Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School

The 2024 Iowa boys’ high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Brackets, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Wells Fargo Arena.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ basketball team went through last season undefeated, only to be upset by Pleasant Valley in a Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal. This season’s Cougars also are undefeated, top-ranked and top-seeded, playing Dallas Center-Grimes in a Wednesday quarterfinal. Kennedy seems intent on not letting history repeat itself.

Davis Kern of Linn-Mar and Jacob Williams of Dubuque Senior have been named boys’ basketball players of the year in their respective divisions of the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy remained undefeated with a 57-55 win over North Scott in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ basketball substate final Tuesday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. The Cougars advanced to the state tournament with the win.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s top-ranked Class 4A boys’ basketball team hasn’t faced many challenges this season, but Tuesday night’s substate final against North Scott at Alliant Energy PowerHouse was definitely one of them. Down two with a minute and a half left, the Cougars made a couple of plays and get a 57-55 victory.

The last eight spots in the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament were earned Tuesday night in Class 4A substate finals. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s scores, plus the 4A state tournament bracket and schedule released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

Eight teams clinch spots in the boys’ basketball state tournament Tuesday night, as Class 4A substate games are conducted. That includes a double-header at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Decorah were ranked No. 1 in the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s first boys’ basketball poll of the season back in late December. They have ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in their respective classes.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released brackets this week for the boys’ basketball postseason in Class 3A and 4A. Here’s an in-depth look at the substates containing schools from the Gazette area.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and 3A regional semifinals.

North Linn and Western Christian finish atop their respective classes, as the Iowa High School Athletic Association released its final boys’ basketball rankings of the season in Class 1A and 2A. Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Clear Lake remain top-ranked in Class 4A and 3A, which has one more set of rankings next week.

Cedar Rapids Prairie hosted a Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ wrestling state-qualifying tournament on Saturday

Conference realignment continues to be a topic on Call It Both Ways, The Gazette’s Iowa high school basketball podcast. This week’s episode begins with the latest updates as the Northeast Iowa Conference appears on the brink of collapse. Then, we take a look at more postseason brackets released by the IGHSAU (5A and 4A) and IHSAA (2A and 1A) and the big games involving top teams last week.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ basketball team shot 70 percent from the field in the first half and went on to beat Iowa City West, 71-58, in a matchup of the first and second-ranked teams in Class 4A.

Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat No. 2 Iowa City West, 71-57, in a boys’ basketball game Tuesday night in Iowa City.