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Saturday, February 20, 2016

Tournament Is Next After Turner Scott Scores 27, Quintin Curry 16 In Valley's 60-55 Overtime Victory In Regular Season Finale. Coach B. J. Windhorst Is Doing Wonders Despite Injuries To a Couple of Significant Players. Ailing Bigs Need To Get Stronger and Better If the Tigers Are Going to Make a Postseason Run


By RON MALY

Valley's boys' basketball team successfully ended its regular season by riding Turner Scott's 27 points and Quinton Curry's 16 to a 60-55 victory over a tough Lafayette Fighting Irish team from St. Joseph, Mo., in overtime today at the Bill Coldiron Fieldhouse in West Des Moines.

With the postseason tournament on the horizon, I know and you should know that  the Tigers aren't playing as well as they did when they were unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the state a number of weeks ago. 

Right now, coach B. J. Windhorst is doing wonders with his team despite some significant injuries.

Peyton Long, a 6-foot 4-inch senior, had a knee scoped, and 6-5 senior Carlo Marble is playing despite suffering a broken left wrist in a game not that long ago.

 Some observers originally thought Marble would be finished for the season, but he has continued to play. 

And, at times, he has played well.

However, I've got to think the injury has affected both his shooting and rebounding.  

Marble scored 7 points and Long none in today's victory.

Marble and the 6-6 Curry, a junior, played on the Valley team that lost to Iowa City West in the class 4-A division of the state tournament two years ago when Jeff Horner was the coach.

Windhorst will need Curry to continue being a force inside, and hopefully Marble and Long will get stronger because it's obviously difficult for a team to do much damage in the postseason tournament while depending 
on a 5-10 guard--talented though he is.

Scott, a senior, was also a key player in Valley's tournament run two years ago, and has been a consistent shooter and floor leader this season.

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VALLEY GIRLS WIN, TOO

From Twitter:
 

On to the Regional Final vs. Indianola on Tuesday night! 80-60 winners over Des Moines Lincoln. Tigers looking for 3rd straight trip to State!


WDM Valley's  Zoe Young recorded a triple double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, this evening.