Jefferson Boys Basketball

Unsung heroes lift Jeff by Wash

The Jefferson boys got good games from their go-to guys Friday night at Washington.

But it may have been the play of some unsung role players that made the difference in a come-from-behind 62-58 victory.

Stalwarts Royshawn Webb, Dennis McKinney and Adam Van Oort all scored in double figures for the J-Hawks. But it was senior reserve Treyton McCauley who gave them their first lead of the game on a looping 3-pointer with a minute to go in the third quarter.

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Cougars beat J-Hawks in final second

There have been some tough losses, some ill-advised shots and some long meetings after games, but the Kennedy Cougars vow they won't quit and they won't back down from anyone.

It showed Tuesday night.

Drake Brewster muscled in a basket with 0.9 seconds left Tuesday to give Kennedy a 60-59 victory over Jefferson in a Mississippi Valley Conference tussle at the Jefferson gym.

The J-Hawks led by eight points entering the fourth period and led by four points with 37 seconds left in the game, but the Cougars kept battling and beat the J-Hawks for the ninth straight time.

Both clubs have only seven wins this year -- Kennedy is 7-11 and Jefferson is 7-12 -- and they were evenly matched Tuesday.

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Jefferson boys trim Prairie, 72-68

Adam Van Oort led a balanced attack with 17 points Saturday as the Jefferson J-Hawks edged Prairie, 72-68, in a Mississippi Valley Conference makeup game at the Jefferson gym.

Royshawn Webb and Dennis McKinney scored 13 points apiece for the J-Hawks (7-11, 3-9). Kane Kramer added 10 points for Jefferson.

Jalen Rima poured in 22 points for Prairie (6-11, 4-8). Cal Clark scored 16 points for the Hawks and Max Smith-Drahos had 11.

PRAIRIE (68): Copeland 1 1-2 3, Lorenz 2 0-0 4, C.Clark 6 2-2 16, G.Clark 0 0-0 0, Smith-Drahos 4 3-5 11, Eilers 3 0-0 8, Rima 8 4-4 22, Hook 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 1 0-1 2, Serbousek 0 2-2 2, Oxley 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 12-15 68.

JEFFERSON (72): Webb 5 3-6 13, Wiederin 0 0-0 0, Green 2 0-2 4, Kramer 2 4-5 10, Brown 3 2-3 8, McCauley 3 0-1 7, Van Oort 6 4-5 17, McKinney 5 3-4 13, Larson 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 16-26 72.

Halftime - Jefferson 40, Prairie 25. 3-point goals - Prairie 6 (C.Clark 2, Eilers 2, Rima 2), Jefferson 4 (Kramer 2, McCauley 1, Van Oort 1).

J-Hawks dumped by No. 2 IC West

Jefferson coach Brandon Horman thought about ways to slow down Iowa City West, but none of them seemed to be a good option.

So he let his J-Hawks run with the state’s second-ranked team and they literally got run out of their own gym Friday night.

Scoring one way or another nearly every time they had the ball, the tall and fast Trojans stampeded Jefferson 102-74. And that was even with subs playing the last couple of minutes.

Horman said he considered several defensive ploys, including a full-court press and a zone defense.

"But they get down the floor in about a half-second,” he said, “and they can shoot over the zone.

“Really, it’s tough to slow down a team as good as Iowa City West.”

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