Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

No.9 Waukee nips No.8 Wash girls

WAUKEE - Dani Franklin scored 22 points and Aleena Hobbs had 16 in losing effort as No.8 ranked Washington was toppled by No.9 Waukee, 62-61, Saturday night in girls basketball.

Britney Boland led Waukee with 15 points.

Washington trailed 26-24 at halftime and 45-40 after three quarters.

The non-conference game was a possible preview of a Class 5A regional final next month. Both Washington and Waukee received byes into the Region 6 semifinals. If both teams win they would face each other on Feb. 19 at Ankeny.

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Franklin, Hobbs power Warriors past Linn-Mar

Unable to counter the lethal one-two punch of Washington’s Aleena Hobbs and Dani Franklin, the Linn-Mar Lions were laid low on their home floor Friday night, 54-33.

Franklin had 17 points and Hobbs 15 to lead the No.8 Warriors (14-3, 8-2).

The two juniors were also the main cogs in their team’s rebounding machine, with Hobbs pulling down 11 and Franklin eight.

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J-Bo II shines as Lions top Warriors

Jordan Bohannon's older brothers helped the Linn-Mar Lions win state basketball titles before moving onto the collegiate ranks at the Division I level.

If the youngest Bohannon is feeling any pressure to emulate his brothers, he's sure handling it well for a freshman.

Bohannon popped in a career-high 16 points Friday night as Linn-Mar dumped Washington, 58-37, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at the Washington gym.

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Wahlert boys bowl over Warriors

DUBUQUE - Three Dubuque Wahlert boys rolled 400 series to lead the Golden Eagles past sluggish Washington, 3129-2769, Friday in a Mississippi Valley Conference bowling match at Cherry Lanes.

Zach Christensen led Washington with a 220 high game and 397 series.

Wahlert's Nick Banwarth rolled high series of 481 and he also had high game of 258.

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