Washington Girls Basketball

Washington girls close enough to perfect

The Washington girls weren’t perfect at home Saturday afternoon against Marshalltown.

They did miss nine free throws, after all.

And once, when Warrior Coach Frank Howell called a play from the bench to go “odd right,” wispy senior point guard Colby Bjornsen went the other way.

“That’s left,” Howell hollered, as if it really mattered.

Read more...

Herb, Franklin lead No.8 Warriors in win

CEDAR FALLS - Abby Herb and Dani Franklin scored 20 points apiece to power No.8 Washington past Cedar Falls, 64-51, Friday night in girls basketball.

Washington (11-3, 6-2 MVC) sprinted to a 36-19 lead and cruised to the win.

Cedar Falls was led by Madison Wood's 14 points.

Read more...

Warriors stay at No.8 in girls poll

Xavier inched up two spots to No.6 in the Class 4A basketball poll released Thursday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Xavier has been ranked as high as No.4 during the season, but slipped to eighth in last week's poll.  The Saints moved up after beating Kennedy and Dubuque Wahlert last week.

Washington held onto its No.8 ranking in Class 5A.

Ankeny replaced Mason City atop the Class 5A poll. The Mohawks dropped to second.

Read more...

Franklin delivers in the clutch for Warriors

Cedar Rapids Washington passed the basketball eight times in the final 24 seconds Friday night before Dani Franklin got the ball in front of her own bench.

She let it fly just in time.

Franklin drilled a long 3-pointer at the buzzer as the No.8 Warriors stopped Prairie, 65-62, in an exciting Mississippi Valley Conference game at Prairie.

Read more...