Marion Girls Basketball

Rice nets 29 for No. 7 Indians

WILLIAMSBURG – Chloe Rice poured in 29 points to lead the seventh-ranked Marion girls basketball team to a 73-35 win over Williamsburg in a Wamac game Friday.

Mia Laube scored 11 points for the Indians (11-4), who led 22-7 after the first quarter and finished with 11 3-point goals.

The Raiders fell to 4-11.

MARION (73): Rice 12 2-4 29, Smith 2 0-0 4, Wright 1 0-0 2, Connoy 1 0-0 3, Dunne 1 0-1 2, Laube 2 6-6 11, Willette 2 1-2 6, Herold 3 0-0 9, Nielsen 0 1-2 1, Biek 0 0-0 0, Sade 0 0-0 0, Jordan 2 0-0 6, Kephart 0 0-0 0, Draves 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 10-15 73.

WILLIAMSBURG (35): Dellamuth 0 2-4 2, Schlabaugh 1 1-1 3, Eichhorn 1 0-0 2, Gilbert 0 1-2 1, Hollensbe 2 2-2 6, Widmer 3 2-2 8, Weldon 1 3-6 5, Donohoe 4 0-1 8. Totals 12 11-18 35.

Halftime – Marion 43, Williamsburg 21. 3-point goals – Marion 11 (Rice 3, Herold 3, Jordan 2, Cannoy, Laube, Willette), Williamsburg 0.

Kennedy girls stay No. 1 in rankings

The Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls basketball team remained No. 1 in the Class 5A girls basketball rankings, released Thursday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Linn-Mar fell from 12th to 13th in Class 5A. Marion remained No. 7 in Class 4A.

CLASS 5A

1. Kennedy, 2. Indianola, 3. Ankeny Centennial, 4. Waukee, 5. Johnston, 6. Dowling Catholic, 7. Southeast Polk, 8. Iowa City High, 9. Davenport North, 10. Cedar Falls, 11. West Des Moines Valley, 12. Pleasant Valley, 13. Linn-Mar, 14. Iowa City West, 15. Davenport West.

CLASS 4A

1. Harlan, 2. Western Dubuque, 3. Lewis Central, 4. Keokuk, 5. Ballard, 6. North Scott, 7. Marion, 8. Pella, 9. Fairfield, 10. Mason City, 11. Grinnell, 12. Waverly-Shell Rock, 13. Dallas Center-Grimes, 14. Boone, 15. Carlisle.

No. 7 Marion girls roll by Independence

The seventh-ranked Marion girls basketball nailed eleven 3-point goals and beat Independence, 62-27, in a Wamac game Tuesday at Marion.

Caitlyn Smith made five 3-pointers for 15 points for Marion. Mia Laube scored 10 points for the Indians (10-4), who led 30-9 early in the second quarter.

Independence fell to 6-9.

INDEPENDENCE (27): Cooksley 0 0-0 0, Niedert 1 2-2 4, Meador 0 0-0 0, Gruber 0 0-0 0, Butters 3 1-1 7, Hupke 0 0-2 0, Larsen 2 2-3 6, Heidi Lau 0 0-0 0, Ludwig 2 0-0 5, Henningsen 0 0-0 0, Hallee Lau 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 5-11 27.

MARION (62): Redmond 0 0-0 0, Knapp 1 1-2 4, Rice 1 5-6 8, Smith 5 0-0 15, Wright 1 0-0 2, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Dunne 1 0-0 2, Laube 3 2-2 10, Willette 0 1-2 1, Herold 3 0-0 8, Nielsen 0 0-0 0, Biek 1 0-0 2, Sade 1 0-0 2, Jordan 2 4-4 8. Totals 19 13-16 62.

Halftime – Marion 48, Independence 17. 3-point goals – Independence 2 (Niedert, Ludwig), Marion 11 (Smith 5, Laube 2, Herold 2, Knapp, Rice).

No. 7 Marion girls top Clear Creek

TIFFIN – The seventh-ranked Marion girls basketball came back from a 25-21 halftime deficit to beat Clear Creek Amana, 54-41, in a Wamac game Friday at Clear Creek Amana.

The Indians fought back in the second half to lead 34-31 at the end of the third quarter and ended the game on a 20-10 run.

Chloe Rice scored 17 points for Marion (9-4), Mia Laube had 11 and Maddie Knapp added 10.

Abbi Kinnaird scored 15 points to lead the Clippers (5-8).

MARION (54): Knapp 4 0-1 10, Rice 4 9-10 17, Smith 1 0-0 3, Wright 2 0-0 4, Dunne 0 0-0 0, Laube 2 6-8 11, Willette 2 0-0 5, Herold 1 0-0 2, Sade 0 2-2 2, Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 17-21 54.

CLEAR CREEK-AMANA (41): DeShaw 1 0-0 3, Fairholm 0 0-0 0, C.Navara 2 0-0 4, Turner 1 1-2 4, Kinnaird 3 7-10 15, Schwarting 0 0-0 0, E.Navara 4 3-4 11, Helle 2 0-2 4. Totals 13 11-18 41.

Halftime – Clear Creek-Amana 25, Marion 21. 3-point goals – Marion 5 (Knapp 2, Smith, Laube, Willette), Clear Creek-Amana 4 (Kinnaird 2, DeShaw, Turner).