Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Fennelly's 3-pointers sink Xavier girls

DAVENPORT - Kate Fennelly fired in seven 3-pointers and scored 22 points Saturday afternoon as Davenport Assumption defeated Xavier, 51-36, in a girls basketball game in Davenport.

Kayla Armstrong led the Saints (6-4) with eight points.

Xavier is ranked sixth in Class 4A. Davenport Assumption (7-0) is ranked No.1 in Class 3A.

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It's a snap! Scott headed to Kansas State

Drew Scott has an unusual ability.

He can bend his knees, squat down, grab a football, look between his legs and snap the ball to a teammate who's stationed behind him, knowing a defensive lineman is getting ready to bowl him over the instant he lets go.

Scott did it time after time after time for the Xavier Saints this past season on their path to the championship game of the Class 4A playoffs.

He did it on PATs, he did it on field goals, he did it on punts.

Scott did it so well, in fact, that the fifth-ranked Kansas State Wildcats have invited him to join their football team next season as a snapper for their special teams as well.

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Xavier grapplers take 2nd in own tourney

The Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints compiled a 4-1 record and placed second in the Doug Philipp Duals wrestling tournament at Xavier on Saturday.

Mediapolis went 5-0 and defeated the Saints, 62-9, to win the championship in the round-robin competition.

Jeff Vipond (106), Camden Chicchelly (113), Jerry Duball (132), Nick Drahozal (145), Ryan Persick (160) and Sean Ickes (170) all had three pins for Xavier. Vipond also collected a technical fall and Drahozal posted a major decision.

Clint Lembeck (126) and Drew McGraw (138) had two pins for the Saints.

The Marion Indians placed fifth in the tournament with a 1-4 record. The Indians defeated Anamosa, 42-24, for their only triumph. Marion lost to Mediapolis (69-10), Hempstead (69-6), West Liberty (39-36) and Xavier (47-30).

The Saints defeated West Liberty (60-24), Marion (47-30), Anamosa (69-6) and Dubuque Hempstead (43-33).

Iowa City West too strong for Xavier

A big banner above the basket at the south end of the Xavier gym reads, “Like Mary, Say Yes to the Impossible.”

The Saints tried hard Friday night, but there was no way they were going to beat the Big Three of Iowa City West once they got on a roll.

Xavier (5-2, 1-2 MVC) held on for a half against the Class 4A powerhouse Trojans (6-0 3-0), trailing just 21-19. But the impossible dream turned into a nightmare after the intermission.

With 2:50 left in the third period and behind 30-24, first-year Saints Coach Ryan Luehrsmann drew a technical foul for arguing a call. West reeled off eight straight points and never looked back, coasting to a 54-41 victory.

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