The Pleasantville boys basketball team upset #1 ranked Des Moines Christian for their first win over the Lions in school history while the girls team came up short. 

Des Moines Christian came into the contest ranked as the top ranked team in Class 2A according to BCmoore, and the Trojans were able to pick up the massive conference road win and a memorable upset. All five of Pleasantville’s starters ended up in double figures for scoring with freshman Braylon Bingham recording 23 points and Dayson Lerrhoff with 19. The win moved the Trojan boys to 2-4 on the season and 1-4 in the conference. Pleasantville Coach Taylor Phipps expressed how proud he was of his team’s win. 

“I’m really proud of our intensity and effort all night long. That is something that we have been talking about the last few days, just the effort and intensity that Des Moines Christian plays with and they bring a lot of different pressure and just how to handle that and deal with the ups and downs of the game. Both teams had some big runs and I’m just proud of our grit and toughness to make some big plays down the stretch and come out with a big road win.”

The Trojans upset was the highest ever recorded on the BCMoore power ranking site by nearly 15 points based on expected results, coming from 22 years of ranking data provided. 

The Trojan girls fell in their contest to the Lions 66-34 and they were led in scoring again by junior Joelle Johnson, who recorded 14 points. The loss drops the Trojan girls to 4-4 on the season and 2-3 in the conference. Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday when they host Panorama.