Des Moines — After wins over Iowa City West and previously undefeated and top-ranked Pleasant Valley, Caleb Akey’s Burlington Greyhounds will look to continue their postseason frenzy this afternoon, when they battle Ames in a Class 4A Quarterfinal.
Akey, who is in his second season in Burlington after a long, fruitful run with Mount Pleasant, will have his hands full with the Little Cyclones.
Ames is led by terrific all-everything guard Tamin Lipsey, an Iowa State recruit, who is scoring 16 points per game for a balanced Little Cyclones group.
Burlington will rely on their terrific frontcourt tandem of Amarion Davis and Merquiche Lewis.
Davis has excelled in a slashing role in his senior season, scoring a team-high 14.2 points per game, with Lewis adding 13.2 per game.
The key will be the three-ball.
When Burlington is making their triples, they’re hard to beat. As a team they shoot over 31% from long distance compared to just 28% for Ames.
This will be the first meeting between the two schools in the Varsity Bound era.
Today’s game will tip at 12:15 p.m. from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have the call.