Linn-Mar Boys Basketball

Balanced Lions dunk Cougars by 20

If you thought the Linn-Mar Lions were a one-man band, take another look and guess again.

The Lions played like a finely tuned orchestra Tuesday night in a 76-56 victory over the Kennedy Cougars in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at Linn-Mar.

Linn-Mar star Jordan Bohannon does not have to score 40 points for the Lions to mow down a Metro opponent like he did against Prairie two weeks ago, not when his teammates are hitting all the right notes like they did against Kennedy.

Bohannon had a sub-par shooting night and scored only 17 points -- six points under his average -- but it hardly mattered with a balanced attack that kept Kennedy off-balance much of the night.

Riley Murphy had a hot hand and tossed in 17 points for Linn-Mar, Jared Printy notched 16 points, Jordan Brandt had 12 points and Beau Klostermann nearly made it five guys in double figures with nine points.

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Bohannon tops Metro basketball stats

Jordan Bohannon’s blazing start to the high school basketball season has him among the state’s offensive leaders.

Bohannon, the Linn-Mar senior who has committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes, leads Class 4A players in 3-point goals (26) and is third in scoring average (23.3) He also is shooting 90.9 percent from the free-throw line (30 of 33).

Bohannon poured in 40 points with nine 3-point goals against Prairie Dec. 18, both Class 4A highs this season. His 195 career 3-pointers ranks No. 3 in Metro history behind his brother, Jason (230), and Prairie’s Josh Kimm (205).

Washington’s Laveechie Williams is enjoying a fine start to his senior season, leading the Metro area in rebounds per game (10.2) and ranking third in scoring (14.4).

A 9-1 start by the Kennedy girls has been sparked by the play of Lela Sellers and Sydney Hayden.

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Bohannon wins Metro Spotlight Award

Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Bohannon, a senior, put on a remarkable performance Friday night when the Linn-Mar basketball team defeated Cedar Rapids Prairie in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Linn-Mar.

Bohannon popped in nine 3-pointers and scored a career-best 40 points with a sensational display of outside shooting. He broke his brother Jason's school record for most 3-pointers in a single game and tied for the second-most 3-pointers in Metro history.

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Bohannon drills nine 3's for 40

Jordan Bohannon was simply Bo-Dacious on Friday night.

The Linn-Mar sharpshooter broke the school record with nine 3-pointers and poured in a career-best 40 points as the Lions drilled Cedar Rapids Prairie, 91-54, in the Linn-Mar gym.

The record stayed in the Bohannon family, however, as Jordan snapped the old mark of eight 3-pointers set by his older brother, Jason, during the 2005-06 campaign.

Bohannon tossed in one of his 3-pointers from more than 30 feet, hit several other triples with a defender's hand in his face and twice beat the clock with 3-pointers at the end of a quarter.

He finished 9 for 11 from behind the arc in his remarkable performance.

"It's a shooter's dream," Bohannon said. "You work so hard in the off-season, preparing for these moments."

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