Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Bohannon breaks Metro 3-point record

Could it be that the last of the Bohannon boys is the best of the bunch?

Linn-Mar senior Jordan Bohannon, the youngest of the four basketball brothers, scored the Lions’ game-ending nine straight points Tuesday night to preserve an 82-76 win over Xavier in a barn-burner of a battle in the Saints' gym.

He tallied 13 of his game-high 33 points (11 for 19 from the field) in the fourth quarter as the short-handed but gritty Saints made a mad-dash pull of a late comeback.

After Xavier sophomore Jackson Joens nailed a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left to bring his team within two points, Bohannon calmly shut the door by swishing four free throws in a row.

"Obviously, Jordan is the guy we wanted to have the ball in his hands,” Linn-Mar coach Chris Robertson said. “The difference in the game was free throws down the stretch. He made some key shots.”

Besides six straight charity shots in the last minute, the sharp-shooting point guard also canned a 3-pointer with 2:20 left to out put the Lions ahead by seven. It was his third trey of the night and the 231st of his four-year career, breaking the Metro mark of 230 held by his older brother Jason.

"It was a fun game all around,” said Bohannon, whose baby face belies a killer instinct. “Very competitive. Coach (Ryan) Luehrsmann always gets his guys ready to play.”

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No. 8 Lions escape Saints in OT

The eighth-ranked Linn-Mar girls basketball survived a scare from unranked Xavier, winning 67-61 in overtime in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Xavier.

Claire Larson hit a 3-point goal to break a 60-60 tie with just less than a minute to play in the overtime period to ignite the Lions.

The Saints trailed 47-39 entering the fourth quarter, but tied the score at 58-58 to send the game into overtime.

Kamryn Finley finished with 17 points for Linn-Mar (16-4). Amanda Ollinger had 16 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Lexi Freese scored 11 points with 10 rebounds. Alie Akers added 10 points.

Lexi Noonan scored 23 points for the Saints (8-12). Kiana Stanek had 11 points. McKenna Andersen had 10 points and four assists. Kylie Brown grabbed 10 rebounds.

LINN-MAR (67): Johnson 0 1-2 1, Akers 4 0-0 10, Frese 4 3-4 11, Lancial 0 0-0 0, Murphy 2 0-0 6, Spies 0 0-0 0, Finley 7 3-4 17, Larson 2 1-2 6, Ollinger 6 2-4 16. Totals 25 9-15 67.

XAVIER (61): Bastian 2 0-0 5, Stanek 4 0-0 11, Andersen 2 6-6 10, Noonan 9 5-7 23, Dickes 0 2-2 2, Brown 3 2-3 8, Ivester 0 0-0 0, Joens 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 15-18 61.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 29, Xavier 24. Regulation – Linn-Mar 58, Xavier 58. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 8 (Akers 2, Murphy 2, Ollinger 2, Finley, Larson), Xavier 4 (Stanek 3, Bastian).

Bohannon jumps to 5th in Metro scoring

Jordan Bohannon poured in 26 points and climbed to No. 5 in Metro career scoring Saturday as the Linn-Mar Lions topped Dubuque Hempstead, 64-58, in a Mississippi Valley Conference makeup game at Linn-Mar.

Bohannon has scored 1,386 points in his four-year career at Linn-Mar. He jumped ahead of Ryan Luehrsmann, who scored 1,375 points at Washington from 1993-96, and ahead of Jim Heck, who had 1,378 points at Washington from 1968-70.

Bohannon can catch Adam Spanich, who had 1,491 points for Regis from 1992-95, and Mark Enright, who scored 1,528 points for Kennedy from 1970-73, and move all the way into the No.3 spot all-time in the Metro.

There won't be enough games for Bohannon to catch his brother Jason Bohannon, who scored 1,679 points at Linn-Mar from 2004-06, or to catch all-time leader Marcus Paige, who had 1,701 points at Linn-Mar from 2009-12.

Bohannon made four 3-pointers Saturday, giving him 228 in his career. Jason Bohannon is the all-time Metro leader with 230, which means the family record probably will fall this coming week.

Riley Murphy and Beau Klostermann scored 10 points apiece Saturday as the Lions raised their records to 11-5 overall and 9-3 in the conference.

Ryan McDonough scored 17 points for Hempstead (7-10, 3-9).

HEMPSTEAD (58): Williams 0 0-0 0, L.Duax 4 0-0 12, C.Duax 2 5-6 9, McDonough 7 0-0 17, Crowder 4 1-5 10, Johnson 2 2-4 6, Sindberg 1 0-0 2, Cooksley 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 8-16 58.

LINN-MAR (64): Printy 2 4-5 8, Murphy 3 2-2 10, Phillips 1 0-0 2, Bohannon 8 6-6 26, Klostermann 4 2-2 10, Voves 1 0-0 3, Brandt 1 2-3 5. Totals 20 16-18 64.

Halftime - Hempstead 32, Linn-Mar 31. 3-point goals - Hempstead 8 (L.Duax 4, McDonough 3, Crowder 1), Linn-Mar 8 (Bohannon 4, Murphy 2, Voves 1, Brandt 1).

Ollinger lifts Lions by Bettendorf

BETTENDORF - Amanda Ollinger collected 18 points, 10 rebounds and four steals Saturday as the eighth-ranked Linn-Mar Lions topped Bettendorf, 34-24, in a low-scoring affair in Bettendorf.

Only four players scored for Linn-Mar (15-4) with Kamryn Finley getting seven points, Megan Murphy six points and Ally Johnson three points.

Linn-Mar led at halftime, 15-12.

Emily Ivory scored nine points for Bettendorf (7-12).

LINN-MAR (34): Johnson 1 0-0 3, Noggle 0 0-0 0, Akers 0 0-0 0, Frese 0 0-0 0, Lancial 0 0-0 0, Murphy 2 0-0 6, Spies 0 0-0 0, Finley 3 1-4 7, Larson 0 0-0 0, Ollinger 7 4-6 18. Totals 13 5-10 34.

BETTENDORF (24): Comer 0 0-0 0, Ivory 3 0-0 9, Jacks 1 0-0 3, Gau 1 0-0 2, Erpelding 0 0-0 0, Regenwether 2 1-2 5, Hatch 0 0-2 0, Sortillo 0 0-0 0, Kennedy 1 0-0 2, Banks 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 0-0 3. Totals 9 1-4 24.

Halftime - Linn-Mar 15, Bettendorf 12. 3-point goals - Linn-Mar 3 (Murphy 2, Johnson 1), Bettendorf 5 (Ivory 3, Jacks 1, Johnson 1).