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Jaguars gear up for Monday’s showdown after pulling away to beat Urbandale

January 19, 2020 by Dan Holm

Ankeny Centennial’s Preston Kelling leads a fast break during Saturday’s game at Urbandale. Kelling scored a season-high 17 points to lead the Jaguars to a 70-60 victory. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

It would have been easy for the Ankeny Centennial boys’ basketball team to overlook its opponent on Saturday.

With a huge showdown against crosstown rival Ankeny looming on Monday, the fifth-ranked Jaguars broke away from a 25-25 halftime tie to post a 70-60 victory at Urbandale.

It wasn’t pretty, but Centennial improved to 4-1 in the CIML Central Conference and 10-1 overall. The J-Hawks’ records dropped to 0-6 and 5-6.

Ankeny Centennial’s Caleb Van Meter battles for a loose ball during Saturday’s game. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

“I’m proud of our guys for how they toughed it out and stuck with it,” said Centennial coach Bob Fontana, whose team is now tied with Ankeny and No. 7 Dowling Catholic atop the league standings. “They found a way. We had some guys step up in the second half, especially the fourth quarter.”

Preston Kelling led four Centennial players in double figures with a season-high 17 points. He also had six rebounds and four assists.

“There were times when Preston took the game over in the fourth quarter,” Fontana said. “That was good for him and obviously for us. That was nice to see a senior step up like that.”

Ankeny Centennial’s Brady Petersen grabs a rebound during Saturday’s game. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Cody McCullough scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double in 11 games. Micah Johnson added 13 points and six boards.

Jaron Crews scored 12 points and dished out six assists. Colin McAleer added eight points.

The game was postponed from Friday due to inclement weather. It was the Jaguars’ second postponement in the last eight days, because the Ankeny game was originally slated for Jan. 10.

Ankeny Centennial’s Jaron Crews drives to the basket during Saturday’s game. Crews scored 12 points in the Jaguars’ win. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

“I talked to our kids about handling adverse situations,” Fontana said. “We can’t control the weather and the schedule. All we can do is control ourselves. We need them to be mature, responsible athletes, and we need for that to continue with a game Monday and one on Tuesday and of course on Friday. And we don’t know what the weather is going to do in the next month.”

It was the third straight loss and the fifth in the last six games for Urbandale. But the J-Hawks battled Centennial to a draw in the first half before the Jaguars gradually pulled away.

“Give credit to Urbandale,” Fontana said. “They played hard, and they hit some big shots.”

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