Washington Girls Basketball

Wash girls start strong, beat Jeff

Kandis O’Donnell scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Washington girls basketball team dominated the first half and beat Jefferson, 70-52, Friday at Jefferson.

The Warriors led 22-15 after the first quarter and went on a 13-3 run in the second quarter for a 35-18 halftime lead.

Payton Bruner added 11 points for Washington, which finished the regular season 13-8.

Kylie Wise and Kennedy Dighton each scored 14 points for the J-Hawks (7-14) and Sammy Kitterman added 10 points.

WASHINGTON (70): Clark 2 1-4 5, Semrau 3 0-1 7, Visser 3 0-0 7, Corey 1 1-2 3, B.Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Hartman 2 0-0 4, Squires 4 0-0 9, Arrington 0 0-0 0, Bruner 4 1-3 11, Puk 1 2-2 5, O’Donnell 7 0-0 14, Oler 1 2-3 4, Johnson 0 1-2 1, Cullen 0 0-0 0, M.Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Levy 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 8-17 70.

JEFFERSON (52): Rolwes 0 0-0 0, Robinson 1 1-4 4, Kitterman 2 6-10 10, Guy 2 1-2 5, Watkins 0 0-0 0, Melton 0 0-2 0, Wise 5 1-1 14, Veglahn 1 0-0 2, Thurmond 1 0-1 2, Dighton 6 0-0 14, O’Brien 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 11-20 52.

Halftime – Washington 35, Jefferson 18. 3-point goals – Washington 6 (Bruner 2, Semrau, Visser, Squires, Puk), Jefferson 5 (Wise 3, Dighton 2).

Wash girls top Prairie after slow start

Kandis O’Donnell scored 11 points as the Washington girls basketball prevailed in a low-scoring 43-34 game Tuesday at Washington.

The Prairie Hawks jumped to a 12-5 lead in the first quarter, but the Warriors fought back with a 10-4 run in the second quarter and dominated the second half 28-18.

Anne Visser scored nine points and pulled down seven rebounds for Washington (12-8).

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O’Donnell leads Wash girls with 19

Kandis O’Donnell led the Washington girls basketball team with 19 points as the Warriors beat Muscatine 53-42 Saturday at Washington.

Washington jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the first quarter and held on to win. Alli Semrau added 10 points for the Warriors (11-7).

Annabel Graettinger scored 24 points for the Muskies (8-9).

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Xavier girls ignite late against Wash

The Class 4A ninth-ranked Xavier girls basketball team outscored Washington 25-6 in the fourth quarter and beat the Warriors 66-50 Friday at Xavier.

Washington led 34-24 at halftime thanks to a 21-10 second quarter, but scored the Warriors scored just 16 points in the second half.

Lizzy Bailey scored 16 points for Xavier (14-5). McKenna Andersen added 12 points and Lexi Noonan chipped in 10.

Kandis O’Donnell scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Washington (10-7).

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