Three more wins for A-P girls

Aplington-Parkersburg girls basketball climbed one spot in the state rankings in Class 2A last week in the midst of a 3-0 performance with wins against Columbus, Union and Denver.

A-P sunk the Sailors 74-39 on Monday, Jan. 16 in Parkersburg; claimed a 71-32 victory at Union on Thursday and bested the Cyclones, 51-40, in the Cyclone Center on Friday.

The Falcons improved to 13-2 overall and 4-2 in the NICL Central pod.

Next up are crossovers at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (7-8) on Tuesday and back home against Wapsie Valley (5-11) on Friday.

A-P 74, COLUMBUS 39: Ellen Waller scored 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting and Quinnlyn Schultz added 10 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals. Freshman Ava Eddy poured in 12 coming off the bench.

A-P 74, Columbus 39. Quinnlyn Schultz 3-11 3-4 10, Ellen Waller 8-15 3-3 20, Adison Williamson 0-1 0-0 0, Kendall Riherd 4-7 1-4 9, Kennedy Lind 4-7 0-0 8, Emma Wolff 0-2 1-2 1, Peyton Klooster 1-6 0-0 2, Adria Neymeyer 0-0 0-0 0, Isabela Buseman 0-0 0-0 0, Ava Eddy 5-5 0-0 12, Lexi Aswegen 3-5 0-0 7, Eva Walker 1-2 0-1 2, Megan Bruns 0-0 0-0 0, Kolbie Wangsness 1-1 1-4 3, Alivia Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Team 30-63 9-18 74.

A-P 71, UNION 32: Kendall Riherd exploded for 25 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Falcons on Thursday in a make-up game from earlier this season. She added a team-leading six rebounds. Peyton Klooster and Ava Eddy each scored nine points coming off the bench. Ellen Waller chipped in eight points and five steals.

A-P 71, Union 32. Quinnlyn Schultz 2-5 0-0 5, Ellen Waller 3-14 0-0 8, Adison Williamson 0-2 0-0 0, Kendall Riherd 8-16 6-7 25, Kennedy Lind 1-2 0-0 2, Emma Wolff 0-5 0-0 0, Peyton Klooster 4-8 1-2 9, Adria Neymeyer 0-1 0-0 0, Isabela Buseman 0-2 0-0 0, Ava Eddy 4-7 0-3 9, Lexi Aswegen 2-5 0-0 6, Eva Walker 0-2 1-2 1, Megan Bruns 1-2 0-0 2, Kolbie Wangsness 2-7 0-0 4, Alivia Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Team 27-79 8-14 71.

A-P 51, DENVER 40: The Falcons outscored Denver 23-6 in the first quarter of Friday’s game.

Ellen Waller led the way with 16 points - Kendall Riherd added 11 points and seven rebounds. Kennedy Lind added eight points, six rebounds and seven blocked shots.

A-P led 34-19 at halftime. Lexi Aswegen came off the bench for five points and eight rebounds.

A-P 51, Denver 40. Quinnlyn Schultz 1-12 3-4 6, Ellen Waller 7-17 1-2 16, Adison Williamson 1-4 0-0 2, Kendall Riherd 5-11 0-2 11, Kennedy Lind 4-10 0-2 8, Emma Wolff 0-2 0-0 0, Peyton Klooster 0-1 0-0 0, Isabela Buseman 0-0 0-0 0, Ava Eddy 0-2 0-0 0, Lexi Aswegen 2-5 0-0 5, Eva Walker 1-1 1-1 3, Team 21-65 5-11 51.