Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Decker wins opener with Washington

The Washington boys basketball team got the season off to a strong start with a 60-42 win over New Hampton on Tuesday at Washington.

Hunter Strait had 15 points and six assists for the Warriors. Dallas Hobbs had 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Laveechie Williams also had 13 points and added seven rebounds.

Justin Decker won his first game as Washington's new coach.

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Hobbs plays in River Bowl Battle

Cedar Rapids Washington senior Dallas Hobbs played in the River Bowl Battle all-star football game in Omaha on Saturday.

The new game matched seniors from Iowa against seniors from Nebraska, giving them a chance to showcase their skills before college football coaches and fans.

Hobbs, a 6-foot-6 defensive end, made five tackles in the game and had one sack.

Decker likes what he sees at Washington

Justin Decker saw hundreds of high school basketball games during his nine years as an assistant coach at Cornell and Coe when he was scouting players and knows talent when he sees it.

That's one of the reasons he's so excited about being the new boys basketball coach at Cedar Rapids Washington.

"We're about as athletic as you're going to see a high school team be in the state of Iowa," Decker said this week. "We're definitely going to try and use that to our advantage."

Decker played four years of college basketball at Cornell and served as team captain his senior year. He spent one year as the head coach at Riceville High School, then returned to Cornell as an assistant coach for four years before spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Coe.

He was not searching for a high school job, but the right opportunity came along.

"I had my chances to take some college jobs that I'd say were high-risk type jobs and not the perfect situation," Decker remarked. "My wife and I love the area here in Cedar Rapids. We have kids who go to school. It just made sense.

"These type jobs like Washington in one of the best conferences in the state, those jobs don't come about too often. It was a really good fit for me at the time."

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Beyer named captain of INA football team

Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior Shaun Beyer has been named the captain of the Class 4A all-state football team by the Iowa Newspaper Association.

Beyer starred as a receiver, running back, punter and linebacker for the Cougars, who reached the championship game of the state playoffs for the first time in school history and finished with a 13-1 record.

A total of 19 players from Metro teams were saluted on the INA honors squads.

Kennedy had five first-team selections with Mason Jacobs (offensive line), Tyler Dralle (running back), Beyer (utility), Dalles Jacobus (defensive line) and Austin Coates (defensive back). O'Rien Vance of Washington was named a first-team linebacker.

The Washington Warriors had four second-team choices with Isaiah Nimmers (wide receiver), Aries Davis (offensive line), Tavian Patrick (running back) and Dallas Hobbs (defensive line). Kennedy had two second-team picks with Jackson Coker (offensive line) and Johnson Mator (linebacker). Valentino Green of Jefferson was named second team all-state as a defensive back.

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