Metro Sports Report

Sellers, Hayden spark No. 12 Cougars

WATERLOO – The 12th-ranked Kennedy girls basketball team crushed Waterloo East, 77-40, Tuesday in Waterloo.

Lela Sellers scored 20 points for the Cougars, Sydney Hayden had 18 points on six 3-point goals, and Hailey Dolphin and Linden Runels each added 12 points.

Kerris Roberts had 18 points for the Trojans (1-4).

Kennedy improved to 4-1.

KENNEDY (77): Choate 0 0-0 0, Langhurst 0 2-2 2, Hamilton 3 1-2 8, Hayden 6 0-0 18, Sellers 7 6-8 20, Steele 0 0-0 0, Timmerman 0 0-0 0, Vaske 2 1-3 5, Hellweg 0 0-0 0, Dolphin 4 2-2 12, Runels 6 0-0 12, Meier 0 0-0 0, Gallagher 0 0-0 0 Totals 28 12-17 77.

WATERLOO EAST (40): Sisk 2 2-2 6, Clark 4 0-0 9, Roberts 6 4-7 18, Love 2 0-0 6, Sims 0 0-0 0, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Dickens 0 1-2 1, Shannon 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-11 40.

Halftime – Kennedy 51, Waterloo East 22. 3-point goals – Kennedy 9 (Hayden 6, Dolphin 2, Hamilton), Waterloo East 5 (Roberts 2, Love 2, Clark).

No. 10 Linn-Mar girls are 4-0

DUBUQUE – Amanda Ollinger scored 12 points to lead the 10th-ranked Linn-Mar girls basketball team to a 45-17 win over Dubuque Hempstead on Tuesday.

Megan Murphy had nine points for the Lions (4-0) and Ally Johnson chipped in four assists.

Megan Gronau had eight points for Dubuque Hempstead (2-4).

LINN-MAR (45): Weaver 0 0-0 0, Simons 0 0-0 0, Lorenz 1 0-0 3, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Noggle 0 0-2 0, Akers 3 0-0 7, Frese 0 0-0 0, Lancial 2 0-1 4, Glanz 0 0-0 0, Murphy 3 0-0 9, Fensterman 0 0-0 0, Spies 2 0-0 4, Finley 3 0-0 6, Larson 0 0-0 0, Ollinger 5 1-1 12. Totals 19 1-4 45.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (17): Paulsen 0 2-2 2, Tressel 0 0-0 0, Bryte 0 0-0 0, Britter 0 2-2 2, Kluesner 0 1-2 1, Snitker 0 0-0 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0, Fleckenstein 0 0-1 0, Kallaher 1 0-0 2, O’Hare 0 0-0 0, Krug 1 0-0 2, Bleymeyer 0 0-0 0, Doyle 0 0-0 0, Gronau 2 4-6 8. Totals 4 9-13 17.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 30, Dubuque Hempstead 7. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 6 (Murphy 3, Lorenz, Akers, Ollinger), Dubuque Hempstead 0.

Cedar Valley girls fall to Marquette

SPRINGVILLE - The Cedar Valley Christian girls basketball team fell to 0-4 with a 51-37 loss to Bellevue Marquette Tuesday in Springville.

Maggie Cach had 11 points and seven rebounds for Cedar Valley, Molly Hembera had 10 points, Emma Slagle added eight points and Candace Wilson had five assists and six steals.

Bellevue Marquette improved to 3-1

BELLEVUE MARQUETTE (51): Kirby 0 0-0 0, Benowetz 0 0-0 0, Kremer 1 0-0 2, Frank 1 1-2 3, Schroeder 12 0-0 25, Jackson 0 1-2 1, Koos 0 2-2 2, Michels 4 1-2 11, Richman 0 1-2 1, Moore 3 0-2 6. Totals 21 6-14 51.

CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN (37): E.Slagle 2 2-2 8, Masterson 0 0-0 0, Hembera 5 0-4 10, Fields 1 0-0 2, Cach 5 0-0 11, Wilson 2 2-2 6. Totals 15 4-8 37.

Halftime – Bellevue Marquette 18, Cedar Valley Christian 16. 3-point goals – Bellevue Marquette 3 (Michels 2, Schroeder), Cedar Valley Christian 3 (Slagle 2, Cach).

Rice, Laube pace No. 4 Indians

INDEPENDENCE – Chloe Rice and Mia Laube each had 15 points to lead the fourth-ranked Marion girls basketball team in a 53-30 win at Independence Tuesday.

The Indians (3-1) led 31-7 at halftime and cruised to the victory.

Independence fell to 2-3.

MARION (53): Redmond 0 0-0 0, Knapp 1 0-0 2, Rice 6 3-3 15, Smith 2 0-0 6, Wright 1 0-0 2, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Dunne 1 0-0 3, Laube 6 2-5 15, Willette 0 0-0 0, Herold 0 2-3 2, Beik 0 0-0 0, Sade 2 0-1 4, Jordan 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 7-12 53.

INDEPENDENCE (30): Cooksley 0 0-0 0, Niedert 0 0-0 0, Morkel 2 2-4 7, Gruber 0 0-1 0, Butters 0 2-4 2, Hupke 0 0-0 0, Larsen 2 4-6 8, Ludwig 2 4-8 8, Lau 1 0-0 2, Martinson 1 0-0 2, Henningsen 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 13-25 30.

Halftime – Marion 31, Independence 7. 3-point goals – Marion 4 (Smith 2, Dunne, Laube), Independence 1 (Morkel).