Clear Lake drops two road games

The Clear Lake boys basketball team dropped two close contests this week.
Zach attack
Clear Lake’s Zach Monson (21) and Zach Mueller aren’t letting this Garner player move. -Reporter photo by Eric Morf

Clarion-Goldfield 50, Clear Lake 48
Clarion-Goldfield tipped in a missed lay-up at the buzzer for a 50-48 win over Clear Lake Friday, Jan. 11.
“We had a nine point lead at half time (32-23), but we struggled offensively in the second half,” said Coach Kevin Kahler. “We just had too many mistakes to try and overcome.”
The Cowboys made the most out of the halftime break and went on a run to start the third quarter. That momentum continued throughout the second half.
The usually deep and balanced Lion offense struggled, with only Jared Sholly and Sean McChesney scoring in double figures. Sholly finished with 20 points and six rebounds, while McChesney had 19 points and six boards.
Charlie Peterson and Zach Monson had four points apiece, with Monson also recording four blocks and four rebounds. Zach Mueller added one point.
“Sean and Jared played very well, and I thought we had good contribution off our bench with Lukas Matheson and Zach Mueller,” said Coach Kahler.

Garner-Hayfield 50, CL 45
The Lions were on the short end of another close game Saturday, Jan. 12, at Garner. The Cardinals emerged with a five-point non-conference victory.
“This is two games in a row now that our defense has done the job, but we’re really struggling offensively. We only had five free-throw attempts tonight, so we need to start attacking the basket, and hopefully get to the free-throw line a little bit more,” said Coach Kahler.
“Sean had another good game, and Charlie had one of his better rebounding games of the year,” said the coach, pointing to Sean McChesney’s 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Charlie Peterson had eight points and seven rebounds.
Justin Uhlenhopp contributed nine points and five rebounds to the Lion effort. Zach Monson finished with six points and assists, five rebounds and three steals. Lukas Matheson and Zach Mueller had two points apiece. Mueller also had three rebounds.
The Lions are looking forward to returning to their home court on Friday, Jan. 18. They will host St. Ed’s in a varsity girls/boys doubleheader. Tuesday, Jan. 22, they will travel to Algona Garrigan.