Linn-Mar Boys Basketball

Klostermann, Brandt boost Lions by Cougars

When you prepare for a basketball game against the Linn-Mar Lions, the first thing you do is figure out a way to slow down Jordan Bohannon and Nic Uhlir.

Beau Klostermann and Jordan Brandt barely get a mention in the scouting report, but they played a big role for the Lions off the bench Tuesday night.

Klostermann scored a career-high 17 points and Brandt added 10 as the 10th-ranked Lions topped the ninth-ranked Kennedy Cougars, 74-61, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Kennedy.

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Cougars 9th, Lions 10th in boys rankings

The Kennedy Cougars are ranked No. 9 and the Linn-Mar Lions are No. 10 in the new Associated Press boys basketball rankings this week.

The Cougars and Lions tangle Tuesday night at Kennedy at 7:30.

Iowa City West is the No. 1 team in Class 4A. Waverly-Shell Rock leads the Class 3A rankings, IKM-Manning tops the Class 2A poll and Central Lyon is the top team in Class 1A.

CLASS 4A

1. Iowa City West (7-0), 2. Dowling (6-0), 3. North Scott (5-1), 4. Pleasant Valley (7-0), 5. Des Moines Hoover (7-0), 6. Ankeny Centennial (6-1), 7. Waukee (6-3), 8. Urbandale (6-1), 9. Kennedy (5-1), 10. Linn-Mar (5-1).

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Halupnik sparks Lions by Prairie

There were a lot of smiles on the faces of Linn-Mar's players and coaches as they came out of the locker room Friday night at Prairie.

None were bigger or brighter than the one on the face of senior Lane Halupnik. On a team where guards Jordan Bohannon and Nic Uhlir do the bulk of the scoring, Halupnik is the guy who does the little things.

Against the Hawks, Halupnik did some of the big things as well. He scored 14 points, including a pair of 3-point baskets as part of 14-2 run in the third quarter, and the Lions went on to post a 66-54 win before a near-capacity crowd in the Prairie gym.

"Lane really buys in defensively, he knows that is his role," said Linn-Mar Coach Chris Robertson. "He always guards the best player on the other team.

"It was nice to see tonight that he got a little offense going," added the Lion coach. "We needed that because we weren't moving the ball that well in the first half."

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Uhlir’s double-double lifts Lions

Nic Uhlir had 23 points and 11 rebounds as the Linn-Mar boys basketball team controlled Iowa City High 69-45 Tuesday at Linn-Mar.

The Lions out-scored the Little Hawks 20-11 in the second quarter and 15-7 in the third quarter to pull away.

Jordan Bohanon added 12 points for Linn-Mar, which improved to 4-1.

Naeem Smith, Evan Grace, Chuck Johnson and Logan LaFauce each had seven points for Iowa City High (1-2).

IOWA CITY HIGH (45): Hooper 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 2-2 7, Mulligan 0 0-0 0, Wieland 1 2-2 5, Grace 2 1-2 7, Johnson 3 1-1 7, Ringen 0 0-0 0, LaFauce 2 2-3 7, McNutt 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 10-14 45.

LINN-MAR (69): Uhlir 6 9-10 23, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Towlerton 0 0-0 0, Noble 3 2-2 8, Bohanon 2 8-8 12, Kraus 0 0-0 0, Klostermann 4 0-1 8, Bundy 1 0-0 2, Tichy 1 0-1 2, Halupnik 3 0-0 7, Hand 0 0-0 0, Schmidt 1 0-2 2, Brandt 2 1-2 5, Dixon 0 0-0 0, Sylvester 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 19-23 69.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 36, Iowa City High 23. 3-point goals – Iowa City High 5 (Grace 2, Smith, Wieland, LaFauce), Linn-Mar 4 (Uhlir 2, Halupnik, Brandt).