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The Solon girls knocked down 8 of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter and beat Marion, 64-50, Wednesday in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal basketball game.
Solon (11-11) advances to play Cedar Rapids Xavier in a semifinal round game Saturday night at Xavier.
Marion (13-9) had one fewer field goal than Solon, but the Indians struggled at the free-throw line, making only 5 of 16 charity tosses.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 23:21
MOUNT PLEASANT - Marion went scoreless during the last four minutes of the game and Mount Pleasant pulled away for a 52-39 victory in a non-conference boys basketball game.
Ty Gunderson scored 11 points to lead Marion (10-11). Trevor Hardman had eight.
Mount Pleasant (16-5) was led by 6-foot-6 Faith Pope, who scored 22 points.
Mount Pleasant held a 45-39 lead with four minutes to play, then outscored the Indians 7-0 to the final horn.
Marion's next game is Monday at Center Point-Urbana in a Class 3A district tournament semifinal game.
The Kennedy girls basketball team came out smoking Saturday night at home against Marion for a non-conference season finale, put the game away early and rolled to a 74-42 victory.
“We wanted to play well and make this a dress rehearsal for our first round tournament game against Jefferson,” said Kennedy Coach Tony Vis. The Cougars host Jefferson on Wednesday in a 5A regional tournament game. “Marion has a good team and we played with excellent offensive efficiency especially in the first half.”
Kennedy (14-7) had three players in double figures. Stephanie Botkin led all scorers with 15 points. Jordan Holmes and Paige Hendrickson added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
WILLIAMSBURG - Craig Engle and Ty Gunderson scored 10 points apiece for Marion in a 54-45 loss to Williamsburg Saturday afternoon.
Engle and Gunderson were the only scorers in double figures for Marion (10-10, 8-6).
Matt Heitmann's 20 points paced Williamsburg (13-7, 10-4).
DeWitt Central put together a 22-point first quarter and the Sabers coasted to a 59-42 win over Marion in a battle of Wamac Conference foes at Marion Friday night.
The game did not count in the division standings. DeWitt Central (10-11) is in the East Division and Marion (10-9) is in the West.
Marion played solid defense for the final three quarters, but the Indians could not recover from the 5-of-7 three-point shooting the Sabers put up in the first quarter.
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