On Thursday, February 14th, the CAM Boys Basketball team played their first round of postseason games against the Earlham Cardinals. Earlham was a very good basketball team who came into the game with a record of 16-5. The Cougars battled hard for all four quarters but fell by a final score of 60-35. Freshman, Lane Spieker, led the Cougars in points with nine, while Nathan Hensley added seven as well. Isaac Bower led CAM in rebounds with eight, along with Jacob Holste, who had three. The Cougars will end the season with a final record of 7-14.

On Monday, February 4th, the CAM Boys Basketball team traveled to Mondamin to play the West Harrison Hawkeyes. The first half started out great for the Cougars as they lead 30-24, thanks to a Nate Hensley half-court shot at the buzzer. West Harrison came out confident as they outscored CAM by 15 in the third quarter. The Cougars reached within 4, multiple times throughout the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough as the Hawkeyes beat the Cougars 66-58. Lane Spieker led the team in points with 16, while Nate Hensley had 11 as well. Isaac Bower led the Cougars in rebounds with six along with Colby Rich who had five. CAM will finish 6-10 in the conference with one more regular season game.

On Friday, February 1st, the CAM Boys Basketball team competed against the Wildcats of Glidden-Ralston. The first half started out very slow for both teams, as the score at halftime was 13-14 in favor of Glidden-Ralston. After a few plays into the second half, the Cougars finally found their groove and got the ball rolling. They outscored the Wildcats 20-12 in the third quarter. The final score ended up being 53-32, thanks to a late 3-pointer by Matthew Harris to put the Cougars up by 21. Nate Hensley was the leading scorer with 12 points, while Ben Tibken had 10. Leading rebounder was Isaac Bower, who had seven boards, and Jacob Holste who had five. On Monday, January 28th, the Cougars played the Spartans in a Rolling Valley conference match-up. CAM battled hard throughout the half as they only trailed by eight heading into the second half. The second half started out rough for the Cougars, as the Spartans went on a 10-0 run to start the third quarter. CAM couldn’t claw their way back, and the final score ended up being 50-74. DeShawn Carr led the team in scoring with 11 points and one steal. Jacob Holste led the team in rebounds with six, along with Ben Tibken and Isaac Bower who had 3. Catch the CAM Boys Basketball team on Friday, February 8th, for a game against Nodaway Valley.

Due to impending weather, the game that was scheduled for Friday, January 18th, was moved to the 17th. The Cougars played an undefeated Ar-We-Va as they fell 64-51. CAM lost the first meeting with Ar-We-Va by 35 so this was a much improved game as the Cougars gave the Rockets everything they could handle. Top scorer of the night was Jacob Holste with 13 points and six rebounds. Nathan Hensley led CAM with seven rebounds along with Isaac Bower who had five. The Cougars will drop to 5-8 while being 5-7 in the conference.

On Friday, January 25th, CAM hosted the Chargers of AC-GC for a non-conference game. It was all Cougars for the first three quarters as CAM lead by double digits for a majority of the game. It was in the fourth quarter that the Chargers got the Cougars into foul trouble, which leads to many free throws. AC-GC went on a 10-0 run late in the fourth quarter to bring the game within three. CAM was able to prevail, as they went on to win 59-56. Jacob Holste was the leading scorer as he had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Leading the team in rebounds was Isaac Bower with eight, followed by Ben Tibken with five. The Cougars improve to 6-8 overall and will play Audubon on Thursday, January 31st, and Glidden-Ralston on February 1st. Come out and support CAM basketball!

On Tuesday, November 27, the CAM Boys Basketball team traveled to Paton Churdan to take on the Rockets. The Cougars dominated all four quarters, beating the Rockets by a score of 55-36. The CAM defense was a key part in the Cougars’ success, as they held Paton Churdan to only 12 points in the first half. The Cougars had 13 steals and 15 defensive rebounds total throughout the game. Leading the way in scoring and rebounding was Jacob Holste with 16 points and six total rebounds. Other noticeable statistics were Ben Tibken with 13 points and five rebounds, Isaac Bower with eight points and five rebounds, and DeShawn Carr with seven points and five rebounds. It was a great night for the CAM Boys Basketball team as they start the season 1-0.

The Cougars played the first of two games against Exira-EHK on Tuesday, December 11th. The Cougars were able to keep the score within two, 34-32, to go into halftime. A rough third quarter for CAM was able to give the Spartans some breathing room. The final score wound up being 52-67 in favor of Exira-EHK. Leading the Cougars in scoring was Jacob Holste with 11 points and six rebounds. DeShawn Carr and Ben Tibken had nine points each along with Isaac Bower and Ethan Arp, each dishing seven points apiece. The CAM boys basketball team will stay at home for a match-up against the Wildcats of Glidden-Ralston on Friday, December 21st.