Washington Boys Basketball

Kennedy manhandles Wash boys, 46-23

Washington scored the opening basket of its contest with in cross-town rival Kennedy.

But the 2-0 lead was the only lead the Warriors had all night. Kennedy whipped Washington, 46-23, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at Washington.

The third quarter really told the story of the Warriors (0-15, 0-12) for this game and season as they were held scoreless for the entire eight minutes and nearly another three minutes in the fourth quarter.

“We don’t handle pressure well,” Washington Coach Brad Metzger said. “It makes it hard to get into anything."

The Cougars (12-4, 7-4) play sixth-ranked Linn-Mar, top-ranked Iowa City West and Jefferson all in the next week. They host the Lions Saturday.

“We will need a total team effort both mentally and physically,” Kennedy Coach Bob Fontana said about the upcoming schedule.

With a tough slate ahead, the Cougars rested their starters for the entire fourth quarter. Washington also sat its starting five.

“The rest helps. It also helps to get others some time,” Fontana said. “You never know when you will have to go 9 or 10 deep.”

The benches played an even fourth quarter giving both teams back end of the bench some playing experience.

After Washington scored the game's first bucket, the Cougars went on a 7-0 run to take the lead for good. Poor shooting from Kennedy allowed the Warriors to hang around as they trailed just 10-6 after the first.

“We had some good looks and didn’t hit shots. We also had some bad looks,” Fontana said. “If we are getting good shots we need to keep shooting them and not force bad shots.”

Kennedy picked things up late in the second quarter, using a full court trap to get turnovers and quick points. The Cougars converted easy opportunities to push their lead to double digits going into the half with a 25-13 lead.

The second half was dominated by the Cougar defense as they continued to force turnovers -- 24 in the game.

“I really liked our approach in the second half,” Fontana said. “We followed the game plan both offensively and defensively.”

The Warriors look to get in the win column Saturday at Iowa City Regina.

“We won’t think about this one much,” Metzger said about moving forward. “If there was any positive it was getting the kids on the bench some minutes.”

Washington was led by Peter Holmes and Jason Oney with six and five points, respectively, off the bench.

Kennedy was paced by Josiah Coleman's 12 points.

KENNEDY (46): Darius Fuller 2 1-4 5, Trevor Heitland 1 0-0 2, Cody Bell 1 1-2 4, Elliott Christians 3 1-1 7, Josiah Coleman 4 2-2 12, Benjamin Struss 2 0-0 4, Patrick Martin 0 0-0 0, Alex Hayden 1 0-0 3, Joshua Jahlas 0 1-2 1, Blake Murdock 0 2-2 2, Riley Fergus 1 0-0 2, Johnathon Koelling 0 0-0 0, AJ Carter 1 0-0 2, Taylor Oltmann 1 0-0 2, Andrew Johnson 0 0-0 0. Team 17 8-13 46.

WASHINGTON (23): David Tann 1 0-0 2, Brock Butterfield 0 0-0 0, Cybryan Moa 1 0-0 2, Sean Bredl 1 0-1 2, Paul Nash 0 0-0 0, Peter Holmes 2 1-2 6, Jason Oney 2 1-3 5, Austin Bergstrom 1 0-0 3, David Rosenthal 1 1-1 3, Zachary Williams 0 0-0 0, Logan Schulte 0 0-0 0, Heath Clark 0 0-0 0, Sam Bil 0 0-2 0, Noah Burdt 0 0-0 0, Lucas Pint 0 0-0 0. Team 9 3-9 23.

Halftime – CR Kennedy 25 CR Washington 13. 3 point goals – Kennedy 4 (Bell, Coleman 2, Hayden), Washington 2 (Holmes, Bergstrom). Total Fouls – Kennedy 13, Washington 16.

Warriors battle, but lose 14th straight

The Cedar Rapids Washington boys basketball team threatened to break into the victory column Tuesday night before falling short against Waterloo East, 48-43.

The Warriors chopped a 23-14 halftime deficit to just four points entering the fourth period, but they could not finish the comeback and lost their 14th straight game.

Brock Butterfield popped in four 3-pointers and led Washington (0-14, 0-11) with 14 points. Sean Bredl collected a double-double for the Warriors and finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

Corshandous Love, a 5-foot-3 senior, sparked Waterloo East (5-11, 2-9) with 15 points and seven steals. Deaton Hoskins scored 13 points for the Trojans and Arkel Todd added 10.

The five-point loss matched Washington's closest setback of the season. The Warriors lost to Kennedy, 53-48, on Jan. 6.

WATERLOO EAST (48): Love 5 2-4 15, Jones 0 6-8 6, Todd 3 2-2 10, McGrane 1 0-0 2, Evans 0 0-0 0, Hoskins 5 2-8 13, Clifton 0 0-0 0, Robinson 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 12-22 48.

WASHINGTON (43): Tann 0 0-0 0, Butterfield 5 0-0 14, Bergstrom 1 0-0 2, Moa 2 1-2 6, Holmes 0 4-6 4, Rosenthal 1 0-0 2, Oney 0 0-0 0, Bredl 2 6-9 10, Nash 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 12-20 43.

Halftime - Waterloo East 23, Washington 14. 3-point goals - Waterloo East 6 (Love 3, Todd 2, Hoskins 1), Washington 5 (Butterfield 4, Moa 1).

Third-quarter spurt dooms Washington boys

EPWORTH - Western Dubuque outscored Cedar Rapids Washington 22-6 in the third quarter and raced past the Warriors, 63-47, Saturday night in a non-conference boys basketball game.

Peter Holmes' 13 points led Washington (0-13). Holmes also grabbed eight rebounds. Jason Oney had nine points.

The score was tied. 27-27, at halftime.

WASHINGTON (47): David Tann 2 0-0 4, Brock Butterfield 1 0-0 2, Austin Bergstrom 1 2-2 5, Cybryan Moa 1 0-0 3, Peter Holmes 4 4-6 13, David Rosenthal 1 0-0 4, Jason Oney 4 0-0 9, Sam Bil 0 0-0 0, Sean Bredl 1 0-0 2, Paul Nash 2 0-0 5. Totals 18 6-8 47.

WESTERN DUBUQUE (63): Logan Pitz 7 4-6 18, TJ Lake 1 4-4 7, Adam Hoeger 0 1-2 1, Ryan Hermsen 0 1-2 1, Brendan McCoy 0 0-0 0, Nick Webber 3 0-0 7, Dylan James 5 5-6 16, Cameron James 5 3-3 13, Nick Tuttle 0 0-0 0, Hunter Westhoff 0 0-1 0, Tyler McGovern 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 18-24 63.

Halftime - Washington 27, Western Dubuque 27. 3-point goals - Washington 5 (Bergstrom, Moa, Holmes, Oney, Nash), Western Dubuque 3 (Lake, Webber, D.James). Fouls - Washington 22, Western Dubuque 15. Fouled out - D.James.

J-Hawks race past Warriors, 71-42

Jefferson used an early surge to handle Washington with ease Friday night, 71-42, in a boys basketball game at Jefferson.

The first quarter set the tempo and the second quarter all but put the Warriors away as the J-Hawks pushed their way to a 39-15 lead at halftime.

“We wanted to push the ball. We know we can run,” senior Tyler Hemphill said. “We wanted to mess up what they do and get to our game.”

The J-Hawks (11-3, 7-2) used an aggressive man-to-man defense to pressure the Warrior ball handlers. They troubled the Warriors even more by sending a second defender at the ball after the first pass, or as soon as Washington crossed half court.

“We wanted to try to apply pressure. They are athletic but don’t handle ball pressure well,” Jefferson Coach Stu Ordman said. “They burned us a few times but I thought it worked well.”

Hemphill, who has played with a torn ACL all year, helped the J-Hawks put the pressure on with energetic play.

“Hemphill had a great game,” Ordman said. “He had lots of energy, was quick to the ball, and played really unselfish.”

Jefferson put together big runs early in both of the first two quarters and shut down the Warrior offense by holding them to 15 points on just five field goals.

“It has been common for us,” Warrior Coach Brad Metzger said of the offensive struggles. “It is something we struggle with. That is just the way it is.”

Senior playmaker Taylor Olson led the J-Hawk push with 11 of his game-high 18 points in the first half and distributed the ball well in the second half.

“We have some great guards so we can spread them out,” Hemphill said. “TO finds us and we just do what we do.”

Washington slowed the J-Hawks in the second half with the use of a 1-3-1 zone.

“I was a little upset, we should know how to attack the 1-3-1,” Ordman said. “We got it together, moved the ball well, and TO threw some incredible passes to set guys up.”

After a timeout the J-Hawks settled in as Olson distributed the ball to a variety of teammates and the J-Hawks extended their lead to 30 after the third quarter.

Despite the 1-3-1 slowing down the fast paced, up tempo offense in the second half the J-Hawks were in control from the start and were able to empty the bench in the fourth quarter.

“We did some different things,” Metzger said. “We probably should have done it  (the 1-3-1 zone) from the start.”

The J-Hawks got 17 points from hot handed junior Ky Kramer. Hemphill joined Olson and Kramer in double figures with 14.

“Ky, Alec (Saunders), Crey (Creighton Robinson), TO, Jacob (Olson) can all heat up from the outside,” Ordman said about his shooters' contributions. “It would be nice if we could get them all clicking at the same time down the stretch.”

The Warriors (0-12, 0-10) were led by Cybryan Moa's 13 points.

The Warriors will try to find a win Saturday when they visit Western Dubuque.

The road for the J-Hawks gets tougher from here as they host an improving Xavier team Saturday, followed up with trips to 5th ranked Cedar Falls and top ranked Iowa City West next week.

“The road gets a lot tougher with Xavier, Iowa City West, and Cedar Falls coming up,” Ordman said.

WASHINGTON (42): David Tann 2 2-5 6, Cybryan Moa 5 1-1 13, Jason Oney 2 3-4 8, Peter Holmes 0 0-0 0, Sean Bredl 1 0-1 2, David Rosenthal 2 0-1 4, Austin Bergstrom 0 2-2 2, Paul Nash 0 0-1 0, Sam Bil 0 0-0 0, Brock Butterfield 2 3-5 7, Logan Schulte 0 0-0 0, Zachary Williams 0 0-0 0, Lucas Pint 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 11-22 42.

JEFFERSON (71): Alec Saunders 2 4-4 9, Creighton Robinson 0 2-2 2, Ky Kramer 5 2-5 17, Taylor Olson 6 5-6 18, Tyler Hemphill 4 6-9 14, Justin Underwood 2 2-2 6, Austin Goodell 0 1-2 1, Layne Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Christian Knox 0 0-0 0, Taylor Mueller 1 0-0 3, Jacob Olson 0 0-0 0, Andre Kearney 0 1-2 1, Terrance Taylor 0 0-0 0, Jason Lafler 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 23-32 71.

Halftime – Jefferson 39, Washington 15. 3 point goals – Washington 3 (Moa 2, Oney), Jefferson 8 (Saunders, Kramer 5, T. Olson, Mueller). Total Fouls – Washington 23, Jefferson 22. Fouled Out – Tann.