Friday's high school basketball roundup: No. 11 Prairie pulls away from Linn-Mar

Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Metro recaps and Gazette area scores from high school basketball games on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018.

Metro girls

5A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Prairie 57, Linn-Mar 39

It didn't come as easily as it did the first time, but it still came for the Cedar Rapids Prairie girls' basketball team.

Sarah Schmitt scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the 11th-ranked Hawks brushed past Linn-Mar, 57-39, Friday night at Prairie.

Prairie (11-5) finally eased away in the second half to win this one semi-comfortably. It was just 28-22 at half.

The Hawks won the first encounter between these teams by a 63-27 margin. That was the beginning of what is now a 10-game losing streak for Linn-Mar (2-16).

Mallory McDermott added 11 points for Prairie.

Freshman post Keegan Krejca had 13 points and guard Ally Johnson 12 for Linn-Mar.

— Jeff Johnson

5A No. 2 Cedar Falls 62, 5A No. 9 Iowa City West 58

Kiana Barney scored a fast-break layup and the free throw with less than a second to go to ice the game for No. 2 Cedar Falls (17-1) at No. 9 Iowa City West (11-6).

5A No. 1 Iowa City High 81, Dubuque Hempstead 33

The top-ranked Little Hawks put the screws to a 12-win Hempstead team in Dubuque.

Ashley Joens had 31 points, followed by Aubrey Joens and Rose Nkumu with 13 points each for City High (17-0).

4A No. 12 Cedar Rapids Xavier 56, 5A No. 12 Cedar Rapids Washington 41

The Saints jumped out to a 21-9 lead after one quarter and held on to beat Washington on the road.

Amelia Ivester and Emily Jasper each scored 17 points for Xavier (10-8).

Sammy Mia had 12 points and Vanessa Eniola added 11 for Washington (10-6).

4A No. 11 Fairfield 67, Iowa City Liberty 46

Fairfield made 13 of 18 from 3-point range and cruised past Liberty in North Liberty.

Liberty (5-11) had eight 3-pointers itself, led by Cora Saunders with four, good for a team-high 17 points.

2A No. 7 Iowa City Regina 60, Northeast 18

Regina held Northeast to just four field goals, and buried 10 3-pointers on the offensive end, to win big in Goose Lake.

Mary Crompton had 17 points and Alex Wiese added 16 points for Regina (13-4). Jacey House had nine points for Northeast (3-16).

Cedar Valley Christian 53, Clinton Prince of Peace 28

Cedar Valley Christian swept the season series over Prince of Peace in Clinton.

CVC (9-10) won 45-25 back on Dec. 8. Maggie Cach led the Huskies with 23 points.

4A No. 1 Marion 53, 4A No. 5 Center Point-Urbana 50

This was the eighth time Chloe Rice has played against Center Point-Urbana, and she had a pretty good idea how the Stormin' Pointers would defend the biggest play of the game.

Rice converted a three-point play with 26 seconds left to give Marion the lead for good, and the Class 4A top-ranked Indians outlasted No. 5 Center Point-Urbana, 53-50, in a Wamac Conference West Division girls' basketball dandy Friday night at Marion High School.

Read Jeff Linder's full story.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 64, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 36

Tony Vis called it one of the better games his team has played all season.

The Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls' basketball coach watched a strong performance in all facets as the Cougars routed Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 64-36, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Friday night at Kennedy.

Read Douglas Miles' full story.

Metro boys

3A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier 57, Cedar Rapids Washington 53

The Saints won the final quarter at home.

Matt Mims led all scorers with 19 points, followed by Jackson Joens with 16 points for Xavier (11-4).

Campbell Mitvalsky had 11 points and Mick McCurry 10 for Washington (6-9).

Dubuque Hempstead 83, Iowa City High 49

Hempstead sank 17 3-pointers to bury the Little Hawks in Iowa City.

Keith Johnson had five 3-pointers and 23 points for Hempstead (10-4).

Keshawn Christian led City (3-11) with 17 points.

Center Point-Urbana 64, Marion 54

Cody Westcott had 20 points to lead Center Point-Urbana (8-8) at home.

Chase Zielke had 25 points for Marion (6-9).

Linn-Mar 63, Cedar Rapids Prairie 59

Trey Hutcheson scored 21 points, 17 in the second half. He hit 10 of 11 free throws, part of a 19-of-22 night for his club that was a difference maker.

Linn-Mar scored the first eight points of the game and never trailed, though it got very tight in the second half. Prairie (7-8) scratched within a point early in the fourth quarter but just could not make a shot that would have tied things or even put the Hawks ahead.

Read Jeff Johnson's full story.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 81, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 77

Winners of just one of six games after winter break and without their leading scorer for the remainder of the season, the Cougars showed plenty of fight Friday night against Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

Sophomore forward Jack Wetzel led Kennedy with 24 points and seven rebounds as the Cougars held off the J-Hawks, 81-77, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game last night at Kennedy.

Read Douglas Miles' full story.

Area girls

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

5A No. 2 Cedar Falls 62, 5A No. 9 Iowa City West 58

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 64, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 36

5A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Prairie 57, Linn-Mar 39

4A No. 12 Cedar Rapids Xavier 56, 5A No. 12 Cedar Rapids Washington 41

Dubuque Wahlert 42, Dubuque Senior 39

5A No. 1 Iowa City High 81, Dubuque Hempstead 33

Waterloo West 63, Waterloo East 41

WAMAC

Benton Community 43, Williamsburg 39

Dyersville Beckman 46, Solon 32

Maquoketa 56, DeWitt Central 38

4A No. 1 Marion 53, 4A No. 5 Center Point-Urbana 50

South Tama 59, Clear Creek Amana 49

Vinton-Shellsburg 53, Independence 47

West Delaware 37, Mount Vernon 35

Western Dubuque 48, 3A No. 15 Anamosa 40

RIVER VALLEY

2A No. 13 Bellevue 62, Tipton 31

3A No. 11 Camanche 79, Mid-Prairie 43

2A No. 6 Cascade 55, West Liberty 26

2A No. 7 Iowa City Regina 60, Northeast 18

3A No. 9 Monticello 64, Durant 22

West Branch 62, North Cedar 41

TRI-RIVERS

Alburnett 52, Central City 35

Cedar Valley Christian 53, Clinton Prince of Peace 28

2A No. 1 North Linn 76, Edgewood-Colesburg 15

1A No. 1 Springville 48, East Buchanan 33

NORTHEAST IOWA

Decorah 41, New Hampton 38

Oelwein 43, Charles City 37

4A No. 14 Waverly-Shell Rock 47, Waukon 34

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

English Valleys 37, Belle Plaine 35

Iowa Valley 58, Keota 44

Lynnville-Sully 50, HLV 17

1A No. 3 North Mahaska 63, 1A No. 9 Montezuma 46

Sigourney 63, Tri-County 17

UPPER IOWA

Elkader Central 44, West Central 32

North Fayette Valley 32, South Winneshiek 16

OTHERS

Aplington-Parkersburg 40, Jesup 38

Collins-Maxwell 50, North Tama 32

Fairfield 70, Iowa City Liberty 46

Keokuk 37, Washington (Iowa) 28

Mediapolis 78, Highland 35

WACO 54, Iowa Mennonite 42

Wapello 47, Lone Tree 37

Wapsie Valley 53, Union Community 32

Area boys

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 81, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 77

3A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier 58, Cedar Rapids Washington 53

Dubuque Hempstead 83, Iowa City High 49

Dubuque Senior 86, Dubuque Wahlert 53

Linn-Mar 63, Cedar Rapids Prairie 59

Waterloo East 60, Waterloo West 56 (OT)

WAMAC

Benton Community 61, Williamsburg 55 (OT)

Center Point-Urbana 64, Marion 54

Clear Creek Amana 41, South Tama 40

Maquoketa 68, DeWitt Central 58

Solon 66, Dyersville Beckman 61

Vinton-Shellsburg 61, Independence 56

3A No. 9 West Delaware 46, Mount Vernon 44

Western Dubuque 69, Anamosa 64 (2OT)

RIVER VALLEY

Bellevue 65, Tipton 52

Camanche 77, Mid-Prairie 56

2A No. 2 Cascade 61, West Liberty 32

Durant 64, Monticello 45

Iowa City Regina 52, 2A No. 7 Northeast 44

West Branch 62, North Cedar 51

TRI-RIVERS

Calamus-Wheatland 55, Bellevue Marquette 48

Central City 63, Alburnett 55 (OT)

Springville 71, East Buchanan 61

1A No. 2 North Linn 97, Edgewood-Colesburg 26

NORTHEAST IOWA

3A No. 7 Charles City 80, Oelwein 51

New Hampton 62, Decorah 53

Waverly-Shell Rock 62, Waukon 36

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

Colfax-Mingo 67, BGM 53

Keota 66, Iowa Valley 30

Montezuma 55, North Mahaska 27

Tri-County 52, Sigourney 37

UPPER IOWA

Cuba City (Wis.) 86, Clayton Ridge 27

Elkader Central 63, West Central 21

South Winneshiek 61, North Fayette Valley 48

Starmont 77, MFL MarMac 61

Postville 62, Lansing Kee 37

OTHERS

2A No. 8 Aplington-Parkersburg 88, Jesup 64

Fairfield 51, Iowa City Liberty 47

Iowa Mennonite 57, WACO 42

Keokuk 53, Washington (Iowa) 51

Wapello 77, Lone Tree 46

1A No. 9 Wapsie Valley 59, Union Community 34