Xavier Boys Basketball

Burger, McDermott lead Xavier over CF

CEDAR FALLS – Mitchell Burger scored 22 points and Adam McDermott added 19 points and five assists as the Xavier boys basketball team topped Cedar Falls, 62-57, Tuesday night in Cedar Falls.

Tra’Von Fagan scored 14 points and A.J. Green added 13 for the Tigers (13-7).

The Saints improved to 12-8. Calvin Winker had 10 points for Xavier. Burger and McDermott both made three 3-pointers.

XAVIER (62): Mims 3 1-3 9, McDermott 6 4-4 19, Burger 8 3-6 22, Ramlo 1 0-0 2, Welch 0 0-0 0, Downey 0 0-0 0, Stulken 0 0-0 0,  Winker 5 0-0 10. Totals 23 9-13 62.

CEDAR FALLS (57): Fagan 3 8-10 14, Harrington 3 0-0 6, Green 5 0-0 13, Abbas 2 0-0 4, Johnson 3 0-0 8, LaBeaux 5 0-0 10, Fienup 1 0-0 2, Leisinger 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 8-10 57.

Halftime – Xavier 32, Cedar Falls 28. 3-point goals – Xavier 7 (McDermott 3, Burger 3, Mims), Cedar Falls 5 (Green 3, Johnson 2).

Burger wins Metro Spotlight Award

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

Burger has been a key player for the Xavier basketball team all season, but he's played some of his best basketball for the Saints the past three weeks.

He scored 21 points and grabbed four rebounds when Xavier upset Class 4A No. 4 Linn-Mar, 83-73, last Tuesday. Two games prior to that, he poured in 22 points against top-ranked Iowa City West.

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Xavier boys down Waterloo East 59-46

WATERLOO – Mitchell Burger scored 17 points to lead the Xavier boys basketball team to a 59-46 win over Waterloo East on Friday.

Adam McDermott added 16 points for the Saints (11-8).

Carlton Todd scored nine points to lead the Trojans (1-17).

XAVIER (59): Mims 2 0-0 5, McDermott 4 4-4 16, Burger 6 4-6 17, Ramlo 3 0-0 6, Klosterman 0 0-0 0, Welch 0 0-0 0, Downey 2 2-2 7, Winker 3 2-2 8, Brems 0 0-0 0, Stulken 0 0-0 0, Classen 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 12-14 59.

WATERLOO EAST (46): Clark 2 0-0 6, Gaffeny 0 0-0 0, Sales 0 0-0 0, O.Bradford 1 0-0 2, Todd 3 1-2 9, Williams 0 1-2 1, Terry 3 0-0 8, Matlock 2 0-0 5, Hutchinson 0 1-2 1, Phillips 1 0-0 2, Nash 3 1-1 7, Garrey 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 4-7 46.

Halftime – Xavier 24, Waterloo East 20. 3-point goals – Xavier 7 (McDermott 4, Mims, Burger, Downey), Waterloo East 7 (Clark 2, Todd 2, Terry 2, Matlock).

Saints stun No. 4 Lions, 83-73

When Xavier hosted Linn-Mar earlier this season, a slow, sluggish start was too much for the Saints to overcome.

The Lions raced to a 23-point lead before hanging on for a 66-57 win on Jan. 27.

The Saints, led by junior guard Mitchell Burger, weren't about to let it happen again Tuesday night.

Burger knifed through the Lions defense and scored 21 points as Xavier stunned the fourth-ranked Lions, 83-73, before a loud crowd at Linn-Mar.

"We finally got off to a good start," Burger said. "When you come to Linn-Mar it is one of the biggest games of the year. It's a fun environment and we just wanted to come here and get the win."

Burger was not the only offensive star for the Saints (10-8, 6-7). Calvin Winker led the way with 22 points and Adam McDermott had 19.

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