Winning the second game of the season against the Collins-Maxell-Baxter Raiders with more than 90 points in each game wasn’t the highlight of the Greene County Rams’ victory in the middle school gym Friday night.
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Ram girls lose second game this season to CMB
The Greene County girls varsity basketball team lost its fifth consecutive game Friday night in Jefferson, falling 57-37 to the Collins-Maxell-Baxter Raiders. A win was within reach after three quarters, with the Rams trailing 34-29, but a 23-point fourth quarter by the Raiders put the game away.
Read MoreP-C girls get first win; boys win, too
The Paton-Churdan Rockets swept the Iowa Christian Academy Blazers in Churdan Monday, giving the P-C girls team its first win of the season. The Rockets led the entire way in the girls game, leading 24-6 after one quarter, 35-16 at intermission, and 53-23 after three. Final score was 61-35. The Rockets’ score was more than twice their season average of…
Read MoreRockets fall in girls hoops to West Harrison
The Paton-Churdan girls basketball team lost Saturday afternoon basketball to the West Harrison Hawkeyes in Mondamin by a 59-48 score. It was only the second win this season for the Hawkeyes, while the Rockets are still looking for a “W”. The Rockets were up 17-13 after one quarter and held a one point lead, 32-31 at halftime.
Read MoreP-C boys lose to Exira-EHK at home
The Paton-Churdan Rockets lost the boys’ game in Churdan Jan. 6 to the Exira- Elk Horn-Kimballton Spartans by a 63-49 score. The Spartans led almost the entire game. They were up 18-12 after eight minutes, and although the Rockets got to within four points with two minutes to play in the half, the score at halftime was 32-24. The Spartans were up 48-36…
Read MoreRams drop two to Gilbert Tigers in HOIAC hoops
The Greene County Rams lost both varsity hoops games to the Gilbert Tigers in the middle school gym in Jefferson Friday evening. The Gilbert girls entered the game with a similar win-loss record to the Rams and for the first quarter they played even-up ball. The score at the end of one quarter was 10-8 with the visitors in the…
Read MoreRam girls lose non-conference game to Perry Jayettes
The Greene County girls basketball team traveled to Perry Tuesday night and lost 70-38 to the Perry Jayettes. The Rams’ 38 points were well ahead of their 31-point average. The Rams fell behind 14-9 in the first quarter. They were done 32-14 at intermission and 44-29 after three quarters. The Rams scored 13 points to the Jayettes’ 16 in the…
Read MoreP-C girls still on the hunt for a win
When the Paton-Churdan Rockets met played the At-We-Va Rockets in girls basketball in Churdan Jan. 3, one of the teams was going to get its first win of the season. Paton-Churdan was one quarter away from the win with a 36-25 lead at the end of the third quarter. The visitors ignited for the last quarter, scoring more points in the fourth…
Read MoreBoone nearly triples up on the girls, beats the boys by two
The Greene County Rams lost two games to the non-conference Boone Toreadors in Thursday night basketball at the middle school gymnasium in Jefferson. The two games were very different, with the girls losing to the #6-rated Class 4A team 67-23. It was the second consecutive game that pitted the Rams against 4A rated teams.
Read MoreRockets lose two to CR-B
The Paton-Churdan Rockets lost both the boys and the girls games to the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders in Coon Rapids Dec. 20. In the boys game, the Rockets had a 12-0 lead before the Crusaders scored. The second quarter ended with the Rockets leading 12-8. The home team went ahead 24-22 with two minutes to play in the half and at intermission the score…
Read MoreGirls lose, boys win hoops games in Nevada
(Stats added Dec. 20) The Greene County girls are 2-5 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference and the boys 5-1 in the conference after a Mega Night in Nevada Dec. 16. The girls lost 50-23 to the Cubs, ranked No. 6 in Class 4A. The Rams scored just five points in the first half and trailed 31-5 at half-time.…
Read MoreRams split against S. Hamilton Hawks at home
The Greene County Rams split a pair of basketball games as they hosted the South Hamilton Hawks for a Mega Night Dec. 13. The girls won their third game in a row. It’s the first time since January of 2015 the girls have won three consecutive games. They’re now 3-5 overall and 2-4 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference.
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