Jefferson Girls Basketball

Jefferson girls dunked by No.8 Valley

Zoe Young scored 17 points Saturday afternoon as the eighth-ranked West Des Moines Valley girls basketball team defeated Jefferson, 80-60, in the Jefferson gym.

Kennedy Dighton popped in three 3-pointers and led Jefferson (3-2) with 22 points and nine rebounds. Kylie Wise also hit three triples and scored 14 points for the J-Hawks. Emily Oler added 10 points.

Hannah Fuller had 16 points for Valley (3-0).

WDM VALLEY (80): Carr 0 3-4 3, Young 8 1-1 17, Lodermeier 0 2-2 2, S.Fuller 3 6-6 14, Jackie Feldt 3 4-4 10, Jamie Feldt 0 0-0 0, Hale 1 3-4 6, H.Fuller 5 5-8 16, Merritt 4 0-0 10, Meeks 0 0-0 0, Ward 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 24-29 80.

JEFFERSON (60): Kitterman 0 0-0 0, Guy 1 0-0 3, Donner 2 0-0 4, Wise 5 1-2 14, Melton 0 0-0 0, Watkins 0 0-0 0, Kuba 1 3-5 5, Erica Oler 1 0-0 2, Dighton 6 7-8 22, Emily Oler 4 2-2 10, O'Brien 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 13-17 60.

Halftime - West Des Moines Valley 31, Jefferson 26. 3-point goals - Valley 6 (S.Fuller 2, Merritt 2, Hale 1, H.Fuller 1), Jefferson 7 (Wise 3, Dighton 3, Guy 1).

Dighton, Oler spark Jefferson girls

WATERLOO – Kennedy Dighton scored 11 points and Emily Oler added 10 as the Jefferson girls basketball downed Waterloo East, 68-37, on Friday at East.

Dighton also had 15 rebounds for the Cougars and Avery Guy had six rebounds. Jefferson (3-1) jumped to a 25-4 lead in the first quarter.

JEFFERSON (68): Culver 0 0-0 0, Kitterman 3 0-1 6, Guy 2 2-2 7, Donner 1 2-2 4, Wise 3 2-2 9, Melton 3 0-0 6, Watkins 0 0-1 0, Kuba 3 1-2 9, Thurmond 1 0-0 2, Erica Oler 1 2-7 4, Baxter 0 0-0 0, Dighton 4 3-6 11, Emily Oler 4 2-3 10, O'Brien 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 14-26 68.

WATERLOO EAST (37): Sisk 0 3-6 3, Clark 4 4-5 12, Roberts 2 11-14 15, Anderson 1 0-1 2, Sims 0 0-0 0, Dickens 1 1-2 3, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Shannon 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 19-28 37.

Halftime – Jefferson 43, Waterloo East 19. 3-point goals – Jefferson 4 (Kuba 2, Guy, Wise), Waterloo East 0.

Emily Oler leads J-Hawks to victory

Emily Oler tossed in 15 points Tuesday as the Jefferson girls basketball team defeated Dubuque Hempstead, 56-38, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Jefferson.

Avery Guy collected 11 points and seven assists for the J-Hawks. Kennedy Dighton grabbed eight rebounds.

Jefferson raced to a 33-11 lead at halftime.

HEMPSTEAD (38): Paulsen 3 2-3 9, Tressel 0 0-0 0, Brite 0 0-0 0, Bitter 0 1-2 1, Kinsher 1 0-0 2, Snitker 1 2-2 4, Fleckenstein 2 0-0 4, Kallaher 1 2-2 4, O'Hare 0 0-0 0, Krug 0 0-0 0, Bleymeyer 0 2-2 2, Doyle 2 0-0 4, Gronan 2 1-2 5, Neeley 1 0-0 3. Totals 13 10-18 38.

JEFFERSON (56): Kitterman 1 0-0 2, Guy 5 0-0 11, Donner 2 1-2 6, Wise 2 2-2 8, Melton 1 0-0 2, Watkins 0 0-1 0, Kuba 1 0-0 3, Thurmond 1 0-0 2, Erica Oler 0 2-2 2, Dighton 2 0-0 5, Emily Oler 5 4-4 15. Totals 20 9-11 56.

Halftime - Jefferson 33, Hempstead 11. 3-point goals - Hempstead 2 (Paulsen 1, Neeley 1), Jefferson 7 (Wise 2, Guy 1, Donner 1, Kuba 1, Dighton 1, Emily Oler 1).

Dighton leads J-Hawks by Bettendorf

Kennedy Dighton popped in 17 points Saturday as Jefferson bumped off Bettendorf, 55-42, in a non-conference girls basketball game at Jefferson.

Dighton made 7-of-12 shots from the field and hit a pair of 3-pointers.

Kylie Wise made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points for the J-Hawks (1-1) and Avery Guy added 10 points.

Emily Ivory hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for Bettendorf.

JEFFERSON (55): Culver 0 0-0 0, Kitterman 0 0-0 0, Guy 4 2-5 10 Donner 0 0-0 0, Wise 4 0-0 11, Melton 0 0-0 0, Watkins 0 0-0 0, Kuba 1 2-2 4, Thurmond 0 0-0 0, Erica Oler 2 0-0 4, Dighton 7 1-3 17, Emily Oler 3 3-4 9. Totals 21 8-14 55.

Halftime - Jefferson 23, Bettendorf 17. 3-point goals - Jefferson 5 (Wise 3, Dighton 2).