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Friday's high school basketball roundup: Joens, Mims lead Xavier boys past Jefferson
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City metro recaps and Gazette area scores from high school basketball games on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.
Metro boys
3A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier 78, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 71
Jackson Joens led Xavier (4-1) with 29 points, including four 3-pointers, and seven rebounds. Matthew Mims added 26 points, including 10 of 14 at the foul line, and nine assists.
Kyler Bell led Jefferson (1-4) with 25 points.
4A No. 3 Dubuque Senior 64, Iowa City High 62
The Little Hawks gave the third-ranked Rams a run, but couldn't complete the upset in Dubuque.
Antonio Turner and Jeremy Kambomba led City High (1-3) with 17 points each.
Sam Link led Senior (4-0) with 17 points.
Easton Valley 96, Cedar Valley Christian 22
The pace was too much for Cedar Valley Christian in Miles.
Easton Valley (5-1) led 54-13 at the half.
Kyle Gustafson had 14 points for CVC (1-5).
Iowa City Regina 57, West Branch 41
The Regals improved to 5-0 in West Branch.
Marion 61, Center Point-Urbana 37
The Indians got 13 points from Matthew Brase and 12 from Chase Zielke in Marion.
Jaffer Murphy added 10 points for Marion (3-2).
Dylan Harris had 12 points for CPU (4-3).
Linn-Mar 83, 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Prairie 67
Trey dominated this game. Scratch that. Make that the trey.
The Linn-Mar Lions went the distance Friday night, putting up a shooting display among the best in school history and riding it to an uber-impressive 83-67 boys' basketball win over Cedar Rapids Prairie.
It seemed like everything from 3-point range was going in for Linn-Mar (4-1). Almost everything did.
Read Jeff Johnson's full story.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 60, Cedar Rapids Washington 54
Just when it seemed as if Washington was all the way back, the Cougars always had an answer.
Kennedy sophomore forward Jack Wetzel scored a season-high 25 points, while senior guard Derrick Diggins added 17 as the Cougars held off Washington, 60-54, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys' basketball game Friday night at Kennedy High School.
Read Douglas Miles' full story.
Metro girls
5A No. 3 Iowa City West 69, Waterloo East 36
The third-ranked Women of Troy bounced back from back-to-back losses with a big win in Waterloo.
Five players scored in double figures for West (5-2), led by Audrey Koch with 13 points.
4A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Xavier 52, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 48
The Saints won the fourth quarter, 20-14, to rally past the J-Hawks at Xavier High School.
Emily Jasper had 14 points and Libby Arnold added 13 points for Xavier (6-3).
Erica Oler had 21 points and 18 rebounds to lead Jefferson (3-6). Kaylee Donner had 10 assists and Lindsey Culver added 12 points.
5A No. 1 Iowa City High 79, Dubuque Senior 31
The Little Hawks took their No. 1 ranking out for a cruise, and won big in Iowa City.
Ashley Joens had 27 points, Rose Nkumu scored 15 points and Paige Rocca added 11 points for Iowa City High (6-0).
Alli Udelhofen scored 13 points for Senior (3-5).
2A No. 6 Iowa City Regina 53, West Branch 36
The Regals led by just three points at halftime in West Branch, but won the second half, 26-12.
Alex Wiese scored 15 points for Regina (6-2).
Tatum Koenig led West Branch (3-4) with 18 points.
Cedar Valley Christian 70, Easton Valley 44
Cedar Valley Christian had three players in double-figures in Miles.
Elizabeth Fields led CVC (5-2) with 19 points, followed by Molly Hembera with 16 and Abby Scroggs with 14.
4A No. 1 Marion 52, 4A No. 3 Center Point-Urbana 35
Not what the final score indicated.
Exactly what the Marion Indians needed.
Kayba Laube scored 13 fourth-quarter points to boost Class 4A top-ranked Marion to a 52-35 Wamac Conference West Division girls' basketball win over No. 3 Center Point-Urbana on Friday at Center Point-Urbana High School.
Read Jeff Linder's full story.
Cedar Rapids Washington 64, 5A No. 15 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 55
What the Warriors may lack in size, they more than make up in speedy, versatile scorers.
Senior Vanessa Eniola scored a season-high 24 points, while junior Sammy Mia added 20 as the Warriors defeated Kennedy, 64-55, in a non-conference girls' basketball game Friday night at Kennedy High School.
Read Douglas Miles' full story.
5A No. 13 Cedar Rapids Prairie 63, Linn-Mar 27
Josh Bentley was asked if he was more pleased with his offense or defense Friday night. The Cedar Rapids Prairie girls' basketball coach easily could have picked either.
Yet he went an entirely different direction.
'I was happy with our energy,' Bentley said, following his team's 63-27 win over Linn-Mar.
Read Jeff Johnson's full story.
Area boys
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Bolingbrook (Ill.) 83, 4A No. 10 Cedar Falls 81
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 60, Cedar Rapids Washington 54
3A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier 78, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 71
Dubuque Hempstead 57, Dubuque Wahlert 47
4A No. 3 Dubuque Senior 64, Iowa City High 62
Linn-Mar 83, 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Prairie 67
WAMAC
Benton Community 75, Williamsburg 70
Marion 61, Center Point-Urbana 27
West Delaware 54, Mount Vernon 45 (OT)
Dyersville Beckman 70, Solon 60
South Tama 70, Clear Creek-Amana 52
Western Dubuque 58, Anamosa 30
NORTHEAST IOWA
Decorah 59, New Hampton 45
Charles City 56, Oelwein 47
Waverly-Shell Rock 53, Waukon 47
RIVER VALLEY
North Cedar 46, Bellevue 45
2A No. 3 Cascade 57, Monticello 34
Northeast Goose Lake 68, Camanche 59
Mid-Prairie 45, West Liberty 36
Tipton 82, Wilton 34
SOUTH IOWA CEDAR LEAGUE
Belle Plaine 60, BGM 47
HLV 57, Iowa Valley 51
1A No. 5 Lynnville-Sully 79, Keota 50
Montezuma 85, Sigourney 23
Tri-County 44, North Mahaska 33
TRI-RIVERS
Calamus-Wheatland 80, Prince of Peace 57
Central City 62, East Buchanan 52
Easton Valley 96, Cedar Valley Christian 22
Bellevue Marquette 64, Lisbon 63
Alburnett 50, Midland 27
Edgewood-Colesburg 63, Springville 45
UPPER IOWA
Postville 55, North Fayette Valley 49
South Winneshiek 80, Lansing Kee 42
Turkey Valley 84, Starmont 35
OTHERS
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 76, West Marshall 66
2A No. 7 Aplington-Parkersburg 67, Jesup 50
Wapello 78, Lone Tree 51
Mediapolis 69, Highland 43
Wapsie Valley 48, Union Community 36
Area girls
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
5A No. 13 Cedar Rapids Prairie 64, Linn-Mar 27
Cedar Rapids Washington 64, 5A No. 15 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 55
Dubuque Hempstead 60, Dubuque Wahlert 41
5A No. 2 Cedar Falls 67, Waterloo West 34
4A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Xavier 52, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 48
5A No. 1 Iowa City High 79, Dubuque Senior 31
5A No. 3 Iowa City West 69, Waterloo East 36
WAMAC
Anamosa 45, 4A No. 7 Western Dubuque 44
Clear Creek Amana 58, South Tama 36
Dyersville Beckman 57, Solon 43
Independence 48, Vinton-Shellsburg 40
DeWitt Central 62, Maquoketa 57
4A No. 1 Marion 52, 4A No. 3 Center Point-Urbana 35
Mount Vernon 44, West Delaware 31
Williamsburg 55, Benton Community 26
RIVER VALLEY
2A No. 10 Bellevue 51, North Cedar 43
2A No. 8 Cascade 50, 3A No. 13 Monticello 46
2A No. 6 Iowa City Regina 53, West Branch 36
Wilton 54, Tipton 39
3A No. 8 Camanche 55, Northeast 32
Mid-Prairie 58, West Liberty 47
TRI-RIVERS
Alburnett 42, Midland 39
Bellevue Marquette 58, Lisbon 23
Cedar Valley Christian 70, Easton Valley 44
East Buchanan 62, Central City 48
2A No. 1 North Linn 59, 2A No. 11 Maquoketa Valley 30
Calamus-Wheatland 44, Clinton Prince of Peace 38
1A No. 1 Springville 68, Edgewood-Colesburg 24
NORTHEAST IOWA
3A No. 2 Crestwood 76, MFL MarMac 25
New Hampton 57, Decorah 38
Oelwein 59, Charles City 51
Waukon 53, 4A No. 15 Waverly-Shell Rock 46
SOUTH IOWA CEDAR
Belle Plaine 56, BGM 50
Colfax-Mingo 55, English Valleys 41
Lynnville-Sully 58, Keota 20
1A No. 3 North Mahaska 51, Tri-County 16
Iowa Valley 55, HLV 20
Sigourney 50, 1A No. 9 Montezuma 36
UPPER IOWA
1A No. 13 Lansing Kee 59, South Winneshiek 21
Turkey Valley 49, Starmont 33
OTHERS
Aplington-Parkersburg 38, Jesup 35
Keokuk 54, Washington (Iowa) 31
Mediapolis 69, Highland 43
Union Community 46, Wapsie Valley 32
Wapello 60, Lone Tree 16
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Jackson Joens after a home win over Linn-Mar earlier this season. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
