Jefferson Boys Basketball

J-Hawk boys nipped at Clinton

CLINTON - The Jefferson J-Hawks saw an 11-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter Tuesday night in a 52-50 loss to Clinton on the road.

Jefferson led, 42-31, entering the final stanza, but Clinton outscored the J-Hawks 21-8 in the last eight minutes of the game.

Royshawn Webb led Jefferson with 12 points. James Brown and Dennis McKinney scored 10 points apiece for the J-Hawks.

Cole Pennock paced Clinton with 14 points.

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Horman eager to get J-Hawks moving

Brandon Horman was all excited when he became the head coach of the Cedar Rapids Jefferson boys basketball team last season, but the J-Hawks struggled through a rough 1-21 campaign that would have tested anyone's resolve and patience.

If anything, Horman sounds even more excited for Year 2.

Horman had heart-to-heart conversations with all of his players after the season and questioned them about their commitment to the game.

"I kind of challenged a lot of people that way," he said this week. "The commitment level of our boys went way up. They worked really hard in the offseason to get better as individuals and with our team stuff.

"We've gotten off to a tremendous start in our first week of practice," he said. "I couldn't be much happier."

Horman said the J-Hawks maintained a positive attitude last season, kept plugging away and played some of their best basketball near the end of the year. He said his assistant coaches and players helped boost his own spirits along the way.

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J-Hawks fade against Waterloo East

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).

J-Hawks fade late against Hempstead boys

Adam Van Oort scored 12 points and Tyler Konigsmark added 11 as the Jefferson boys basketball team fell to Dubuque Hempstead, 51-43, Tuesday at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks (1-19) tied the score at 39-39 with four minutes to play but could not pull it out. The Mustangs shot 17-of-23 from the free throw line in the game.

Robert Duax scored 22 points for Dubuque Hempstead (14-6).

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (51): McDonough 5 1-2 14, Rindfleisch 1 0-0 2, Paulsen 0 1-2 1, Duax 6 9-11 22, Butler 3 1-2 7, Bitter 0 5-6 5, Keleher 0 0-0. Totals 15 17-23 51.

JEFFERSON (43): Cardis 1 2-2 4 Wiederin 0 0-0 0, Galvin 0 0-0 0, Webb 2 0-0 4, Van Oort 4 3-6 12, Szabo 0 0-0 0, Konigsmark 5 0-0 11, Kramer 3 0-0 7, Furrow 1 0-0 3, Hunt 1 0-0 2, Green 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-8 43.

Halftime – Dubuque Hempstead 24, Jefferson 18. 3-point goals – Dubuque Hempstead 4 (McDonough 3, Duax), Jefferson 4 (Van Oort, Konigsmark, Kramer, Furrow).