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Prep basketball roundup: No. 2 Cedar Falls avoids upset at Prairie; No. 6 Kennedy takes down No. 4 Dubuque Senior
Gazette staff
Dec. 13, 2016 11:08 pm, Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 10:27 am
Scores and notes from Tuesday's metro prep basketball games.
Boys
4A No. 2 CEDAR FALLS 60, CEDAR RAPIDS PRAIRIE 58
AJ Green made a bucket with five seconds to go in the game to give No. 2 Cedar Falls the lead and win, 60-58, against the Hawks at Cedar Rapids Prairie.
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Prairie's Griff Clark attempted a half-court shot at the buzzer that did not connect. Green led all scorers with 30 points. Ben Gerdes and Jack Campbell each added 12 points for the Tigers.
Clark scored 29 points and Jake Eilers chipped in 16 points with four 3-pointers for the Hawks.
CEDAR RAPIDS JEFFERSON 69, WATERLOO EAST 55
Kyler Bell had a game-high 19 points and Kane Kramer and Willie Guy added 17 and 11 points, respectively, in Cedar Rapids.
4A No. 6 CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY 53, 4A No. 4 DUBUQUE SENIOR 47
The sixth-ranked Cougars trailed at half 26-20, but rallied to win in Cedar Rapids.
Kennedy was lead by Drake Brewster with 18 points.
3A No. 4 CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER 58, WATERLOO WEST 52
No. 4 Xavier used a 1-3-1 three-quarter court zone trap to control the tempo and get a win in Waterloo.
Jackson Joens had a game-high 18 points for the Saints. Matt Mims and Nolan Butkowski each added 13 points.
DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD 80, CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON 37
Connor Duax led the Mustangs with 19 points in Dubuque.
MONTICELLO 61, IOWA CITY REGINA 58 (OT)
LINN-MAR 55, DUBUQUE WAHLERT 52
4A No. 1 IOWA CITY WEST 78, IOWA CITY HIGH 27
Girls
5A No. 11 LINN-MAR 59, DUBUQUE WAHLERT 34
No. 11 Linn-Mar raced to a 36-8 halftime lead in Marion.
Kamryn Finley scored 16 points and made two 3-pointers. Megan Renner added 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
2A No. 1 IOWA CITY REGINA 74, 3A No. 9 MONTICELLO 45
The top-ranked (2A) Regals had a big second half to upend No. 9 (3A) Monticello in Iowa City.
Regina outscored the Panthers 43-23 in the final two quarters. Alex Wiese led the Regals with 20 points. Sarah Lehman had 16 points, Mary Crompton 13 and Kennedy Wallace 12.
Taylor McDonald led Monticello with 15 points.
4A No. 2 MARION 77, BENTON COMMUNITY 45
No. 2 (4A) Marion was led by 21 points from Chloe Rice. Maddie Knapp added 13 points and Mia Laube chipped in 12 points.
Shelby Kaestner had 10 points for Benton.
CEDAR RAPIDS JEFFERSON 56, WATERLOO EAST 15
Kennedy Dighton scored nine points and pulled down seven rebounds for the J-Hawks in Waterloo.
5A No. 3 CEDAR FALLS 40, CEDAR RAPIDS PRAIRIE 33
Sarah Schmitt and Sidney McCrea each scored 11 points for Prairie.
DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD 86, 5A No. 15 CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON 69
Hempstead's Megan Groneau scored 43 points in Cedar Rapids.
Vanessa Eniola scored 17 points and Jayla Johnson chipped in 15 points for the Warriors.
CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY 70, DUBUQUE SENIOR 28
CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER 49, WATERLOO WEST 29
Cedar Rapids Kennedy head boys' basketball coach Jon McKowen. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)