Keota Soars to State

 

2-25-2014 Keota 48, Montezuma 33

2-27-2014 Keota 57, BGM 52

3-1-2014 Keota 53, Van Buren Keosauqua 42

 

The stage was set. A clash between the champions of the SICL and the champions the SEISC South would take place inside Oskaloosa High School’s gymnasium, and its result would distinguish the winner’s season as a great success, and the loser’s season as a missed opportunity.

Saturday’s Class 1A boys’ Substate game between Keota (23-1) and Van Buren (21-3) decided which team would represent its school at next week’s State Basketball Tournament in Des Moines, and which one would be starting track & field practice sooner than it had hoped.

Wins over Montezuma in the District semifinals and over BGM in the District final got the Eagles to Oskaloosa, while the Warriors defeated Twin Cedars and Pekin to reach Substate. While the two teams matched talent with talent on the court Saturday night, Keota’s defensive grit and toughness with the ball gave the Eagles an edge that proved to be the difference down the stretch. 

After Keota went into the locker room trailing by two at the half, the Warriors took advantage of some missed scoring chances by the Eagles and quickly built their lead to nine with four minutes left in the third.

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