STATE CENTER — The West Marshall boys’ basketball team was unable to lock down its halftime lead and fell to PCM, 55-43, in Friday’s Heart of Iowa Conference clash.

The Trojans (2-8, 1-7) led 25-20 at the intermission but were outscored 19-4 in the third quarter by the visiting Mustangs (7-7, 4-3). PCM outscored West Marshall 35-18 in the second half for the conference victory.

Jacob Wendt led PCM with 16 points.

Noah DeSotel was West Marshall’s leading scorer with eight points. DJ Ridout and Cash Johnston scored seven points apiece, and AJ Dee added six. Johnston led the Trojans with nine rebounds and Lucas Barnes added seven boards.

Hawkeyes roll past Boilermakers on the mat

IOWA CITY — The third-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team won eight of 10 matches to roll to a 34-6 victory over Purdue on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Hawkeyes won six bouts via bonus points, ending four matchups early via technical fall. Iowa recorded 34 takedowns to Purdue’s three. The Hawkeyes outscore the Boilermakers in match points, 118-38.

“I think that we have to continue that,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “I think there were some key matches where we did not convert, guys rolled on us. Those were big takedowns at 125 and at 157. We have to keep cleaning that up and getting better. We’re up for that challenge, and we’ve gotten better there, but we can’t go to sleep on that, have to convert.”

Purdue came out on top to open the night in a battle of top ranked wrestlers at 125 pounds. No. 2 ranked Matt Ramos recorded a 4-1 decision over top-ranked Drake Ayala.

At 133, Cullan Schriever put the Hawkeyes in front on the scoreboard for good with a major decision, the first of three straight bonus-point wins for Iowa. Real Woods put together an 8-0 major decision over Greyson Clark at 141, and Victor Voinovich III tallied six takedowns to record a 19-4 technical fall over Marcos Polanco at 149.

Second-ranked Jared Franek sent the dual to the break with a 2-1 decision at 157, and Iowa won four of the five matches after the break.