Jefferson Boys Basketball

J-Hawks come up short against Dubuque Senior

The Jefferson J-Hawks faced No.3 Dubuque Senior at home Tuesday night in boys basketball and dropped the Mississippi Valley Conference matchup, 54-38.

Size mattered.

Dubuque Senior (12-1, 8-1) used eight players and six of them were 6-foot-4 or taller. Faced with the size disadvantage, the J-Hawks used an aggressive zone defense in an attempt to keep the Rams out of the lane.

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Olson, Kramer spark J-Hawks by Hempstead

DUBUQUE - Jacob Olson and Ky Kramer scored 18 points apiece Friday night as the Jefferson J-Hawks clipped Dubuque Hempstead, 64-44, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Dubuque.

Olson tossed in five 3-pointers as Jefferson raised its records to 7-6 overall and 4-4 in the conference. The J-Hawks hit ten 3-pointers.

Jefferson led 36-15 at halftime. Kramer went 9-for-10 at the foul line.

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Olson nets 19 as J-Hawks fall in Davenport

DAVENPORT - Jacob Olson scored 19 points Tuesday night for Jefferson but did not get enough help from his teammates as the J-Hawks lost at Davenport Central, 55-41.

Ky Kramer contributed eight points for Jefferson.

Zach Smith led Davenport Central with 17 points. Tim Rummells pitched in with 10 points.

The outcome left both teams with 6-6 records.

JEFFERSON (41): Olson 8 1-2 19, Robinson 0 3-5 3, Kramer 3 2-2 8, Van Oort 0 0-0 0, Weiderin 0 0-2 0, Larson 2 0-0 6, Sullivan 2 1-2 5, Jenkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-13 41.

DAVENPORT CENTRAL (55): Hoeksema 2 0-0 6, Hollingshed 4 0-0 9, Harris 1 0-2 2, Smith 4 6-8 17, Kurth 2 0-0 5, Warren 0 0-0 0, Moran 0 0-0 0, Rummells 5 0-0 10, Light 3 0-0 6. Totals 21 6-10 55.

Halftime - Davenport Central 27, Jefferson 18. 3-point goals - Jefferson 4 (Olson 2, Larson 2), Davenport Central 7 (Smith 3, Hoeksema 2, Hollingshed 1, Kurth 1).

No.1 West shackles J-Hawks

Iowa City West's stifling defense prevented Jefferson from scoring in double figures in any quarter and the No. 1 Trojans routed the J-Hawks, 59-32, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at the Jefferson gym.

“That’s the best defense we have seen all year,” said Jefferson Coach Stu Ordman.  “They are so long and athletic; because they are so talented you can’t afford to have any bad possessions and their defense forces bad possessions.”

Jefferson's Jacob Olson had three baskets in the first 10 minutes of the game and then the West High defense shut him down for the rest of the night.  Olson ended the game with six points.

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