Linn-Mar Boys Basketball

Lions escape upset bid by Warriors

Jordan Bohannon scored 15 points Friday night and Nic Uhlir netted 14 as the Linn-Mar Lions held off Washington, 56-52, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Linn-Mar.

Steven Kramer led Washington with 19 points and had a chance to give the Warriors a 55-54 lead in the final seconds, but his 3-point shot rolled around the rim and fell out.

Kramer hit five 3-pointers for Washington (2-12, 2-8).

Jon Schlotterback contributed 11 points for Linn-Mar (9-6, 7-3).

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Uhlir scores 29 in Lions' win

WATERLOO - Nic Uhlir scored 29 points to lead Linn-Mar past Waterloo West, 68-64, Tuesday in Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball at West.

Uhlir drained six of the Lions' nine 3-pointers. Jordan Bohannon added 15 points for Linn-Mar (8-6, 6-3).

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Linn-Mar boys shut down Saints, 59-35

The Xavier Saints have some good weapons on offense with Adam McDermott, Calvin Winker and big Matt Nelson, but not Friday night.

Not against Linn-Mar.

The Lions threw a tight leash on Xavier and held the Saints to their lowest output of the season in a 59-35 ballgame at Xavier.

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Linn-Mar rally falls short at Ankeny

ANKENY - The Linn-Mar Lions staged a furious fourth-quarter rally Tuesday night but fell a point short in a 78-77 loss at Ankeny.

The Lions trailed by 12 points, 62-50, after three quarters before nearly pulling out the victory by scoring 27 points in the fourth period.

Lane Halupnik hit 15 of 18 free throws and scored a career-high 28 points for Linn-Mar (6-6). He also grabbed nine rebounds. Riley Murphy and Jon Schlotterback added 12 points apiece for the Lions.

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