Rob’s Friday Night Roundup 2-3-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>With the crazy cold conditions around the state Friday night, I stayed in, caught some action streaming and read reports. Hey, nobody ever called me brave. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some performances that stood out to me: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-I watched most of the matchup that saw Iowa City West play host to Liberty. Trojan super sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1381414' first='Jack' last='McCaffery'] was riding a heater in this one, a 72-57 victory by the home team. McCaffery's full game was displayed. He knocked down shots from all three levels and made it look easy. He's improved as the season has progressed, [player_tooltip player_id='1171670' first='Kareem' last='Earl'] has been rounding into form since being sidelined with injury and the Trojans, while inconsistent this season, are a team nobody wants to see show up in their postseason bracket. Oh, and the human highlight reel, [player_tooltip player_id='1288867' first='Da'Shon' last='Fisher'], delivered the play of the night, a put-back dunk in the first half for the Lightning. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy continued its march through the regular season with a dominating, 78-44 triumph at rival Jefferson. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1171687' first='Cyrus' last='Courtney'] posted a double-double with 14 points (7 of 9 FGs) and 12 rebounds to go along with five steals and four assists. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167718' first='Colby' last='Dolphin'] netted a game-high 17 points for the winners with teammate [player_tooltip player_id='956877' first='Kenzie' last='Reed'] chipping in 14. The Cougars improved to 15-0 with a home game against Iowa City West on Tuesday before traveling to City High next Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-North Lynn improved to 19-0 with a 95-59 domination of Marquette Catholic Friday night. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1426164' first='Ty' last='Pflughaupt'] dropped a 31-point burger for the winners while teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1484418' first='Mason' last='Bechen'], a sophomore, racked up 24 points. Pflughaupt led the way with 11 rebounds, while senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167704' first='Tate' last='Haughenbury'] added 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in the victory. The Lynx have regular-season games remaining with winless Starmont and Cascade (13-6). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Wilton (16-3) picked up a big victory at West Branch Friday night. The Beavers' 85-72 win clinched the RVC South Division, the first title for them since '05-06. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1167686' first='Caden' last='Kirkman'] leads the state in scoring (27.4 PPG) and also grabs 10.7 boards per outing. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1376706' first='Landyn' last='Putman'] (15.4) and senior [player_tooltip player_id='1469778' first='Aidan' last='Walker'] (13.5) also are averaging double figures in scoring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Class 3A top-ranked Bondurant-Farrar improved to 17-0 on the season with a pair 20+ point victories this week. The latest came Friday night, a 74-51 drubbing at Gilbert. The Blue Jays clinched the Raccoon River championship on Tuesday with a 78-53 blowout of Carroll. Leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id='956874' first='Colby' last='Collison'] (19.1 PPG) netted 24 Friday night. The winners also received 21 from [player_tooltip player_id='1288863' first='Jaxson' last='Fried']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Class 2A No. 1 Hull Western Christian saw it's 14-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a 64-47 setback against Tea Area (SD). The Wolfpack had Friday night off and was preparing for a neat Saturday night matchup with Dakota Valley at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Interestingly, sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1436462' first='Kaden' last='Van Regenmorter'] and senior Tate VanRegenmorter share the lead at Western Christian in scoring (13.8 PPG) and rebounding (5.7 RPG) at last check. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Waukee and Waukee Northwest are deservedly receiving a lot of attention this season as the top two teams ranked behind Kennedy in 4A. Don't sleep on West Des Moines Valley and Sioux City East, however. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers (13-3) are on a seven-game winning streak after cruising by Southeast Polk, 66-45, Friday night in Pleasant Hill. Super sophomores Curtis Stinson (14.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.7 APG), Zay Robinson (11.2 PPG) and [player_tooltip player_id='1381407' first='Kiki' last='Deng'] (9.3 PPG) are improving and could be dangerous in the postseason. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East (16-2) pulled off a 60-57 victory against a talented squad from Council Bluffs Lincoln (12-4) Friday. It ended a two-game skid for the Black Raiders and halted a six-game winning streak by the Lynx, which travels to Valley on Saturday. East senior [player_tooltip player_id='1196279' first='Preston' last='Dobbs'] is averaging a team-high 15.0 points and has knocked down 35 of 66 (53.0 percent) of his trey attempts. He's complemented by junior Fitzy Grant (14.6 PPG). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->