The West Fork girls basketball team will look for their sixth straight win and Warhawk boys will look for an upset at Northwood-Kensett in Top of Iowa Conference East doubleheader on Tuesday. The Warhawk girls won 65-10 and the Warhawk boys lost 66-55 in their first meeting with the Vikings on December 10.
The West Fork girls (10-2, 5-1 TIC-East) have won five straight games including a 54-20 win over Dike-New Hartford in non-conference on Thursday. The Warhawks challenge opponents with scoring depth averaging 11 assists per game. Leah Weaver leads the team with 17.9 points per game at 41.3 percent from the field and Nehir Kanat adds 10 points per game.
Warhawk Head Coach Rodney Huber on generator for win streak and rematch with Vikings.
“We had to play a couple games without Leah, our leading scorer and leader on the floor. The girls really played well, they have been pretty hot, really moved the ball, played unselfishly and our defense has kind of carried us in those games. Everything seems to be clicking out of the break,” says Huber. “I feel like if we play well, we can come out of there with a win. We want to continue to keep getting better too. We don’t want it to get sloppy or anything like that. That’s really our goal, is to continue to improve.”
The Northwood-Kensett girls (0-12, 0-9 TIC-East) lost 63-31 to Nashua-Plainfield in conference on Friday. The Vikings crash the boards with 11 offensive rebounds per game. Bailey Thorson leads with 8.3 points and seven rebounds per game.
The West Fork boys (4-7, 2-4 TIC-East) lost 73-38 to Dike-New Hartford on Thursday. The Warhawks create transition scoring opportunities with 10 steals per game. Ashyr Wiseman leads with 15.5 points per game, followed by Xavier Baptiste with 11.5 per game
The #7 (1A) Northwood-Kensett boys (12-0, 9-0 TIC-East) remained undefeated with a 72-58 win over Nashua-Plainfield on Friday. The ball doesn’t stay in one place long in the Vikings offense, with 15 assists per game. Colby Eskildsen has captained production with 22 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
Action begins at 6:15 p.m. in Northwood.
