Herald Staff Report
BELLEVUE — Prince of Peace staged a second-half comeback and opened the boys basketball season with a 53-47 come-from-behind victory against Bellevue in non-conference action Tuesday night.
The victory completed a sweep for the Irish, whose girls team defeated Bellevue 52-34 in the first game of the doubleheader.
Sean Mulholland had the hot hand for the Irish boys, scoring 14 of his game-high 25 points after intermission. The Irish trailed 30-25 at halftime but chipped away and took the lead at 35-34 midway through the third quarter. Bellevue stayed close for much of the fourth quarter before Prince of Peace sealed the win by scoring its final seven points from the free-throw line in the final couple of minutes.
“To say we got off to a slow start would be an understatement,” Prince of Peace coach Gerry Murphy said. “Our kids were not focused. When we pressed in the third quarter, we started getting some positive results, and it carried over to the fourth. We need better energy.”
Zach Reed led Bellevue with 15 points, and Tyler Ernst added 12. They scored nine and eight, respectively, in the first half to help the Comets get their lead.
In the girls game, Prince of Peace started with plenty of energy, racing to leads of 7-0 and 16-4 before closing the first period ahead 19-6.
“We came out firing,” coach David Nelson said. “What a great start for the girls tonight. We need to match the opponent’s energy, and we did for most of the game.”
Ari Aquilani scored a game-high 15 points for Prince of Peace, and Brittany Horst and KAtie Isenhour added 13 apiece.
“Ari really was on tonight, and Brittany was setting her teammates up well,” Nelson said. “Katie carried us again on the boards.”
GIRLS
PRINCE OF PEACE 52, BELLEVUE 34
PRINCE OF PEACE — Carie Kuehn 0 0-0 0, Ari Aquilani 5 2-3 15, Megan Lehmkuhl 2 4-6 8, Aayiyah Chapman 0 0-0 0, Brittany Horst 4 3-4 13, Chrissy Kokjohn 1 0-0 2, Jill Crigger 0 1-4 1, Emily Gardner 0 0-0 0, Katie Isenhour 5 3-6 13, Julia Isenhour 0 0-2 0, Kiana Johnson 0 0-3 0. Totals 17 13-28 52.
BELLEVUE — Chelsea Kozelka 0 0-0 0, Britney Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Becca Roth 0 0-0 0, Hope Walgamuth 0 0-1 0, Brianna Brown 1 0-0 2, Caley Medinger 3 0-1 7, Carly Schroeder 0 0-0 0, Mollie Knake 1 0-0 2, Haley Norpel 0 1-2 1, Alesha Ries 2 2-3 6, Kelsey Ernst 4 1-3 9, Rachel Wilbers 2 0-0 4, Kinsy Budde 0 1-2 1, Trisha Beckley 0 0-0 0, BriAnna Budde 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 5-12 34.
Prince of Peace 19 12 14 7 — 52
Bellevue 6 8 13 7 — 34
3-point goals — Aquilani 3, Horst 2, Medinger. Total fouls — Prince of Peace 16; Bellevue 21. Fouled out — Knake.
BOYS
PRINCE OF PEACE 53, BELLEVUE 47
PRINCE OF PEACE — Eric Sikkema 1 4-9 6, James Nelson 4 0-0 8, John Nelson 2 3-5 8, Sean Williams 0 0-0 0, Sean Mulholland 11 3-5 25, Derek Witt 2 2-9 6, Ian Flood 0 0-0 0, Seth Hinrichs 0 0-0 0, RJ Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 12-28 53.
BELLEVUE — Alex Weinschenk 3 0-0 6, Tyler Ernst 4 3-4 12, Trevor Michels 0 0-0 0, Chase Junk 0 0-0 0, Bret Boeckenstedt 3 2-3 8, Bryan Jess 0 3-4 3, Ben Gieseman 1 0-2 3, Zach Reed 5 4-6 15. Totals 16 12-19 47.
Prince of Peace 11 14 12 16 — 53
Bellevue 15 15 5 12 — 47
3-point goals — Jo. Nelson, Ernst, Gieseman, Reed. Total fouls — Prince of Peace 20; Bellevue 20. Fouled out — Witt, Weinschenk.
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