Clear Lake Lions drop last two games of regular season

Posted February 21st, 2008

The post season represents a whole new start-- and that’s something the Clear Lake boys are needing.
   The Lions, who finished the regular season 8-9 in the North Central Conference and 8-11 overall, dropped their last two games of the regular season. They were slated to begin District play Monday night, but that game was postponed due to inclement weather. The Lions are now slated to host Algona tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 20) in a 7 p.m. Class 3A District matchup.

Webster City 46, CL 41
   The Lions played a good first half against Webster City on Feb. 12, but the Lynx played a better second half and posted a 46-41 win.
   “We played a good first half,” said Coach Kevin Kahler, whose team led 22-19 at halftime. “We just need to put two halves together right now.”
   And while the Lion defense wasn’t as sharp as Kahler would have liked, he noted that when a team only gives up 46 points, they expect to win.
   “We’re really struggling on the offensive end right now. Hopefully we can get that figured out before the tournament starts,” said the coach.
   Jared Sholly led the Lion offense against the Lynx. He scored 12 points and had a team-high eight rebounds. The senior also recorded three steals and three assists. Zach Monson also finished in double digits with 11 points.
   Charlie Peterson and Sean McChesney each had six points and McChesney grabbed five rebounds for the Lions. Justin Uhlenhopp, Lukas Matheson and Zach Mueller scored two points apiece. Mueller also grabbed three rebounds.

Humboldt 62, CL 50
   The Lions dug themselves a hole at Humboldt Friday night and couldn’t get out. The Wildcats gave Clear Lake a 62-50 drubbing in the final game of the regular season.
   “We dug ourselves a hole in the first half. We played a decent second half, but it was too much to overcome,” said Coach Kahler. “Turnovers hurt us tonight, and we had a hard time getting anything going offensively in the first half.”
   The Lions were down 27-17 at halftime, but began to put their game together in the third quarter. They more than doubled their first half output by putting 21 third quarter points on the board.
   Zach Monson and Justin Uhlenhopp shared scoring honors for the Lions in the game. They each had 14 points. Monson also pulled down eight rebounds to lead the team. Jared Sholly scored 13 points and had four rebounds. Sean McChesney finished with eight points, six rebounds and had two blocked shots. Lukas Matheson scored one point and Charlie Peterson pulled down six rebounds.