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

Gazette area girls' and boys' basketball scores, stats and coverage for Friday, Jan. 11, 2019.

Girls

Linn-Mar 43, 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Xavier 40

Macey Miller is the lone senior on the Linn-Mar girls' basketball team.

She did what a senior leader is expected to do in a tight game Friday night against Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Miller scored a team-high 14 points, including 10 in a tense final quarter as the Lions upset the Saints, 43-40, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at the Linn-Mar gym.

The Lions (6-7, 4-3) didn't get much offense in a 46-24 loss to the Saints on Dec. 7 at Xavier, but Coach Nate Sanderson's team did a solid job of working the ball around against the Saints on offense. Defensively, the Lions made it difficult for the Saints to get into any real flow.

Linn-Mar built an eight-point lead in the third quarter but Xavier rallied behind junior Caitlynn Daniels to tie the game at 29 after three quarters, Daniels hit a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter and it looked like the Saints might be on their way.

Miller had other ideas. She countered with a trey of her own to tie the game and a basket from Keegan Krejca gave Linn-Mar the lead for good. Xavier didn't score another field goal the remainder of the fourth quarter, netting just eight foul shots.

Krejca was a beast on the boards, hauling down 14 rebounds to go with 11 points. Freshman Alexis Beier added 12 points. Daniels led the Saints (8-5, 4-3) with 16 points. Emily Jasper added 10.

— Mike Condon, correspondent

4A No. 1 Marion 57, Mount Vernon 16

They're long. They're agile. And that makes the Marion Indians a beast to score against.

The Class 4A top-ranked Indians held Mount Vernon to three field goals — yes, three — and won their 38th consecutive girls' basketball game, 57-16, Friday night at Marion High School.

The Indians (12-0 overall, 11-0 Wamac Conference) held Mount Vernon to those three precious field goals in 29 attempts, including 0-for-13 in the second half.

» Read Jeff Linder's story

5A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Prairie 60, Dubuque Hempstead 35

No. 6 Prairie led 31-10 at halftime at Prairie High School.

Sid McCrea led Prairie (9-2) with 15 points.

Riley Kay had 10 points for Hempstead (4-9).

5A No. 10 Cedar Rapids Washington 73, Dubuque Wahlert 39

The 10th-ranked Warriors raced out to a 20-6 lead after one quarter and dominated at Washington High School.

Hannah Stuelke had 18 points, Sammy Mia added 16 points and Sydney Mitvalsky had 13 points for Washington (11-1).

Mary Kate King had 12 points for Wahlert (4-9).

5A No. 7 Cedar Falls 56, 5A No. 11 Iowa City West 54

No. 7 Cedar Falls, coming off its first loss of the season Tuesday at Prairie, rebounded to beat No. 11 Iowa City West Friday night at West High.

Emerson Green had 20 points and Anaya Barney and McKenna Gleason each added 15 points for Cedar Falls (11-1).

Cailyn Morgan led West (8-3) with 21 points.

5A No. 1 Iowa City High 62, Waterloo West 46

The top-ranked Little Hawks were up by just five at halftime, but pulled away in the final two quarters in Iowa City.

Rose Nkumu had 24 points and Aubrey Joens added 18 points for City (11-0).

Jada Draine had 16 points and NaTracia Ceaser added 15 points for Waterloo West (7-4).

Waterloo East 65, Iowa City Liberty 57

Kerris Roberts had 33 points and 11 rebounds and Amanee Clark added 26 points for East (2-8) in North Liberty

Cora Saunders had 20 points and Sam McPherson added 16 points for Liberty (2-10).

Dubuque Senior 45, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 36

Alli Udelhofen had 15 points to pace Senior (7-7) Friday night in Dubuque.

Kalyn Wise had 14 points for Jefferson (0-11).

Tipton 57, Iowa City Regina 54

The Tigers got revenge on the Regals Friday night in Tipton.

Regina (5-8) won the first matchup between the teams, 57-55, on Nov. 27 in Iowa City.

Sam Greving had 23 points and Kennedy Wallace had 18 points as the pair connected for nine of Regina's 12 3-pointers.

Emily Hermsen had 13 points to lead Tipton (6-6).

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

5A No. 7 Cedar Falls 56, 5A No. 11 Iowa City West 54

5A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Prairie 60, Dubuque Hempstead 35

5A No. 10 Cedar Rapids Washington 73, Dubuque Wahlert 39

Dubuque Senior 45, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 36

5A No. 1 Iowa City High 62, Waterloo West 46

Linn-Mar 43, 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Xavier 40

Waterloo East 64, Iowa City Liberty 57

WAMAC

Benton Community 44, Independence 26

3A No. 3 Center Point-Urbana 76, Vinton-Shellsbrg 29

Clear Creek Amana 51, Dyersville Beckman 44

4A No. 10 DeWitt Central 56, West Delaware 30

Maquoketa 79, Solon 55

4A No. 1 Marion 57, Mount Vernon 16

South Tama 60, Williamsburg 52

RIVER VALLEY

2A No. 7 Bellevue 49, Monticello 42

2A No. 8 Cascade 71, Anamosa 38

Northeast 53, North Cedar 38

Tipton 57, Iowa City Regina 54

2A No. 13 West Branch 42, Durant 29

West Liberty 38, Mid-Prairie 35 (OT)

TRI-RIVERS

1A No. 12 Bellevue Marquette 64, Easton Valley 52

East Buchanan 57, Starmont 36

Maquoketa Valley 63, Edgewood-Colesburg 24

Midland 42, Lisbon 29

2A No. 9 North Linn 66, Alburnett 42

Prince of Peace 42, Calamus-Wheatland 41

Springville 58, Central City 40

NORTHEAST IOWA

3A No. 10 Crestwood 62, Oelwein 21

Decorah 41, Charles City 35

3A No. 8 Waukon 44, New Hampton 29

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

BGM 47, Lone Tree 32

1A No. 3 Montezuma 59, Iowa Valley 25

1A No. 10 North Mahaska 68, English Valleys 25

Sigourney 46, HLV 28

UPPER IOWA

Elkader Central 58, Clayton Ridge 47

1A No. 15 Lansing Kee 57, Postville 8

MFL MarMac 60, South Winneshiek 41

Turkey Valley 60, West Central 22

OTHERS

BGM 47, Lone Tree 32

Collins-Maxwell 50, Meskwaki 37

Colo-Nesco 49, North Tama 25

Iowa Mennonite 50, Louisa-Muscatine 45

Mediapolis 64, Highland 59

Jesup 49, Union Community 43

Boys

4A No. 7 Cedar Falls 59, 4A No. 5 Iowa City West 56

Clutch players are gonna be clutch.

There was zero hesitation from Logan Wolf in the final minute of his team's game Friday night against Iowa City West. His defender backed off him at the top of the arc, his team was down a point and needed something.

Despite not making much of anything prior to that, 3 of 16 shots, it was fire away ... a swish and eventually a Cedar Falls victory.

» Read Jeff Johnson's story

Linn-Mar 54, Cedar Rapids Xavier 47

As Trey Hutcheson struggled in the first half of Friday's Mississippi Valley Conference game with Cedar Rapids Xavier, scoring just a single point, Hayden Passmore was a presence inside on offense and defense as the Lions trailed 23-20 at the break.

The second half belonged to both Lion big men as they rallied to build an 11-point lead before holding on for a 54-47 win before a large crowd on Hall of Fame Night at the Linn-Mar gym.

» Read Mike Condon's story

4A No. 10 Dubuque Senior 69, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 54

No. 10 Senior extended its winning streak to seven straight games last night at Jefferson.

Nick Timmerman had 23 points and Noah Carter added 21 points for Senior (8-2).

Willie Guy led Jefferson (4-6) with 18 points.

Waterloo East 61, Iowa City Liberty 53

East led by one at half, but pushed past the Lightning Friday night in Waterloo.

Ramir Scott had 14 points, all in the second half, to lead East (7-3).

Andre Brandon had 23 points for Liberty (5-6).

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

4A No. 7 Cedar Falls 59, 4A No. 5 Iowa City West 56

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 76, Western Dubuque 62

Cedar Rapids Washington 76, 3A No. 9 Dubuque Wahlert 74 (3OT)

Dubuque Hempstead 69, Cedar Rapids Prairie 64

4A No. 10 Dubuque Senior 69, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 54

Linn-Mar 54, Cedar Rapids Xavier 47

Waterloo East 61, Iowa City Liberty 53

WAMAC

Benton Community 68, Independence 37

Center Point-Urbana 46, Vinton-Shellsburg 29

Dyersville Beckman 60, Clear Creek Amana 51

3A No. 1 Maquoketa 82, Solon 49

Marion 54, Mount Vernon 43

West Delaware 60, DeWitt Central 58 (2OT)

Williamsburg 51, South Tama 41

RIVER VALLEY

Cascade 39, Anamosa 27

Iowa City Regina 69, Tipton 56

Mid-Prairie 78, West Liberty 61

Monticello 75, Bellevue 53

Northeast 62, North Cedar 58

West Branch 61, Durant 55

TRI-RIVERS

2A No. 2 North Linn 78, Alburnett 48

Easton Valley 72, Bellevue Marquette 34

Edgewood-Colesburg 71, Maquoketa Valley 24

Midland 58, Lisbon 54

Prince of Peace 74, Calamus-Wheatland 64

Springville 68, Central City 65

Starmont 55, East Buchanan 52

NORTHEAST IOWA

Charles City 75, Decorah 71

New Hampton 66, Waukon 40

Oelwein 65, Crestwood 56

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

BGM 81, Lone Tree 73 (OT)

Colfax-Mingo 57, Tri-County 43

1A No. 3 Montezuma 73, Iowa Valley 33

North Mahaska 60, English Valleys 43

Sigourney 62, HLV 22

UPPER IOWA

Clayton Ridge 51, Elkader Central 46

MFL MarMac 77, South Winneshiek 61

Postville 40, Lansing Kee 38

Turkey Valley 61, West Central 30

OTHERS

BGM 81, Lone Tree 73

Collins-Maxwell 50, Meskawki 37

Iowa Mennonite 66, Louisa-Muscatine 38

Jesup 49, Union Community 48 (OT)

Mediapolis 61, Highland 52

North Tama 50, Colo-Nesco 35