URBANDALE — A 10-point halftime deficit is one thing; a 27-point hole with eight minutes to play is quite another.
That was exactly the scenario facing the Woodward-Granger boys cagers Friday, as host Des Moines Christian turned a comfortable lead at the intermission into an insurmountable advantage with a 25-8 scoring spurt in the third quarter en route to a 72-44 WCC win Friday.
The Lions shot 25-of-45 from the floor and hit 18-of-22 free throws in claiming the win despite posting only slight edges in rebounds (23-20) and assists (14-11). DMC finished with 13 steals and seven blocks in the win, with W-G limited to five steals and three blocked shots.
Ben Juhl had 20 points for the hosts, with Keaton Van Soelen adding 14 points while swatting away seven Hawk shots and making five steals. Nathan Herbers and Isaac Prewitt had eight points apiece to aid the winning cause.
Nick Squires poured in a game-high 21 points for W-G, with Marcus McConahay contributing eight points, Jake Greenwood six, and Derick Morgan five, with Grant Krichel and Bodie Harrison scoring two points apiece.
Harrison led the Hawks with four rebounds, with McConahay and Greenwood each providing three assists.
W-G will play the Woodward Academy in the upper gym Tuesday, then rejoin the Hawk girls for a home twin set against Van Meter Friday. Fans of both teams are asked to wear red to Friday’s game as a show of support for W-G student Drew Jacobson, who remains in pediatric intensive care at a Des Moines hospital.
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