Ankeny Centennial's Preston Kelling is taking his highlight-reel dunks to the east side of Des Moines. The senior guard has verbally committed to play basketball at Grand View University. He picked the Vikings over Midland University and Morningside. "It was definitely a hard decision," said Kelling. "But after a couple days of thinking (it over) and … [Read more...] about Centennial guard Kelling chooses Grand View over Midland, Morningside
Preston Kelling
‘We survived and advanced’: Jaguars hold off Davenport North in quarterfinals
The fans of the Ankeny Centennial boys' basketball team held their collective breath in the final seconds of the Jaguars' first state tournament game ever. Eighth-seeded Davenport North had a chance to pull off a huge upset at the buzzer, but a 3-point shot by Mahki Jacobs bounced off the rim as time expired and top-ranked Centennial escaped with a 53-51 … [Read more...] about ‘We survived and advanced’: Jaguars hold off Davenport North in quarterfinals
VIDEO: Centennial escapes with win in state tournament debut
Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 85
Check out the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by the Ankeny office of Iowa Realty. Boys' basketball coaches Brandt Carlson of Ankeny and Bob Fontana of Ankeny Centennial--along with Jaguars senior Preston Kelling--stopped by to preview next week's state tournament with Ankeny Fanatic publisher Dan Holm, who also interviewed … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 85
Centennial, Ankeny boys to play for state tournament berths on Tuesday
A trip to the Class 4A state tournament is only 32 minutes away for the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial boys' basketball teams. The top-ranked Jaguars (22-1) will meet CIML Central Conference rival Johnston (15-7) in a substate final on Tuesday at Southeast Polk, while the Hawks (17-5) will face Sioux City East (17-4) at Fort Dodge. Both games begin at 7 … [Read more...] about Centennial, Ankeny boys to play for state tournament berths on Tuesday