WATERLOO – The Jefferson boys basketball team faded down the stretch and lost to Waterloo East, 49-43, Thursday in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Waterloo.

The J-Hawks finished the third quarter tied 39-39 with the Trojans, but Waterloo East outscored Jefferson 10-5 in the fourth quarter.

Kane Kramer popped in five 3-pointers scored a career-high 17 points for the J-Hawks, who finished the regular season 1-20.

Dominique Terry scored 15 points for Waterloo East (3-18).

JEFFERSON (43): Cardis 0 0-0 0, Wiederin 0 2-2 2, Van Oort 1 1-2 3, Konigsmark 1 1-1 3, Furrow 1 0-0 2, Kramer 5 2-2 17, Webb 1 1-1 3, Green 2 2-3 6, Hunt 2 1-2 5, Szabo 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 10-13 43.

WATERLOO EAST (49): Gafeney 2 2-2 7, Sales 3 0-0 8, Williams 2 2-2 6, Terry 7 0-3 15, Nash 0 3-8 3, Bradford 1 0-0 2, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Clark 1 0-0 2, Muhammad 0 4-6 4, Sanders 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 11-21 49.

Halftime – Waterloo East 31, Jefferson 29. 3-point goals – Jefferson 5

(Kramer 5), Waterloo East 4 (Sales 2, Gafeney, Terry).