Metro Sports Report

Fahey’s 19 lead Coe men over Luther

Christian Fahey scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Coe College men’s basketball team to a 67-60 win over Luther on Saturday and remain unbeaten at Eby Fieldhouse in Iowa Conference play.

Matt Vonderhaar scored 13 points and J.T. Vonderhaar added 12 as the Kohawks improved to 13-6 overall and 7-1 in the league. Coe is tied for first place in the Iowa Conference with Buena Vista.

Jake Martin led the Norse (6-13, 2-6) with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Coe women down Luther, 73-62

Megan Hayes had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Coe College women’s basketball team beat Luther, 73-62, Saturday at Eby Fieldhouse.

Allie Wirth scored 13 points and also grabbed nine rebounds for Coe (13-6 overall and 5-2 in the IIAC). Courteney McCrary added eight points.

The Kohawks are in second place in the Iowa Conference standings, one game behind Dubuque.

Moran Lonning scored 19 points for Luther (15-4, 5-3) and Kylie Romeo had 15 points.

Warriors hold off Saints, 69-63

Washington Coach Adam Sanchez called the 69-63 nail-biter over Xavier Friday night the biggest win in his three years with the team.

It came awfully close, however, to the biggest letdown since the Warriors squandered a 20-point lead at halftime over Dubuque Hempstead earlier this season and lost by 10.

Parlaying dead-eye shooting and a stifling defense, Washington played to near perfection in building a 31-14 homecourt lead at halftime against the Saints. An 11-0 run to start the fourth quarter upped the margin to 56-33.

“I think at that point we started playing not to lose,” said Sanchez.

In a span of just four minutes, Xavier suddenly caught fire and went on a 25-6 spurt of its own to pull within four points with 1:20 still left to go.

“Fortunately,” the winning coach continued, “we held our composure. And we made just enough free throws at the end.”

Cougars fall short against No. 1 Trojans

The Kennedy Cougars slowed Iowa City West down a little, got them in foul trouble and made them sweat at the Kennedy gym Friday night.

The top-ranked Trojans won anyway, 64-54, with a balanced attack that saw all five starters score in double figures.

Coach Steve Bergman's club has won three Class 4A state titles in a row and could be heading for a fourth this season. The Trojans boast a phenomenal record of 90-3 the past four years and are standing at 15-0 this season and 11-0 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.