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BYMIKESTEFFENSTHMEDIA|Posted:Sunday,January25,201512:00am
Howthemightyhavefallen.
Enteringlastweek,theIowaClass3Atopranked
WaverlyShellRockboysbasketballteamcameinto
Friday'sgameat120.Lessthan24hourslaterthe
GoHawkshadbeendethronedtwice.
RivalNewHamptondefeatedWaverlyShellRock
FridayandSaturdaynightattheWendy's/American
TrustClassic,WesternDubuquepickedupa5652
victoryattheLorasAthletic&WellnessCenter,
avengingalosstotheGoHawksatthesameevent
lastJanuary.
WesternDubuque(132)cameoutofthegateshotas
theyjumpedouttoa219firstquarterlead.Spencer
Haldemanledthefirstquarterchargewith11points.
"Wesharedtheballandhadatremendousfirst
quarter,"WesternDubuquecoachDennisGeraghty
said.
ThetideshiftedinthesecondquarterastheGo
Hawks(132)weretheoneswiththehothands.
HoldingWDtojustfourpointsandHaldemantozero,
WaverlyShellRockstormedbacktojustaonepoint
deficitgoingintohalftimeat2524.
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WD'sColeOttingdrivestothebasketas
WesternDubuqueplayedWaverly
ShellrockduringtheWendy'sClassic,at
LorasCollege,inDubuque,onSaturday,
Jan.24,2015.
"Itwasn'tanyoneguybutasateamwejustweren'tlockedinonthedefensiveend,"GoHawks
coachNateSteegesaid.
Thesecondquarterrunwascappedoffwithalastsecondheavefromthe3pointlinebyWaverly
ShellRockguardJakeVelky,inwhichhewasfouledwithnotimeleftontheclock.Velkydrained2
of3freethrowstomakeitaonepointgame.
AfterregroupingathalftimetheBobcatscameoutreenergized,scoring20pointsinthethirdquarter.
"Wegotalittlestagnant(inthesecondquarter)butwemadehalftimeadjustmentsandwebounced
backfromthatcrappysecondquarter,"Haldemansaid.
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Haldemancreditedthethirdquarteroffensivesurgetoattackingmore.Lateinthethird,Western
Dubuquetookafivepointleadandcontrolofthegameaftera90run.
"Wehadalittleleadthereinthethirdquarterandweletthemgoona90runwithall3s,"said
Steege."WecouldnevergetbackoverthehumpafterHaldemanhitthose3s."
WesternDubuquewasabletokeeptheGoHawksatbayinthefourthquarter,neverallowingthem
togetwithinmorethanfourpoints.Haldemanfinishedasthehighscorerwith26points.
Withanundersizedgroupofforwards,WesternDubuquerosetothechallengeofguarding6foot9
WaverlyShellRockcenterAustinPhyfe.NolanBaumhoverandJakeWesthoffwereabletokeepthe
NorthernIowarecruitincheckfor15points,whiletheBobcatsduoevencombinedtoscore18
pointsinsidethepaint.
It'sbeenquiteaweekforHaldemanandtheBobcats.InvictoriesoverMaquoketa,Dyersville
BeckmanandnowWaverlyShellRock,Haldemanhaslituphisopponentsfor68points.
"It'sbeenaverysatisfyingweekend,"Geraghtysaid."WewenttoBeckmanlastnightandhadareal
tusslewithaveryphysicalteamandwekeptourcomposure.Thentobeabletobeatthisquality
programsaysalotforus."
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