Jeff Johnson

Johnston beat Cedar Rapids Prairie in overtime, 61-57, in Thursday night’s Class 4A boys’ state basketball semifinals.

Top-ranked, top-seeded Ames ended the dream of an all-Cedar Rapids Class 4A boys’ basketball championship game when it beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 62-43, in Thursday’s semifinals.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson announced Thursday the hiring of former Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker and NFL player Ed Miles as its new head varsity football coach.

Monticello’s boys’ basketball program has checked off two boxes with a state tournament appearance and a state tournament win. Now it’s about getting to the finals and winning it all.

North Linn’s boys’ basketball team beat Remsen St. Mary’s in a Class 1A semifinal Wednesday night, 56-46, to make it to a state championship game for a record fifth straight year.

A look at Thursday’s Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament games.

The possibility of an all-Cedar Rapids boys’ state basketball championship game in Class 4A crept closer after Cedar Rapids Prairie beat Cedar Falls, 62-52, in a quarterfinal Wednesday afternoon.

Kenzie Reed and Colby Dolphin combined for 48 points as Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Waukee Northwest, 61-55, in a Class 4A boys’ state basketball quarterfinal game.

Decorah’s boys’ basketball team set a school record for wins, made it to state tournament for first time since 1977 but lost its Class 3A quarterfinal to DeWitt Central.

After a Saturday tornado devastated its community, Winterset’s boys’ basketball team was able to win its Class 3A state tournament game Tuesday over Marion.

A school with a lot of state basketball tradition, Rock Valley pulled away to beat Jesup, 75-61, in a Class 2A boys’ state basketball quarterfinal.

Despite going scoreless in the third quarter, Monticello’s boys’ basketball team rallied in the fourth to beat Mid-Prairie, 46-43, in a Class 2A state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday morning.

A look at Wednesday’s Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament games.

Opponents sometimes ask if North Linn’s boys’ basketball team could slow down, yet it never happens, especially in an 89-43 Class 1A state tournament quarterfinal win Monday over North Mahaska.

The Gazette’s 2022 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament smorgasbord, including schedules, top players and Jeff Johnson’s predictions.