Metro Sports Report

Techau helps No. 4 Saints top Hempstead

DUBUQUE – Max Techau scored 16 points to lead the fourth-ranked Xavier boys basketball team to a 51-48 win over Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Hempstead.

Matthew Mims added 11 points and four assists for the Saints (8-1).

Connor Duax and Ryan McDonough scored 12 points apiece for Dubuque Hempstead (4-5).

XAVIER (51): Burger 4 0-1 8, Mims 2 6-6 11, Butkowski 2 0-1 5, Joens 1 0-0 2, Stulken 2 4-5 9, Techau 8 0-0 16, Burns 0 0-0 0, Fettkether 0 0-0 0, Whitten 0 0-0 0, Demplewolf 0 0-0 0, Schulte 0 0-0 0, Houtakker 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-13 51.

Halftime – Xavier 31, Dubuque Hempstead 14. 3-point goals – Xavier 3 (Mims, Butkowski, Stulken).

Jeff girls fall to No. 12 Tigers

The 12th-ranked Cedar Falls girls basketball team trimmed Jefferson, 48-40, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Jefferson.

Emily Oler scored 13 points with two steals to lead the J-Hawks (6-6).

Emma Gerdes scored 14 points for the Tigers (10-1).

CEDAR FALLS (48): Johnson 4 0-0 10, Gerdes 6 2-2 14, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Becker 0 0-0 0, Conrad 3 0-0 8, Barney 2 2-5 6, Wolf 4 2-2 10. Totals 19 6-9 48.

JEFFERSON (40): Kitterman 0 1-2 1, Guy 1 0-0 3, Donner 1 0-0 2, Wise 2 0-0 6, Melton 1 0-0 2, Kuba 2 2-3 7, Erica Oler 1 0-0 2, Dighton 2 0-0 4, Emily Oler 5 0-0 13. Totals 15 3-5 40.

Halftime – Cedar Falls 27, Jefferson 20. 3-point goals – Cedar Falls 4 (Johnson 2, Conrad 2), Jefferson 7 (Em.Oler 3, Wise 2, Guy, Kuba).

Rice sparks No. 6 Marion girls

Chloe Rice scored 21 points to lead the sixth-ranked Marion girls basketball team in a 59-41 win over South Tama in a Wamac Conference game Tuesday at Marion.

Mia Laube added 10 points for the Indians (8-4), who led 10-0 early and 23-10 at the end of the first quarter.

Dani Stubbs scored 12 points for South Tama (6-7).

SOUTH TAMA (41): Hala 3 0-0 7, Berger 0 0-0 0, Fritz 2 0-0 4, Stubbs 5 2-8 12, Llewellyn 1 1-1 3, Climer 1 0-0 2, Bacon 4 0-0 9, Slaven 0 0-0 0, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Keahna 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 3-9 41.

MARION (59): Redmond 0 0-0 0, Knapp 1 1-2 3, Rice 9 1-2 21, Smith 2 0-0 6, Wright 2 0-0 4, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Dunne 0 2-2 2, Laube 5 0-0 10, Willette 2 0-0 4, Herold 1 1-2 3, Sade 1 2-2 4, Jordan 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 7-10 59.

Halftime – Marion 32, South Tama 18. 3-point goals – South Tama 2 (Hala, Bacon), Marion 4 (Rice 2, Smith 2).

Ollinger paces No. 11 Lions by Rams

DUBUQUE – Amanda Ollinger had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the 11th-ranked Linn-Mar girls basketball team to a 68-34 win over Dubuque Senior in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Senior.

Kamryn Finley had 13 points and Megan Murphy added 12 points for the Lions (8-3). Murphy tossed in four 3-pointers.

Dubuque Senior fell to 2-11.

LINN-MAR (68): Simons 0 0-0 0, Lorenz 0 2-2 2, Johnson 0 1-2 1, Noggle 0 2-3 2, Akers 1 0-0 2, Frese 2 0-0 4, Lancial 1 0-0 2, Glanz 0 0-0 0, Murphy 4 0-0 12, Fensterman 0 2-2 2, Spies 3 0-1 6, Finley 5 2-3 13, Larson 1 3-4 5, Ollinger 4 6-6 15, Strauss 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 18-23 68.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (34): S.Biehl 2 2-2 6, Schueller 1 0-0 2, Burns 1 0-0 2, Hawkins 0 0-2 0, Evans 0 5-10 5, Wernimont 0 0-0 0, Mills 1 0-0 2, Udelhofen 1 1-1 3, Tigges 2 0-1 4, Mott 3 0-0 6, K.Biehl 2 0-4 4. Totals 13 8-20 34.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 37, Dubuque Senior 18. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 6 (Murphy 4, Finley, Ollinger), Dubuque Senior 0.