Metro Sports Report

No. 10 Warriors halt No. 7 Kennedy's streak

Sat - 04 Feb Written by Carl Gonder

The Washington Warriors had one mission on Friday night: Stop Courtney Strait.

Mission accomplished.

Using a smothering man-to-man defense, No. 10 Washington shut down one of the state’s best scorers and defeated No. 7 Kennedy, 66-50, on Hall of Fame Night at the Warrior gym.

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Kennedy's Josiah Coleman (green) goes up for a shot between Washington's Cybryan Moa (14) and Sean Bredl (41) during Friday night's game at Washington. Coleman scored a game-high 12 points and the Cougars beat the Warriors, 46-23. (Photo by Justin Tedford)

Kennedy manhandles Wash boys, 46-23

Sat - 04 Feb Written by Jake Koolbeck

Washington scored the opening basket of its contest with in cross-town rival Kennedy.

But the 2-0 lead was the only lead the Warriors had all night. Kennedy whipped Washington, 46-23, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at Washington.

The third quarter really told the story of the Warriors (0-15, 0-12) for this game and season as they were held scoreless for the entire eight minutes and nearly another three minutes in the fourth quarter.

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Linn-Mar's Jon Schlotterback (white) looks to make a move on Xavier's Matt Nelson during Friday night's game at Linn-Mar. Sixth-ranked Linn-Mar mauled Xavier, 67-34. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Paige, unselfish Lions dunk Xavier, 67-34

Fri - 03 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

Marcus Paige and the Linn-Mar Lions put on a spectacular show Friday night before an adoring home crowd.

The Xavier Saints, who nearly upset the Lions two weeks ago, were the unfortunate victims.

Paige tossed in 29 points and added a sensational dunk to his highlight reel as the sixth-ranked Lions demolished the Saints, 67-34, in a Mississippi Valley Conference blowout at Linn-Mar.

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No. 5 Xavier stifles Linn-Mar

Sat - 04 Feb Written by Sher Jasperse

There are no shooting stars on the Xavier girls basketball team that downed Linn-Mar, 43-34, Friday night at home – just a galaxy of players who split playing time to keep the pressure on and share the offensive output.

The Saints (14-5, 9-5) used their relentless defense and running offense to contain the Lions and surge to a commanding 30-15 lead at the end of the third period.

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J-Hawks falter in 2nd half; fall to No. 1 West

Fri - 03 Feb Written by Guy Martino

Most of the people in the packed Iowa City West gym were slightly stunned Friday during halftime. Would there be a new No. 1 boys basketball team in the state by the end of the night?

But when the teams took the court for the second half, the stunner wore off, and top-ranked Iowa City West caught fire.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson put up a valiant effort against the Trojans, but were defeated 48-35 in an MVC matchup.

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