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IOWA CITY - Paige Hendrickson scored 15 points Tuesday night as No.7 Kennedy snapped a two-game slide with a 40-33 victory over Iowa City West in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Iowa City.
Grace Tafolla netted 13 points for Iowa City West (7-9). Kennedy raised its overall record to 12-4.
Wyatt Lohaus did not score any points against Kennedy in the first quarter Tuesday night, but the all-state guard made up for lost time after that.
Lohaus poured in 27 markers as No.3 Iowa City West handled the ninth-ranked Cougars, 68-51, in a Mississippi Valley Conference showdown for second place in the Valley Division.
Kennedy chopped a 16-point deficit to eight points, 46-38, thanks to technical fouls against Iowa City West freshman Connor McCaffery and West Coach Steve Bergman late in the third quarter, but Lohaus led the Trojans out of danger.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 January 2014 23:20The Kennedy Cougars remained in the No.9 spot in the Associated Press boys basketball rankings Monday with an 11-2 record.
By coincidence, Ankeny Centennial is ranked eighth this week with an identical 11-2 mark. Centennial is coached by Bob Fontana, who left Kennedy after the 2012-13 campaign to become the head coach at the new school in his home town.
The No.1 teams this week are Dubuque Senior in Class 4A, Clear Lake in Class 3A, Western Christian in Class 2A and Gehlen Catholic in Class 1A.
Last Updated on Monday, 27 January 2014 22:29AMES - Kennedy dug itself into a 16-point hole Saturday in Ames, then dug itself out.
The Cougars scored 16 straight points in the second half to erase a 48-32 deficit and trimmed the Little Cyclones, 61-57.
The score was tied, 57-57, in the final minutes when Kennedy Coach Jon McKowen told his club to hold the ball for the final shot. The strategy paid off and A.J. Carter hit two free throws with 21 seconds left to give the Cougars a 59-57 lead.
Ames (6-8) committed a turnover and the Cougars (11-2) left town with a hard-fought victory.
Cole Murdock drilled six 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Kennedy. Carter finished with 15 points.
AMES - Jamie Steyer hit seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points Saturday as Ames defeated No.7 Kennedy, 60-56, in a girls basketball game in Ames.
Kennedy led 56-55 in the final minute, but Steyer made a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left to give the Little Cyclones (8-6) a 58-56 advantage.
Stephanie Botkin scored 14 points for Kennedy (11-4). Madi Meier hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points.
IOWA CITY - Drew Heitland scored 17 points and A.J. Carter added 14 Friday night as Kennedy clipped Iowa City High, 60-52, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Iowa City.
The ninth-ranked Cougars raised their records to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the MVC.
LaDarius Taylor poured in 23 points for the Little Hawks.
Haley Lorenzen would prefer you not call her “Vanilla Gorilla.” That’s her father’s nickname, plus she’s got her own.
The 6-foot-3 Lorenzen, an Iowa Miss Basketball candidate and the daughter of former Kennedy all-stater Al Lorenzen, had 18 points and 11 rebounds in an impressive 67-44 win for top-ranked Iowa City High over No.7 Kennedy at the Cougar gym Friday.
Kiera Washpun and sophomore Courtney Joens added 20 points apiece for City High.
The Little Hawks moved to a perfect 16-0 for the season, 8-0 in the Mississippi Division of the Mississippi Valley Conference. Kennedy lost its first home game of the year, slipping to 11-3 and 6-2.
Victor Baccam rolled a 511 series that led Jefferson past Kennedy, 3205-2723, Friday in boys bowling at May City.
Baccam rolled games of 245 and 266.
Noah Tiedtke had a 421 series and Austin Kluth a 417 for the J-Hawks.
Nicholaus Green's 393 series paced Kennedy.
Savannah Fowler had the hot hand for Jefferson, rolling games of 205 and 215 for a 420 series that led the J-Hawks past Kennedy, 2558-2226, Friday in girls bowling at May City.
Lisa Warnock led Kennedy with a 332 series.
The Jefferson wrestling team dragged out their old-fashioned uniforms from the 1970's Thursday night to honor Hall of Fame coach Bill McNiel.
Then the J-Hawks gave Kennedy an old-fashioned whipping, leggings and all.
Jefferson collected four pins, a technical fall and a major decision while piling up a 66-12 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Jefferson.
McNiel, 74, led the J-Hawks to state wrestling titles in 1973 and 1974, rolled up a 105-24-1 record in dual meets during his 11-year career and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1998. He and his wife, Judy, were honored in a ceremony that featured former wrestlers, assistant coaches, students, friends and opponents.
"It was great. Amazing there were that many people that were here," said McNiel, who lives just a few blocks from Jefferson. "It's pretty overwhelming."
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