Jeff Johnson

Cedar Rapids Washington overcame a great 27-point second-half performance from Da’Shon Fisher to beat Iowa City Liberty in overtime in a 4A substate semifinal boys’ basketball game.

Here are capsules looking at Class 1A and 2A Iowa high school boys’ basketball substate final games.

The latest Prep Basketball Huddle podcast breaks down the Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament that starts next week and discusses the regional finals from Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Iowa City West boys’ basketball team has six players this season whose fathers used to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes or who currently coach the Hawkeyes.

Winger Yuki Miura of the Iowa Heartlanders suffered lacerations to his liver and kidney in a game earlier this season but has returned to the lineup earlier than expected.

North Linn’s boys’ basketball team forced 21 first-half turnovers in a 63-30 win over Janesville in a Class 1A district final Wednesday night.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck got a ton of second, third, and even fourth-chance points to knock off Alburnett in a Class 1A boys’ basketball district final Tuesday.

Linn-Mar’s boys’ basketball team set up a third meeting with rival Cedar Rapids Kennedy with a 64-42 Class 4A substate opening win over North Scott.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Iowa Heartlanders played six games combined last week and won five of them.

Class 3A, 4A substates begin Monday night in boys’ basketball around Iowa.

Decorah’s boys’ basketball team set a school record with 19 regular-season wins and takes a No. 1 ranking in Class 3A into the postseason, which begins Monday.

The latest episode of the Prep Basketball Huddle podcast discusses the boys' and girls' basketball storylines as the postseason rolls on and “savors” the last games without a shot clock.

Cedar Falls went 12 for 19 from 3-point range and beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 75-66, Thursday night in a battle of the third and fourth-ranked boys’ basketball teams in Class 4A.

Half of the All-River Valley Conference boys’ basketball Elite Team was picked unanimously by league coaches: Carter Harmsen of Mid-Prairie, Sam Wilt of Anamosa, Tate Petersen of Monticello, Caden Kirkman of Wilton and Zane Witt of Camanche.

Cedar Rapids Washington’s boys’ basketball team got 32 points from Traijan Sain and 24 from Jesse Sellers to beat Iowa City West, 61-52, Tuesday night.