Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

J-Hawks snap 23-game MVC skid

The Jefferson J-Hawks didn't just break their 23-game losing streak in Mississippi Valley Conference games Friday night, they shattered it.

Dennis McKinney and Royshawn Webb scored 20 points apiece and Adam Van Oort added 15 points on his 18th birthday as the J-Hawks stopped the Washington Warriors, 76-62, at the Jefferson gym.

The J-Hawks lost all 16 of their MVC games last season and were 0-7 this year before playing well for 32 minutes against the Warriors.

Jefferson had come agonizingly close to winning a conference game this year, losing three straight times by a grand total of five points against Dubuque Senior, Cedar Falls and Kennedy, but Friday was finally their night.

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Wash girls press Jeff into trouble

The speedy girls from Cedar Rapids Washington love to run and press and create as much havoc as possible on a basketball court.

It worked Friday night.

The Warriors tormented the Jefferson J-Hawks with their press in the first half and raced to a 25-point lead before settling for a 76-70 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Jefferson.

The Warriors made 20 steals and forced the J-Hawks into 31 turnovers, including 18 miscues in the first half.

Jefferson made a spirited rally in the second half and pulled all the way within five points in the final seconds, but it was too little and too late.

The shorter Warriors capitalized on their speed and athletic ability to beat the taller J-Hawks.

The basketball floor is 84 feet long and the Warriors used every inch of it to press the J-Hawks into submission, especially in the first half.

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Jefferson grapplers bump off Warriors

The Jefferson wrestling team won 11 of 14 matches and beat Washington, 65-11, in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual Thursday at Washington.

Colten Mastin (113 pounds), Joseph Sibomana (120), Dalton Mastin (132), Taylor Viktora (195), Keenan Stewart (220) and David Bonner (285) had pins for the J-Hawks.

Logan Sears led the Warriors with a technical fall at 138.

JEFFERSON 65, WASHINGTON 11
120 – Joseph Sibomana (J) pinned Ronnie Arenas 4:35.
126 – Will Foreman (W) dec. Zach Main 9-4.
132 – Dalton Mastin (J) pinned Chris Karamitros 3:38.
138 – Logan Sears (W) tech. fall over Tyrese Smith 16-0 3:33.
145 – Logan Black-Marchard (W) dec. Cody Clendenen TB-1 12-10.
152 – Kyle Briggs (J) tech. fall over Tyonchi Johnson 18-1 3:45.
160 – Tavian Rashed (J) won by forfeit.
170 – Matt Culver (J) won by forfeit.
182 – Nick Dreckman (J) won by forfeit.
195 – Taylor Viktora (J) pinned Jared Scherrman 3:18.
220 – Keenan Stewart (J) pinned Billy Faulkner 1:41.
285 – David Bonner (J) pinned Andrew Todd 2:29.
106 – Jaden Collins (J) won by forfeit.
113 – Colten Mastin (J) pinned Jason Techau :47.

Joniqua Clark wins Metro Spotlight Award

Joniqua Clark of Cedar Rapids Washington is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Clark, a 5-foot-1 senior, is a key member of the Washington basketball team that has an 8-6 record this season following Friday night's 67-60 victory over Cedar Rapids Prairie.

Clark leads all players in Class 5A with 71 steals and she ranks sixth in Class 5A with 55 assists. Clark, an ultra-quick point guard, is averaging 8.9 points, 5.1 steals, 3.9 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game.

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