West High Girls Defeat Jefferson In Tight Interstate Showdown
West High girls basketball, undersized yet swift, edged Class 4A 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Jefferson 44 41. Guards Veronica Dykstra and Jackie Kaeding each scored 11 as West leveraged pressure defense to force 18 Jefferson turnovers and secure a key conference win.
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J-Hawks Lions in turnover plagued game
Linn-Mar coach Mark Hutcheson lamented 23 turnovers after a sharp Lions rebounding effort led 38 29. Bohannon had 10 Hanna eight and Jay Hake seven as Jefferson and Linn-Mar prepared for Friday at Washington while Kennedy visits.
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Kennedy-Cougars Rally Ends Xavier Upset Bid
Kennedy pulled away late after Abby Rosenthal sparked a 13-3 run in the final 3:18 to beat Xavier 64-51. Then-standout performances came from Samek with 16 points on four 3s and Clancy grabbing 10 rebounds as Kennedy shot 54 percent and forced 26 Xavier turnovers. Maggie O’Connell added 16 points for Kennedy while Xavier’s Maggie O’Connell led with 19 points.
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Prairie girls rally past Washington in MVC clash
Cedar Rapids Prairie defeated Cedar Rapids Washington 59 to 53 as Sara Cain led Prairie with 20 points and Morgan Funke added 11. Blair Ernst and Alyssa Green each had 11 for Washington.
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Smith lifts Cedar Rapids Washington over Cedar Falls in late shot
Aaron Smith hit a runner with under ten seconds left to lift Cedar Rapids Washington to a 62 60 win over Class 4A No. 7 Cedar Falls. Travis Rhone and Brandon Jackson each scored 15 as Smith finished with 13. The game saw Cedar Falls tie on a Duchman 3 with 12 seconds remaining.
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