Cascade 49, Treynor 38

Class 2A Championship

Cascade, Western Dubuque 49, Treynor 38

DES MOINES – Cascade, Western Dubuque has one of Iowa’s most storied basketball programs. Now, it finally has a Class 2A championship to go with its winning history. The sixth-seeded Cougars (26-1) knocked off previously unbeaten Treynor on Friday afternoon, using a second half scoring spurt and its trademark zone defense to win a 49-38 title game.

Treynor (26-1) was the 2015 champion and Cascade the 2016 runner-up in 2A. They had a close clash on Friday, including a 20-20 tie at halftime, and the game featured just two total fast break points. That pace favored Cascade, which set its 2-3 zone and allowed Treynor to make just 12 field goals in 32 minutes. Treynor’s usual top scorer, senior guard Dillon Faubel, was held to nine points, while Luke Clausen led the Cardinals with 20.

Cascade got double-digits scoring from Gannon O’Brien (12 points), Johnny Supple (11), and Haris Hoffman (10), the latter of whom was named All-Tournament Team captain. The program was making its 10 ^th appearance at the state tournament this week, but had not won the top prize until Friday under head coach Jacob Brindle. His predecessor, Al Marshall, ranks third in state history with 738 career victories at Cascade and Aquin Cascade over 47 seasons.

Treynor led 32-23 with 4:24 left in the third quarter, but more than halfway through the fourth quarter, found itself trailing 41-32. The untimely 18-0 run was too much to rebound from, and a loud celebration from the navy and gold side of Wells Fargo Arena erupted.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Luke Clausen, Treynor

Gannon O’Brien, Cascade

Carter Cuvelier, Aplington-Parkersburg

Dillon Faubel, Treynor

Haris Hoffman, Cascade (captain)

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Quarterfinal Round – March 5-6

Treynor 59, Wapello 53 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Aplington-Parkersburg 54, South Hamilton 51 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Sheldon 63, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 50 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Cascade 60, Van Meter 47 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Semifinal Round – March 7

Treynor 75, Aplington-Parkersburg 66 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Cascade 65, Sheldon 43 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Consolation Round – March 8, 12:15 p.m.

Aplington-Parkersburg 65, Sheldon 52 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Championship Round – March 9, 3:45 p.m.

Cascade 49, Treynor 38 – Final | BOX SCORE | CASCADE PRESS CONFERENCE | TREYNOR PRESS CONFERENCE