SIOUX CITY — Kiah Stokes scored 30 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked 10 shots to lead Class 4A No. 3 Linn-Mar past Class 3A No. 11 Sioux City Heelan, 73-47, Friday night (Dec. 10) in a non-conference girls’ basketball game.

The game was a rematch of the defending Class 4A and 3A state champions and was the Lions’ second game against a defending champ in less than a week.  Linn-Mar beat Class 2A defending champ Mount Vernon, 64-60, Saturday at Mount Vernon.

Stokes made 14 of 22 shots and the Lions (6-0) shot 32 of 61 from the field as a team.  Mykaela Brandt added 13 points.

Linn-Mar bolted to a 19-7 lead after one quarter and led 32-21 at halftime. Jenna Eells’ 3-pointer started a 9-0 run by the Lions to begin the second half and they were never threatened.

Heelan (4-2) shot 32 percent from the field and was outrebounded, 39-30.

Linn-Mar plays Class 4A No. 7 Sioux City North on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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LINN-MAR (73): Sara Strauel 1 0-0 2, Kiah Stokes 14 2-2 30, Kailee Karr 4 0-0 9, Jenna Eells 3 0-0 8, Mykaela Brandt 5 2-2 13, Shanice Cheatham 0 0-0 0, Rachel Thrune 4 0-0 8, Leandra Martins 1 0-0 2, Courtney Major 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Koelker 0 1-2 1, MacKenzie Seckman 0 0-0 0, Megan Sherwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 5-6 73.

HEELAN (47): Natalie Vondrak 0 3-4 3, Alex Fuller 1 0-0 3, Madison Yohe 5 3-4 13, Jenna Graves 2 0-0 5, Molly Fischer 0 0-0 0, Mac Augustine 5 0-0 12, Kelsey Van Patten 2 0-2 4, Olivia Niggeling 1 0-0 2, Kylee Hickman 0 0-0 0, Lauren Brobst 0 0-0 0, Haley Nelson 0 0-0 0, Bailey Heaton 0 0-0 0, Jenna Bork 2 0-0 5. Totals 18 6-12 47.

Halftime — Linn-Mar 32, Heelan 21. 3-point shots – Linn-Mar 4 (Eells 2, Brandt, Karr), Heelan 5 (Augustine 2, Fuller, Graves, Bork). Total fouls – Linn-Mar 11, Heelan 11. Fouled out – None.