Metro Sports Report

Coe spikes Luther in IIAC tourney

The Coe women's volleyball team swept Luther, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20, in the quarterfinals of the Iowa Conference tournament Tuesday night at Eby Fieldhouse.

The Kohawks (23-12) will play at Wartburg in the semifinals at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Brianna Smith led a balanced attack for Coe with 11 kills. Olivia Leisinger had eight kills, Mackenzie Harbaugh seven, Lauren Himan six, Lindsey Koch five and Jaimee Rindy four.

Harbaugh collected 31 assists. Ali Arns led the Kohawks with 16 digs, Harbaugh had 13 and Smith 11. Rindy blocked four shots.

Luther finished with a 20-13 record.

Saints bumped off by Decorah

Call it an upset, if you like.

But to those on the losing side, it was no fluke that unheralded Decorah (a 5-5 team coming in) ended Xavier’s undefeated season and advanced to the Class 3A state quarterfinals with a 30-21 win Monday night on the Saints' home field.

“We’d watched them on film and knew they were a really good power running team,” Xavier senior Blake Whitten said. “We figured they’d try to shove it right down our throats. And credit them. That’s what they did.”

With a beefy offensive line that averaged over 250 pounds, the Vikings used a bunch of backs to keep pounding the ball up the middle.

Against a normally stout Xavier defense, they gained 291 yards on 55 carries. A lot of their yards came on first down, and they picked up 20 of those.

Jessica Heims wins Metro Spotlight Award

Jessica Heims of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday night.

Heims, a junior, represented the United States at the 2015 International Paralympic World Championships in Qatar last week. She finished fifth in the discus and also placed fifth in the 400 meter dash, posting personal records in both events.

Heims hurled the discus 82 feet, 9 inches and ran the 400 in 1 minute, 12.48 seconds.

Jared Eivins wins Metro Spotlight Award

Jared Eivins of Cedar Rapids Jefferson is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Eivins, a senior quarterback, had a big game Wednesday night when the J-Hawks defeated Dubuque Senior, 61-43, for their first victory in the playoffs since 1992.

Eivins carried the ball 12 times for 84 yards and four touchdowns. He also completed 6 of 10 passes for 172 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. All told, he collected 256 yards of total offense and five TDs.