Jefferson Boys Basketball

3 Metro players make INA all-state

Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar, Jacob Olson of Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Adam McDermott of Xavier have been named to the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) all-state basketball teams.

Bohannon, a 6-foot-1 guard, made second team all-state in Class 4A. He averaged 17.6 points this season as a sophomore.

Olson, a 6-0 guard, also made second team all-state in Class 4A. He averaged 20.7 points as a senior.

McDermott, a 6-4 guard, made third team all-state in Class 3A. He averaged 16.5 points as a junior.

Wyatt Lohaus, who helped Iowa City West win its third Class 4A title in a row, was named Mr. Basketball. Lohaus will play in college at Northern Iowa.

5 Metro boys make all-MVC hoops

Five players from the Metro area have received first-team honors on the 2014 Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball team.

Adam McDermott of Xavier, Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar and Mike Mims of Prairie were named first team all-conference in the Valley Division.

A.J. Carter of Kennedy and Jacob Olson of Jefferson were named first team all-conference in the Mississippi Division.

All five players are guards. McDermott, Bohannon and Carter were unanimous selections.

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J-Hawks tipped by PV, 47-45

BETTENDORF - Ryan Spelhaug's tip-in at the buzzer lifted Pleasant Valley past Jefferson, 47-45, Monday night at Pleasant Valley.

Jefferson erased a 10-point halftime deficit and grabbed the lead in the fourth quarter, but the J-Hawks' bid for an upset in the Class 4A substate quarterfinals fell a bucket short.

Will Carius, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, scored 22 points to lead Pleasant Valley (14-8). Spelhaug added 12 points, including a putback of Carius' off-balance shot to win the game.

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Olson, Larson lead J-Hawks to win

Jacob Olson scored 16 points and Lucas Larson added 15 to lead Jefferson to a 56-48 homecourt win over Cedar Falls Friday night in MVC boys basketball.

Brandon Wiederin added nine points for the J-Hawks (7-14, 5-11).

Keeon Johnson scored 17 points for Cedar Falls (6-15, 4-12).

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