A-P girls take down ranked J-Hawks

Published by editor on Wed, 01/27/2021 - 9:36am

A-P’s Ellie Etjen, pictured here putting up a shot against Union last Monday, scored 36 points with 34 rebounds in three Falcon wins last week. (Jake Ryder photo)

By:

Jake Ryder

Eclipse News-Review

The Aplington-Parkersburg girls basketball team picked up a significant NICL East victory with a 52-44 win against 2A No. 14 Jesup on Friday.

The unranked Falcons handed the J-Hawks what was, at the time, only Jesup’s third loss of the season.

The win also extended A-P’s winning streak to four games, improving to 10-4 overall and 7-4 in the NICL East. The Falcons pulled within a game of the J-Hawks in second in the division standings, while Dike-New Hartford remained well ahead of the field at 12-0.

Next up for the Falcons are road games at Sumner-Fredericksburg on Tuesday, at 2A No. 7 Grundy Center on Thursday and wrapping up the week at Wapsie Valley on Friday.

PARKERSBURG – Ellie Etjen scored a season-high 22 points with 12 rebounds as the Aplington-Parkersburg girls basketball team upended a ranked Jesup squad, 52-44, at A-P High School on Friday.

Etjen made 8-of-13 shots and added 6-of-9 shooting from the free-throw line. Sommer Stotler and Kaitlin Cuvelier scored nine points each for the victors; Emalee Price contributed seven rebounds and Lily Hovenga had five assists.

A-P led 23-17 at the halftime break and the J-Hawks got within 37-34 after three quarters, but the Falcons were able to hang on to win, making 13-of-20 free throws as a team from the charity stripe.

The Falcons avenged a loss earlier this season to the J-Hawks, when Jesup won 49-47 on Dec. 11 in Jesup.

A-P 52, Jesup 44

Halftime: A-P 23, Jesup 17. A-P scoring: Ellie Etjen 22, Sommer Stotler 9, Kaitlin Cuvelier 9, Ellen Waller 4, Emalee Price 3, Seyann Luhring 3, Lily Hovenga 2, Kasidy Mohwinkle 0, Jada Oldenburger 0.

PARKERSBURG – Aplington-Parkersburg girls basketball shook off a slow start for a 50-41 win against Hudson last Tuesday, Jan. 19.

The Pirates led 19-15 at halftime before the Falcons’ rallied to outscore Hudson by 13 points in the final two quarters.

Lily Hovenga had a team-leading 13 points for the Falcons, including three 3-point shots. Ellie Etjen put up a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds and Ellen Waller added 10 points and was the top free-throw shooter for A-P, hitting 6-of-6 as the Falcons made 14 of 21 attempts at the line to keep Hudson at bay.

The win completes the season sweep of the Pirates after a 47-39 win on Dec. 4, 2020.

A-P 50, Hudson 41

Halftime: Hudson 19, A-P 15. A-P scoring: Lily Hovenga 13, Ellen Waller 10, Ellie Etjen 10, Kaitlin Cuvelier 6, Sommer Stotler 4, Emalee Price 4, Kasidy Mohwinkle 3, Seyann Luhring 0, Jada Oldenburger 0.