Comets Top Beavers In RVC Cross-Division Play

Wilton’s Brock Hartley (30), shoots a jumper during the Beavers RVC game with Bellevue last Tuesday.  Also pictured are Ashton Stoelk, far left, and Jared Townsend (42).  Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.

WILTON — The Bellevue Comets snapped an 11-game losing streak at Wilton last Tuesday in a 70-49 River Valley Conference cross-division game. The Comets have two RVC wins and they are both against RVC South teams. Bellevue beat West Liberty in early December.

Four Comets had double digits in the game led by Trevor Hager with 20 and Colby Sieverding off the bench with 19. Hager led in rebounds with 6.

Wilton led 14-11 after the first quarter, but a big 19-8 run by Bellevue in the second quarter gave the Comets an 8-point, 30-22 halftime lead. Bellevue outscored Wilton 17-11 in the third quarter and 34 to 27 in the second half to secure the 70-49 win over Wilton.

Bellevue shot over 50-percent from the field and 9-for-16 from the three-point line. Paxton Felderman scored 13 and Trey Daugherty scored 12 for the Comets.

Wilton was 20-for-41 from the field in the game. Ashton Stoelk led Wilton with 17 points and 6 rebounds and Jared Townsend added 15 points and 7 rebounds. Garrett Bohnsack scored 5 points and had 4 assists.

Bellevue 70, Wilton 49
Thursday, January 17
At Wilton

B 11 19 17 17 70
WIL 14 8 11 16 49

BELLEVUE (70): Trey Daugherty (g) 4-10 2-2 12, Paxton Felderman (g) 6-10 0-0 13, Riley Konrady (g) 0-1 0-0 0, Colby Sieverding (g) 7-9 0-0 19, Cole Heim 0-0 0-0 0, Trevor Hager (f) 8-13 4-6 20, Andrew Swartz 1-3 0-0 3, Jackson Wagner 1-3 1-2 3, Max Jackson 0-1 0-2 0, Liam Dunne 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Klemme 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 27-50 7-12 70.

WILTON (49): Garrett Bohnsack (g) 2-2 0-0 5, Isaac Hunter (g) 1-3 0-0 3, Brock Hartley (f) 1-5 0-0 2, Jared Townsend (f) 6-14 2-2 15, Ashton Stoelk (f) 7-10 3-5 17, Mason Baker 0-0 0-0 0, AJ Bosten 0-0 0-0 0, Ronen Santiago 2-4 0-0 5, Chase Miller 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson Hull 0-0 0-0 0, Charles Martin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 20-41 5-7 49.

3-Pt. FG: Bellevue 9-16 (Sieverding 5-6, Daughtery 2-5, Swartz 1-2, Felderman 1-3), Wilton 4-14 (Townsend 1-6, Santiago 1-3, Hunter 1-2, Bohnsack 1-1, Hartley 0-2). Rebounds: Bellevue 23 (Hager 6), Wilton 22 (Townsend 7, Stoelk 6, Hartley 3, Miller 2, Hunter 2, Santiago 1, Bohnsack 1). Assists: Bellevue 17 (Konrardy 5), Wilton 11 (Bohnsack 4, Townsend 3, Stoelk 1, Hartley 1, Hunter 1, Santiago 1). Steals: Bellevue 9 (Daugherty 4), Wilton 7 (Bohnsack 2, Stoelk 2, Townsend 1, Miller 1, Bosten 1). Blocked Shots: Bellevue 2 (Hager 2), Wilton 2 (Hunter 1, Hartley 1). Total Fouls: Bellevue 10, Wilton 10. Fouled Out: Bellevue none. Wilton none.