Metro Sports Report

Waterloo East hands J-Hawks tough loss

Oh, but for the sticky fingered hands of a freshman and Jefferson might be celebrating its second football victory of the season.

Waterloo East's Javon Middleton reached back above his head and guided into his hands what appeared to be a Jefferson touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter and the Trojans went on to claim a 30-24 victory over the J-Hawks in a Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division game Friday night at Kingston Stadium.

Lions miss chances against No. 2 Tigers

Linn-Mar gifted Cedar Falls a pair of second-half touchdowns with two costly fumbles, then failed to score twice inside the red zone.

The Lions gave the second-ranked Tigers a tussle at home Friday night, but the blown plays and missed opportunities dearly cost them in a 27-10 loss.

On paper, Linn-Mar (1-4, 1-2) actually held the edge with 21 first downs to 12 for the visitors. Each team had 289 total yards, equally mixed between rushing and passing.

Warriors clipped by Waterloo West, 40-30

WATERLOO - The Washington Warriors got run over Friday night.

Lance Dunn rushed for 258 yards and three touchdowns as Waterloo West defeated the Warriors, 40-30, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Memorial Stadium.

Waterloo West quarterback Alexander Young ran for 114 yards as the Wahawks (2-3, 2-1) gobbled up 370 yards on the ground.

Waterloo West grabbed a 27-10 lead in the third quarter, but Washington (1-4, 0-3) pulled within 27-24 with 7:58 left in the game on a pair of touchdown scampers by Mitch Bredeson.

The Warriors got the ball again with a chance to take the lead, but quarterback Mitch Blades lost a fumble at West's 35-yard line. Young scored on a 2-yard run with 4:43 left to give the Wahawks a 34-24 advantage.

Blades threw an interception on Washington's next possession and Waterloo West took a 40-24 lead with four minutes remaining.

Washington pulled within 40-30 on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Blades to Noah Dostal, but the Warriors failed on a two-point conversation pass that could have made it an eight-point game.

Waterloo West recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock.

Blades hit 15 of 30 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Dostal caught five passes for 106 yards. Bredeson and Blades both rushed for 78 yards.

WATERLOO WEST 40, WASHINGTON 30

Washington      3   7   7   13 - 30
Waterloo West    7   6    14  13 - 40

West - Rashon Burrell 4 run (Skyler Capelle kick)
CRW - Riyad Ajram 27 FG
West - Capelle 36 FG
West - Capelle 30 FG
CRW - Jason Oney 15 pass from Mitch Blades (Ajram kick)
West - Lance Dunn 3 run (Capelle kick)
West - Dunn 4 run (Capelle kick)
CRW - Mitch Bredeson 1 run (Ajram kick)
CRW - Bredeson 4 run (Ajram kick)
West - Alexander Young 2 run (Capelle kick)
West - Dunn 41 run (kick failed)
CRW - Noah Dostal 16 pass from Blades (pass failed)

TEAM STATISTICS

CRW      WW
First downs    15        19
Rushes-yards    29-156      57-370
Passing         15-30-2   4-10-0
Passing yards    173      83
Fumbles/Lost    2-1      2-2
Penalties    3-15      4-12
Punts       3-28.6      2-40.5

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing
WASHINGTON - Bredeson 18-78, Blades 11-78.
WEST - Dunn 32-258, Young 21-114, Burrell 3-(-2), Team 1-(-1).

Passing
WASHINGTON - Blades 15-30-2-173 yards and two touchdowns
WEST - Young 4-10-0-83 yards.

Receiving
WASHINGTON - Oney 6-49, Dostal 5-106, Clayton Bjornsen 4-18.
WEST - Dunn 2-74, Jacob Showalter 1-7, Elliott Moeller 1-2.

Kennedy girls claim 5th straight race

DUBUQUE - The Kennedy girls cross country team began winning major races four weeks ago when they captured the Prairie Invitational.

They haven't stopped since.

The Cougars made it 5-for-5 Thursday by running away with top honors at the Eastern Iowa Classic on a sunny, breezy day at the Dubuque Soccer Complex.

The Soccer Complex is located on JFK Road in Dubuque, and the girls from JFK High School in Cedar Rapids felt right at home.