WATERLOO -- Blaine Hilgenkamp scored 15 points Tuesday night as Prairie tripped Waterloo East, 69-59, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game.

The Hawks (2-6, 1-3) sent three other players into double figures with Brandon Lafferty netting 12 points, Jacob Aune 11 and Jerome Frazier 10.

Nick Schutte led Waterloo East (1-6, 0-4) with 17 points.

Prairie led at halftime, 33-29. The Hawks made eight 3-pointers and cashed 15 of 16 free throws.

PRAIRIE (69): Aune 3 5-5 11, Frazier 3 4-4 10, Hilgenkamp 5 2-2 15, Bradford 1 2-2 4, Jantzen 2 0-0 6, Lafferty 5 1-1 12, MacDougall 2 1-2 6, Boots 2 0-0 5. Totals 23 15-16 69.

WATERLOO EAST (59): Campbell 2 0-0 5, Hodges 3 1-2 7, Schutte 8 1-2 17, Todd 0 3-6 3, Riley 6 0-1 14, Love 1 0-0 2, Des VanArsdale 2 0-1 5, Dem VanArsdale 1 0-0 3, Gant 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 5-13 59.

Halftime -- Prairie 33, Waterloo East 29. 3-point goals -- Prairie 8 (Hilgenkamp 3, Jantzen 2, Lafferty 1, MacDougall 1, Boots 1), Waterloo East 6 (Campbell 2, Riley 2, Des VanArsdale 1, Dem VanArsdale 1).