Xavier Girls Basketball

Breitbach wins Metro Spotlight Award

Xavier senior Morgan Breitbach is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Breitbach, a 5-foot-7 guard, is a key member of the Xavier basketball team that is ranked No. 9 in Class 4A and enjoying a fine season with a 13-5 record. The Saints have won three straight games, including key victories over Linn-Mar and Washington.

Breitbach helps Xavier in a variety of ways. She scored 23 points against Dubuque Senior, collected seven assists against Dubuque Wahlert, made six steals against Decorah, and had six rebounds in three different games.

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Xavier girls ignite late against Wash

The Class 4A ninth-ranked Xavier girls basketball team outscored Washington 25-6 in the fourth quarter and beat the Warriors 66-50 Friday at Xavier.

Washington led 34-24 at halftime thanks to a 21-10 second quarter, but scored the Warriors scored just 16 points in the second half.

Lizzy Bailey scored 16 points for Xavier (14-5). McKenna Andersen added 12 points and Lexi Noonan chipped in 10.

Kandis O’Donnell scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Washington (10-7).

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Hempstead girls handle Prairie 51-37

DUBUQUE – The Prairie girls basketball fell to 2-14 with a 51-37 loss to Dubuque Hempstead on Tuesday at Hempstead.

The Prairie Hawks trailed 22-17 at halftime, and the Mustangs pulled away with a 20-10 run in the third quarter.

Olivia Usher scored nine points for Prairie and Emily Rotter added eight.

Gabrielle Riley scored 19 points for Dubuque Hempstead (6-10).

PRAIRIE (37): Moenk 2 0-0 5, Altenhofen 2 0-0 6, Rotter 3 2-2 8, Adams 0 0-0 0 Usher 4 0-2 9, Wagemester 1 0-0 2, Person 1 3-4 6, Stoffer 0 1-2 1, Herold 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 6-10 37

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (51): Riley 7 5-5 19, Brown 3 6-9 13, Bybee 2 0-1 6, Bitter 1 0-0 3, Kluesner 2 0-0 4, Wagner 0 2-2 2, Kallaher 0 1-2 1, Barringer 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 15-21 51.

Halftime – Dubuque Hempstead 22, Prairie 17. 3-point goals – Prairie 5 (Altenhofen 2, Moenk, Usher, Person), Dubuque Hempstead 4 (Bybee 2, Brown, Bitter).

Xavier girls belt Waterloo East, 82-20

WATERLOO - Lizzy Bailey scored 15 points Friday night as the Xavier Saints cruised to an 82-20 victory over winless Waterloo East in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Waterloo.

Erin Drahazol contributed 13 points and McKenna Andersen netted 10 for the Saints, who raised their record to 11-5 with the easy victory.

Xavier is ranked 11th in Class 4A. Waterloo East fell to 0-15.

XAVIER (82): Bastian 2 0-1 5, Stanek 0 0-0 0, Bailey 4 4-4 15, Noonan 0 2-2 2, Albert 2 0-1 4, Andersen 4 2-4 10, Breitbach 4 1-1 9, Christianson 0 2-2 2, Dickes 2 0-0 4, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Kadlec 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 2-3 2, Stovie 2 0-0 4, Drahazol 5 1-2 13, Ivester 2 1-2 5, Joens 1 3-4 5. Totals 29 18-26 82.

Halftime - Xavier 48, Waterloo East 9. 3-point goals - Xavier 6 (Bailey 3, Drahozal 2, Bastian 1).