Monday’s Daily Dive: ADM, Gilbert, MVAOCOU
Mason Asher
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The first day of a semi-full basketball slate was on Monday and we look back at three headlines from the night. ADM handles Norwalk, Gilbert starts their run for a state title with ease, and a MVAOCOU trio performs well. That, and more, below for Monday’s daily dive.
ADM bests Norwalk for a big win ADM came out early and looked to pressure Norwalk for the entirety of the game. Their press worked as they forced Norwalk into multiple turnovers early in the game which allowed ADM to build a halftime lead. ADM jumped out to a 13-2 lead after the first quarter before Norwalk cut into the lead a little going into the half where they still trailed, 24-17. ADM made some adjustments and got a few easy buckets in the third quarter allowing them to outscore Norwalk 20-6 in the frame and all but sealing the game. ADM would go on to win 53-31. ADM was led by sophomore Nicole Storck
Nicole
Storck
5'9" | PF
ADM Adel | 2023
State
IA
(featured photo) who had 23 points. She was really good on both ends of the floor as she used her length to really disrupt the offensive flow for Norwalk. On the offensive side of the floor she had an easy 23 points and was much more aggressive than I’ve ever seen her. She was getting to the rim really well all game long. Senior
Grace Hardcastle
Grace
Hardcastle
5'9" | SF
ADM | 2021
State
IA
chipped in 10 points in the big win. I thought that junior Claire Greenslade and senior AJ Smith were also really good on the defensive end and junior Olivia Tollari was all over the floor putting pressure on the defense. Without Upper Iowa commit
Bren Moritz
Bren
Moritz
6'1" | PF
Norwalk | 2021
State
IA
, Norwalk struggled to find their rhythm on the offensive end all night long. Junior
Jocelyn Bice
Jocelyn
Bice
5'7" | PG
Norwalk | 2022
State
IA
and freshman Ava Johnson led Norwalk with 10 points each. Once Moritz returns Norwalk will be a very different team with another scoring option at the mid-post.
Gilbert runs past Humboldt
Gilbert has their sights set on a 4A state title this season and they did nothing but get off to a good start on that path. With four senior starters and junior Drake commit
Ava Hawthorne
Ava
Hawthorne
5'10" | PG
Gilbert | 2022
State
IA
, this might be Gilbert’s best year to contend for the state title. They took down Humboldt in blowout fashion 74-47 on Monday evening. Gilbert outscored Humboldt by 15 points in the second quarter and took a huge lead into the half. Hawthorne was her usual efficient self scoring 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Senior
Emma Bulman
Emma
Bulman
5'10" | SF
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
, a Truman State commit, scored 16 points in the game and is a tremendous second scoring option behind Hawthorne. Senior
Thea Rotto
Thea
Rotto
6'0" | C
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
scored 13 points and seniors
Nessa Johnson
Nessa
Johnson
5'10" | SF
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
and
Katie Currans
Katie
Currans
5'7" | SG
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
combined to add 10 points. This Gilbert group is going to make a ton of noise this year and will have another tough test on Tuesday as they face off with Roland-Story.
MVAOCOU trio has a big night
In a 59-48 win over Boyer Valley, MVAOCOU had a trio of players steal the show. Juniors
Ashlyn Blake
Ashlyn
Blake
5'6" | PG
MVAOCOU | 2022
State
IA
and Anna Heck who scored 15.1 and 5.1 points a game last year, respectively, had 17 points and 15 points in the win. Sophomore Ashley Rosener, who scored 0.8 points a game as a freshman, had 17 points in the win. These three combined for 49 points to outscore Boyer Valley themselves. It was a great performance from these three as they opened up the season with a win. They will look to continue that scoring output in a tough conference and improve on their 4-17 record from a year ago. If they can keep their scoring up like this MVAOCOU might make a little bit of noise.
ADM bests Norwalk for a big win ADM came out early and looked to pressure Norwalk for the entirety of the game. Their press worked as they forced Norwalk into multiple turnovers early in the game which allowed ADM to build a halftime lead. ADM jumped out to a 13-2 lead after the first quarter before Norwalk cut into the lead a little going into the half where they still trailed, 24-17. ADM made some adjustments and got a few easy buckets in the third quarter allowing them to outscore Norwalk 20-6 in the frame and all but sealing the game. ADM would go on to win 53-31. ADM was led by sophomore Nicole Storck
Nicole
Storck
5'9" | PF
ADM Adel | 2023
State
IA
(featured photo) who had 23 points. She was really good on both ends of the floor as she used her length to really disrupt the offensive flow for Norwalk. On the offensive side of the floor she had an easy 23 points and was much more aggressive than I’ve ever seen her. She was getting to the rim really well all game long. Senior
Grace Hardcastle
Grace
Hardcastle
5'9" | SF
ADM | 2021
State
IA
chipped in 10 points in the big win. I thought that junior Claire Greenslade and senior AJ Smith were also really good on the defensive end and junior Olivia Tollari was all over the floor putting pressure on the defense. Without Upper Iowa commit
Bren Moritz
Bren
Moritz
6'1" | PF
Norwalk | 2021
State
IA
, Norwalk struggled to find their rhythm on the offensive end all night long. Junior
Jocelyn Bice
Jocelyn
Bice
5'7" | PG
Norwalk | 2022
State
IA
and freshman Ava Johnson led Norwalk with 10 points each. Once Moritz returns Norwalk will be a very different team with another scoring option at the mid-post.
Gilbert runs past Humboldt
Gilbert has their sights set on a 4A state title this season and they did nothing but get off to a good start on that path. With four senior starters and junior Drake commit
Ava Hawthorne
Ava
Hawthorne
5'10" | PG
Gilbert | 2022
State
IA
, this might be Gilbert’s best year to contend for the state title. They took down Humboldt in blowout fashion 74-47 on Monday evening. Gilbert outscored Humboldt by 15 points in the second quarter and took a huge lead into the half. Hawthorne was her usual efficient self scoring 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Senior
Emma Bulman
Emma
Bulman
5'10" | SF
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
, a Truman State commit, scored 16 points in the game and is a tremendous second scoring option behind Hawthorne. Senior
Thea Rotto
Thea
Rotto
6'0" | C
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
scored 13 points and seniors
Nessa Johnson
Nessa
Johnson
5'10" | SF
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
and
Katie Currans
Katie
Currans
5'7" | SG
Gilbert | 2021
State
IA
combined to add 10 points. This Gilbert group is going to make a ton of noise this year and will have another tough test on Tuesday as they face off with Roland-Story.
MVAOCOU trio has a big night
In a 59-48 win over Boyer Valley, MVAOCOU had a trio of players steal the show. Juniors
Ashlyn Blake
Ashlyn
Blake
5'6" | PG
MVAOCOU | 2022
State
IA
and Anna Heck who scored 15.1 and 5.1 points a game last year, respectively, had 17 points and 15 points in the win. Sophomore Ashley Rosener, who scored 0.8 points a game as a freshman, had 17 points in the win. These three combined for 49 points to outscore Boyer Valley themselves. It was a great performance from these three as they opened up the season with a win. They will look to continue that scoring output in a tough conference and improve on their 4-17 record from a year ago. If they can keep their scoring up like this MVAOCOU might make a little bit of noise.
One Sentence Tidbits
Sophomore Alivia Ruble Alivia Ruble 5'8" | SF Southeast Warren | 2022 IA had 18 points, 7 steals, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds in Southeast Warren’s 61-13 win over Ankeny Christian. Senior Abbi Bailey had 16 points and junior Chloe Peschau had 15 points off the bench for Kingsley-Pierson in their 51-42 win over West Sioux. Hinton’s Bella Badar Bella Badar 5'7" | SG Hinton | 2022 State IA had 25 points in the 74-37 win over Siouxland Christian. NIACC commit Alyssa Hames Alyssa Hames 5'10" | SF AGWSR | 2021 State IA had 25 points in AGWSR’s 68-24 win over Meskwaki Settlement. Senior Madison Vis had 24 points and senior Sienna Moss had 20 points in Western Christian’s 72-65 win over Woodbury Central. Chariton junior Avery Hall Avery Hall 5'10" | PF Chariton | 2022 State IA had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the 48-47 win over PCM.
