Metro Sports Report

Techau sparks Saints by J-Hawks

Max Techau scored 23 points to lead the Xavier boys basketball team to a 59-44 win over Jefferson on Friday at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks cut the lead to 37-34 with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Saints answered with a 22-10 run to finish the game.

Blake Whitten had 10 points for Xavier (4-1) and Matt Mims added nine points.

Royshawn Webb scored 10 points to lead Jefferson (2-5).

XAVIER (59): Burger 1 0-0 2, Mims 4 1-1 9, Batkowski 2 2-2 8, Whitten 4 0-0 10, Joens 0 0-0 0, Stulken 2 3-3 7, Schulte 0 0-0 0, Houtakker 0 0-0 0, Techau 9 4-6 23. Totals 22 10-12 59.

JEFFERSON (44): Webb 5 0-0 10, Wiederin 1 0-0 3, Green 3 1-4 7, Kramer 1 0-0 2, Brown 3 3-4 9, Van Oort 3 0-2 7, Szabo 1 0-0 2, McKinney 2 0-0 4, Larson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 4-10 44.

Halftime – Xavier 26, Jefferson 23. 3-point goals – Xavier 5 (Batkowski 2, Whitten 2, Techau), Jefferson 2 (Wiederin, Van Oort).

Visser helps Wash upset IC West

Anne Visser scored 15 points and had four steals as the Washington girls basketball team upset 15th-ranked Iowa City West, 60-51, Friday at Washington.

Jayla Johnson had 13 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and four steals for the Warriors (4-4).

Washington led 35-33 entering the fourth quarter before pulling away down the stretch.

Maddie Huinker had 11 points and Logan Cook had 10 for the Women of Troy (6-1).

IOWA CITY WEST (51): C.Morgan 1 1-2 4, Tauchen 2 5-7 9, Saunders 1 4-6 7, McGrane 1 1-2 3, Huinker 4 2-8 11, Cook 5 0-1 10, Harder 2 0-0 4, Beckner 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 14-28 51.

WASHINGTON (60): Clark 0 4-5 4, Carey 0 0-0 0, Visser 5 5-6 15, V.Eniola 3 2-2 8, O’Donnell 1 0-0 2, M.Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Bruner 3 3-5 9, Puk 0 4-4 4, Riley 1 0-0 3, Mia 1 0-0 2, Johnson 6 1-4 13. Totals 20 19-26 60.

Halftime – Washington 25, Iowa City West 24. 3-point goals – Iowa City West 3 (C.Morgan, Saunders, Huinker), Washington 1 (Riley).

CVC boys fall at Cal-Wheatland

WHEATLAND – Calamus-Wheatland handed the Cedar Valley Christian boys basketball team a 66-27 loss Friday.

Travis Geels scored 10 points with eight rebounds for the Huskies (1-5). Mike Scroggs had five points and also grabbed eight rebounds.

Calamus-Wheatland is 2-7.

CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN (27): Heeren 0 0-0 0, Herr 0 0-0 0, Crittenden 1 0-1 2, Telecky 0 0-0 0, D.Gustafson 0 0-0 0, K.Gustafson 1 0-0 3, Scroggs 1 3-6 5, Geels 4 2-6 10, Joyce 0 0-0 0, Foote 1 0-0 2, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Ridder 2 1-2 5. Totals 10 6-14 27.

CALAMUS-WHEATLAND (66): Snowbarger 0 0-0 0, Moeller 2 0-2 4, H.Rickels 5 0-0 11, D.Solis 2 1-1 5, G.Rickels 5 0-0 12, Dunham 1 1-1 3, Luepker 0 0-0 0, Whitmore 2 0-0 4, Looney 1 0-0 2, Kelting 8 1-1 19, E.Solis 0 0-0 0, Boeckmann 3 0-0 6. Totals 29 3-5 66.

Halftime – Calamus-Wheatland 35, Cedar Valley Christian 16. 3-point goals – Cedar Valley Christian 1 (K.Gustafson), Calamus-Wheatland 5 (G.Rickels 2, Kelting 2, H.Rickels).

No. 5 Marion falls to No. 3 CPU

CENTER POINT – Class 3A third-ranked Center Point-Urbana handed the Class 4A fifth-ranked Marion girls basketball team a 58-42 loss Friday.

Chloe Rice scored 23 points to lead the Indians (5-2) and Mia Laube added eight points.

Arika Wooldrige scored 21 points to lead the Stormin’ Pointers (8-0).

MARION (42): Knapp 1 2-5 4, Rice 7 8-8 23, Smith 1 0-0 3, Wright 0 0-0 0, Dunne 0 0-0 0, Laube 3 2-2 8, Willette 0 0-0 0, Herold 1 0-0 3, Sade 0 1-7 1, Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 13-19 42.

CENTER POINT-URBANA (58): Dufoe 0 1-2 1, Allison Wooldrige 2 5-8 9, Hasleiet 3 2-2 8, Sisk 2 0-0 4, Brecht 2 0-0 4, Arika Woolridge 6 9-12 21, Boevers 2 7-8 11, Holtz 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 24-32 58.

Halftime – Marion 30, Center Point-Urbana 14. 3-point goals – Marion 3 (Rice, Smith, Herold), Center Point-Urbana 0.