Metro Sports Report

Brandt paces Lions by Cedar Falls

CEDAR FALLS - Jordan Brandt topped a balanced attack with 19 points Friday night as the Linn-Mar Lions defeated Cedar Falls, 69-61, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game in Cedar Falls.

Jordan Bohannon scored 18 points for Linn-Mar (6-2). Jared Printy contributed 15 points and Beau Klostermann had 10.

Tra'Von Fagan led Cedar Falls (5-3) with 19 points. A.J. Green had 18 points.

LINN-MAR (69): Printy 6 1-2 15, Murphy 1 2-2 5, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Bohannon 6 5-6 18, Klostermann 4 0-0 10, Voves 1 0-0 2, Cronin 0 0-0 0, Brandt 8 2-2 19, Kerr 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 10-12 69.

CEDAR FALLS (61): Fagan 8 2-5 19, Harrington 1 0-0 2, Green 5 5-5 18, Abbas 2 0-0 4, Mozena 0 0-0 0, Alexander 0 0-0 0, Johnson 5 0-0 10, Gerdes 2 0-0 5, Leisinger 0 0-0 0, Loecher 1 1-1 3. Totals 24 7-10 61.

Halftime - Linn-Mar 35, Cedar Falls 26. 3-point goals - Linn-Mar 7 (Printy 2, Klostermann 2, Murphy 1, Bohannon 1, Brandt 1), Cedar Falls 6 (Green 4, Fagan 1, Gerdes 1).

Jefferson boys nipped by Senior

The Jefferson J-Hawks staged a strong rally Friday night before falling to Dubuque Senior, 48-47, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks trailed by 11 points at intermission, 31-20, before storming back and falling a point short.

Dennis McKinney scored 11 points for Jefferson (3-7). James Brown had 10 points.

Carter Stevens and Matt Hendricks scored 13 points apiece for Dubuque Senior (6-3).

JEFFERSON (47): Webb 2 0-0 4, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Wiederin 0 0-0 0, Green 2 1-2 5, Kramer 1 2-2 5, Brown 5 0-2 10, McCauley 2 0-0 4, Van Oort 4 0-0 8, Szabo 0 0-0 0, McKinney 5 0-0 11. Totals 21 3-8 47.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (48): Noel 3 0-0 6, Stevens 4 4-5 13, Link 1 0-0 2, Psihoyos 0 0-0 0, Humpal-Griffin 1 1-5 3, Timmerman 4 0-1 11, Hendricks 5 2-2 13, Carter 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-16 48.

Halftime - Dubuque Senior 31, Jefferson 20. 3-point goals - Dubuque 5 (Timmerman 3, Stevens 1, Hendricks 1), Jefferson 2 (Kramer 1, McKinney 1).

Cougars topped by Wahlert in OT

Dubuque Wahlert edged the Kennedy Cougars, 53-47, in overtime Friday night in a low-scoring Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at Kennedy.

Kennedy led 5-2 after the first quarter and 17-14 at halftime in the defensive struggle. The game was tied, 42-42, after four quarters before the Golden Eagles pulled away in overtime.

Derrick Diggins led Kennedy (3-6) with 15 points. Cordell Pemsl, who has signed with the Iowa Hawkeyes, scored 20 points for Wahlert (8-2).

WAHLERT (53): Iwowari 1 0-0 2, Schmitt 3 0-1 8, Wedewer 3 2-3 10, White 0 0-0 0, Kluck 1 4-6 7, Maiers 1 1-2 3, Till 1 1-3 3, Pemsl 8 4-7 20. Totals 18 12-22 53.

KENNEDY (47): Brewster 0 2-2 2, Gardner 3 0-0 7, Girling 2 2-4 6, Berst 1 0-0 3, Duehr 0 0-0 0, Diggins 5 3-5 15, Foley 0 0-0 0, Bisenius 3 0-0 9, Beyer 2 1-1 5, Wall 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 8-14 47.

Halftime - Kennedy 17, Wahlert 14. Regulation - Kennedy 42, Wahlert 42. 3-point goals - Kennedy 7 (Bisenius 3, Diggins 2, Gardner 1, Berst 1), Wahlert 5 (Schmitt 2, Wedewer 2, Kluck 1).

Strait helps Wash boys nip Hempstead

DUBUQUE - Hunter Strait scored 17 points and made four steals Friday night to help the Washington Warriors nip Dubuque Hempstead, 62-61, in a Mississippi Valley Conference basketball game in Dubuque.

Laveechie Williams finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors (3-4, 2-3). Keion Wills contributed nine points and four assists. Maleik Jackson also scored nine points for the winners and Ian Thomas had eight points.

Connor Duax tossed in 19 points for Hempstead (4-4, 2-3).

Washington trailed 31-21 at halftime, but the Warriors outscored the Mustangs 41-30 in the second half. The Warriors won despite being outscored at the foul line, 22-6.