The Pella boys basketball team kept their perfect conference record intact with a 54-39 win over Grinnell on the road Thursday, heard live on 92.1 KRLS.

After their original matchup was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in the Tigers’ program, Pella pulled away from the home team halfway through the 1st quarter and never trailed following that point, completing their first turn through the other seven teams in the league without a loss.

Despite going cold in the 3rd quarter and losing most of their 14-point halftime advantage, the Dutch defense locked down in the fourth, holding Grinnell to two points in the final eight minutes.

Noah Allen paced a balanced Pella scoring attack with 14 points, and Grant Nelson scored eight and grabbed 12 rebounds. Pella is 12-1 overall and 8-0 in the conference, and they’ll rejoin the girls tonight for a doubleheader against Newton. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. on 92.1 KRLS. Pella’s girls are 7-7 overall and 3-5 in the league, and knocked off the Cardinals 62-24 on December 18th, which was a Dutch sweep in Newton, with the boys winning 73-35 that night as well.
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Pella Wrestlers Fall to Tigers, Conference Meet Next
Also in Grinnell, the Pella wrestling team fell to the Tigers in a dual meet 35-30 Thursday. Pella earned wins from Damion Clark (113 – Fall 1:37), T.R. Putz (132 – Fall 1:26), Peyton Ritzert (138 – Fall 3:09), Jackson Van Kley (145 – Decision 6-3), and Ryan Van Donselaar (160 – Decision 7-5).

Click here for full results. The Pella wrestling team joins the rest of the Little Hawkeye Conference Saturday at Newton.