The Score Sheet: Molstead honored, wrestlers advance and weekend scores

One of Charles City’s all-time greats made an appearance at Comet Gym Friday.
Former Hawkeye and Comet basketball player Greg Brunner had a bit of a homecoming Friday night as he helped honor current Comet Jackson Molstead for becoming the schools all-time scorer.
Molstead received a plaque from Brunner before the start of the game against Waukon. In the game, Molstead bagged 31 points in a 76-75 overtime thriller in which the Comets lost at the buzzer. Bradley Andrews added 15. Charles City rebounded on Saturday with a 68-50 win over Algona. Charles City is 11-6.
Other scores:
The Comet girls lost 66-27 to Waukon. The Comets are 0-16.
New Hampton improved to 10-7 with a 53-27 thumping of Oelwein on Friday. Alexa Wemark collected 14, Maddi Moorman and Lauren Frerichs netted 11.
The New Hampton boys fell 69-52 to the Huskies. Tristan Sweizter bagged 17 points for the Chickasaws.
In other girl’s basketball:
Nashua-Plainfield lost to Central Springs 47-23. The Huskies are 1-16.
The Osage girls are undefeated no more. The Green Devils lost 57-54 to Caledonia on Saturday. The Green Devils are 17-1, after they won their Friday contest 64-26 over Northwood-Kensett.
The Rockford Warriors improve to 9-9 after edging North Butler 45-43. Morgan Thieman had 19. The Bearcats fall to 5-11.
The Saint Ansgar Saints have won three straight after picking up a pair of weekend wins. The Saints edged Mason City Newman 56-50 and dropped Northwood Kensett 63-39. Saint Ansgar is 15-3.
Riceville lost both of their weekend games: A 52-39 loss to Central Springs and a 55-16 blowout to Janesville.
In boys:
Nashua-Plainfield boys split weekend contests dropping them to 8-9. They lost to West Fork 74-46 and beat Central Springs 73-49.
Osage is 12-6 after thumping Northwood-Kensett 74-26 on Friday. Brett Bobinett had 23 and Jonah Bluhm netted 14.
Rockford’s seven game win streak is over. Mason City Newman dispatched the Warriors 86-61. Jared Marth collected 17. Rockford is 14-4.
North Butler is 3-12 after losing both weekend games. The first to Rockford 71-29 and the second to Wapsie Valley 72-43.
Saint Ansgar split their weekend games after losing to Newman Catholic 63-52 and then rebounded 64-32 over Northwood-Kensett. The Saints are 10-7
Riceville is 2-16 after losing both weekend games to Central Springs and Janesville.
Sectional Wrestling:
The Comets will be sending Alec Staudt, Bronson Forsyth, Carter Proffit, Dylan Koresh, Jack Sindlinger and Ryan Zuspan onto the district tournament at Clear Lake this weekend.
New Hampton/Turkey Valley will have 10 wrestlers in the district finals at Independence.
The Chickasaws qualified for regional duals at New Hampton tomorrow night.
College basketball:
The Iowa Hawkeyes return to action Thursday with a visit to Indiana. The Hawkeyes are 6-5 in the Big Ten after a 74-59 win over fifth ranked Michigan on Friday night.
That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. The Hoosiers got a shot of confidence by halting a seven game losing skid with a stunning victory at sixth ranked Michigan State.
A quick turnaround for the Iowa State Cyclones as they visit Oklahoma, tonight, in the Big-12. The Cyclones are coming off a hard fought win at home against Texas that moved their league record to 6-3.