Xavier Boys Basketball

No.2 Saints fall at Hempstead

DUBUQUE - Dubuque Hempstead marched to the foul line Friday night and grabbed a 61-49 victory over the Xavier Saints in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game in Dubuque.

Hempstead (1-1, 1-0) cashed 33 of 43 free throws. Xavier (3-1, 0-1) was a perfect 13 for 13 at the foul line, but got outscored by 20 points at the charity stripe.

Calvin Winker led Xavier with 21 points and seven rebounds. Adam McDermott snared nine rebounds for the Saints, who are ranked No.2 in Class 3A.

Martell Wilson led Hempstead with 19 points.

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No.2 Saints roll early, rout Ottumwa

Class 3A second-ranked Xavier raced out to an 18-2 lead in the first quarter and extended it to 38-17 at half, then coasted to a 71-48 victory over Ottumwa Tuesday night in a non-conference boys basketball game at Xavier.

Xavier (3-0) displayed an efficient offense and a half-court defense that simply did not allow Ottumwa to penetrate the lane for most of the first half.

Adam McDermott led the way for the Saints, scoring 21 points that included four 3-pointers.

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Xavier boys ranked 2nd in 3A

The Xavier Saints have been ranked No.2 in Class 3A in the first Associated Press boys basketball poll of the season.

Harlan is ranked No.1 in Class 3A. Solon is ranked No.3, Pella No.4 and Clear Lake No.5.

Iowa City West is ranked No.1 in Class 4A, Western Christian is No.1 in 2A and Newell-Fonda is No.1 in Class 1A.

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Balanced Saints knock off Waverly

Adam McDermott led four players into double figures with 15 points Saturday as the Xavier Saints defeated Waverly-Shell Rock, 58-49, in a non-conference basketball game at Xavier.

McDermott also collected six rebounds and three steals for Xavier (2-0).

Calvin Winker scored 13 points, Andrew Bisenius had 11 and Matt Nelson added 10 markers for the Saints.

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