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Boys Basketball Headlines
‘Real’ West team finally emerges in second half
DES MOINES — Wyatt Lohaus drove hard baseline, drawing two interior defenders. Deftly, he bounced a pass just inside the out-of-bounds line, past those defenders and to teammate Jason Stewart for a layup. It was a beautiful basketball play, one that ...
Unbeaten Bettendorf edges Cedar Falls
DES MOINES - Cedar Falls led unbeaten Bettendorf late in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers couldn't finish off the win in Friday's 4A semifinal at Wells Fargo Arena. Bettendorf - 4A's top seed - beat Cedar Falls 39-36 on ...
Ice-cold shooting dooms MFL MarMac
DES MOINES - You can have all the talent in the world, the best game plan ever and be completely locked in mentally. But if you don't shoot, it doesn't make a lick of difference. Testify, MFL MarMac. "We just didn't make ...
North Tama plays better, but it’s still not enough
DES MOINES — All in all, North Tama played infinitely better Thursday afternoon than it did in its first state basketball tournament game Monday. More the real Redhawks, you might say. Problem was the opponent played infinitely better, too. It’s back ...
Iowa City West wins 50th straight … somehow
DES MOINES — Win number 50 in a row was a steal. In more ways than one. Outhustled and outplayed most of the way, Iowa City West somehow rallied from absolutely dire circumstances, forced overtime and escaped West Des Moines Dowling, ...
Senior sets up semis rematch
This game was televised live on KCRG 9.2, as every game of the boys state basketball tournament will be. DES MOINES - Dubuque Senior rolled Des Moines Roosevelt 58-41 on Wednesday to advance to the 4A semifinals at the state basketball ...
Vinton-Shellsburg’s dream season ends with nightmare
DES MOINES — “Shock the world!” they shouted in glee. “Shock the world!” Sorry, Harlan student section. This result may have been slightly surprising but calling it a shock is a stretch. The Cyclones’ 67-56 Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal victory over ...
MFL/Mar-Mac’s Moon doesn’t let paralysis prevent him from coaching
DES MOINES — Mychal Moon has his sights set on being MFL/Mar-Mac’s head boys’ basketball coach some day. The current coach knows that. “He’s been after me for years,” Eric Dettbarn kidded. Seven years, to be specific. That’s how long Moon has ...
Leadership, defense, unselfish offensive play make West’s Morgan a great player
IOWA CITY – In the beginning, there was Ryan Baumgart. About a decade later, along came Ali Farokhmanesh. Now there’s Jeremy Morgan. The 6-foot-6 senior wing has officially joined the pantheon of great leaders in the history of Iowa City West ...
Boys’ state basketball tournament 2013: Monday’s games
Monday's games at the boys' state basketball tournament: CLASS 1A QUARTERFINAL No. 5 Lone Tree (25-1) vs. No. 4 Boyden-Hull (22-3) Time: 2 p.m. Tournament history: This is Lone Tree's sixth state tourney trip, its first since 2007, when it finished third. The Lions ...
Vinton-Shellsburg wants to complete dream season with a championship
VINTON — Joe Johnson was an offensive lineman back in the day. A good enough offensive lineman to get Juco all-region honors at NIACC and a partial scholarship offer to Illinois State. But he turned down the chance to continue playing ...
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