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The Ames (IA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Des Moines North (Des Moines, IA) by a score of 71-47.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Des Moines North	-	-	-	-	47
Ames	-	-	-	-	71

Final score provided by S. CalPreps.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Des Moines North overwhelmed by Ames

December 6, 2024: Ames, IA 50010

In Friday's non-league test, the Ames Little Cyclones (Ames, IA) basketball squad trounced the visiting Des Moines North Polar Bears (Des Moines, IA), by a score of 71-47.

Next, the Little Cyclones encounter the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs (Dallas Center, IA) in a non-league test, on Monday, December 9. Ames will attempt to improve on its 2-0 season record. The Mustangs come into the test with a 0-2 record after their 57-49 non-league loss to Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA).

The Polar Bears (0-2) will now prepare for their test against Mason City (Mason City, IA). The Mohawks come into the Freelance test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Mason City bounced Hoover (Des Moines, IA), 64-51, in a league test.

DMNHS @ Ames Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 6, 2024 @ 7:45p

Ames High School

The Ames (IA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Des Moines North (Des Moines, IA) by a score of 71-47.

Rankings & Records

Des Moines North (24-25)

IA	Class
76	27

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
12-7	3-2	6-3	6-2	0-2	.632	.600	1,253	1,193

Ames (24-25)

IA	Class
16	10

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
21-3	4-0	9-2	10-1	2-0	.875	1.000	1,435	944

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Des Moines North	17.0	12.0	19.0	19.5	11.0	65.9
Ames	21.0	18.0	12.0	10.0	-	59.8

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Des Moines North	12-2		Ames	13-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/10/24	Mason City	Des Moines North	(W) 56-49	12/20/24	Mason City	Ames	(W) 53-41
				1/28/25	Ames	Mason City	(W) 86-44
12/16/24	Des Moines North	Lincoln	(W) 56-44	1/17/25	Lincoln	Ames	(W) 56-29
1/21/25	Lincoln	Des Moines North
12/17/24	Roosevelt	Des Moines North	(L) 77-66	12/10/24	Ames	Roosevelt	(W) 49-48
1/24/25	Des Moines North	Roosevelt	(W) 79-63
1/7/25	Ottumwa	Des Moines North	(W) 90-58	2/14/25	Ames	Ottumwa
1/31/25	Des Moines North	Ottumwa	(W) 72-39	2/17/25	Ames	Ottumwa	(W) 72-33
1/10/25	Des Moines North	Des Moines East/Reed Christian Academy		2/7/25	Ames	Des Moines East/Reed Christian Academy
2/4/25	Des Moines East/Reed Christian Academy	Des Moines North
1/10/25	Des Moines North	Des Moines East	(W) 81-76	2/7/25	Ames	Des Moines East	(W) 60-20
2/4/25	Des Moines East	Des Moines North	(W) 89-54
2/24/25	Des Moines East	Des Moines North	(W) 76-69
1/14/25	Des Moines North	Marshalltown	(W) 57-54	1/10/25	Ames	Marshalltown	(W) 60-30
2/8/25	Marshalltown	Des Moines North	(W) 72-43	2/4/25	Marshalltown	Ames	(W) 61-30
2/7/25	Fort Dodge	Des Moines North	(W) 89-74	1/7/25	Fort Dodge	Ames	(W) 62-20
				1/31/25	Ames	Fort Dodge	(W) 72-44
2/11/25	Des Moines North	Waterloo East	(W) 52-50	12/17/24	Waterloo East	Ames	(W) 59-27
				1/24/25	Ames	Waterloo East	(W) 69-47
2/28/25	Johnston	Des Moines North	(L) 65-40	3/3/25	Ames	Johnston	(W) 48-43

Record Breakdown

Des Moines North (24-25)		Ames (24-25)
12-7	Overall	21-3
3-2	League	4-0
9-4	Non-League	15-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
12-2	Common Opponent	13-0
6-3	Home	9-2
6-2	Away	10-1
0-2	Neutral	2-0
0-1	Playoff	2-1
12-7	In-State	21-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0