Sports : VSHS basketball: Boys cruise at home vs. Columbus; girls lose heartbreaker

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys won easily at home, defeating Waterloo Columbus, 68-43, Friday in Vinton. The Vikings took control of the game early, leading at the end of the first quarter, 19-9.

The Viketttes, however, had a tough time, falling behing by 10 in the first half, en route to losing to the Sailors in the final minute, 48-46.

Logan Williams led the Vikings with in 18 points. Brody Beatty and Jake Dyson each scored 15. Dyson scored all of his points on long shots, hitting five three-pointers.

Boys stats

WATERLOO COLUMBUS (1-6, 0-5) - Chris Sink 1 0-0 2, Mike Letkewicz 3 0-0 6, Andrew Huff 1 0-0 3, Jon Heinzman 5 0-0 12, Alex Knipp 0 0-1 0, Jacob Pratt 2 1-2 5, Mitch Maiers 3 2-5 8, Pancho Herrera 0 2-2 2, Kyle Weber 1 0-0 2, Tyler Roby 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 7-12 43.

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (4-2, 4-2) - Lincoln Riffey 1 0-0 2, Grant Sagan 2 0-0 4, Logan Williams 6 6-6 18, Bob Phillips 1 0-0 2, Gunner Tranel 3 0-0 6, Brody Beatty 7 1-1 15, John Littmann 2 0-0 4, Brian Fischer 1 0-0 2, Jake Dyson 5 0-0 15. Totals 28 7-7 68.

Score by quarters

Columbus                9 12 10 12 - 43

Vinton-Shellsburg 19 21 15 13 - 68

Girls' game

The Vikettes trailed by 11 at the half, 27-16, but closed the gap to 1 point by the end of the third quarter. They led with a minute left, but two turnovers gave the Sailors enough opportunities to win the game. 

VINTON (4-4, 4-3) - Erika Hammar 4 0-5 9, Paige Kreutner 0 1-2 1, Ashley Strong 0 2-2 2, Shelby Beyer 2 0-2 4, Makenzie Westendorf 7 0-0 14, Allison Emrich 8 0-2 16, Meghan Owens 0 0-0 0, Makayla Westendorf 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 3-13 46.

COLUMBUS (2-4, 2-4) - Kim Bearbower 2 0-1 6, Lindsay McManus 1 0-0 2, Emily Letkewicz 2 0-2 5, Kate Letkewicz 3 0-0 6, Regan McLaughlin 0 0-0 0, Megan Harn 0 0-0 0, Rachel Schaefer 8 12-13 29. Totals 16 12-16 48.

Score by quarters

Vinton-Shellsburg     8 8 13 17 - 46

Columbus                12 15 3 18 - 48

3-point goals - Columbus (Bearbower 2, E. Letkewicz 1, Schaefer 1). Vinton 1 (Hammar). Total fouls - Vinton 17, Columbus 14. Fouled out - Emrich.