Jefferson Girls Basketball

Jeff girls trimmed by IC West

The Jefferson girls basketball team faltered in the second half and lost to No. 15 Iowa City West, 61-56, Tuesday at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks led 30-25 at halftime, but the Women of Troy opened the second half with a 14-7 run in the third quarter and had a 22-19 advantage in the fourth period.

Kennedy Dighton had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Jefferson (5-5). Kylie Wise and Erin Kuba added 12 points apiece.

Rachel Saunders scored 13 points for the Women of Troy (7-1). Lauren Zacharias had 12 points, Maddie Huinker had 11 and Emma Koch added 10.

IOWA CITY WEST (61): Morgan 1 0-3 2, Zacharias 4 2-2 12, Fay 0 0-0 0, Saunders 4 4-6 13, McGrane 0 3-4 3, Huinker 4 2-4 11, Cook 2 3-5 7, Harder 1 0-0 3, Koch 3 4-8 10. Totals 19 18-32 61.

JEFFERSON (56): Kitterman 1 1-2 3, Guy 2 0-0 6, Donner 0 0-0 0, Wise 3 4-4 12, Melton 1 0-0 2, Kuba 4 2-3 12, Erica Oler 0 0-0 0, Dighton 3 8-10 15, Emily Older 2 2-2 6. Totals 16 17-21 56.

Halftime – Jefferson 30, Iowa City West 25. 3-point goals – Iowa City West 5 (Zacharias 2, Saunders, Huinker, Harder), Jefferson 7 (Guy 2, Wise 2, Kuba 2, Dighton).

J-Hawks stop Lilly from netting 500

It wasn’t a thing of beauty, but the Jefferson girls got their wish with a 38-36 win on Xavier’s home floor Friday night.

"Before this week, our motto in the locker room was, ‘All we want for Christmas is two big wins,'” J-Hawk point guard Avery Guy explained. “We won both games, so now we’re over .500 (at 5-4) going into the break.”

The Saints, on the other hand, are now 3-5 and must wait awhile longer to give veteran coach Tom Lilly his 500th career victory.

“I don’t even want to talk about that,” Lilly said. “What I’m interested in is what we have to do to play with the intensity we showed in the last four and a half minutes.”

Up to then, it was a ragged affair as both teams had trouble holding onto the ball. Xavier had 18 turnovers for the game, Jefferson 16. And, at times, they had trouble putting the ball in the hoop.

In a woeful third quarter, the J-Hawks outscored the Saints 3-2 and went into the final stanza ahead just 24-19.

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Dighton powers J-Hawks with double-double

Kennedy Dighton scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Jefferson girls basketball team in a 55-39 win over Waterloo West on Tuesday at Jefferson.

Emily Oler had 12 points for the J-Hawks, Sammy Kitterman added 10 points and Avery Guy dished out nine assists.

Jefferson improved to 4-4. Waterloo West fell to 3-5.

WATERLOO WEST (39): Robinson 2 3-4 8, Campbell 3 5-8 12, Ceaser 5 1-4 13, Cook 2 0-0 4, Phillips 0 2-2 2, Young 0 0-0 0, Wehr 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 11-18 39.

JEFFERSON (55): Culver 1 0-0 2, Kitterman 5 0-1 10, Guy 2 0-1 4, Donner 0 0-1 0, Wise 3 0-0 8, Melton 1 0-0 2, Thurmond 0 0-0 0, Erica Oler 2 2-2 6, Baxter 0 0-0 0, Dighton 5 1-2 14, Emily Oler 4 4-7 12, Obrian 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 7-14 60.

Halftime – Jefferson 33, Waterloo West 16. 3-point goals – Waterloo West 4 (Ceaser 2, Robinson, Campbell), Jefferson 5 (Dighton 3, Wise 2).

Joens sparks Little Hawks by Jeff

Ashley Joens had 31 points for the ninth-ranked Iowa City High girls basketball team as the Little Hawks handed Jefferson a 66-51 loss Friday at Jefferson.

Kaylee Donner scored 13 points for the J-Hawks, who fell to 3-4. Avery Guy added 10 points.

Iowa City High is 5-1.

IOWA CITY HIGH (66): Caris 0 0-0 0, Schroder 1 0-0 3, A.Joens 14 3-3 31, Smith 0 0-0 0, Hanrahan 2 0-0 5, Gamamou 1 0-0 2, Lacey 0 0-0 0, C.Joens 4 4-4 13, Earl 3 6-6 12, Overton 0 0-00, Brackens 0 0-0 0, Spencer 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 13-13 66.

JEFFERSON (51): Culver 0 0-0 0, Kitterman 1 0-0 2, Guy 4 0-0 10, Donner 5 0-0 13, Wise 1 4-7 7, Melton 2 0-0 4, Watkins 1 0-0 2, Thurmond 0 0-0 0, Erica Oler 1 2-2 4, Dighton 3 0-1 7, Emily Oler 0 2-2 2, Obrian 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-12 51.

Halftime – Iowa City High 30, Jefferson 17. 3-point goals – Iowa City High 3 (Schroder, Hanrahan, C.Joens), Jefferson 7 (Donner 3, Guy 2, Wise, Dighton).