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No. 15 Wash girls nip J-Hawks

The 15th-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team stormed back from a 56-47 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to beat Jefferson, 64-63, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Friday at Washington.

The Warriors ended the game with a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter.

Anne Visser popped in five 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lead Washington (14-7, 8-5) in the regular-season finale. Jayla Johnson added 12 points and Joniqua Clark scored 11 points.

Kennedy Dighton scored 24 points for the J-Hawks (9-12, 6-7) and Kylie Wise had 15 points.

JEFFERSON (63): Kitterman 0 0-0 0, Guy 2 0-0 6, Donner 2 0-0 6, Wise 5 0-0 15, Melton 0 0-0 0, Kuba 0 2-2 2, Erica Oler 0 2-4 2, Dighton 7 8-8 24, Emily Oler 3 2-2 8. Totals 19 14-16 63.

WASHINGTON (64): Clark 3 3-4 11, Carey 0 0-0 0, Visser 9 4-6 27, V.Eniola 2 2-2 6, Bruner 1 1-3 3, Puk 1 0-0 3, Riley 0 0-0 0, Mia 1 0-0 2, Johnson 5 1-2 12. Totals 22 11-17 64.

Halftime – Jefferson 35, Washington 33. 3-point goals – Jefferson 11 (Wise 5, Guy 2, Donner 2, Dighton 2), Washington 9 (Visser 5, Clark 2, Puk, Johnson).

Unsung heroes lift Jeff by Wash

The Jefferson boys got good games from their go-to guys Friday night at Washington.

But it may have been the play of some unsung role players that made the difference in a come-from-behind 62-58 victory.

Stalwarts Royshawn Webb, Dennis McKinney and Adam Van Oort all scored in double figures for the J-Hawks. But it was senior reserve Treyton McCauley who gave them their first lead of the game on a looping 3-pointer with a minute to go in the third quarter.

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Washington honors 9 for Hall of Fame

Cedar Rapids Washington will induct nine new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday.

Seven former Washington athletes will be honored, along with former coach Bill Pinckney and broadcaster Ron Gonder.

Pinckney was a track coach at Washington for 26 years, including 17 years as the head coach. He was an assistant football coach for 20 years and an assistant wrestling coach for five years.

Gonder spent 31 years at WMT as the sports director or assistant sports director. He covered high school sports for many of those years.

The seven athletes are:

BILL BERGMAN (1967) - Three-time state champion swimmer and member of three state championship teams.

SANDY PARKS DUNCAN (1977) - State runner-up on balance beam in gymnastics and member of two state championship teams.

MIKE NOONAN (1983) - Second team all-state basketball, academic all-state and valedictorian.

KAYLA PIRTLE (1995) - Member of state basketball champions. Honorable Mention All-American.

MICHAEL MILAM (2000) - Played football, basketball and track. First team all-state in 1999 and second team all-state in 1998. Set six school records as running back and strong safety.

TRAVIS RHONE (2005) - Played football and basketball. First team all-state in football in 2003 and 2004. Set 15 school records as a running back.

RYAN PHELAN (2008) - Two-time state champion in swimming. Holds four school records. Received nine All-American honors.

The Hall of Fame ceremonies will begin with a social hour in the cafeteria at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Hall of Fame program at 5 p.m. The new inductees will be introduced between games of the girl/boy varsity doubleheader against Jefferson Friday night.

No. 15 Wash girls clip Prairie

The 15th-ranked Washington girls basketall team stormed to a 14-2 lead at the start and went on to beat Prairie, 60-52, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Prairie.

The Prairie Hawks cut the lead to three points, 42-39, but the Warriors held on down the stretch.

Vanessa Eniola scored 15 points for Washington (13-7). Anne Visser scored 13 points and Jayla Johnson added 10 points.

Olivier Usher shot 10-of-11 from the free-throw line and finished with 18 points for Prairie (10-10). Jenna Wagemester scored 15 points and Sarah Schmitt added 10.

WASHINGTON (60): Clark 0 3-4 3, Carey 1 0-0 2, Visser 6 0-0 13, Eniola 5 2-2 15, Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Bruner 2 0-0 5, Puk 2 1-1 6, Riley 2 0-0 6, Mia 0 0-0 0, Johnson 4 2-5 10. Totals 22 8-12 0.

PRAIRIE (52): Moenk 0 0-0 0, Altenhofen 0 0-0 0, Schmitt 4 1-2 10, Stebral 0 0-0 0, Usher 2 10-11 18, Wagemester 3-4 15, Kuch 1 0-0 2, Stoffer 0 1-2 1, Person 2 2-4 6. Totals 16 17-23 52.

Halftime – Washington 27, Prairie 21. 3-point goals – Washington 8 (Eniola 3, Riley 2, Visser, Bruner, Puk), Prairie 3 (Usher 2, Schmitt).