Sioux City Heelan used a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away and beat Marion, 68-59, in a Class 3A state basketball tournament quarterfinal Tuesday night. The Wolves were seeking the school’s first state tourney win since 1952, losing in last year’s quarterfinals in overtime.
The 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament continues Tuesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with six more quarterfinal games. Stay up to date with scores, stats and more here throughout the day.
Iowa boys’ state basketball tournament: A closer look at Tuesday’s games, as Class 2A finishes up quarterfinals and 3A goes.
Three Metro schools (Cedar Rapids Xavier, Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Marion) join North Linn in the boys’ state basketball tournament.
Iowa high school boys’ state basketball 2023: Brackets, predictions, top players and more.
Brayson Laube of Marion and Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg have been named division boys’ basketball players of the year in the Wamac Conference.
Senior guard Brayson Laube played with a migraine headache through his Marion team’s 73-57 Class 3A substate final win Monday night over Charles City. He gave the Comets even bigger pains with a 37-point night that moves the Wolves back to the state tournament.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Marion play in separate substate final boys’ basketball games Monday night.
WIth Decorah having the ball and threatening to take a lead in the final minute, Marion guard Payton Hodges stole a pass and turned it into a layup that gave his Wolves a 71-68 edge with 1:07 left. That ended up being the final score of this Class 3A substate semifinal boys’ basketball game.
The Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ basketball team was scheduled to host Marion in a Class 4A regional semifinal, but a scoreboard issue moved the game to Marion. The change appeared to throw the Saints off early, but an early second-half surge led by senior Kyla Mason and sophomore Libby Fandel allowed the defending state champions to hold off the Wolves, 54-47.
With a lot of postponements Thursday, Iowa high school basketball fans can spend their night with the latest episode of The Gazette’s Prep Basketball Podcast, where we discuss the postseason paths for favorites and dark horses.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released postseason brackets for Class 3A and 4A boys’ basketball Monday afternoon. Top substate seeds include Cedar Rapids Kennedy in 4A and Marion and Cedar Rapids Xavier in 3A.
Photos from the first session of the 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state wrestling tournament at Xtream Arena.
Photos from 2023 Iowa high school girls’ wrestling regional tournaments at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Jan. 27.
This week’s episode of the Prep Basketball Podcast begins with a discussion about the controversy surrounding Monday night’s Iowa City High-Fairfield game.
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