Today's chat at 4 pm- Wednesday’s games Jeff Linder Mar. 4, 2009 3:13 am prev next <div><div id="gaz-inline-engage"></div></div><p class="article__body"><a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=e48977b130">Chat from Wells Fargo Arena</a>[/naviga:iframe]</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS</strong></p> <div><div class="opscoad-ad-leaderboard-article"></div> </div><p class="article__body"><strong>C.R. KENNEDY (16-7) </strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>vs. WAUKEE (17-6)</strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Time:</strong> 11:30 a.m.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Key players:</strong> Iowa recruit Jade Rogers (5-11, jr.) paces No. 9 Kennedy at 17.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. Mariah Duke (5-7, jr.) adds 10 points per game. Megan Hogg (5-11, jr.) and Kiersten Orton (5-10, jr.) average 11.3 and 11.2 ppg for No. 8 Waukee.</p> <div><!--<div class='opscoad-ad-leaderboard-article'></div>--> <style>#placement_665573_0_i{width:100%;margin:0 auto;}</style><script type="text/javascript">var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid665573 = window.pid665573 || rnd;var plc665573 = window.plc665573 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=665573;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid665573+';place='+(plc665573++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('<scr'+'ipt src="'+absrc+'" type="text/javascript"></'+'script>');</script> <div id="empower-inarticle"></div></div><p class="article__body"><strong>Coaches:</strong> Dennis Roloff owns a 267-138 record in 18 years at Kennedy. Chris Guess is in his sixth year at Waukee, where he is 83-54. His 17-year career record is 235-144.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>State tournament history:</strong> Kennedy is making its seventh state appearance, its first since 2004. Waukee is making its seventh state trip, its second in a row.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>C.R. XAVIER (15-8) </strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>vs. LINN-MAR (23-0)</strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Time:</strong> 1 p.m.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Key players:</strong> Colleen Bouchard (5-4, jr.) leads 13th-ranked Xavier at 9.3 points per game while Caitlin Kray (5-10, sr.) adds 8.4. Iowa signee Jaime Printy (5-11, sr.) averages 17.8 points per game and shoots a state-best 92.9 percent from the line for No. 1 Linn-Mar. Kiah Stokes (6-3, soph.) averages 15.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and a state-leading 6.3 blocks per game.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Coaches:</strong> Xavier Coach Tom Lilly is 417-174 in 24 years overall, 216-63 in 11 years at Xavier. Mike Brandt is 120-61 in eight seasons at Linn-Mar.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>State tournament history:</strong> Xavier is making its fifth straight trip to Des Moines (the longest active streak of this year's 32 participants) and its eighth in school history. The Saints were 3A champions in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Linn-Mar advanced for the fourth time, and the third time in four years. The Lions advanced to the semifinals last year.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>CLASS 1A SEMIFINAL</strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>SPRINGVILLE (24-1) </strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>vs. NORTH BUTLER (22-1)</strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Time:</strong> 8 p.m.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Key players:</strong> Katie Eiben (6-1, sr.) leads the top-ranked Orioles at 16.2 points per game. Callie Kloubec (5-10, sr.) adds 10.3 points and 7 rebounds per contest. Carly Jacobs (5-6, jr.) paces No. 5 North Butler at 13.8 points per game. Bobbi Boomgarden (5-4, jr.) adds 10.2 ppg.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Coaches:</strong> Brian O'Donnell is 119-73 in eight seasons at Springville, 120-93 in nine seasons overall. Kevin Clipperton is 124-5 in five years at North Butler, 183-34 in eight years overall.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>How they got here:</strong> Springville advanced with a sloppy 44-36 win over Martensdale-St. Marys in the quarterfinals. North Butler held off Coon Rapids-Bayard, 40-39.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>OTHER GAMES</strong></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Class 4A quarterfinal:</strong> Indianola (17-6) vs. Sioux City North (22-1), 10 a.m.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Class 4A quarterfinal:</strong> Ankeny (18-5) vs. Ames (21-2), 5 p.m.</p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Class 1A semifinal:</strong> Ackley AGWSR (24-0) vs. George-Little Rock (23-3), 6:30 p.m.</p> <p class="article__body"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/jtlinder.wordpress.com/1590/"></a></p> <p class="article__body"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/jtlinder.wordpress.com/1590/"></a></p> <p class="article__body"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/jtlinder.wordpress.com/1590/"></a></p> <p class="article__body"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/jtlinder.wordpress.com/1590/"></a></p> <p class="article__body"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/jtlinder.wordpress.com/1590/"></a></p> <p class="article__body"><strong>Source:</strong></p> <p class="article__body"><a href="http://jtlinder.wordpress.com/feed/">Jeff Linder - Blog</a> </p>
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