GIRARD — The Mustang junior varsity and freshmen teams set a winning tone in Girard on Friday night leading up to the varsity’s upset victory over the fourth-ranked Trojans.
In the opening game of the night the junior varsity was able to pull off a thrilling 40-38 victory in a back-and-forth contest.
Iola was able to take the lead for good on a free throw by Cole Regehr with under a minute left in the game to break a 38-38 tie.
Regehr shared the team lead in points with Kane Rogers. Both players posted seven points.
Isaac Vink had six points while Noah Ashmore and Hunter Preston each added five to the winning cause.
The Mustang freshmen team rolled by Girard with a 38-25 victory.
Casen Barker led Iola with 12 points as the team opened their season 1-0 after struggling throughout the season as eighth-graders last year.
GIRLS
The Fillies’ junior varsity team struggled against Girard. The Trojans were able to topple Iola by a score of 38-13.
Macayla Bycroft, Piper Moore and Jennifer Tidd each shared the team-high in points with three each.
M.J. Neises added two points for Iola.
Girard also topped the Iola freshman team with a 39-27 final score.
Kelsey Morrison, Gabby Richards and Gabby Lampe each shared the team’s scoring lead with six points.
Neises and Elysia Kunkler each added three points.
VARSITY BOX SCORES
Stories from the Mustangs’ win over Girard and the Fillies’ loss run in Saturday’s Register. Here are the box score information from the varsity contests.
Girls
Girard 41, Iola 28
Iola 2 8 3 6 – 19
Girard 17 15 14 3 – 49
Iola (0-1)
Sydney Wade 7; Chloe Gardner 4; Riley Murry 2; Katie Bauer 2; Toni Macha 4.
Girard (1-0)
Kelli Cuthbertson 5; Ilivia Hanson 9, Calea Augustin 17; Kynzie Smith 2; Jacey Murphy 3; Sydnee Crain 7; Ashley Ray 6.
Boys
Iola 60, Girard 53
Iola 14 14 8 24 – 60
Girard 9 14 13 17 – 53
Iola (1-0)
Joey Zimmerman 4; Ben Cooper 6; Isaiah Fawson 22; Chase Regehr 4; Issac Vink 2; Ethan Holloway 13; Zach Cokely 4; Evan Sigg 5.
Girard (0-1)
Dakota Lopez 7; Ethan Goff 2; Caleb Muia 15; Eric Wilson 15; Isaiah Fisher 11; Jordan Hopson 2; Evan Troike 1.
