Photos: Wahlert at Xavier boys’ substate basketball game

Photos from the Wahlert vs. Xavier boys’ substate basketball game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

Savannah Blake

Feb. 27, 2025 9:49 pm

Wahlert fans react as they watch Xavier's Zander Murray (0) and Xavier's Kaleb Wilgenbusch (5) celebrate together after the ball is turned over to the Saints in the final minutes of the fourth quarter against Wahlert during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's AJ Evans (23) jumps up and shoots the ball in the first quarter against Wahlert during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wahlert's Owen McCleary (20) goes for a layup in the third quarter against Xavier during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The Xavier bench celebrates after a foul is called on Wahlert in the fourth quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Zander Murray (0) reacts after a foul is called on Wahlert in the fourth quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The basketball gets loose as Xavier's Jack Downey (13) and Wahlert's Peter Wedewer (42) fight for possession in the first quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wahlert's Peter Wedewer (42) drives past Xavier's Kaleb Wilgenbusch (5) in the third quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Lorenzo Pino (2) dribbles the ball towards the basket with pressure from Wahlert's Owen McCleary (20) in the first quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wahlert's Luke Welbes (12) drives towards the basket with pressure from Xavier's Kaleb Wilgenbusch (5) in the second quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's AJ Evans (23) goes for a layup with pressure from Wahlert's Ethan Meyer (11) in the first quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's head coach Mike Freeman calls out to his players in the second quarter against Wahlert during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's AJ Evans (23) reacts as Wahlert's Ethan Meyer (11) reaches out and knocks the ball away from him in the first quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wahlert's Luke Welbes (12) looks to shoot with pressure from Xavier's AJ Evans (23) in the second quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Zander Murray (0) goes for a layup with pressure from Wahlert's Peter Wedewer (42) in the fourth quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Kaleb Wilgenbusch (5) guards Wahlert's Ethan Meyer (11) as he shoots the ball in the third quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Jack Downey (13) guards Wahlert's Peter Wedewer (42) as he dribbles the ball towards the basket in the second quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wahlert's Connor Walsh (3) jumps up and knocks the ball away from Xavier's AJ Evans (23) as he shoots the ball in the first quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Zander Murray (0) reaches out to knock the ball away from Wahlert's Connor Walsh (3) as he goes for a layup in the third quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Zander Murray (0) reacts after a foul is called on Wahlert and the Saints lead in points in the fourth quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's Lorenzo Pino (2) goes for a layup and scores for the Saints in the final second of the first quarter with pressure from Wahlert's Ethan Meyer (11) during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A foul is called on Wahlert's Connor Walsh (3) as he tries to knock the ball away from Xavier's Kaleb Wilgenbusch (5) in the fourth quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier's AJ Evans (23) and Wahlert's Luke Welbes (12) both reach out to get possession of the rebound in the first quarter during a substate game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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