Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont escapes in 2A quarters

Top-seed E-B-F holds off pesky Treynor to advance

The Class 2A quarterfinals wrapped up Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. / Kelsey Kremer/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK

Class 2A favorite Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont survived a tough test in the opening round of the Iowa girls high school state basketball tournament Tuesday night.

The Rockets got by a pesky Treynor squad to reach the semifinals. 

Joining Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in the final four will be Central Lyon, Iowa City Regina and Hinton.

Class 2A Quarterfinals

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 52, Treynor 45

After building what seemed like a commanding 19-point lead in the fourth, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was forced to hold off Treynor, doing so to advance, 52-45.

This is the first time th Rockets, who are one of just two unbeaten teams left in the state, have reached the final four. Molly Shafer scored 22 points with Ava Eastlick and Chloe Lyon both adding eight.

Eastlick dished out six assists and Kate Shafer had 11 rebounds to go along with six points. 

For Treynor, Claire Schrage scored 13 and Ella Thornton had eight with 10 rebounds. 

Central Lyon 59, North Mahaska 34

A quick start helped lift Central Lyon to an easy win over North Mahaska, 59-34.

Aubrey Metzger scored 18 while collecting 12 rebounds to lead the way, as Taylor Rypkema added 13 points. Central Lyon shot 45 percent from the field and outscored North Mahaska in the fourth, 10-2.

For North Mahaska, Breckyn Schilling and Regan Grewe each scored nine.

Iowa City Regina 53, Maquoketa Valley 47

Several late runs by Maquoketa Valley nearly derailed Iowa City Regina, but the Regals were able to fend off their opponent and advance, 53-47.

Morgan Miller scored 17, Ella McLaughlin had 14 and Addie McLaughlin added 11 for Iowa City Regina, who has won 15 straight games. Miller also had eight rebounds, four steals and three assists while Addie McLaughlin dished out seven assists. 

Down by eight with three minutes to go, Maquoketa Valley made it a game as Bianka Ronnebaum had a team-high 17 with eight rebounds while Audra Burbridge scored 10 with seven rebounds and four steals.

Hinton 53, Rock Valley 47

One of just two unbeaten teams left standing, Hinton rallied for a 53-47 win over Rock Valley, improving to 24-0 on the year.

Sydney Doeschot scored 18 with Raelyn Kempema adding 14 and nine rebounds to pace the Blackhawks. 

For Rock Valley, who won three consecutive state titles under legend Deb Remmerde from 2001-03, Hudsyn Ranschau had 19 points and Brynlie Zomer added eight with 15 rebounds.

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