavin Thomas 6-11 1-1 15, Garrett Hempen 7-11 1-2 17, Martez Wiggley 4-7 1-2 9, Nick Neuroth 1-3 0-0 3, Cooper Hoff 2-5 0-0 6, Caleb Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Adam Schipper 0-0 2-4 2, Will Steege 2-5 0-0 6, Benny Waller 0-0 0-0 0, Aidan Junker 1-3 0-0 2, Devin Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Kye Rottinghaus 2-2 1-2 5, Tate Neymeyer 0-2 0-0 0, Jack Eddy 1-4 0-2 2, Evan Palmer 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Wedeking 0-0 0-0 0, Mason Ridder 1-1 0-0 2, Team 30-59 6-13 76.

A-P 83, UNION 56: Martez Wiggley put up a massive 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Falcons rolled in La Porte City.

Wiggley was 9-of-19 shooting. Garrett Hempen contributed 19 points and Gavin Thomas had 17 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Cooper Hoff came off the bench with seven points.

A-P 83, Union 56. Will Hodges 4-6 1-2 9, Gavin Thomas 6-12 4-5 17, Garrett Hempen 8-13 0-0 19, Martez Wiggley 9-19 2-2 22, Nick Neuroth 0-0 2-6 2, Cooper Hoff 2-5 1-2 7, Adam Schipper 0-0 0-0 0, Will Steege 0-2 0-0 0, Aidan Junker 1-1 0-0 3, Devin Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Kye Rottinghaus 0-1 0-0 0, Tate Neymeyer 0-0 0-0 0, Jack Eddy 2-2 0-0 4, Gabe Jacobson 0-2 0-0 0, Team 32-63 10-17 83.

A-P 85, DENVER 41: The Falcons rained down 11 3-pointers made in Friday’s road win against the Cyclones.

Garrett Hempen scored 27 total points including 2 three-pointers, Nick Neuroth poured in 20 points including three treys but Gavin Thomas led the way with four 3-point baskets toward his 14 points total, adding seven rebounds.

Will Hodges and Grant Wedeking each added one more three-pointer to the pile.

A-P 85, Denver 41. Will Hodges 1-7 0-0 3, Gavin Thomas 4-8 2-2 14, Garrett Hempen 11-17 3-3 27, Martez Wiggley 3-4 0-1 6, Nick Neuroth 6-9 5-5 20, Cooper Hoff 1-5 2-2 4, Caleb Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Adam Schipper 0-0 2-2 2, Will Steege 1-1 0-2 2, Benny Waller 0-0 0-0 0, Aidan Junker 0-2 0-0 0, Devin Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Tate Neymeyer 0-1 0-0 0, Jack Eddy 2-3 0-0 4, Evan Palmer 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Wedeking 1-1 0-0 3, Mason Ridder 0-0 0-0 0, Team 30-0 0-0 85.