Stanton rolls to win over Fremont-Mills

Joel Stevens
The Red Oak Express

Evan Gettler put in a season-high 25 points for Stanton in a 69-50 victory over Fremont-Mills in Corner Conference boys basketball Friday.
Mason Reed scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the Knights (2-8 overall, 2-5 in the conference). Rowen Howe added 18 points and Sawyer Forney 11.

Stanton 54,
Griswold 25
Stanton’s defense was its best offense in 54-25 win over Griswold in Corner Conference boys basketball last Tuesday.
On the night the Vikings struggled to get into a rhythm offensively – 31.9 percent shooting from the field, including 3-of-25 from three – their defense came up big. They forced 25 turnovers and held the Tigers to 19.6 percent shooting and a season-low scoring output.
“We obviously weren’t shooting great tonight,” said Stanton coach Donnie Weis. “We have a lot of great shooters, and the shots just weren’t falling for us. Defensively I think we did have quite a few steals, which is kind of what we want to do. If our offense isn’t working great, let’s play some defense and get some run outs and open it up a little bit, which I think we did well tonight.”
Weis was especially happy with his team’s energy, a night after they fell on the road at East Mills.
“That’s a big four quarter game, you know, so our guys were pretty tired,” Weis said. “We didn’t play too many guys last night. So, it’s kind of nice to get 10 guys on the floor. I thought we made it up for it defensively.”
Evan Gettler paced Stanton with 13 points and seven rebounds. Jacob Martin added 11 points, eight rebounds and five steals.
Peyton Cook scored eight points and Bode Wyman had six points and nine rebounds to lead Griswold.

East Mills 53,
Stanton 47
Sheldon Vandenberg and Jackson Embree scored 16 points each to lead East Mills to a 53-47 victory over Stanton in Corner Conference boys basketball last Monday in Malvern.
The Wolverines trailed 37-33 heading into the fourth quarter before outscoring the Vikings 20-10 in the final frame.
Vandenberg hit 6-of-9 shot and grabbed seven rebounds, and Embree was 5-of-12 from the field and added three steals.
Evan Gettler scored 23 points to lead Stanton.

Burke’s hot shooting helps Viqueens past Knights
Riley Burke hit five three-pointers and scored a game-high 17 points to lead Stanton to a 47-32 win over Fremont-Mills in Corner Conference girls basketball Friday in Stanton.
Burke connected on 5-of-11 from behind the arc and grabbed seven rebounds to go with her big scoring night. Hannah Olson added 13 points and eight boards and Lauren Johnson contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and six steals.
The Knights (5-2 overall, 5-5 in the conference) were led by Bella Gute’s nine points. The senior added eight steals and four rebounds.

Stanton 60,
Griswold 24
A commitment to improving on the defensive end is paying off for the Stanton girls.
A night after holding East Mills to a season-low in scoring in a 43-11 win, the Viqueens scored the game’s first 12 points while shutting Griswold down offensively in a 60-24 victory last Tuesday night in Stanton
Stanton coach Dave Snyder said playing better defense and forcing more turnovers was an emphasis in the two-week holiday break and it showed against the Tigers.
“We put pressure on and then we wanted to guard against that next pass,” he said. “And that’s a very good part of our strength. The thing of it is, we’ve got two ideal wings out there in Hannah (Olsen) and Lauren Johnson and they’ve got good speed, long arms, good anticipation of what’s going to happen out there and it pays off night to night.”
 The Viqueens’ 19-4 first quarter lead swelled to 34-15 at the half.
Olson led the way with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Johnson had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Addison Adams led Griswold with six points.

Stanton 43,
East Mills 11
Stanton jumped out to a 17-2 lead and cruised to a 43-11 victory over East Mills in girls Corner Conference basketball last Monday.
Hannah Olson scored 17 points and Lauren Johnson 11 to lead the Viqueens’ offensive output.
Defensively, Stanton limited the Wolverines to a season-low in points while holding them to 16.1 percent shooting from the field – 5-of-31 – and forcing 28 turnovers.
Loycee Palmer scored three points to lead East Mils.