Story byNewton Daily News, IowaTroy Hyde, Newton Daily News, IowaFri, December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM UTC·2 min readDec. 5—BAXTER — Eli Dee started his senior season with a 39-point, 15-rebound double-double in the Baxter boys basketball team's season-opening victory over Meskwaki Settlement School on Tuesday. Two Bolts made their first career varsity starts and six played in a varsity game for the first time, but the Bolts routed the Warriors 81-49 during Iowa Star Conference South Division action. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMaddux TuhnBaxter, which scored its seventh straight win over Meskwaki Settlement, led 17-10 after one quarter and extended the lead by at least eight points in each of the final three frames during its home opener. Dee, who averaged 29 points per game last season, scored 39 on 15-of-25 shooting from the floor. He was 9-of-11 from the free-throw line. His 15 rebounds are a new career high and he added four steals, three assists and two blocks. Dakota Parker finished with 17 points and two steals in his first varsity start.
