Iowa high school boys basketball top stars, best performances (3/3/2024)

Here are some stars from the past week's high school boys basketball games across Iowa. 

If you know of a top performance we should include, please email nate@scorebooklive.com.

Lio Aguirre, Ankeny

Aguirre, a 6-3 senior guard, tossed in 22 points to lead the Hawks past city rival Ankeny Centennial, 64-41, in a Class 4A substate final. Aguirre hit five of six 3-pointers and added seven rebounds and three assists.

Joe Bean, Cedar Rapids Kennedy

The senior scored 21 points and made the decisive free throws with 4.6 seconds left as the top-ranked Cougars escaped with a 57-55 win over North Scott in a Class 4A substate final. Unbeaten Kennedy is the top seed in the 4A state tournament bracket.

Tanner Berggren, Bondurant-Farrar

The 6-2 senior scored a game-high 25 points and the Bluejays earned a chance to defend their Class 3A state basketball title with a 60-58 substate final win over ADM. Berggren nailed 6 of 11 3-point shots.

Ben Bockman, Decorah

The senior fired in 23 points, leading the top-ranked Vikings to a 69-40 victory over Charles City in a Class 3A substate final. Bockman hit five 3-pointers and dished out four assists for Decorah, the top seed in the 3A state tournament bracket.

Mason Boothby, Underwood

The senior contributed 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the unbeaten and fourth-ranked Eagles in an 81-50 Class 2A substate final win over South Hamilton. Underwood made the state tournament for the first time in school history.

Calix Cahill, Dallas Center-Grimes

The 6-5 senior scored 29 points and snared 13 rebounds, leading the Mustangs to a 66-59 victory over Waukee in a Class 4A substate final. DC-G (20-3) will play top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the state tournament.

Isaac Clark, Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Clark scored a team-high 21 points, helping the Rebels clip 10^th-ranked Kee in a 1A substate final. Clark hit five 3-pointers, which may have been the difference in a 62-59 triumph.

Camden Davis, Hudson

The senior scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double in the second-ranked Pirates’ 70-33 Class 2A substate final win over North Fayette Valley. Davis made 7 of 11 shots and added two blocks and two steals.

Luke Frazell, Waverly-Shell Rock

The junior charted a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, as the Go-Hawks edged Grinnell, 56-54, to reach their first state tournament since 2018. Luke shared game scoring honors with his older brother – senior Noah – who was 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final minute to seal the victory.

Jude Gibson, Ballard

The 6-foot sophomore guard finished with 21 points, nine steals and seven rebounds as the Bombers knocked off fourth-ranked Clear Lake, 62-51, in a Class 3A substate final. Gibson scored nine points in Ballard’s 14-0 second-quarter run that broke the game open.

Tyler Gruver, Woodbine

The 5-11 junior poured in 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the unranked Tigers to a 66-63 win over second-ranked Madrid in a Class 1A substate final. Woodbine, playing in its first state tournament since 1997, will meet top-ranked North Linn in the first round.

Dalen Huston, Johnston

The senior made seven of nine shots and scored a team-high 15 points as the unranked Dragons upended No. 3 Sioux City East, 59-54, in a Class 4A substate final. Huston also pulled down five rebounds

Ben Kerkhoff, Bettendorf

Although he finished with just seven points, the junior made four free throws in overtime that were the difference as the Bulldogs upended seventh-ranked Iowa City West, 55-52, in a Class 4A substate final. Asher Wade had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Bettendorf, which made the state tournament for the first time since 2017.

Kaden Kettmann, Bellevue Marquette

The 6-foot-3 senior had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading third-ranked Marquette to a 57-42 Class 1A substate final win over Dunkerton. Marquette will take a 25-1 record into the state tournament.

Michael Martin, Iowa City Regina

Martin scored a team-high 20 points as the Regals knocked off fifth-ranked Pella Christian, 64-59, in a Class 2A substate final. Regina is the No. 8 seed in the 2A state bracket and will play top seed Hull Western Christian.

Jack McGuire, Pella

The 6-foot-4 sophomore posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds and the Dutch punched their state tournament ticket with a 51-45 Class 3A substate final win over Winterset. Pella outscored Winterset, 16-7, in the fourth quarter.

Ty Pflughaupt, North Linn

The senior finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists as the top-ranked Lynx raced past North Fork, 74-59, in a Class 1A substate final. This is the eighth straight state tournament trip for North Linn, which has reached the finals each of the last six seasons.

Tevin Schultz, Dubuque Senior

The sophomore scored nearly half of his team’s points, finishing with 20 in the Rams’ 49-46 Class 4A substate final win over Pleasant Valley. Schultz hit 9 of 10 shots and Senior avenged a loss to Pleasant Valley in a substate final last season.

Lucas Sieck, Lynnville-Sully

The 6-1 senior had 16 points and six assists, leading the seventh-ranked Hawks to a 64-50 victory over Bedford in a Class 1A substate final. Sieck made four of six 3-pointers and Lynnville-Sully won its 18^th straight game.

Curtis Stinson Jr., West Des Moines Valley

The junior nearly pulled off a triple-double, finishing with 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in a 75-64 Class 4A substate final win over Norwalk. Kiki Deng led the defending state champions with 23 points.

Jace Tams, Treynor

The 6-foot senior guard tossed in 23 points, leading the Cardinals to a come-from-behind 71-63 victory over Grand View Christian in a Class 2A substate final. Treynor trailed by as many as nine points and didn’t get its first lead until early in the fourth quarter. Tams made 11 of 13 free throws.

Jesse Van Kalsbeek, MOC-Floyd Valley

The senior had 23 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, helping the Dutchmen top Sioux City Bishop Heelan, 67-57, in a Class 3A substate final. Van Kalsbeek was 8-for-12 from the field and 7-for-10 from the free throw line for state-bound MOC-Floyd Valley.

Kaden Van Regenmorter, Hull Western Christian

The junior all-stater came up big in a 62-55 Class 2A substate final win over Estherville-Lincoln Central. Van Regenmorter had 20 points, 12 rebounds and two assists for the top-ranked Wolfpack.

Mason Watkins, West Burlington

The 6-3 junior guard fired in 31 points as the unbeaten and sixth-ranked Falcons beat Cascade, 56-51, in a Class 2A substate final. Th victory gave West Burlington its first-ever trip to the state tournament.

Derek Weisskopf, Williamsburg

The senior and University of Iowa football recruit scored a game-high 21 points for the Raiders in a 51-40 win over Keokuk in a Class 3A substate final. Weisskopf punctuated the wire-to-wire win with a dunk in the final minute

--Barry Poe | @SBLiiveIA