Metro Sports Report

McDermott wins Metro scoring title

Adam McDermott of Xavier edged Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar for the scoring title in Metro boys basketball this season.

McDermott, a 6-foot-3 senior, averaged 17.9 points for the Saints. Bohannon, a 6-foot junior, was just a tick behind at 17.8 points for the Lions.

Bohannon nipped McDermott in 3-pointers, 77 to 75.

Cole Murdock of Kennedy was the Metro assists king with 117. Tom Scroggs of Cedar Valley Christian finished with the top rebounding average at 7.8 per game. Brendon Manning of Kennedy led the Metro's big schools in rebounding at 7.5 per game.

Shelby Hembera of Cedar Valley Christian, who missed the second half of the season with an ankle injury, led all Metro girls in scoring and rebounding by a healthy margin at 30.3 points and 13.5 rebounds per game.

Stephanie Botkin of Kennedy led the Metro big schools in scoring at 15.5 points. Amanda Ollinger of Linn-Mar was the top rebounder at 8.3 per game.

Chloe Rice of Marion nipped Olivia Usher of Prairie for most assists, 77-73. Olivia Montague of Linn-Mar made the most 3-pointers with 50.

Kirkwood wins 2 in Florida

VERO BEACH, Fla. - Kirkwood moved its record above the .500 mark with a pair of wins Monday afternoon on its spring baseball trip.

In the first game, the Eagles rapped out 14 hits, including three from Hayden Sloane, in a 12-1 win over Westchester.

Kirkwood (8-6) completed the day with a 9-3 victory over Iowa Lakes.

Sloane had a pair of triples and drove home five runs against Westchester. Ozzie Adams had two hits and three RBIs. Bryce Grimm had two doubles. Dariel Checo pitched six strong innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out nine.

Adams was the hitting star against Iowa Lakes. He had three hits, including a double, and scored three times. Randy Perez had a home run and a triple, driving home three runs. Eric Willis had a double and a home run.

Butz helps Kirkwood reach .500

VERO BEACH, Fla. - Tyler Butz went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs Sunday as Kirkwood belted Massasoit, 16-5, on its spring trip to Vero Beach, Fla.

Kirkwood nipped Riverland, 5-4, in its other game Sunday to reach the .500 mark with a 6-6 record.

Butz, a Prairie grad, had a double, triple and scored two runs against Massasoit. The Eagles exploded for 12 runs in the fourth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit and cruise to victory.

Sulliam Rios Reyes, Randy Perez, Luke Hassman, Toran Shahidi and Jack Fitzgerald had two hits against Massosoit. Hassman drove in three runs.

Jenks wins Metro Spotlight Award

Linn-Mar junior Stephanie Jenks is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Jenks placed third in the 5K run at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York City on Friday in 16 minutes, 40.13 seconds. The event featured 22 of the top distance runners in the country.