Metro Sports Report

Prairie boys top Rams in OT

The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys basketball team beat Dubuque Senior, 65-61, in overtime Friday at Prairie.

Jalen Rima had 16 points for the Prairie Hawks (3-1), Cal Clark scored 15 points and Max Smith-Drahos added 12.

Carter Stevens had 24 points for the Rams (1-2).

DUBUQUE SENIOR (61): Noel 3 1-2 7, Stevens 8 2-2 24, Link 2 0-0 6, Psihoyos 0 0-0 0, J.Blackman 0 0-0 0, Humpal-Griffin 3 1-1 7, Timmerman 3 0-0 7, Hendricks 0 0-0 0, Presswood 0 0-0 0, Carter 3 3-4 10. Totals 22 7-9 61.

PRAIRIE (65): Copeland 2 0-1 5, Clark 5 3-4 15, Reittinger 1 0-0 2, Smith-Drahos 5 2-4 12, Eilers 2 2-2 8, Rima 4 7-11 16, Hook 1 0-0 2, Kilpatrick 1 0-0 2, Oxley 0 2-2 2, Krapfl 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 14-22 65.

Halftime – Dubuque Senior 32, Prairie 24. End of regulation – Dubuque Senior 59, Prairie 59. 3-point goals – Dubuque Senior 10 (Stevens 6, Link 2, Timmerman, Carter), Prairie 6 (Copeland, Clark 2, Eilers 2, Rima).

Jeff boys dunked by City High

IOWA CITY – Dennis McKinney scored 15 points to lead the Jefferson boys basketball in a 58-41 loss to Iowa City High on Friday.

The Little Hawks jumped to a 22-7 lead after the first quarter and the J-Hawks (1-3) could not recover.

Micah Martin scored 15 points and Naeem Smith added 13 for Iowa City High (2-2).

JEFFERSON (41): Webb 0 0-0 0, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Wiederin 1 0-1 3, Green 1 0-2 2, Kramer 3 0-0 8, Brown 0 0-0 0, McCauley 2 0-0 5, Van Oort 3 0-0 6, Szabo 0 1-2 1, McKinney 5 5-6 15, Burnett 0 1-2 1, Larsen 0 0-0 0, Hulsing 0 0-0 0, Hawkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-13 41.

IOWA CITY HIGH (58): Smith 6 1-2 13, Mulligan 3 0-0 8, Johnson 1 2-2 4, Cotton 0 0-1 0, Sass 0 0-0 0, Jones 4 0-0 8, Ringen 1 0-0 2, Dillon 2 2-4 6, Nkumu 0-0 0, Olaguez-Duarte 0 2-4 2, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Martin 6 3-8 15. Totals 23 10-21 58.

Halftime – Iowa City High 29, Jefferson 17. 3-point goals – Jefferson 4 (Kramer 2, Wiederin, McCauley), Iowa City High 2 (Mulligan 2).

Joens sparks Little Hawks by Jeff

Ashley Joens had 31 points for the ninth-ranked Iowa City High girls basketball team as the Little Hawks handed Jefferson a 66-51 loss Friday at Jefferson.

Kaylee Donner scored 13 points for the J-Hawks, who fell to 3-4. Avery Guy added 10 points.

Iowa City High is 5-1.

IOWA CITY HIGH (66): Caris 0 0-0 0, Schroder 1 0-0 3, A.Joens 14 3-3 31, Smith 0 0-0 0, Hanrahan 2 0-0 5, Gamamou 1 0-0 2, Lacey 0 0-0 0, C.Joens 4 4-4 13, Earl 3 6-6 12, Overton 0 0-00, Brackens 0 0-0 0, Spencer 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 13-13 66.

JEFFERSON (51): Culver 0 0-0 0, Kitterman 1 0-0 2, Guy 4 0-0 10, Donner 5 0-0 13, Wise 1 4-7 7, Melton 2 0-0 4, Watkins 1 0-0 2, Thurmond 0 0-0 0, Erica Oler 1 2-2 4, Dighton 3 0-1 7, Emily Oler 0 2-2 2, Obrian 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-12 51.

Halftime – Iowa City High 30, Jefferson 17. 3-point goals – Iowa City High 3 (Schroder, Hanrahan, C.Joens), Jefferson 7 (Donner 3, Guy 2, Wise, Dighton).

Class 4A football: 6x8 or 8x6?

There are several ways to multiply two numbers and get 48.

The athletic directors at the Class 4A football schools in Eastern Iowa think 6 times 8 is the best way to reach 48, but the athletic directors in Central Iowa think 8 times 6 is better.

The future of Class 4A football and the playoffs depend on the answer.

The Eastern Iowa A.D.s voted heavily in favor of dividing the 48 Class 4A schools into six districts of eight teams apiece for the next two-year cycle that begins with the 2016 campaign. However, the Central Iowa A.D.s voted heavily in favor of eight district with six teams apiece.

"It's interesting how the two sides of the state have different ideas about it," said Paul James, the athletic director and football coach at Cedar Rapids Washington.

The folks at the Iowa High School Athletic Association will have to figure it out.

Keep in mind, the playoff field for all classes in 2016 has been slashed from 32 teams to 16. Now the question becomes, how do you divide the 48 schools and what's the formula for making the postseason tournament?