Turkey Valley hopes to finish regular season strong

By By Kelly Terpstra, sports@nhtrib.com

Consistency has been a problem for the Turkey Valley boys hoops squad this winter.
That’s why with two games left in the regular season after the Trojans’ rivalry game at South Winneshiek this past Tuesday (see separate story), head coach John Izer wants his team to play with more consistency. That includes boxing out on rebounds and limiting turnovers.
That up-and-down inconsistent play each game couldn’t have been more evident in a road loss at Crestwood, 80-48, back on Monday, Jan. 27.
“We tripped over our own feet up at Cresco,” said Izer.
TV (8-11, 5-8), currently in fifth place in the Upper Iowa Conference, turned around and topped Clayton Ridge (3-15, 2-11) on the road Friday by a score of 61-52.
TV junior forward Logan Busta – who leads the team in scoring with a 15.4 points-per-game average – came up large in the win over the Eagles with 24 points on 8-for-15 shooting. He also grabbed eight rebounds and drilled 6-for-9 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Trojan sophomore guard Cale Langreck netted a career high 17 points versus the Eagles and connected on three shots from 3-point land.
Busta is the ninth-best scorer in the UIC and tied for fourth in steals (2.7 spg) with South Winn’s Braiden Todd. Busta was limited to just nine points in the Crestwood game.
“Right now, you can look at the stats – we’re riding Logan (Busta),” said Izer.
Turkey Valley junior forward J.D. Kruse – the league’s second-best rebounder (8.4 rpg) – managed 13 boards against Clayton Ridge. He also scored 10 points. Kruse hit for 10 points and came up with seven rebounds in the Crestwood loss.
Trojan junior forward Alex Hanson registered double-digits with 10 points at Crestwood (4-12).

Turkey Valley 8 20 10 10 48
Crestwood 20 17 28 15 80
Scoring – JD Kruse 10; Alex Hanson 10; Logan Busta 9; Treyton Franzen 6; Kaden Schmidt 5; Cale Langreck 4; Jordan Kriener 4
Rebounds – Kruse 7; Busta 6; Kriener 5; Hanson 3; Franzen 3; Langreck 2; Schmidt 1; Jonah Orvis 1; Wyatt Maklenburg 1; Assists – Busta 7; Schmidt 3; Langreck 1; Steals – Langreck 2; Kriener 2; Kruse 1; Schmidt 1; Blocks – Kriener 3

Turkey Valley 15 12 20 14 61
Clayton Ridge 16 10 13 13 52
Scoring – Busta 24; Langreck 17; Kruse 10; Kriener 6; Franzen 4
Rebounds – Kruse 13; Busta 8; Kriener 6; Langreck 3; Schmidt 2; Hanson 2; Franzen 2; Assists – Busta 5; Kruse 3; Langreck 3; Hanson 1; Steals – Langreck 2; Busta 1; Schmidt 1

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