Trojan boys take care of NH

By Becky Walz,

Caleb Kurtenbach works his way by a Chickasaw defender Monday in the Trojans’ season opener. The senior dropped in 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in TV’s win over New Hampton. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

The score of Monday night’s game between the boys of Turkey Valley and New Hampton is not indicative of how hard the two teams fought from jump- ball to the final buzzer. Hosting the Chickasaws (0-1) in the season opener, the Trojans (1-0) finally took control in the final quarter to win 57-42.
Jumping out to an 18-8 lead after the first quarter, was part of a 16-0 run by Turkey Valley; however, the Chickasaws picked up their pace in the second to overtake the Trojans 29-27 at the break. In the third quarter, the home team got its legs back under it to outscore the visitors 18-11 and carry a 45-40 lead into the final eight minutes. In the fourth period, the Trojans held the Chickasaws to two points to take the win.
Sophomore Logan Busta led the Trojans with 17 points and seven rebounds, while senior Oliver Schmitt dropped in 15 points to go with nine boards and six steals. Caleb Kurtenbach provided another 12 points, five rebounds and two steals with JD Kruse coming off the bench to provide a spark and eight points, four rebounds and two steals.
“Russell Nieman is that player stats won’t jump out but the importance of him on the court is a must and Aidan Holthaus got in for a few minutes and played well. It’ll be really important for Aidan to get on court more minutes each game,” said Coach John Izer. “As you can tell we are working on our depth.”
Turkey Valley hosts North Fayette Valley Friday, Dec. 1, and kick off next week at MFL MarMac Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Scoring – Logan Busta 17; Oliver Schmitt 15; Caleb Kurtenbach 12; JD Kruse 8; Russell Nieman 3; Braylen Byrne 2
Rebounds – Schmitt 9; Byrne 7; Busta 7; Kurtenbach 5; Kruse 4; Nieman 2; Aidan Holthaus 1; Jonah Orvis 1; Calen Franzen 1; Assists – Byrne 4; Schmitt 4; Kurtenbach 2; Busta 2; Nieman 1; Steals – Schmitt 6; Kurtenbach 2; Kruse 2; Byrne 1; Busta 1; Blocks – Busta 2; Kruse 1; Schmitt 1

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