IOWA CITY, Iowa – Valentine’s Day meant late regular-season contests for the big-school classes around the state Tuesday. There was a lot to love. Here’s a look: -A much-anticipated meeting between Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy and 3A No.…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inIOWA CITY, Iowa – Valentine’s Day meant late regular-season contests for the big-school classes around the state Tuesday. There was a lot to love.
Here’s a look:
-A much-anticipated meeting between Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy and 3A No. 4 Cedar Rapids Xavier went down on 42nd Street at the Saints gymnasium. The visitors built a 15-point halftime lead and never looked back.
According to veteran Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter Jeff Johnson, the Cougars (20-0) are a non-conference win against Waterloo East (12-8) on Thursday from their first-ever unbeaten regular season. They completed the Mississippi Valley Conference campaign at 14-0.
Kennedy jumped out to a 17-9 lead after one quarter on Tuesday. It then outscored the Saints (14-6) 22-13 in quarter two. For the game, the winners shot 60.4 percent from the floor, which included making 9 of 18 attempts from three-point land.
Senior
Colby Dolphin
Colby
Dolphin
5'10" | PG
Kennedy | 2023
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IA
led the Cougars with 21 points, three rebounds and three assists, while classmate
Kenzie Reed
Kenzie
Reed
5'11" | PG
Kennedy | 2023
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IA
added 10 points and five dimes. Junior
Micah Schlaak
Micah
Schlaak
6'6" | PF
Kennedy | 2024
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IA
pulled down 10 rebounds and swiped four steals, and Carter Newhouse, a senior, handed out seven assists with just one turnover for the victors.
Joseph Bean
Joseph
Bean
6'3" | PG
Kennedy | 2024
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IA
led Xavier with 12 points, and teammate
Tyler Netolicky
Tyler
Netolicky
6'8" | C
Xavier | 2024
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IA
added 11 points and seven rebounds.
-Pella (13-9) ended a two-game losing skid in style Tuesday with a 63-57 overtime victory against 3A No. 9 Mount Pleasant (17-5). The Dutch outscored the visitors 25-16 in the fourth quarter and overtime to secure victory.
Sophomore Brayden Traetow paced the winners with 13 points and four assists, while senior Trey Van Hauen added 10 points and five assists. Mount Pleasant’s Aaiden Ashton, a senior, led all scorers with 30 points.
-Senior Landon Winston netted 22 points and pulled down seven boards in leading Davenport West (12-8) to a 64-57 overtime victory against visiting North Scott (15-5). Junior Jermilyn Gardner Jermilyn Gardner 5'8" | PG Davenport West | 2024 State IA chipped in with 17 points and four assists, while classmate Davante Bradford Davante Bradford 6'3" | SF Davenport West | 2024 State IA added 12 points, five rebounds and four dimes for the winners.
-Mount Vernon (14-7) won on the road at 3A No. 7 Waverly-Shell Rock (15-5). The Mustangs won every quarter in the contest to secure the upset.
-Williamsburg (18-4) secured its second consecutive WaMaC championship with a 69-57 victory at 3A No. 5 Marion (16-5). Iowa Football recruit Alex Mota Alex Mota 6'1" | SG Marion | 2023 State IA scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in defeat.
-Class 3A top-ranked Bondurant-Farrar (20-0) went on the road and knocked off No. 6 Newton, 60-50. A 21-5 third quarter fueled the Bluejays’ victory. The Cardinals received 15 points and eight assists without a turnover from senior Jake Ingle Jake Ingle 5'7" | PG Newton | 2023 State IA .
-Senior
Chase Henderson
Chase
Henderson
6'0" | PG
Hoover | 2023
State
IA
‘s 22 points weren’t enough as Des Moines Hoover fell on the road at Ankeny, 61-54.
-North Polk (16-5) picked up a 51-49 road win at Dallas Center-Grimes (11-9).
Reggie Postel
Reggie
Postel
6'1" | SG
North Polk | 2024
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IA
paced the winners with 12 points while
Jonathan Howard
Jonathan
Howard
6'1" | SG
Dallas Center-Grimes | 2024
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IA
scored 15 for DCG.
-A 24-point fourth quarter powered Dubuque Wahlert to a 51-44 MVC victory against visiting Linn-Mar. Senior Jack Walsh hit 7 of 10 shots from the floor in leading the winners with 14 points. His classmate,
Nolan Berendes
Nolan
Berendes
6'4" | SF
Wahlert Catholic | 2023
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IA
, added 12 points and five assists without a turnover. Lion senior
Jackson Severson
Jackson
Severson
5'11" | PG
Linn-Mar | 2023
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IA
led all scorers with 17 points, while sophomore
Davis Kern
Davis
Kern
6'8" | PF
Linn-Mar | 2025
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IA
chipped in with eight points and 11 boards for the visitors.
-Southeast Polk (7-14) sprung the upset on visiting Ames, 57-52. Senior
Riley Edwards
Riley
Edwards
6'3" | SG
Southeast Polk | 2023
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IA
led the Rams with 18 points (3-6 3PT FG), while
Bode Goodman
Bode
Goodman
6'1"
Southeast Polk | 2025
IA
and
Lincoln Cantrall
Lincoln
Cantrall
6'8" | PF
Southeast Polk | 2023
State
IA
scored 16 and 12, respectively, for the winners. The Little Cyclones fell to 15-6.
-Des Moines North picked up a 72-59 win at Fort Dodge. Senior Javion Jundle scored 24 points in his final home game, and teammate Drake Warland, a sophomore, added 16.
–Humboldt edged Gilbert, 82-77, with Elliot Carlson scoring 21 points and Evan Hatcher adding 20 for the winners.
-Lewis Central slipped by Glenwood, 53-48. Colby Souther netted 14 points for the victors with teammates Curtis Witte adding 13 and Nash Paulson Nash Paulson 6'2" | SG Lewis Central | 2024 State IA 10. Glenwood’s Caden Johnson Caden Johnson 5'10" | PG Glenwood | 2023 State IA led all scorers with 21.
-Denison-Schleswig topped Atlantic, 71-60, with Lance Arkfeld (20 points) leading the way. The winners also received 15 from Carson Seuntjens Carson Seuntjens 6'1" | PG Denison-Schleswig | 2023 State IA and 10 from Luke Wiebers Luke Wiebers 6'1" | SG Denison-Schleswig | 2024 State IA . Atlantic’s Colton Rasmussen Colton Rasmussen 6'3" | SF Atlantic | 2024 State IA recorded 26.
-4A No. 10 Sioux City East overwhelmed Storm Lake, 89-37, behind 20 points from
Preston Dobbs
Preston
Dobbs
6'5" | SF
Sioux City East | 2023
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IA
.
Sam Jons
Sam
Jons
6'2" | PG
Sioux City East | 2023
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IA
(12), Brandt VanDyke (11) and Fitz Grant (10) also reached double figures for the Black Raiders.
– Tyler Smith Tyler Smith 5'10" | SG Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 2023 State IA netted 30 points and hit a pair of key free throws down the stretch in Sergeant-Bluff Luton’s 64-62 triumph against South Sioux City (NE). Dylon Schaap scored 14 points, while Scott Kroll Scott Kroll 5'10" | PG Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 2023 State IA added seven points and 10 rebounds for the winners.
-4A seventh-ranked Dubuque Senior knocked off Waterloo West, 82-74. The Rams received double-figure scoring from five different players.
Hayden Jacobsmeier
Hayden
Jacobsmeier
6'0" | SG
Senior | 2023
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IA
led the way 18 and Jon Wille had 16, while
Jalen Johnson
Jalen
Johnson
6'2" | SF
Senior | 2025
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IA
,
Tevin Schultz
Tevin
Schultz
6'8" | PF
Dubuque Senior | 2026
IA
and
Jacob Williams
Jacob
Williams
6'4" | PF
Senior | 2024
State
IA
added 12 apiece.
-3A No. 2 Clear Lake proved to be too much for Hampton-Dumont. Sophomore Thomas Meyer Thomas Meyer 6'4" | SF Clear Lake | 2025 State IA scored 18 and Travaughn Luyobya Travaughn Luyobya 5'10" | PG Clear Lake | 2023 State IA added 17 in a 68-44 victory.
-Thirteen different Cedar Falls players scored during a 81-32 win against Dubuque Hempstead. Junior
Cade Courbat
Cade
Courbat
6'8" | PF
Cedar Falls | 2024
State
#120
Nation
IA
led the way with 23.