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Washington moved up two spots to No.8 in this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 5A basketball poll released Wednesday.
Washington (9-3) plays at unranked Prairie (9-3) Friday night.
Xavier (7-6) dropped two spots to No. 8 in the Class 4A poll.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 January 2013 21:48
Washington was hitting on all cylinders and was in control from start to finish in a solid 79-58 home victory against Waterloo West Tuesday night.
The Warriors jumped out to a 23-10 first quarter lead behind a full-court defense that controlled West’s offense. Washington's aggressive offense and precision passing carved up the Wahawk defense like a Thanksgiving turkey.
“We run a trapping full court press,” said Washington Coach Frank Howell. “That’s who we are. It really bothered them in the first half, but they got some pretty quick baskets against us in the second half.
WATERLOO - Waterloo West outscored Washington 13-9 in overtime and beat the Warriors, 71-67, Tuesday night in Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball.
Washington (1-8, 1-5) led 31-27 at halftime and 44-43 after three quarters. The score was tied, 58-58, at the end of regulation.
Peter Holmes scored 17 points to lead Washington. David Rosenthal had 13 points and Nehemiah Newman 11.
Washington's Ryo Ueno was a triple-winner and the Warriors won 7 of 11 events to beat Kennedy, 98-72, Tuesday night in a boys swimming meet at the Cougars' pool.
Ueno won the 200-yard individual medley and 500 freestyle. He also swam on the 200 medley relay.
Nick Saulnier won the 200 free, Josh Hughes the 100 breaststroke and Matt Jackson the 100 butterfly for Washington. The Warriors also claimed the 400 free relay.
Chandler Heisler was a triple-winner for Kennedy. He won the 50 free in 22.23 seconds and claimed the 100 free in 49.65. He also swam on the winning 200 free relay.
DES MOINES - The Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team scored only one point in the second quarter Saturday during its game against Class 5A No.3 Des Moines East.
The 10th-ranked Warriors never recovered.
Roichelle Marble led four players into double figures with 17 points as Des Moines East drubbed Washington, 67-45, in Des Moines.
Washington (8-3) trailed only 21-17 after the first quarter, but East smothered the Warriors 18-1 in the second period to grab a 39-18 cushion at intermission.
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