Prairie Boys Basketball

Hanna scores 20; Hawks lose in 2OT

IOWA CITY - Jace Hanna scored 20 points in a losing cause Tuesday night when Prairie lost in double overtime to Iowa City High, 62-56, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game.

Prairie (5-11, 4-7) made eight 3-pointers and Hanna had four of them.

Iowa City High (6-10, 2-9) was led by Lonnie Chester's 28 points.

City High made 25 of 31 free throws and outscored the Hawks by 13 points at the charity stripe.

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Lohaus leads balanced West past Prairie

The top-ranked Iowa City West boys basketball team notched their 41st straight win Friday night, knocking off Prairie 62-48 at the Prairie gym.

Balanced scoring was a key for West (15-0, 10-0). Wyatt Lohaus scored 21 points to lead the Trojans, but three other players - Dondre Alexander, Jeremy Morgan and Austin Swank - chipped in with nine points apiece. Morgan did all his scoring in an important second half effort for West.

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Eilers sparks Prairie by Xavier

Making four 3-point field goals over the course of a game is considered admirable.

Making four in one quarter is simply feeling it.

Prairie’s Thomas Eilers drilled four 3-pointers in the first quarter and five in the game to propel Prairie past Xavier Tuesday night, 45-31, at Xavier’s gym.

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Prairie boys thwarted by SE Polk

PLEASANT HILL - Michael Mims scored 12 points for Prairie but a slow start by the Hawks resulted in a 62-51 loss to Southeast Polk in a nonconference boys basketball game Saturday night.

Demetrius Harper, Jace Hanna and Thomas Eilers added nine points apiece for Prairie (4-9).

Southeast Polk built a 28-14 halftime lead. Prairie puled within 40-34 by the end of the third quarter.

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