No. 10 Cedar Falls upsets top-ranked Kennedy: Prep basketball roundup

Reported prep basketball scores and summaries from games involving Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metro teams Friday night.

GIRLS

No. 10 Cedar Falls 46, No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 30

Class 5A's No. 10-rated Cedar Falls held No. 1 Kennedy 13 points below its season-low to take over sole possession of first place in the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division standings, 46-30.

After patiently passing the ball around Kennedy's zone defense in the first quarter to take a 13-8 lead aided by three Kiana Barney 3-pointers, the Tigers (13-1, 8-0) held Kennedy (14-2, 7-1) scoreless for the final six minutes of the second quarter resulting in a commanding 24-12 halftime advantage.

It was an off shooting night for Kennedy. Cougars' Coach Tony Vis says Cedar Falls had a lot to do with that.

'They, defensively, were very, very solid,' Vis said. 'They got up into us, were very physical, and I think it bothered our kids a little bit. We didn't have the best shooting. At the same time I think that's more of their defense, their length and their game plan. There's a reason we had a bad night.'

— Nick Petaros, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Cedar Rapids Xavier 60, Waterloo East 19

Meghan Joens led all players with 17 points as the Saints (8-8, 5-5 MVC) defeated the Trojans in Cedar Rapids. Amelea Ivester recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds while McKenna Andersen scored 15 points for Xavier.

Kerris Roberts led the Trojans (1-14, 0-9 MVC) with eight points.

Cedar Rapids Prairie 55, Waterloo West 37

Lynsey Altenhofer knocked down four treys and finished with 14 points to lead Prairie (8-7, 4-5 MVC) over Waterloo West at home.

Sarah Schmitt chipped in 10 points and Halle Person led the team with eight rebounds.

Linn-Mar 46, Dubuque Wahlert 36

Amanda Ollinger led Linn-Mar in points (14), rebounds (8), assists (4) and steals (7) in a win over Wahlert at Dubuque. Kamryn Finley finished with 12 points for the Lions.

No. 8 Iowa City High 69, Dubuque Hempstead 42

Courtney Joens scored her 1,000th point early in the first quarter in Dubuque.

Joens finished with 21 points, Ashley Joens added 20 and Kenya Earl 15 for No. 8 City High.

Megan Gronau had 16 for Hempstead

No. 7 Marion 73, Williamsburg 35

4A No. 7 Marion overpowered the Raiders in Williamsburg behind Chloe Rice's 29 points and 11 from Mia Laube.

Central City 50, Cedar Valley Christian 48

Three Wildcats scored in double-digits as Central City (7-11, 4-6 Tri-Rivers) won in Springville. Madison Trile led the Wildcats with 16 points while Samantha Uhlenkamp had 13 points and Jessica Etten finished with 12 points.

Candace Wilson led all scorers with 26 points and recorded a double-double by grabbing 16 rebounds, while Maggie Cach added 12 points for the Huskies (5-10, 1-7).

Iowa City Regina 59, North Cedar 51

The 2A second-ranked Regals improved to 12-0 in the River Valley Conference with a league win in Iowa City.

Mary Crompton had 20 points and Sarah Lehman added 16 point for Regina (14-0).

BOYS

Cedar Falls 73, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 66 (OT)

AJ Green scored 32 points, including four three-pointers to lead all players as the Tigers (9-3, 5-3 MVC) outlasted Cedar Rapids Kennedy in overtime at Kennedy. Tra'von Fagan scored 15 points while Trey LeBaeux finished with 13 points for Cedar Falls.

Derrick Diggins led the Cougars (5-8, 3-5 MVC) with 27 points, including three 3-pointers and Drake Brewster and Matt Berst each had 11 points.

Cedar Rapids Prairie 83, Waterloo West 72

Max Smith-Drahos scored a game-high 23 points, Cal Clark added 21 and Jalen Rima finished with 20 for the Prairie Hawks (6-6, 4-4 MVC) in Waterloo.

Amel Kuljohovic scored 20 points for West.

No. 3 Iowa City West 70, Dubuque Senior 56

Connor McCaffery led No. 3 Iowa City West past Senior with a game-high 22 points in Dubuque. Wali Parks had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for West (10-3, 7-1 MVC).

Marion 40, Williamsburg 37

Jacob Manderscheid and Noah Walter scored 16 and 10 points, respectively, for the Indians in a win at home.

Allyn Francis led Williamsburg with 17 points.

Central City 59, Cedar Valley Christian 34

The Wildcats had nine different players score points as Central City (5-12, 2-7 Tri-Rivers) won in Springville. Storm Matthias led all players with 13 points while Gavin Pospisil had 11 points.

Travis Geels recorded a double-double for the Huskies (1-13, 0-8 Tri-Rivers) with 11 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and three steals.