Metro Sports Report

No. 12 Kennedy girls trim No. 11 PV

The Kennedy girls basketball team used its "A" game to knock off fifth-ranked Iowa City High Friday night, but its "B" game was good enough to handle 11th-ranked Pleasant Valley on Saturday.

The 12th-ranked Cougars struggled for 16 minutes Saturday before finding their legs and overtaking Pleasant Valley, 52-46, in a non-conference game at the Kennedy gym.

That makes two victories over ranked teams in two days, one a masterpiece and the other a paint-by-numbers, but they both went into the victory column for the Cougars.

"It's hard when you go and play the No. 5 team on their floor and you get an emotional win, and you have to turn around and play another really good team the next day," said Kennedy Coach Tony Vis. "We kind of anticipated a little bit of a struggle, but at the same time, I told them the sign of a good team is winning when you don't have your 'A' game.

Prairie boys nip Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT - Jalen Rima topped a balanced attack with 12 points Tuesday night as Cedar Rapids Prairie trimmed Mount Pleasant, 45-43, in a boys basketball game in Mount Pleasant.

Max Smith-Drahos and Cal Clark scored nine points for Prairie (2-1).

Kieran Kohorst led Mount Pleasant with 14 points.

PRAIRIE (45): Copeland 0 2-3 2, Clark 4 0-0 9, Reittinger 0 0-0 0, Smith-Drahos 4 1-4 9, Eilers 1 0-0 2, Rima 5 2-6 12, Hook 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 3 0-0 7, Oxley 2 0-0 4, Krapfl 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 5-14 45.

MOUNT PLEASANT (43): Ruby 0 0-0 0, Mulford 1 0-0 3, Ashton 0 0-0 0, Sartorius 5 1-2 11, Magnani 4 1-2 10, Ita 1 0-0 2, Foster 1 0-0 3, Kohorst 5 4-6 14. Totals 17 6-12 43.

Halftime - Prairie 23, Mount Pleasant 22. 3-point goals - Prairie 2 (Clark 1, Kilpatrick 1), Mount Pleasant 3 (Mulford 1, Magnani 1, Foster 1).

Jeff boys topped by Pleasant Valley

Will Carius popped in 25 points Tuesday night and Carter Milam added 20 as Pleasant Valley defeated Jefferson, 63-48, in a boys basketball game at Jefferson.

Dennis McKinney tossed in 21 points for Jefferson (1-2).

PLEASANT VALLEY (63): Fields 0 0-0 0, Kitzmann 1 0-0 2, Duwa 0 0-0 0, Zucker 0 0-0 0, Montgomery 0 0-0 0, Dayman 0 0-0 0, C.Carius 0 0-0 0, W.Carius 10 5-9 25, Czarnecki 6 1-5 14, Meyer 0 0-0 0, Fields 1 0-0 2, Mickle 0 0-0 0, Milam 10 0-3 20. Totals 28 6-17 63.

JEFFERSON (48): Webb 2 1-2 6, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Wiederin 0 0-0 0, Green 1 0-0 2, Kramer 3 0-0 7, Brown 1 2-2 4, McCauley 0 0-0 0, Van Oort 3 1-1 8, Szabo 0 0-0 0, McKinney 9 3-4 21, Burnett 0 0-0 0, Larsen 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 7-9 48.

Halftime - Pleasant Valley 32, Jefferson 17. 3-point goals - Pleasant Valley 1 (Czarnecki 1), Jefferson 3 (Webb 1, Kramer 1, Van Oort 1).

Cedar Valley bounced by Marquette

SPRINGVILLE - C.J. Michels scored 24 points Tuesday night and Tanner Sieverding added 17 as Bellevue Marquette defeated Cedar Valley Christian, 67-20, in a boys basketball game at Springville.

Cole Telecky, Mike Scroggs and Travis Geels scored four points apiece for the Huskies (0-3).

BELLEVUE MARQUETTE (67): H.Michels 0 0-0 0, Ju.Herrig 2 0-0 4, Sieverding 7 0-1 17, C.J.Michels 11 2-4 24, Banowetz 1 0-0 2, Draus 0 0-0 0, Brinker 4 0-0 8, Kettmann 2 0-2 4, Jo.Herrig 0 0-0 0, Helmle 2 0-1 4, Michel 1 2-2 4. Totals 30 4-10 67.

CEDAR VALLEY (20): Heeren 0 0-0 0, Herr 0 0-0 0, Crittenden 0 0-0 0, Telecky 2 0-0 4, D.Gustafson 0 0-0 0, K.Gustafson 1 0-0 3, Scroggs 2 0-4 4, Geels 2 0-0 4, Joyce 0 0-0 0, Foote 0 0-0 0, Ridder 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 0-4 20.

Halftime - Marquette 44, Cedar Valley 15. 3-point goals - Marquette 3 (Sieverding 3), Cedar Valley 1 (K.Gustafson 1).