Iowa high school basketball roundup: Jan. 8 area scores, stats and more

Gazette area girls' and boys' basketball scores, stats and coverage for Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.

Girls

5A No. 8 Cedar Rapids Prairie 46, 5A No. 3 Cedar Falls 41

After three quarters, the Cedar Rapids Prairie girls' basketball team was teetering on the brink.

Class 5A No. 3 Cedar Falls held the eighth-ranked Hawks to just six third-quarter points and had opened up a six-point lead at 35-29, its largest of the game.

All it took was some stout fourth-quarter defense and one special offensive performer to rescue the Hawks.

2A No. 14 West Branch 37, Iowa City Regina 28

The Bears won a defensive battle in Iowa City.

Sasha Koenig led West Branch (12-2) with 16 points. Sam Greving had 16 points to pace Regina (5-7).

Linn-Mar 46, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 34

Macey Miller had 13 points, Keegan Krejca 12 and Carly Printy 11 as Linn-Mar (5-7) rolled at Jefferson.

Arianna Hawkins led Jefferson (0-10) with 10 points.

5A No. 14 Waterloo West 58, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 45

Waterloo West won the second quarter 14-3 on the way to a big win in Cedar Rapids.

NaTracia Ceaser had 15 points for West (7-3). Saide Powell had 17 points for Kennedy (3-8).

5A No. 7 Cedar Rapids Washington 74, Waterloo East 46

The seventh-ranked Warriors opened with a 28-7 first quarter and rolled in Cedar Rapids.

Hannah Stuelke had 18 points for Washington (10-1). Amanee Clark had 19 points for East (1-8).

5A No. 1 Iowa City High 68, 4A No. 12 Western Dubuque 55

The top-ranked Little Hawks pulled away in the final quarter in Iowa City.

City High (10-0) led just 46-40 with one minute left in the third quarter. Aubrey Joens had 28 points and Rose Nkumu added 21 points for the Little Hawks.

Madison Maahs had 12 points for Western Dubuque (6-7).

Dubuque Wahlert 56, Iowa City Liberty 55

The Lightning lost their seventh straight Tuesday night in North Liberty.

Allie Kutsch led Wahlert (4-8) with 20 points. Liberty (2-9) got 25 points from Cora Saunders.

5A No. 11 Iowa City West 71, Dubuque Hempstead 60

Lauren Zacharias led the 11th-ranked Women of Troy with 24 points at West High.

Cailyn Morgan added 15 points for West (8-2). Madison Fleckenstein had 15 points for Hempstead (4-8).

4A No. 1 Marion 68, Dyersville Beckman 34

Ella Van Weelden had 20 points and Riley Wright added 18 as top-ranked Marion won in Dyserville.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

5A No. 8 Cedar Rapids Prairie 46, 5A No. 3 Cedar Falls 41

5A No. 7 Cedar Rapids Washington 74, Waterloo East 46

Dubuque Senior 44, 4A No. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 38

Dubuque Wahlert 56, Iowa City Liberty 55

5A No. 11 Iowa City West 71, Dubuque Hempstead 60

5A No. 1 Iowa City High 68, 4A No. 12 Western Dubuque 55

Linn-Mar 46, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 34

5A No. 14 Waterloo West 58, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 45

WAMAC

3A No. 3 Center Point-Urbana 56, Independence 16

Clear Creek Amana 55, Vinton-Shellsburg 22

4A No. 10 DeWitt Central 74, Maquoketa 62

4A No. 1 Marion 68, Dyersville Beckman 34

Mount Vernon 38, West Delaware 27

South Tama 39, Benton Community 35

Williamsburg 61, Solon 50

RIVER VALLEY

2A No. 7 Bellevue 65, North Cedar 26

2A No. 8 Cascade 59, Northeast 29

Mid-Prairie 55, Durant 52

3A No. 14 Monticello 38, Camanche 15

2A No. 14 West Branch 37, Iowa City Regina 28

2A No. 15 Wilton 70, West Liberty 46

TRI-RIVERS

Alburnett 56, East Buchanan 48

1A No. 12 Bellevue Marquette 51, Clinton Prince of Peace 37

Calamus-Wheatland 56, Cedar Valley Christian 50'

Easton Valley 37, Midland 34

Edgewood-Colesburg 43, Starmont 34

Maquoketa Valley 55, Springville 41

2A No. 9 North Linn 104, Central City 34

NORTHEAST IOWA

3A No. 13 Crestwood 44, Decorah 23

New Hampton 56, Charles City 26

4A No. 8 Waverly-Shell Rock 47, Oelwein 26

3A No. 8 Waukon 44, MFL MarMac 35

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

Belle Plaine 54, Colfax-Mingo 41

BGM 47, English Valleys 42

Keota 56, HLV 28

1A No. 5 Lynnville-Sully 57, Iowa Valley 40

1A No. 10 North Mahaska 61, Sigourney 38

UPPER IOWA

Clayton Ridge 48, Postville 12

Elkader Central 52, West Central 29

1A No. 14 Lansing Kee 29, South Winneshiek 26

Turkey Valley 48, North Fayette Valley 45

Waukon 44, MFL MarMac 35

OTHERS

Denver 52, Union Community 39

Iowa Mennonite 57, Lone Tree 46

Meskwaki 74, North Tama 35

Highland 60, Louisa-Muscatine 49

Jesup 52, Waterloo Columbus 32

Boys

Linn-Mar 58, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 55

They got away with one, and they know it. But the Linn-Mar Lions aren't going to give it back.

A 58-55 win Tuesday night over Cedar Rapids Jefferson might not have been completely deserved, to tell the truth. The J-Hawks were better for the majority of this game.

But uncharacteristically horrible free-throw shooting from Jeff, and a 10-0 late fourth-quarter run helped Linn-Mar get out of Dodge (or Marion, in this case), with a win. A better feeling overall than this past Friday night, when the Lions lost late at Class 4A fifth-ranked Iowa City West.

» Read Jeff Johnson's story

Cedar Rapids Prairie 73, 4A No. 7 Cedar Falls 65 (2OT)

Prairie scored the first 11 points of the second overtime to take control and win at No. 7 Cedar Falls.

Kris Murray scored 32 points and Keagan Murray added 15 points for Prairie (7-2).

The Tigers (7-2) had a chance to win at the end of regulation.

Iowa City Liberty 76, 3A No. 9 Dubuque Wahlert 73

The Lightning pulled it out in the final quarter Tuesday night in Dubuque.

Jacob Schockemoehl had 28 points and Cael Schmitt added 23 points for Wahlert (6-4).

Andre Bradon led Liberty (5-5) with 28 points.

4A No. 10 Dubuque Senior 72, Cedar Rapids Xavier 44

The Saints got behind 20-11 after one quarter, and never recovered at No. 10 Dubuque Senior.

Senior (7-2) has now won six straight games. Noah Carter led the Rams with 26 points.

Davis Wagner led Xavier (4-6) with 10 points.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

Linn-Mar 58, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 55

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 60, Waterloo West 54

Cedar Rapids Prairie 73, 4A No. 7 Cedar Falls 65 (2OT)

4A No. 10 Dubuque Senior 72. Cedar Rapids Xavier 44

Iowa City Liberty 76, 3A No. 9 Dubuque Wahlert 73

4A No. 5 Iowa City West 66, Dubuque Hempstead 40

WAMAC

Benton Community 67, South Tama 39

Clear Creek Amana 55, Vinton-Shellsburg 51

Dyersville Beckman 58, Marion 57

3A No. 1 Maquoketa 81, DeWitt Central 64

Solon 47, Williamsburg 39

West Delaware 71, Mount Vernon 59

RIVER VALLEY

Iowa City Regina 63, West Branch 55

North Cedar 65, Bellevue 49

Wilton 55, West Liberty 50

TRI-RIVERS

Alburnett 76, East Buchanan 24

Calamus-Wheatland 83, Cedar Valley Christian 36

Edgewood-Colesburg 83, Starmont 66

Easton Valley 69, Midland 40

2A No. 2 North Linn 104, Central City 36

Easton Valley 69, Midland 40

NORTHEAST IOWA

Charles City 69,New Hampton 62

Crestwood 57, Decorah 55

Waverly-Shell Rock 56, Oelwein 39

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

Belle Plaine 76, Colfax-Mingo 48

BGM 75, North English 50

Keota 69, HLV 28

Lynnville-Sully 66, Iowa Valley 47

UPPER IOWA

South Winneshiek 69, Lansing Kee 44

Turkey Valley 57, North Fayette Valley 48

Waukon 73, MFL MarMac 63

OTHERS

Lone Tree 57, Iowa Mennonite 55