Xavier Boys Basketball

McDermott scores 32 as Xavier boys top City

IOWA CITY – Adam McDermott had 32 points to lead the Xavier boys basketball team to a 69-61 over Iowa City High.

Mitchell Burger had 12 points for the Saints (5-5), who shot 22-of-29 from the free-throw line. The Little Hawks were 3-of-12.

Nile Ringen had 13 points for City High (6-6), and Nate Weiland had 10 points.

XAVIER (69): Mims 3 0-0 8, McDermott 9 10-12 32, Burger 5 1-2 12, Ramlo 2 5-7 9, Welch 0 3-4 3, Winker 1 3-4 5. Totals 20 22-29 69.

IOWA CITY HIGH (61): Hooper 3 1-2 7, Smith 2 0-0 4, Mulligan 1 0-0 3, Weiland 4 2-4 10, Grace 2 0-0 5, Johnson 3 0-3 6, Jones 1 0-1 2, Ringen 5 0-0 13, LaFauce 1 0-0 3, Martin 4 0-2 8. Totals 26 3-12 61.

Halftime – Xavier 34, Iowa City High 22. 3-point goals – Xavier 7 (McDermott 4, Mims 2, Burger 1), Iowa City High 6 (Ringen 3, Mulligan, Grace, LaFauce).

Hempstead boys edge Xavier in OT

The Xavier boys basketball team let a 12-point halftime lead slip away and lost to ninth-ranked Dubuque Hempstead 51-48 in overtime Tuesday at Xavier.

The Saints led 16-10 after the first quarter and 32-20 at halftime before the Mustangs fought back with a 12-4 third-quarter run.

The score was tied 44-44 at the end of the regulation, and Hempstead took control in the overtime period to avoid the upset.

Michael Mims, had 17 points for Xavier (4-5), which was 2-of-2 from the free-throw line.

Avery Butler had 18 points for Hempstead (7-1), which shot 9-of-10 from the line.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (51): McDonough 4 0-0 11, Rindfleisch 0 0-0 0, Paulsen 2 2-2 6, R.Duax 6 1-2 16, Butler 5 6-6 18, Bitter 0 0-0 0, L.Duax 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 9-10 51.

XAVIER (48): Mims 6 0-0 17, McDermott 7 0-0 18, Burger 3 2-2 9, Ramlo 1 0-0 2, Welch 0 0-0 0, Winker 1 0-0 2, Stulken 0 0-0 0, Otting 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 2-2 48.

Halftime – Xavier 32, Dubuque Hempstead 20. End of regulation 44-44. 3-point goals – Dubuque Hempstead 8 (McDonough 3, R.Duax 3, Butler 2), Xavier 10 (Mims 5, McDermott 4, Burger).

Burger scores 24 for Xavier boys

WATERLOO – Mitchell Burger had 24 points to lead the Xavier boys basketball team to a 65-37 win over Waterloo West on Friday.

Adam McDermott added 16 points for the Saints (4-4).

Lincoln Conrey had 12 points for the Wahawks (3-4).

XAVIER (65): Mims 2 0-0 5, McDermott 6 2-2 16, Burger 8 6-8 24, Ramlo 2 0-1 4, Klosterman 1 0-0 2, Welch 0 0-0 0, Joens 0 0-0 0, Downey 1 0-0 2, Brems 0 0-0 0, Winkler 2 2-2 7, Stulken 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 11-14 65.

WATERLOO WEST (37): Sehic 0 0-0 0, Conrey 6 0-0 12, Spates 1 1-2 4, Funchess 0 0-0 0, Pepin 1 0-0 3, Samardzic 2 0-0 6, Caddell 1 0-0 2, Burt 0 0-0 0, Walker 2 0-0 6, Moore 0 0-0 0, Harris-Anderson 1 0-0 2, Howze 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 1-2 37.

Halftime – Xavier 28, Waterloo West 23. 3-point goals – Xavier 6 (McDermott 2, Burger 2, Mims, Winkler), Waterloo West 6 (Samardzic 2, Walker 2, Spates, Pepin).

Prairie ends skid against Xavier

JoJo Simpson scored 17 points as the Prairie boys basketball team ended a four-game losing streak with an 80-64 win over Xavier on Tuesday at Xavier.

Cal Clark added 15 points, Jalen Rima had 15 and Max Drahos added 10 points for the Prairie Hawks (4-4).

Michael Mims led all scorers with 20 points for the Saints (3-4), and Mitchell Burger added 13 points.

PRAIRIE (80): Clark 3 9-10 15, Fisher 2 1-2 5, Drahos 4 1-2 10, Brown 1 0-0 2, Rima 6 2-4 14, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Boldt 3 3-3 9, Lorenz 3 0-0 8, Schrader 0 0-0 0, Simpson 8 1-3 17. Totals 30 17-24 80.

XAVIER (64): Mims 5 8-10 20, McDermott 3 1-3 8, Burger 5 3-4 13, Welch 1 0-0 3, Downey 0 0-0 0, Winker 2 2-2 6, Stulken 3 0-0 9, Otting 2 1-3 5. Totals 21 15-22 64.

Halftime – Prairie 35, Xavier 27. 3-point goals – Prairie 3 (Lorenz 2, Drahos), Xavier 7 (Stulken 3, Mims 2, McDermott, Welch).