Iowa Mennonite School

Dallas Nye

Johnny Lackender

Chance Miller

Lone Tree prevailed over IMS 69-61 Tuesday in a game that featured two of the four teams atop the SEISC North Division with 11-2 conference marks going into the match-up.  IMS led 16-11 after one quarter before the Lions came with a strong second period.  Lone Tree got the tip-in at the buzzer to lead 35-32 at the half.  The Lions stretched the margin to ten at 45-35 in the third period and then IMS cut it to 47-42 on a Chance Miller three to close the third period.  The Lions again pulled ahead by eight at 57-49 with five minutes to play before an IMS flurry got it to 58-56 on the strength of a Cameron Gingerich triple and then a Dallas Nye basket with just over three minutes remaining.  IMS could get no closer, however, as the Lions salted it away with ball control and free throws, including 8-9 from Bryan Forbes.
 
IMS was paced offensively by Miller with 19 points, including five treys, before fouling out.  Brian Hagedorn and Cameron Gingerich had 10 points each and Dallas Nye, Peyton Thompson, and Johnny Lackender each had seven points.  Lackender had four rebounds and Thompson and Gingerich each had three assists.  Forbes led the Lone Tree attack with 29 points.
 
Coach Dwight Gingerich said “Lone Tree has an outstanding team and showed again why they are state ranked.  They play extremely hard and really well together.  We were out-rebounded and out-hustled, pure and simple.  We battled but it wasn’t enough.”
 
IMS drops to 11-3 in conference play, 12-4 overall, and next plays Friday at Columbus. 
 
IMS then returns home against a strong Iowa City Regina team Saturday with the  JV boys tipping off at 4:30 followed by the varsity match-up.  This game has been tabbed the Coaches vs Cancer event and there will be an opportunity to give monetary donations following the game.