Xavier Boys Basketball

No. 4 Saints rally past City High

The fourth-ranked Xavier boys basketball team rallied from a 29-20 halftime deficit to beat Iowa City High, 59-52, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Friday at Xavier.

Mitchell Burger popped in five 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Saints (9-1). Matthew Mims had 14 points, four steals and five assists. Max Techau collected 10 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Xavier outscored Iowa City High 17-10 in the third quarter and 22-13 in the fourth.

The Little Hawks fell to 8-4.

XAVIER (59): Burger 6 4-4 21, Mims 4 4-4 14, Butowski 0 2-2 2, Fettkether 0 0-0 0, Joens 3 1-1 9, Stulken 1 0-0 3, Techau 4 2-3 10. Totals 18 13-14 58.

Halftime – Iowa City High 29, Xavier 20. 3-point goals – Xavier 10 (Burger 5, Mims 2, Joens 2, Stulken).

Techau helps No. 4 Saints top Hempstead

DUBUQUE – Max Techau scored 16 points to lead the fourth-ranked Xavier boys basketball team to a 51-48 win over Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Hempstead.

Matthew Mims added 11 points and four assists for the Saints (8-1).

Connor Duax and Ryan McDonough scored 12 points apiece for Dubuque Hempstead (4-5).

XAVIER (51): Burger 4 0-1 8, Mims 2 6-6 11, Butkowski 2 0-1 5, Joens 1 0-0 2, Stulken 2 4-5 9, Techau 8 0-0 16, Burns 0 0-0 0, Fettkether 0 0-0 0, Whitten 0 0-0 0, Demplewolf 0 0-0 0, Schulte 0 0-0 0, Houtakker 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-13 51.

Halftime – Xavier 31, Dubuque Hempstead 14. 3-point goals – Xavier 3 (Mims, Butkowski, Stulken).

Burger wins Metro Spotlight Award

Mitchell Burger of Xavier is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Burger, a 5-foot-10 senior, broke the school record for most points in a single game Friday night when he poured in 34 points in an 84-76 victory over Waterloo West in a Mississippi Valley Conference basketball contest at Xavier.

Burger snapped the old school mark of 32 points set by Adam McDermott last season. He also popped in seven 3-pointers, tying the school record set by Jon Keller in 2010.

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Burger sets record as No. 4 Saints win

The Xavier Saints ordered their Burger with extra relish Friday night.

Mitchell Burger tossed in seven 3-pointers and poured in a school-record 34 points as the Saints topped Waterloo West, 84-76, in an entertaining Mississippi Valley Conference game at Ron Thillen Gymnasium.

Burger snapped Adam McDermott's record of 32 points, set last season against Iowa City High, and he matched the school record for most 3-pointers in a single game, tying the mark set by Jon Keller in 2010.

Burger, a 5-foot-10 senior, was averaging 10.5 points when the night began, so he more than tripled his average with a sensational display against Waterloo West.

"He was special tonight," Xavier coach Ryan Luehrsmann said. "I've been waiting for him to have a breakout game like this. He's certainly capable of big outbursts in the scoring column.

"It was huge," Luehrsmann said. "We needed it tonight to get it done and I couldn't be more happy for him as a senior to step up and have than kind of moment tonight."

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