Tigers Stop Brauns, Regals Get Past Tigers

  TIPTON — The Tipton basketball team held D1 recruit Even Brauns to under double digits, but it was Iowa City Regina who came out on top in the ballgame, 70-55. Brauns averaged 10.5 points a game and is 6-feet, 8-inches. Tipton held him to five points in the game on 1-of-2 shooting. Brauns made all three free throws. He has been getting recruiting attention from several midwest D1 programs.

  The Tigers fell behind 17-8 after the first quarter. The Tigers offense nearly doubled their output in the second quarter with 15 points, but still trailed 36-23 at halftime. The Regals outscored Tipton 20 to 7 in the third quarter. Tipton outscored the Regals in the final quarter 25 to 14.

  Jocoa Kerschen led three Regal starters in double figures with 17 points. Logan Hoffman led Tipton with 18.

BB: Iowa City Regina 70, Tipton 55
Tuesday, February 6
At Tipton
1 2 3 4 Final
IC Regina 17 19 20 14 70
Tipton 8 15 7 25 55

REGINA (70): Zach Seaman (g) 2-3 1-2 5, Masen Miller (g) 5-8 1-1 13, Jocoa Kerschen (g) 5-7 4-4 17, Jake Phillips (f) 3-8 3-3 10, Even Brauns (f) 1-2 3-3 5, Michael Conlon 0-0 0-0 0, Bryce Barnett 0-1 1-2 1, Jacob Sueppel 1-3 0-0 3, Brady Wallace 0-1 1-2 1, Ryne Schooley 0-2 1-2 1, Ashton Cook 0-2 0-0 0, Alex Moore 1-1 0-0 3, Nick Wagner 0-0 1-2 1, Steve Sehl 0-1 0-0 0, Blake Berns 3-4 2-2 8, Jacob Clark 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 22-44 18-23 70.

TIPTON (55): Logan Hoffman (f) 7-18 1-1 18, Bryce Deerberg (g) 0-0 0-0 0, Quinten Mesick (g) 0-0 0-0 0, Blaise Thumma (g) 1-2 0-0 2, Keith Penningroth (f) 3-3 0-0 7, Trent Pelzer 0-2 0-0 0, Frank Bierman 0-4 0-0 0, Andrew Stewart 3-8 0-0 6, Luke Becker 4-6 2-2 13, Connor Hermiston 0-1 0-0 0, Jacob Tischuk 3-5 1-2 7, Blake Wilkins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 22-51 4-5 55.

3-Pt. FG: ICR 8-18 (Kerschen 3-4, Miller 2-3, Sueppel 1-3, Moore 1-1, Seaman 0-1, Barnett 0-1, Wallace 0-1, Schooley 0-1, Cook 0-1), Tipton 7-18 (Hoffman 3-5, Becker 3-5, Penningroth 1-1, Stewart 0-3, Pelzer 0-1, Tischuk 0-1, Blake Wilkins 0-1, Thumma 0-1). Rebounds: ICR 25 (Miller 5, Brauns 5), Tipton 20 (Bierman 6, Becker 3, Hoffman 2, Stewart 2, Tischuk 2, Pelzer 1, Deerberg 1, Wilkins 1, Mesick 1, Penningroth 1). Assists: ICR 15 (4 with 2 each), Tipton 4 (Deerberg 2, Hoffman 1, Stewart 1). Steals: ICR 6 (Kerschen 2, Cook 2), Tipton 6 (Deerberg 2, Becker 1, Tischuk 1, Thumma 1, Hoffman 1). Blocked Shots: ICR 8 (Brauns 6), Tipton 1 (Bierman 1). Total Fouls: ICR 14, Tipton 16. Foulded Out: none. Tipton none.