Lisbon and Prince of Peace boys’ basketball entered last Tuesday night’s game (Jan. 7) chasing top-ranked Bellevue Marquette in the Tri-Rivers East.
The Lions proved to be the true No. 2, beating the Irish 80-56 in the Lions’ Den.
“This win is pretty big for conference,” senior Grayson Wollum said.
Wollum finished with 33 points, including hitting 5-of-7 from 3-point range, to outscore Prince of Peace senior Hakeal Powell, who had 21 points.
“They are a scary team,” Lisbon coach Levi Montague said. “They present a big challenge for us, especially with Hakeal. We threw three or four different guys at him.”
The two teams battled most of the first half, but the Lions closed the second quarter with a 13-5 run. Then Lisbon started the second half with a 10-2 run, with a pair of 3-pointers from Wollum.
“Grayson creates opportunities and mismatches,” Montague said. “He has size to go inside, and can also shoot from outside.”
The Irish made some hay giving it to big 6-foot-5 post Logan Detterman in the first half, when he was 6 for 6 from the field. Detterman shot 3-for-14 in the second half.
“I was trying to key on Hakeal,” Wollum said. “In the second half, I started fronting (Detterman) more.”
Wollum did get a late technical for slapping the backboard, which delighted the Prince of Peace crowd.
The 6-foot-7 Wollum took it in stride with his mismatched shoes.
“They don’t come like that, you have to buy two pairs,” Wollum said. “It is a lot of money, but it looks good.”
The Lions certainly have plenty of footwear flair. Senior Daylin Schaefer wears pink shoes.
“I stay out of that,” Montague said. “That’s one thing I let them have. I try to limit other stuff. But they pay lots of money for shoes. I’m not the one willing to tell them no.”
Well, it may not be the shoes, but something is working for the Lions, who extended their win streak to seven games with a win over Durant (62-38) on Thursday, Dec. 9, and a victory at Edgewood-Colesburg (73-58) on Friday, Dec. 10.
Against Durant, Wollum had 30 points and nine rebounds as the Lions broke things open after being up 25-21 at halftime.
Wollum had 22 points, Jackson Powers added 18 points and Schaefer had 13 points and nine rebounds in the win over the Vikings. Lisbon trailed at half, 32-31, but won the third quarter, 27-9.
“It is coming together,” Wollum said. “At the beginning of the season it was rocky, but we are going good.”
It’ll be a big week for Lisbon. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, they hosted Tri-River West leader North Linn (11-1), and then travel to No. 1 Marquette (11-0) on Friday, Jan. 17. The Defenders won the first showdown 67-52 on Dec. 6.
PRINCE OF PEACE (56) – Hakeal Powell 8-25 1-2 21, Carson Newcomb 4-6 2-3 12, Logan Detterman 9-19 1-2 19, SiVaughn Thomas 0-5 0-0 0, Gregory Thill 1-3 0-0 2, Elijah Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Tate Ruden 0-3 0-0 0, Henry Greve 0-0 0-0 0, Kyler Leslie 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 22-62 6-9 56.
LISBON (80) – Tyler Sauser 4-8 0-2 11, Jackson Powers 6-9 0-0 13, Grayson Wollum 11-19 6-7 33, Ian Whittenbaugh 1-3 2-2 4, Daylin Schaefer 5-12 0-0 10, Dakota Clark 0-1 2-2 2, Nathan Ahrendson 2-3 0-0 4, Henrik Whitney 0-0 0-0 0, Carew Kamaus 0-1 0-0 0, Devin O’Brien 0-0 0-0 0, Henry Reiling 1-1 1-2 3, Chase McFarland 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-57 11-15 80.
Prince of Peace 21 14 7 15 – 56
Lisbon 23 18 17 22 – 80
3-point goals – PoP 5-17 (Powell 3-9, Newcomb 2-4, Thomas 0-2, Ruden 0-1, Leslie 0-1), Lisbon 9-20 (Sauser 3-6, Powers 1-3, Wollum 5-7, Schaefer 0-4). Rebounds – PoP 29 (Detterman 10), Lisbon 35 (Powers 9). Turnovers – PoP 14, Lisbon 12. Total fouls – PoP 13, Lisbon 13. Fouled out – Thill.