Wentzien paces No. 1 Eagles by Mustangs

Metro Sports Report | Miles Wentzien popped in five 3-pointers and scored 20 points Saturday night as the top-ranked Kirkwood Eagles defeated the Mount Mercy junior varsity, 104-78, at Johnson Hall.

Wentzien also collected six rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Eagles (5-1).

Da'Rion King finished with a double-double for Kirkwood with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Byron Harp contributed with 12 points and nine assists.

Ethan Meeker hit all four of his 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the Eagles and Kaliph Fagan had 11 points.

Tanner Frazier made five 3-pointers and led Mount Mercy with 21 points. Adam Van Oort scored 13 points, Dimarco Mallett 12 and Brady Stauffer 10.

MOUNT MERCY (78): Stauffer 3 3-4 10, Van Oort 6 0-1 13, Mallett 2 6-6 12, Frazier 7 2-2 21, Brown 4 0-0 8, Hood 0 3-4 3, Reischauer 1 4-5 6, Eiler 1 0-0 3, Shelman 0 2-2 2, Kehoncle 0 0-1 0. Totals 24 20-25 78.

KIRKWOOD (104): Harp 4 3-3 12, Wentzien 7 1-1 20, Fagan 3 4-6 11, Marble 0 0-0 0, D.King 7 2-2 16, Triplett 1 0-0 2, Jackson 3 0-0 8, Rice 1 0-0 3, Meeker 4 2-2 14, C.King 3 0-0 8, Oliver 0 0-0 0, Henry 3 0-0 6, Foxbrennen 0 0-0 0, Moore 1 2-2 4. Totals 37 14-16 104.

Halftime - Kirkwood 51, Mount Mercy 41. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 10 (Frazier 5, Mallett 2, Stauffer 1, Van Oort 1, Eiler 1), Kirkwood 16 (Wentzien 5, Meeker 4, Jackson 2, C.King 2, Harp 1, Fagan 1, Rice 1).