Prairie Girls Basketball

City High too tall of a task for Hawks

Virginia Johnson knocked down 11 field goals and two free throws for 24 points to lead Iowa City High to a 57-42 Victory over Prairie in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday night in the Hawks gym.

Prairie was at a serious height disadvantage and it made a significant difference in the outcome of the game.  The 6-foot-1 Johnson got her 24, 6-2 Sierra Chambers added 11 and 5-11 Kayla Hyche, contributed nine. They accounted for 44 of City High’s points.

Prairie (4-14, 3-10 MVC) countered with hard work and hustle to make the game a competitive battle. Prairie played aggressive defense, using a variety of strategies. The changing defenses kept City High (9-4 14-4) a little off balance, but Johnson always had the answer. 

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Another No. 2, same result for Hawks

One night after losing to the No. 2 team in Class 4A, Prairie got a chance to see how it stood up against the No. 2 team in Class 3A.

The Hawks didn't fare any better.

Amanda Platte scored 18 points to lead Class 3A No. 2 Mount Vernon to a 43-22 victory Saturday night in a nonconference girls basketball game at Prairie.

Mount Vernon (17-1) played without its leading scorer, 6-foot-2 senior Taylor Dicus. Even without Dicus, Mount Vernon's height and defense was too much for Prairie to overcome.

“She (Dicus) has been out since Thursday with an ankle she rolled playing club volleyball,” Mustangs Coach Bob Kintzel said. “We went with a smaller lineup, the guards played well.”

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Stokes outscores Hawks, No. 2 Linn-Mar rolls

Linn-Mar’s Kiah Stokes, the state’s leading scorer, single-handedly outscored the entire Prairie team Friday night with a 30-point performance as the No. 2 Lions trounced the Hawks, 54-28.

In a face-off between the Metro’s top and bottom teams, Prairie (4-12, 3-10) remained within striking distance at the half, trailing Linn-Mar 25-20. But the Hawks were hamstrung in the second half and Lions charged ahead, outscoring them 29-8.

Prairie senior Mackenzie Blaha hit three treys to lead the Hawks with nine points. Talented  freshman Madison Dellamuth, who leads the team in scoring, assists and field goal percentage, managed only a single bucket.

Mykaela Brandt and Kailee Karr each scored six points for the Lions (17-1, 12-1).

Prairie hosts Class 3A No. 2 Mount Vernon on Saturday at 6:30. Linn-Mar takes on Xavier at home next Friday.

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Prairie girls beat Kennedy in OT

It was a tale of two games in one Tuesday in Mississippi Valley Conference action at Prairie, with the Hawks coming away with a 55-50 victory over Kennedy in overtime.

In the first half, Prairie seemed the more intense team and its halfcourt defense limited Kennedy to only three field goals and 10 points. The Hawks led at the break, 23-10.

“We just didn’t come out ready to play in the first half. They were playing with intensity and we were not," Kennedy Coach Dennis Roloff said. “We just don’t seem to play four quarters."

The Cougars outscored Prairie in the second half, 34-21, and forced overtime at 44-44. Kennedy's full-court pressure resulted in 18 turnovers by the Hawks.

“Their pressure got to us in the second half,” said Prairie Coach Steve Doser. “We didn’t take care of the ball in the last five minutes of the game and we lost our patience on offense."

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