CEDAR FALLS – The Jefferson girls basketball team trailed 19-2 after the first quarter and couldn’t recover in a 53-31 loss to sixth-ranked Cedar Falls on Tuesday.

Kylie Wise had 14 points to lead the J-Hawks (5-7). Kiana Barney and Adirenne Boettger each had 11 points for the Tigers (10-3).

JEFFERSON (31): Rowles 0 0-0 0, Robinson 0 0-0 0, Kitterman 0 0-0 0, Guy 3 2-2 9, Melton 0 0-0 0, Wise 5 0-0 14, McVeigh 0 0-0 0, Dighton 3 0-0 8, O’Brien 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-2 31.

CEDAR FALLS (53): Bigler 0 0-0 0, Becker 1 0-0 3, Gerdes 2 0-0 4, Long 4 0-0 5, Kramer 0 0-0 0, Conrad 3 2-4 9, Barney 5 0-0 11, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Boettger 5 1-2 11, Buren 1 3-4 5. Totals 21 6-10 53.

Halftime – Cedar Falls 35, Jefferson 15. 3-point goals – Jefferson 7 (Wise 4, Dighton 2, Guy), Cedar Falls 5 (Long 2, Becker, Conrad, Barney).