Iowa high school basketball roundup: Dec. 11 area scores, stats and more

Gazette area boys' and girls' basketball scores, stats and coverage for Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

Girls

5A No. 9 Cedar Rapids Prairie 52, Linn-Mar 36

Prairie coach Josh Bentley knew his team had to defend well in Tuesday night's road test against a Linn-Mar team that loves to shoot the 3-point shot. And defend they did.

Prairie kept the pressure on Lion shooters most of the night and took advantage of a 12-0 run to start the second half en route to a 52-36 Mississippi Valley Conference win at Linn-Mar High School.

'I thought our defensive energy tonight was solid with our main 1-through-8 rotation,' Bentley said. 'The girls got into film study and really understood what they had to do and what we needed to do in our rotations. That was a big part of the game.'

» Read Mike Condon's story

Maquoketa Valley 58, East Buchanan 40

Sam Wall scored 25 points, and Maquoketa Valley's 2-3 zone befuddled East Buchanan early in a 58-40 Tri-Rivers Conference West Division girls' basketball triumph at East Buchanan High School.

The Wildcats (6-1 overall, 2-0 division) scored the first 10 points and held a double-digit lead most of the way. This isn't a team that resorts to zone often.

'We'd played it once all year,' Moenck said. 'We'd been fouling a lot, so we decided we needed to switch it up tonight.'

» Read Jeff Linder's story

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 67, Waterloo East 51

The Kennedy Cougars won their first game of the season Tuesday night, beating Waterloo East in Cedar Rapids.

Kennedy (1-5) built a 40-22 halftime lead. Carlee Smith led the Cougars with 15 points. Laila Sain (12), Auddie Alepra (11) and Sadie Powell (10) also scored in double figures.

5A No. 5 Cedar Falls 61, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 36

The winless J-Hawks couldn't upset the fifth-ranked Tigers Tuesday night in Cedar Rapids.

Kayln Wise and Jenna Griffith each scored nine points for Jefferson (0-5, 0-2).

Emerson Green led Cedar Falls (6-0, 3-0) with 20 points.

4A No. 1 Marion 73, Vinton-Shellsburg 11

The top-ranked Indians got out to a 33-3 lead after one quarter and led 48-4 by halftime in Vinton.

Ella Van Weelden had 19 points for Marion (6-0).

4A No. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 60, Dubuque Hempstead 41

Caitlynn Daniels scored 18 points to help pace Xavier over Hempstead Tuesday night in Dubuque.

Emily Jasper added 13 points for Xavier (7-0).

5A No. 2 Iowa City High 74, Dubuque Wahlert 46

The Little Hawks clamped down defensively in the second half to beat the Golden Eagles Tuesday night in Dubuque.

Leading 35-31 at half, City (4-0, 3-0) won the second half 39-15. Aubrey Joens had 29 points and Rose Nkumu added 25 points for the Little Hawks.

Iowa City Regina 64, Durant 43

Sam Greving led Regina with 23 points in Durant.

Annie Gahan added 12 points and Elly Gahan 11 points for Regina (3-3, 3-2).

5A No. 6 Iowa City West 51, Dubuque Senior 41

The Women of Troy got 16 points form Audrey Koch and 15 points from Cailyn Morgan Tuesday night in Iowa City.

Lauren Zacharias added 10 points for West (4-1).

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

5A No. 5 Cedar Falls 61, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 36

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 67, Waterloo East 51

5A No. 9 Cedar Rapids Prairie 52, Linn-Mar 36

5A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Washington 63, Waterloo West 50

4A No. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 60, Dubuque Hempstead 41

5A No. 2 Iowa City High 74, Dubuque Wahlert 46

5A No. 6 Iowa City West 51, Dubuque Senior 41

4A No. 8 Western Dubuque 64, Iowa City Liberty 49

WAMAC

3A No. 5 Center Point-Urbana 58, South Tama 20

Clear Creek Amana 67, Independence 31

4A No. 13 DeWitt Central 71, Solon 36

Dyersville Beckman 47, West Delaware 20

4A No. 1 Marion 73, Vinton-Shellsburg 11

Mount Vernon 43, Maquoketa 33

Williamsburg 42, Benton Community 30

RIVER VALLEY

Camanche 45, Northeast 25

2A No. 8 Cascade 68, North Cedar 35

Iowa City Regina 64, Durant 43

Tipton 44, West Liberty 41

West Branch 40, Wilton 38

TRI-RIVERS

Alburnett 71, Central City 50

1A No. 12 Bellevue Marquette 60, Lisbon 33

Maquoketa Valley 58, East Buchanan 40

2A No. 10 North Linn 81, Starmont 29

Springville 61, Edgewood-Colesburg 33

NORTHEAST IOWA

Oelwein 44, Decorah 32

3A No. 7 Waukon 42, 3A No. 11 Crestwood 31

4A No. 14 Waverly-Shell Rock 50, New Hampton 36

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

Belle Plaine 39, Keota 18

1A No. 7 Lynnville-Sully 52, BGM 32

1A No. 3 Montezuma 55, HLV 29

1A No. 8 North Mahaska 63, Colfax-Mingo 21

Sigourney 46, Iowa Valley 28

UPPER IOWA

Lansing Kee 38, Turkey Valley 37

MFL MarMac 78, West Central 20

North Fayette Valley 58, Elkader Central 53

South Winneshiek 64, Postville 10

OTHERS

Baxter 38, North Tama 21

Highland 54, Winfield-Mount Union 21

Meskwaki 46, Garwin GMG 43

Pekin 72, Lone Tree 28

Union Community 41, Waterloo Columbus 36

Wapello 47, Iowa Mennonite 43

Boys

Cedar Rapids Prairie 59, Linn-Mar 55

Much like its game this past Friday night against Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Prairie trailed much of the way, only to clutch up in clutch time. A 3-pointer by Trey Hutcheson to begin the fourth quarter moved Linn-Mar ahead by seven, 46-39.

But the Hawks pecked away at their deficit and finally went ahead for good, 51-49, with just under four minutes to go when Logan Burg put back his own drive miss, was fouled and sank the free throw. Still with a precarious four-point edge, Burg drove the lane again with 2:30 left, missed his initial shot but found a way to get a tip home in traffic.

Hutcheson had a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds, though Prairie (2-1) seemed to lock down on him down the stretch.

» Read Jeff Johnson's story

Iowa City Liberty 61, Western Dubuque 59

Liberty picked up its first MVC victory Tuesday night despite being down 12 points going into the final quarter in Epworth.

Andre Brander scored 20 points, Ethan O'Donnell added 13 and Grayson Tyler had 12 for the Lightning (3-1, 1-1).

3A No. 9 Cedar Rapids Xavier 68, Dubuque Hempstead 57

The Saints won the fourth quarter 23-14 Tuesday night in Cedar Rapids.

Davis Wagner had 17 points for Xavier (3-1, 1-1).

Dubuque Wahlert 56, Iowa City High 48

Tied 41-41 at the start of the final quarter, Wahlert pulled away in Iowa City.

Cael Schmitt had 19 points and Jacob Schockemoehl had 18 points for Wahlert (3-1, 1-1).

Ry Threlkeld-Wiegand led City (2-2, 0-2) with 13 points.

Waterloo West 69, Cedar Rapids Washington 61

Campbell Mitvalsky scored 20 points for the Warriors in a loss in Cedar Rapids.

Ross Snitker added 11 points for Washington (2-2).

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

Cedar Falls 61, C.R. Jefferson 55

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 85, Waterloo East 84 (2OT)

Cedar Rapids Prairie 59, Linn-Mar 55

3A No. 9 Cedar Rapids Xavier 68, Dubuque Hempstead 57

Dubuque Wahlert 56, Iowa City High 48

Iowa City Liberty 61, Western Dubuque 59

4A No. 1 Iowa City West 53, 4A No. 7 Dubuque Senior 51

Waterloo West 69, Cedar Rapids Washington 61

WAMAC

Benton Community 74, Williamsburg 52

Center Point-Urbana 71, South Tama 44

Clear Creek Amana 69, Independence 56

DeWitt Central 53, Solon 48

3A No. 2 Maquoketa 51, Mount Vernon 44

3A No. 3 West Delaware 55, Dyersville Beckman 42

RIVER VALLEY

Anamosa 45, Monticello 41

2A No. 3 Camanche 65, Northeast 34

Cascade 67, North Cedar 46

Iowa City Regina 83, Durant 59

Tipton 58, West Liberty 31

2A No. 10 West Branch 68, Wilton 39

TRI-RIVERS

Bellevue Marquette 46, Lisbon 32

Calamus-Wheatland 76, Easton Valley 75

Central City 65, Alburnett 56

Maquoketa Valley 47, East Buchanan 44

2A No. 4 North Linn 107, Starmont 36

Springville 73, Edgewood-Colesburg 67

NORTHEAST IOWA

Crestwood 56, Waukon 51

Oelwein 57, Decorah 52

Waverly-Shell Rock 60, New Hampton 30

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

English Valleys 65, Tri-County 59 (2OT)

Keota 63, Belle Plaine 35

Lynnville-Sully 72, BGM 57

1A No. 4 Montezuma 62, HLV 46

North Mahaska 64, Colfax-Mingo 44

Sigourney 78, Iowa Valley 42

UPPER IOWA

MFL MarMac 82, West Central 48

North Fayette Valley 56, Elkader Central 38

South Winneshiek 58, Postville 37

Sumner-Fredericksburg 64, Clayton Ridge 45

Turkey Valley 65, Lansing Kee 22

OTHERS

Iowa Mennonite 37, Wapello 28

Meskwaki 74, Garwin GMG 64

North Tama 66, Baxter 43

3A No. 1 Oskaloosa 74, Washington (Iowa) 48

Pekin 67, Lone Tree 61

Union Community 70, Waterloo Columbus 68 (2OT)