Xavier Girls Basketball

Lions, Saints climb in girls rankings

The Linn-Mar Lions jumped three spots to fifth in the Class 5A girls basketball rankings Thursday by the IGHSAU.

The Xavier Saints also climbed three spots to 11th in the Class 4A poll.

Linn-Mar has gotten off to a 7-1 start this season under new coach Jaime Printy Brandt. Xavier has gotten off to a 7-3 start under veteran coach Tom Lilly.

West Des Moines Valley is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A. Harlan is the top-ranked club in Class 4A. The other top-ranked teams are Pocahontas in Class 3A, Western Christian in 2A and Burlington Notre Dame in 1A.

CLASS 5A

1. West Des Moines Valley (9-0), 2. Waukee (7-1), 3. Dowling (8-2), 4. Iowa City West (9-0), 5. Linn-Mar (7-1), 6. Cedar Falls (9-1), 7. Iowa City High (7-2), 8. Ankeny Centennial (5-4), 9. Johnston (6-3), 10. Southeast Polk (5-2).

CLASS 4A

1. Harlan (8-0), 2. Western Dubuque (9-0), 3. Ballard (9-0), 4. Carlisle (8-1) 5. Perry (7-2), 6. Waverly-Shell Rock (10-0), 7. Davenport North (9-0), 8. North Scott (8-1), 9. Sioux City Heelan (6-1), 10. Indianola (8-2), 11. Xavier (7-3), 12. Pella (6-2), 13. Keokuk (7-1), 14. Lewis Central (8-2), 15. Grinnell (8-1).

Bailey’s 18 lead Saints

Lizzy Bailey scored 18 points to lead the Class 4A 14th-ranked Xavier girls basketball team to 55-42 win over Prairie on Tuesday at Prairie.

The Saints improved to 8-3, while the Prairie Hawks fell to 0-9.

XAVIER (55): Bastian 0 0-0 0, Stanek 0 0-0 0, Bailey 5 8-8 18, Noonan 3 2-2 8, Albert 0 0-0 0, Andersen 2 0-0 5, Breitbach 0 5-8 5, Christianson 1 0-0 2, Dickes 1 1-1 3, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Kadlec 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Stovie 0 0-0 0, Drahozal 1 0-0 3, Ivester 1 2-2 4, Joens 3 1-1 7. Totals 17 19-24 55.

PRAIRIE (42): Individuals N/A. Totals 11 19-25 42.

Halftime – Xavier 20, Prairie 18. 3-point goals – Xavier 2 (Andersen, Drahozal), Prairie 1 (N/A).

Lizzy Bailey wins Metro Spotlight Award

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

Bailey, a 5-foot-6 senior, scored a season-high 20 points Saturday as the Saints trimmed Davenport Assumption, 59-55, in a road game in Davenport.

Bailey is averaging 13 points per game this season, nearly double her average of 7.4 last season, and has enjoyed games of 20, 19 and 18 points this year. She ranks fifth in the Metro in scoring.

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Bailey sparks Saints by Assumption

DAVENPORT - Lizzy Bailey scored 20 points Saturday as the Xavier Saints nipped Davenport Assumption, 59-56, in a non-conference girls basketball game in Davenport.

Morgan Breitbach contributed 13 points as the Saints raised their record to 6-3.

Amy Yager scored 15 points for Assumption (3-6).

XAVIER (59): Bastian 0 0-0 0, Bailey 5 9-10 20, Noonan 4 0-0 8, Andersen 2 0-0 4, Breitbach 6 1-2 13, Christianson 0 0-0 0, Dickes 0 2-2 2, Nelson 0 1-2 1, Drahozal 0 1-2 1, Ivester 2 0-0 4, Joens 2 2-2 6. Totals 21 16-20 59.

ASSUMPTION (56): Moore 0 0-0 0, Behan 5 1-1 11, Sikkema 2 0-0 5, Rohlf 3 0-2 7, Harris 4 4-8 12, Frank 1 1-2 3, Bush 0 0-0 0, Fennelly 1 0-0 2, Lunardi 0 0-0 0, Yager 5 5-7 15. Totals 21 11-20 56.

Halftime - Xavier 34, Assumption 28. 3-point goals - Xavier 1 (Bailey 1), Assumption 2 (Sikkema 1, Rohlf 1).