Iowa Deaf squads advance to semifinals

From: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA - 14 Feb 2003

FARIBAULT, Minn. - The Iowa School for the Deaf opened play in the Great Plains Schools for the Deaf Tournament with a pair of lop-sided victories Thursday in quarterfinal action at Minnesota Deaf.

The boys, defending champions, defeated Missouri Deaf 66-23. The Lady Bobcats, also facing Missouri Deaf, won 62-21.

The ISD boys will play Wisconsin Deaf in a 4:30 p.m. semifinal game Friday. The ISD girls meet a three-point shooting Oklahoma Deaf squad at 6 p.m in their semifinal game.

Junior Edlin Dorn's double-double (22 points, 17 rebounds) paced the Bobcats, who broke the game open with a 23-2 second quarter.

"We had a nice steady game," said Iowa Deaf boys coach Dan Gradoville. "Everyone got to play."

The Lady Bobcats also had a junior post a double-double as Jada Hart finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

"Missouri is rebuilding," said ISD coach Mike Shannon. "All of our girls got to play four quarters. We ran one offense and didn't use our fast break in the second half."

Boys

Missouri Deaf 6 2 4 11 - 23

Iowa Deaf 17 23 16 10 - 66

Missouri Deaf: Brandon Soto 14, Nick Wolfe 2, Cory Moorhead 2, Kevin Wolfe 0, Damon Dodson 1, Daniel Wolfe 4.

Iowa Deaf: Daniel Lewis 2, Shane Estes 2, Scott Tinkham 4, Moises Arteaga 14 (5a, 3st), David Arteaga 5, Eric Humlicek 4 (4a), Derek Bohlman 4, Michael Hamann 0, Nic Upchurch 9, Edlin Dorn 22 (17r).

Records: Missouri Deaf (na); Iowa Deaf (12-6)

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Girls

Missouri Deaf 6 3 10 2 - 21

Iowa Deaf 13 23 11 15 - 62

Missouri Deaf: Trudie McNeese 11, Frarie Hemp 8, Rosa Morales 2, Brandy Bernings 0, Megan Blazek 0.

Iowa Deaf: Liz Gramblin 4 (3a), Karen Ruckman 11 (4st), Jada Hart 11 (10r), Rachel Small Kill 4, Sarah Brown 7 (4st, 6a), Cassandra Case 6 (10r), Meredith Kasal 6, Erin Huntrods 2 (8r), Katie Romey 11 (9r).

Records: Missouri Deaf (na); Iowa Deaf (12-5)

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