Athletes from five Newton sports teams competed Tuesday.
Newton Boys And Girls Basketball Teams Win At Des Moines East
The Newton boys and girls basketball teams both picked up wins in non-conference games at Des Moines East on Tuesday night. The Cardinal boys won a hard-fought game over the Scarlets 53-49, while the girls rolled to a 53-15 win.
The Newton boys were unable to pull away from Des Moines East, but held on to single digit leads most of the game. The Cardinals led 14-13, 29-26, and 43-35 at the end of each of the first three quarters, before pulling out the four-point win. Newton had three players reach double figures as Dawson Maki scored 21 points, Isaiah Slaughter 15, and Karter Holmes 10. Head coach Jason Carter felt his team took a great step forward, beating a physical and scrappy team on the road.
“I thought we did a better job of executing at times. We did a better job of getting the ball into the post and executing a few of our sets to get some easy buckets, especially in times of need. And I thought the kids defended really well.”
The Newton girls had a season-high 39 points at halftime, and limited Des Moines East to one point in each of the 3rd and 4th quarters. Sophie Coady scored 14 points for the Newton girls while Camryn Klein contributed 11 and Tori White had 8. Head coach Jake Bennett was pleased to see how well the team moved the ball on offense.
“I feel like so far this year, the ball has been stuck on one side. Our goal today was to make sure we get the ball moving and rotating. Get some good inside outside looks. I think we accomplished that pretty well today.”
The Cardinal girls are now 3-2 while the boys improved to 2-2. Both teams will host Dallas Center-Grimes Friday Night.
Newton Boys And Girls Bowlers Defeat Knoxville At Cardinal Lanes
The Newton girls bowling team is still undefeated as they outscored Knoxville at Cardinal Lanes Tuesday, while the Cardinal boys picked up their first win. The girls prevailed 2,533 to 1,678. Gabbie Humphrey’s 390 two-game series was the highest score for either team. Mackenna Burns collected 336 pins for Newton, while Aeris Archer knocked down 305 and Braleigh Slings collected 300. Braden Baskerville’s 372 was the best two-game score for the Newton boys, followed by Jeremiah Killmer’s 355, and Carter Maki’s 342.
The Cardinals girls bowling team is now 5-0, while the boys are 1-2 in duals. The Cardinal boys and girls bowlers will travel to Norwalk Saturday.
Newton Boys Swimming Falls To Boone at Boone Triangular With Des Moines East
The Newton boys swimming team won four events but lost to Boone at the Toreadores Triangular, which also included Des Moines East. Finn Martin placed first for the Cardinals in the 200 yard Individual Medley (2:00.4) and the 100 yard Butterfly (51.47). Hudson Meyer added a win in the 100 yard Backstroke (1:-1.62) and the team of Martin, Meyer, Caleb Punt and Drew Lamont won the 400 yard Freestyle Relay (3:47.49). Newton swimmers also took second place in six events.
Saturday the Newton boys swimming team will travel to Marshalltown to complete against five other teams in the Bobcat Invite.