Pella Christian led wire-to-wire despite several charges from Cardinal in the Class 2A boys basketball district semifinals, which was a 76-58 win heard live on 92.1 KRLS Thursday. After a slow start due to turnovers, the Eagles surged to a 15 point lead after scoring 28 in the 2nd quarter. But the Comets answered out of the break with an 8-0 run to start the 3rd, and eventually whittled the P.C. margin to six points. Head Coach J.D. Boer says his Eagles responded when they needed to, and kept the game from ever getting too close to being in doubt, and played well enough down the stretch to pull away against a hot-shooting Cardinal squad.

The Eagles had five players score in double figures, led by 16 points and 13 rebounds from Eric Mulder, and also including Niko Schirz, Lucas Hol, Aiden Stoltz, and Levi Schelhaas. Pella Christian improves to 12-11 and heads to Oskaloosa for a rematch from the 2020-21 season opener with Albia in the District Finals Tuesday.

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The Eagles girls hit the road to No. 3 West Branch in the Class 2A Regional Semifinals. Coverage begins at 6:30 tonight on 92.1 KRLS.

Karlie Anderson post-Pekin interview: