D-NH coach Dall gets 500th win


The Dike-New Hartford girls basketball team gathers for a photo after Tuesday’s 69-30 win against Grundy Center, where head coach Bruce Dall (500 wins), Payton Petersen (1,000 points) and Ellie Knock (100 blocks) all achieved milestones. (Contributed photo)
By: 
Jake Ryder
The Grundy Register

DIKE – Dike-New Hartford girls basketball head coach Bruce Dall became the 38th Iowa girls basketball coach to reach 500 career wins after a 69-30 win for the Wolverines against Grundy Center in Dike on Tuesday, Dec. 20.

The Wolverines (9-0) also celebrated career milestones for junior Payton Petersen, reaching 1,000 points after scoring 14 points on Tuesday, and senior Ellie Knock’s 100th block. 

D-NH led 30-17 at halftime, then outscored the Spartans 27-9 in a decisive third quarter.

Jadyn Petersen led scoring with 20 points for the Wolverines and grabbed nine rebounds. Knock added 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks and Payton Petersen kicked in 10 rebounds. Camille Landphair had a team-leading eight assists.

Individual statistics for Grundy Center were not available at press time.

Dall has won three state titles in his career, one with AGWSR and two with Dike-New Hartford with the top-ranked Wolverines eyeing a three-peat. They’ll return to action against 14th-ranked Aplington-Parkersburg in Dike on Friday, Jan. 6.

 

D-NH 69, Grundy Center 30. D-NH: Jadyn Petersen 9-13 2-3 20, Camille Landphair 5-6 1-2 12, Ellary Knock 6-14 0-0 14, Maryn Bixby 3-5 0-1 7, Payton Petersen 6-15 2-6 14, Izzy Norton 0-1 0-0 0, Lucy Varney 0-0 0-0 0, Madde Buskhol 0-1 0-0 0, Silvey Fuller 0-0 0-0 0, Shelby Ohrt 0-0 0-0 0, Mariah Asche 0-0 0-0 0, Indee Grassley 0-0 0-0 0, Kennedy Syhlman 0-1 0-0 0, Macie Graves 0-0 2-2 2, Macy Mracek 0-0 0-0 0, Team 29-56 7-14 69.

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