Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Engle paces Marion boys past Demons

WASHINGTON - The Marion High School boys basketball team will head into the holidays with a 6-2 record after dumping the Washington Demons, 51-31, Monday night in a non-conference game in Washington.

Craig Engle hit three 3-pointers and led Marion with 17 points. Jacob Manderscheid, Deshaun Quinn and Terrence Williams scored eight points apiece for the Indians.

Derek Anding scored 11 points for Washington (1-5).

MARION (51): Fish 1 0-0 3, Walter 0 0-0 0, Holt 0 0-0 0, Engle 7 0-1 17, Whalen 0 0-0 0, Manderscheid 3 0-0 8, Alberts 1 0-0 2, Dev Quinn 2 1-2 5, Smith 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 0-0 0, Des Quinn 1 6-6 8, Williams 4 0-1 8. Totals: 19 7-10 51.

WASHINGTON (31): Hansen 0 0-0 0, Redlinger 2 2-2 8, Giardino 0 0-0 0, Suchan 0 0-0 0, Bump 2 0-0 5, Sebelius 2 0-1 5, Anding 4 2-3 11, Marek 0 0-0 0, Weidman 1 0-0 2, Zuehlke 0 0-0 0, Baughman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 4-6 31.

Halftime - Marion 28, Washington 15. 3-point goals - Marion 6 (Engle 3, Manderscheid 2, Fish 1), Washington 5 (Redlinger 2, Bump 1, Sebelius 1, Anding 1).

Marion cruises to seventh win

WASHINGTON - Michalyn Mohr and Chloe Rice each scored 10 points as Marion had no trouble downing Washington (Iowa), 45-23, Monday night in non-conference girls basketball action.

The Indians (7-2) led 24-13 at halftime. Marion was solid from the foul line, connecting on 21 of 25 attempts.

Morgan Kimball led Washington (2-6) with seven points.

MARION (45): Peyton 0 4-4 4, Rice 2 6-6 10, Smith 0 0-0 0, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Sahm 1 5-6 7, Dunne 0 1-2 1, Mohr 3 4-4 10, Laube 2 1-3 5, Steepleton 0 0-0 0, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Westhoff 0 0-0 0, Sade 1 0-0 2, Jordan 2 0-0 6. Totals: 11 21-25 45.

WASHINGTON, IOWA (23): Landstrum 0 0-0 0, Marek 1 2-3 4, Gaal 0 0-0 0, Salow 1 0-0 2, VanGundy 0 0-0 0, Kimball 1 5-9 7 Goodwin 0 0-2 0, Hoffman 1 1-2 3, DeLong 1 0-0 3, Black 0 0-0 0, Pacha 2 0-0 4. Totals: 7 8-17 23.

Halftime: Marion 24, Washington 13. 3-point goals: Marion 2 (Jordan 2), Washington 1 (DeLong 1). Total Fouls: Marion 16, Washington 20. Fouled out: Kimball.

Chloe Rice wins Metro Spotlight Award

Marion freshman Chloe Rice is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Rice, a 5-foot-10 guard, is one of the top young basketball players in the state. She poured in 28 points in a 58-56 loss to Clear Creek-Amana Tuesday and is averaging 12.5 points for the season.

Rice is already being followed by NCAA Division I colleges who might like to recruit her, including several of the top schools in Iowa.

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Lembeck, Vipond shine for Xavier matmen

Clint Lembeck and Jeff Vipond enjoyed perfect days for the Xavier Saints Saturday in the Doug Phillipp Duals at Xavier.

Lembeck, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A at 132 pounds, went 5-0 in the tournament with four pins and a major decision. Vipond, wrestling at 106 and 113, also collected a 5-0 record with four pins and a regular decision.

Mediapolis won the round-robin tournament with a 5-0 record with lopsided victories over West Liberty, Dubuque Hempstead, Marion, Anamosa and Xavier.

Hempstead placed second with a 4-1 mark, followed by Xavier (3-2), West Liberty (2-3), Marion (0-4) and Anamosa (0-4).

The Saints topped Anamosa (58-14), Marion (44-36) and West Liberty (40-39 on a tiebreaker). The Saints lost to Hempstead (60-12) and Mediapolis (54-20).

Keegan Schultschik had two pins and a major decision for Xavier. Michael Maher had two pins for the Saints.

Colin Conway had three pins for Marion. Caleb Conway finished with two pins and a major decision for the Indians. Trey Clifton and Jack Serbousek had two pins.