A few notes before posting the game-by-game breakdowns from Sunday.

 

First, all games for the remainder of the season will be held at the Valley High Gym, NOT at Valley Southwoods. Games are scheduled to begin at 5:30 this Wednesday, with the first round of playoffs at 6:45 Friday, and the semifinals and championship on Sunday, beginning at 5:30.

 

Second, July marks the return of the major AAU circuit action, so I’m told most of the elite high school players are done playing in the league. So if you’re hoping to see Harrison Barnes, try an Ames High game next fall.

 

OK, here we go.

 

Capital City Orthopaedics 120, Peak Performance 100

 

Looking at statistics, I’m kind of surprised CCO didn’t win by a wider margin. They had six players in double-digit scoring, while Peak hand just three.

 

L.A. Pomlee (ISU) did a nice job working the post on Sunday. He had several good second-chance buckets, posted up for a few good looks and even had at least one driving dunk. He looks more confident than he did last year in Cap City, or even during ISU practices. His game seems to be maturing. He led CCO with 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting and nine rebounds.

 

It seemed like Alex Dorr (ISU) was on the court the whole game, and his stats match that. Dorr had 25 points on 11-of-21 shooting and 12 rebounds. The Iowa State walk-on hasn’t really done anything to get lots of attention this summer, but has been very consistent. Sunday was a good example of that.

 

Antwon Oliver (ISU) didn’t play until the second half, and then only very sparingly. He seems to still be nursing the sore ankle that kept him out of the first game last month. He and Chris Colvin (ISU) has had some pretty impressive games for Peak, but didn’t look to be 100 percent on Sunday.

 

From what I hear the DMACC basketball team should be pretty strong this season, and Tyler Stumme showed why. Several of the DMACC players have been doing well this summer, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Iowa’s Div. I coaches looking at Stumme down the road.

 

Statistical highlights:

 

Peak: Colvin 6 points, 4-of-6 free throws, 3 rebounds, 2 assists. Oliver 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block. Reece Uhlemhopp (Drake) 19 points, 7-15 field goals, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. Dorr 25 points, 11-of-21 field goals, 12 rebounds. Stumme 35 points, 10-of-15 field goals, 9-of-14 threes, 6-of-6 free throws, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

 

CCO: Jimmie Binnie (Dayton) 19 points, 8-of-14 field goals, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. Ryan Sears (Creighton) 8 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 steals. Scott Windom (DMACC) 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal. Kris Miller (Wm. Penn) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals. David Smith (Drake) 18 points, 8-of-12 field goals, 9 rebounds, 7 assists. Josh Henry (Iowa Central) 18 points, 7-of-13 field goals, 4 rebounds, 3 assists. Pomlee 24 points, 11-of-16 field goals, 9 rebounds.

 

 

Granite Transformations 101, MOHA 100

 

Josh Young (Drake) returned this week and demonstrated exactly why Bulldog fans love him so much. Young has this quiet ability to seemingly be everywhere on the floor, score about a million points, and do it all without anyone noticing he was having such a great game. He finished with 33 on Sunday to lead Granite in its win.

 

Diante Garrett (ISU) is on the same team as Bubu Palo (ISU), and has been doing a nice job tutoring the incoming freshman point guard. Throughout the summer he’s been shouting instructions and encouragement to Palo on the court, and I noticed yesterday that when the two are on the court together he’ll often toss the ball to Palo to bring it up the court.

 

In Craig Brackins’ absence, Garrett is doing a nice job stepping into a leadership role. He is known for his comic relief, but I’ve been impressed by how supportive he is of the other players, he just puts his own goofy spin on it. Oh, and he scored 32 points Sunday, which isn’t so bad, either.

 

Statistical highlights:

 

Granite: Young 33 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block. Charles Boozer (ISU) 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists. Leonard Houston (ex-Drake) 9 points, 7 rebounds. Matt Schneiderman (ex-UNI) 6 points, 6 rebounds. Tyler Egli (UNC-Pembroke) 13 points. Gabe Knutson (Lehigh) 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

 

MOHA: Garrett 32 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals. Jamie Vanderbeken (ISU) 16 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks. Nick Grant (14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist. DeAnthony Zanders (SW Minn. State) 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assist. Bill Freeman (Ellsworth CC) 12 points, 3 rebounds. Palo 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

 

 

Coca-Cola 95, YMCA 72

 

Scott Christopherson (ISU) showed off his 3-point shot in the first half, finishing with 3-of-5 shooting from long range but also sinking a number of nice shots from near the arc.

 

In case anyone didn’t know, former Drake start Andre Calvin is pretty darn good. He was working a nice inside-outside presence, getting a few good jumpers and some nice looks under the basket.

 

Dominique Buckley (ISU) has been showing steady progress all summer, and had another solid game on Sunday. In a year where none of the ISU players are really jumping out the way Garrett and Boozer did last summer, Buckley has at least been steady. He and Marquis Gilstrap might be showing the most promise among ISU players, in different ways and for different reasons.

 

Speaking of Gilstrap, it was interesting to see the dip LaRon Dendy (ISU) took without Gilstrap, who missed Sunday’s games. Dendy had been scoring 20 points every night without a problem, but much of it was noticeably off passes from and during plays orchestrated by Gilstrap, who is also on the YMCA team. The two really fed off each other. On Sunday, though, Dendy seemed way off his game, though his stats didn’t necessarily show it. It might just be an indication that he does better in more organized games than the pick-up-esque stuff we see at Cap City.

 

Statistical Highlights:

 

Coke: Ashton Sauls (UNC-Central) 15 poitns, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals. Adam Emmenecker (ex-Drake) 2 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 bock. Christopherson 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists. Calvin 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block. Daremey Steptoe (DMACC) 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

 

YMCA: Dendy 15 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists. Kevin Smith (Grandview) 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals. Buckley 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals. Chad Boston (SWCC) 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist. Andrew Dau (Simpson) 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.