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Girls’ state basketball: Monday’s games

Jeff Linder — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:43 +0000

Monday’s games at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines:

CLASS 1A QUARTERFINAL

North Tama (21-4) vs. North Mahaska (25-0)

Time — 5 p.m.

Coaches — Irv Laube is 51-21 in three years as the girls coach at North Tama. He also coached boys for nine years, posting a 97-91 mark. L.E. Moore is in his fourth year at North Mahaska, at which he has an 82-16 record. He’s 161-93 in 11 years overall.

Key players — Kailey Kladivo (6-2, sr.) leads North Tama at 17.8 points and 13.9 rebounds per game. Allison Zobel (5-8, jr.) adds 12.8 ppg. Mallory Boyle (5-11, jr.) paces North Mahaska at 13.8 points per game, Tara Smith (5-7, sr.) adds 12.2.

Tournament history — North Tama is making its first tournament appearance. North Mahaska has qualified for the second time; the other appearance was last year.

OTHER GAMES

Class 1A quarterfinal — Ar-We-Va (21-3) vs. Bedford (24-1), 10 a.m.

Class 1A quarterfinal — LeMars Gehlen (20-4) vs. North Butler (21-1), 11:45 a.m.

Class 1A quarterfinal — West Sioux (24-1) vs. Lynnville-Sully (23-2), 1:30 p.m.

Class 2A quarterfinal — Estherville-Lincoln Central (24-2) vs. Western Christian (22-3), 6:45 p.m.

Class 2A quarterfinal — West Marshall (20-5) vs. Ida Grove OA-BCIG (25-0), 8:30 p.m.

Mason’s 41 lift MFL/Mar-Mac past Hudson and to state tournament

Jeff Johnson — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:58:37 +0000

This story from the Waterloo Courier (www.wcfcourier.com)

CEDAR FALLS – MFL Mar-Mac’s C.J. Mason picked a good night to go off for 41 points. Unfortunately for the upset-minded Hudson Pirates, it came at their expense as Mason and the Bulldogs powered past them in the Class 2A sub-state championship game, 82-70, Saturday at the McLeod Center.

“We’ve been practicing for this since third grade,” Mason said. “We knew (Hudson) was going to be a good team. We heard they were going to try to run with us and that’s what we love to do.”

The pesky Pirates, who upset third-ranked Denver in the district finals Tuesday, showed signs of life early in the second half turning a seven-point halftime deficit (41-34) into a 47-43 lead two minutes into the third quarter. But the Bulldogs crushed the Pirates’ momentum with a 17-0 run that stretched for almost six minutes.

“We were able to get the lead back,” MFL head coach Eric Dettbarn said. “We were able to get the guys refocused and played a little bit better defense. We were fortunate enough to hit some shots.”

Carter Anderson finally stopped the bleeding for Hudson with a layup to make the score 60-49. Again, as he did all night, Mason sunk a pair of three-pointers to push the Bulldog lead back to 17. Hudson had no answer for the MFL run and struggled to score points, especially after sophomore guard Antwain Strong – who was the catalyst of Hudson’s upset of Denver – picked up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter.

“We didn’t guard anybody tonight,” Hudson head coach Steve Miles said. “It was one of our biggest fears after we beat Denver, that we wouldn’t play with (the same) intensity and we didn’t.”

MFL was able to get second chance points on several occasions as they dominated on the boards, out-rebounding Hudson 39-27. The Pirates had opportunities to keep themselves in the game as the Bulldogs piled up 27 team fouls. But Hudson hit just 13 of 21 free throw attempts. Strong, despite fouling out, led the Pirates with 14 points. Trey Uden also had 14 for Hudson.

AT MCLEOD CENTER

HUDSON (70): Tyler Way 1 2-2 4, Trey Uden 6 1-3 14, Sam Folladori 0 2-2 2, Isaiah Rustad 3 2-4 8, Connor Wrage 4 0-3 8, Justin Peterson 2 3-4 7, Tyler Krogh 2 0-0 4, Carter Anderson 3 3-4 9, Antwain Strong 3 8-12 14. Totals 23 13-21 70.

MFL/MAR-MAC (82): Carter Snitker 1 0-0 2, Jacob Dotzler 2 4-4 8, Dalton Dettbarn 3 0-0 9, CJ Mason 16 2-5 41, Jared Dotzler 0 2-3 2, Brandon Hertrampf 4 0-0 8, Blake Winter 3 0-0 6, Cody Mason 1 4-5 6. Totals 30 12-17 82. Hudson 14 20 17 19 – 70 MFL Mar-Mac 19 22 22 19 – 82.

3-point goals – Hudson 1 (Uden 1); MFL Mar-Mac 10 (Dettbarn 3, CJ Mason 7). Turnovers – Hudson 5; MFL Mar-Mac 10. Total fouls – Hudson 18; MFL Mar-Mac 27. Fouled out – Hertrampf (MFL), Snitker (MFL), Winter (MFL), Cody Mason (MFL), Uden (Hud), Strong (Hud).

North Cedar gets past Cascade again, returns to state tournament

Jeff Johnson — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:50:48 +0000

This story from the Quad City Times (www.qctimes.com)

MAQUOKETA — As the North Cedar lead dwindled in the second half of the Knights’ 51-46 victory over Cascade, the reaction on the Knights’ bench was not one of panic.

Ironically, the Knights seemed to have the game right where they wanted it.

All season long, North Cedar has made a habit of jumping out to a big lead, only to watch its opponent fight back and force the Knights to pull the game out at the end. As the Cougars shaved what once had been a 20-5 lead to four points in the final quarter, the Knights knew they could do it again.

This time, they did it at the foul line.

North Cedar had no baskets in the final 2:25, but it didn’t matter because the Knights went 13-for-16 from the charity stripe during that stretch, keeping Cascade from ever pulling ahead and earning a return ticket to the 2A state tournament in Des Moines, beating the Cougars on Saturday night at Maquoketa High School.

North Cedar faces Mount Vernon in the Class 2A state quarterfinals March 5 at 8:15 p.m. in Des Moines.

“It’s a game of runs,” North Cedar coach Scott Jackson said. “Basketball is a game of three-minute runs, and whoever has the most runs at the end will probably win the game. We’ve been fortunate and we’ve been lucky. We started the game really well and then we ended the game well.”

The Knights (19-4) proved to be the exception to Jackson’s statement, beating the Cougars (20-5) not by quantity of runs, but by quality.

Through the first 10:30 of the game, North Cedar was in control of the contest, jumping out to a 20-5 lead on the strength of rebounding and some hot shooting by Marshall Shedeck, who scored eight of his 13 points in the first quarter.

“My shot felt good during warmups, and we were prepared mentally for this game,” Shedeck said. “We wanted to keep the momentum going and keep adding on the points and adding to the lead.”

The Cougars had other ideas. After playing at the Knights’ pace for a quarter, Cascade took control of the paint and began to chip away at North Cedar’s seemingly insurmountable lead. However, the Cougars never managed to get within three points of the Knights, mainly because of the play of North Cedar star Jordan Hay.

Hay finished with 20 points, 12 coming in the second half as he kept the Knights ahead until finally fouling out with 13.6 seconds to go. By then, the Knights had a four-point lead and the ball, enough of a cushion to secure their spot in the state tournament.

“In the second half, we came out slow, but we got it done,” Hay said. “We’re used to those kind of games, so we’ve had experience. We got it done, and it really feels amazing.”

Mount Vernon to state tourney after blowout of Mediapolis

Jeff Johnson — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:46:50 +0000

This story is by Matt Levins of the Burlington Hawk Eye (www.thehawkeye.com)

MOUNT PLEASANT – Mediapolis High School boys basketball coach Greg Worrall knew his team would have to have all the stars align if his team was to give sixth-ranked Mount Vernon a run for a berth in the state tournament.Instead, the Mustangs knocked the Bulldogs’ stars out of alignment – literally.

In the third minute of the 60-37 loss in the Class 2A substate final Saturday night at Mount Pleasant High School, the Bulldogs were dealt a crippling blow when starting forward Wil Janssen left the game with a broken nose. He spent most of the rest of the game at the hospital.

Then in the third quarter, starting guard Jordan Wagenbach went to the bench with four fouls. With two starters out of the game, Mediapolis watched the Mustangs go on a big run, pulling away for a victory.

Mount Vernon (20-4) advances to the state tournament to play ninth-ranked North Cedar (20-4) in a quarterfinal game at 8:15 p.m. on March 5 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Mediapolis, which was seeking its first appearance at state since 1975, ends the season with a 20-4 record.

“We had to play flawless tonight. They’re a good basketball team,” Worrall said of Mount Vernon. “It was a fun year. This was a great bunch of kids to coach. People talk about how they are basketball-wise and athletic-wise and what they provide. I challenge you to meet any one of those 14 kids that are in our locker room and not say that they’re good men and they’re good kids. They make our basketball team good, but they also make our school a fun place to be.”

Mount Vernon got the first big break of the game – literally – when Janssen was hit on the bridge of the nose just 2 minutes, 8 seconds into the game. Janssen, who averaged eight points and six rebounds and was the heart and soul of the Bulldogs’ interior, would not return.

“That changes our rotation a little bit. We won’t blame the loss on that, but that hurts us. That takes away a fine athlete and a fine kid,” Worrall said. “I don’t think our kids hung their heads, That’s a credit to them. They didn’t quit and say, ‘Where’s Wil at?’ They went out and reacted and did what they needed to do and played as hard as they could. They kept playing, plugging away.”

With Janssen out, the Mustangs raced to a 9-0 lead. Jacob Timm came up with a steal and converted it into a layup. Senior Micah Russell sank a pair of free throws and a short jumper. Senior Jack Keleher stepped back and buried a 3-pointer.

Just 2:43 into the game, the Bulldogs were without one of their leaders and were staring up at a nine-point deficit.

Mediapolis missed four shots inside and a 3-pointer in the opening minutes.

“I thought it was going to have a bigger effect, but I thought we fought back into it after we missed three or four layups to start the game. We fought back in it and had it to four or five and had our chances,” Worrall said.

Mediapolis battled back. Jordan Wagenbach sank a pull-up jumper. Jesse Ertz scored on a fall-away jumper. Jacob Darbyshire sank a free throw. Wagenbach nailed a jumper.

Just like that, the Bulldogs were within 9-7. That would be as close as they would get.

Ertz and Darbyshire, the Bulldogs’ top two scorers, were held to a combined 15 points on 6-of-24 shooting.

“We hang our hat on being able to guard. We thought coming in we had to take Ertz, limit his touches and keep him out of the paint. We did a pretty good job of that for the most part. He’s so dangerous when he gets to the paint because he passes it, shoots it. I thought we did a really good job of keeping him out of the paint, keeping him a little bit further away than where he wanted to be. I thought that really helped us,” Mount Vernon coach Ed Timm said. “We watched them on film. Darbyshire really shoots the three well. We really wanted to get up into him and make him put it on the floor before he shot it. Our kids did a really good job of executing the game plan.”

“A lot of that goes to their defense. Credit them. They were all over the place. We still had some good looks. In a situation like that they’re tough to knock down,” Worrall said.

Mediapolis pulled within 27-23 on a 3-pointer by Ertz to start the third quarter.

But the stars just would not align for the Bulldogs. Moments later, Wagenbach picked up his fourth foul.

With Mediapolis down two starters, the Mustangs went on a 13-3 run to put the game out of reach. Keleher drained a pair of 3-pointers to spark the spurt.

“Jake (Timm) just drives and gives me open shots. My teammates find me open shots and I knock them down when we need them,” Keleher said. “We just keep getting people rotated in so we can keep pushing them. Eventually they wear down and then we take advantage of that.”

“All year we’ve been a really good third quarter team. We like to think we can wear teams down. We try to push the ball on offense and we’re really getting out in the lanes and being aggressive on defense. That has a tendency to wear teams down,” Coach Timm said.

“You hear about their defense,” Worrall said. “Their defense is outstanding. They play half-court defense the right way. They are all over the place.”

Mediapolis loses three seniors in Janssen, Joe Fedoris and Darbyshire. They return a solid group next year.

“We’re going to miss those three seniors. Those are three great kids. They are great leaders and make sure people do what we’re supposed to do. They are a wonderful addition to our school,” Worrall said.

AT MOUNT PLEASANT

MEDIAPOLIS (37):Jesse Ertz 4-12 1-4 10, Jacob Darbyshire 2-12 1-2 5, Jordan Wagenbach 4-9 1-1 9, Wil Janssen 0-1 0-0 0, Joe Fedoris 3-4 0-0 6, Dalton Scott 0-0 0-2 0, Dustin Belknap 0-2 0-0 0, Forestt Stellern 0-1 0-0 0, Caleb Gerst 2-3 3-4 7, Brody Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Chase Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Mike Rubey 0-0 0-0 0, Elijah Wolfe 0-0 0-1 0. Totals: 15-44 6-14 37.MOUNT VERNON (60): Hunter Ruth 0-0 0-0 0, Will Tuebel 1-1 1-1 3, Jacob Timm 2-9 3-4 7, Micah Russell 7-12 5-7 20, Jack Keleher 6-14 0-1 15, Conner Shaffer 4-9 0-1 8, Zach Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Alex Minor 1-2 2-2 5, Calvin Kragenbrink 1-2 0-0 2, Marshall Tuerler 0-0 0-0 0, Garrett Ruth 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Muller 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall Kray 0-0 0-0 0, Andrew Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Walker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-49 11-16 60.

Halftime - Mount Vernon 27, Mediapolis 20. Total fouls - Mediapolis 14, Mount Vernon 17. Fouled out - None. 3-point goals - Mediapolis 1-15 (Ertz 1-7, Gerst 0-1, Wagenbach 0-2, Darbyshire 0-5), Mount Vernon 5-15 (Keleher 3-8, Russell 1-2, Minor 1-2, Timm 0-3).

Monday’s Class 3A substate final boys’ basketball games

Jeff Johnson — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:00:07 +0000

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (19-4) vs. WESTERN DUBUQUE (21-2)
When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Cedar Falls (McLeod Center)
Scouting Report: This is a matchup of Wamac Conference divisional champions. No. 5 WD tied with Mount Vernon for a share of the Eastern Division and has won 15 games in a row. The Bobcats are led in scoring by junior guard T.J. Lake, who averages 17.6 points per game. He had 38 in a district final win over Dubuque Wahlert. Vinton-Shellsburg won the Western Division despite having just nine players on its roster. Three Vikings average double figures in scoring, led by forward Grant Sagan (18.7). These teams met very early in the regular season, with Western Dubuque winning at home, 72-47.

WAUKON (13-10) vs. WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK (22-1)
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Cedar Falls (McLeod Center)
Scouting Report: This is David versus Goliath, for sure. Goliath is Waverly, which is ranked second and swept through the Northeast Iowa Conference, beating Waukon twice (57-41 and 78-52) in the regular season. The Go-Hawks were state runners-up last season, with their only loss this season coming to Class 4A third-ranked Cedar Falls. Waukon has won six of its last seven games, including upsets of Crestwood and New Hampton in district play. The Indians have relied heavily on 6-foot-6 center Christian Fahey and sophomore forward Parker Hesse, as the two combine to average 34 points per game.

SOLON (14-9) vs. DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION (20-3)
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Iowa City West
Scouting Report: Another supposed David versus Goliath matchup, though Solon is in a substate final game for the eighth consecutive season. The Spartans have nine losses, but seven have been by single digits. Their worst loss was by 13 to fifth-ranked Western Dubuque. Solon will rely on its unique 1-3-1 zone defense and the offense of leading scorers Joe Weeks (12.1 ppg) and Turner Wentzien (13.3). Fourth-ranked Assumption had a perfect season in the otherwise-4A Mississippi Athletic Conference and is on a 16-game win streak. Six-foot-five junior center Billy Daniel leads the Knight with a 15.4 scoring average, shooting 58 percent from the field.

Class 2A boys’ state basketball tournament pairings

Jeff Johnson — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:12:27 +0000

Iowa City Regina's Ross Westemeyer takes a shot over Kyle Jackson (23) and Jayden Johnson (45) of North Cedar during a game at Regina High School in Iowa City on Monday, January 30, 2011. (Cliff Jette/SourceMedia Group)

From the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Quarterfinal opponents Mount Vernon and North Cedar played early in the regular season, with Mount Vernon winning, 59-50.

2012 State Basketball Pairings-2A

Class 1A boys’ state basketball tournament pairings

Jeff Johnson — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:04:44 +0000

Lisbon's Jake Hendricks, (51), Jordan Bahl, and the rest of their team celebrate as their coach Matt Haddy cuts down the remainder of the net after their victory against North Linn, in Manchester, Iowa, on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Lisbon went on to win the game 57-44 and will make their first ever trip to Des Moinse. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette-KCRG)

From the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Tough quarterfinal draws for both Lisbon and Iowa Mennonite.

2012 State Basketball Pairings-1A

City-West series heads to a larger stage

Jeff Linder — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:08:24 +0000

Iowa City High's Haley Lorenzen and Kiera Washpun sandwich Cedar Rapids Washington's Jazz Royster in the Little Hawks' Class 4A regional-final win. City faces Iowa City West in a Class 4A state quarterfinal Wednesday. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG)

DES MOINES — The comment was this: “It’s classic David-vs.-Goliath.”

The comment was this: Classic Bill McTaggart.

For the first time, Iowa City High and Iowa City West are simultaneous girls’ state basketball qualifiers. And, wouldn’t you know it, they’ll square off in a Class 4A quarterfinal at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena.

And though second-ranked West (22-1) has delivered a pair of regular-season defeats to No. 7 City High (17-6), West Coach B.J. Mayer isn’t buying the Biblical reference of his counterpart.

“(McTaggart) tries to get you to believe they have no chance. Then they’ll sneak up on you,” Mayer said.

“Maybe (City High is) Goliath. They’re so big. They’ll give us trouble because of their size.”

The Iowa City schools have fought for state supremacy in numerous sports for many years. You’ve got the Battle of the Boot. They’ve finished 1-2 in girls’ cross country and track several times.

Three months ago, they waged an epic, emotional volleyball battle in the state finals at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, won by West in five games.

Talk to the players in Wednesday’s game, though, and you don’t hear hatred.

“I know quite a few of (the Little Hawks),” said West all-stater Ally Disterhoft. “I play summer ball with Mickey Hansche. She’s my buddy.”

In girls’ basketball, Iowa City has traditionally been City’s city. Mayer said this season was the first time West had swept the Little Hawks “in a long time, if ever.”

City High is making its sixth trip to state under McTaggart. The Little Hawks won the championship in 2008, when Virginia Johnson made a layup at the buzzer to beat Cedar Rapids Washington.

Iowa City West's Shelly Stumpff (11, left) tries to block a shot in last year's state final against Des Moines East. (Liz Martin/SourceMedia Group News)

The Women of Troy finally broke through last year for their first appearance. They made it to the championship game, then fell to a Des Moines East team that displayed four Division-I players.

West returns to Wells Fargo with an experienced, fast lineup that averages 73.7 points per game. Disterhoft scores at a 16.9-point clip. University of Illinois signee Mckenzie Piper adds 13.3 points per contest.

In the regular season, the Women of Troy earned wins over City High by scores of 72-64 and 64-49.

“They always seem to go on a run against us,” said City center Sierra Chambers, who lifted the Little Hawks past Washington in the regional final with 22 points and 16 rebounds. “It gets us every time. We’ve got to get back on defense.”

The Little Hawks will counter speed with size. Chambers is 6-foot-2. So is sophomore Haley Lorenzen.

“Their size will give us trouble,” Mayer said. “We’ve had some success dealing with their size, packing it in.”

Hansche (15.5 ppg) gives the Little Hawks a perimeter threat.

West should come into the game at full attention. The Women of Troy trailed Muscatine by seven points late in the third quarter before rallying for a 60-53 win in the regional final. It was a rare down-to-the-wire game in a season full of easy wins.

“When we had a close game (at Davenport Assumption in the regular season), we didn’t handle it well,” Mayer said. “We were back in that situation against Muscatine, and we handled it much better.”

According to the BC Moore computer rankings, West is a 14-point favorite to beat City High for the third time this season.

“It’s classic David-vs.-Goliath,” McTaggart said. “They’ve lost one game. They’ve beaten us twice. They should be healthy favorites.”

On the other hand …

“We haven’t put together a complete game yet. At moments, we look pretty decent,” he said. “If we put a complete game together, we might have a chance.”

Chambers said, “We’ll leave our hearts on the court.”

Both teams will.

“We’ve got to take it all game by game. If we play like we’re capable, we’ve got a chance to do great things,” Disterhoft said. “Ever since we lost leat year, we know we don’t want to feel that way again.”

Girls’ state basketball: Area capsules

Jeff Linder — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:05:49 +0000

Emily Walvoord (42) and Alex Bartz make Cedar Rapids Xavier formidable inside. The Saints face Ankeny in a Class 4A quarterfinal at the girls' state basketball tournament Wednesday. (Nikole Hanna/Gazette-KCRG)

Area qualifiers at the 2012 girls’ state basketball tournament:

BENTON COMMUNITY (Class 3A)

Coach – Laurie Donald (8th year, 129-52)

Record & ranking – 24-0, No. 1

Tournament history – 2nd appearance. Bobcats reached the state tournament last year, losing to Mount Vernon in the first round.

First-round opponent – Bobcats face Ballard (18-6) in a 3A quarterfinal at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Starting lineup:

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	PPG
4/5	Ashley Mills	5-9	Sr.	G	2.8
22/23	Becca Bridgewater	5-6	Sr.	G	8.1
24/25	Beth Thompson	6-0	Jr.	F	2.8
30/31	Kelsey Brecht	5-10	Sr.	F	9.7
44/45	Sara Petrzelka	5-11	Jr	C	5.1

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (Class 4A)

Coach – Tom Lilly (27th year, 451-187; 14th year at Xavier, 263-85)

Record & ranking — 18-5, No. 5

Tournament history — 9th appearance. Saints won 3A state titles in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

First-round opponent — Saints face No. 4 Ankeny (20-3) in a 4A quarterfinal at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Starting lineup:

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	PPG
2/3	Kayla Armstrong	5-7	Jr.	G	8.4
4/5	Annie Dale	5-6	Sr.	G	5.4
24/25	Katlyn Andersen	5-8	Sr.	F	9.2
42/43	Emily Walvoord	5-10	Sr.	C	8.0
52/53	Alex Bartz	6-2	Sr.	C	6.7

IOWA CITY HIGH (Class 4A)

Coach – Bill McTaggart (19th year, 323-157; 14th year at City High, 232-96)

Record & ranking – 17-6, No. 7

Tournament history – 6th appearance. Little Hawks won 4A championship in 2008.

First-round opponent — Little Hawks face No. 2 Iowa City West (22-1) in a 4A quarterfinal at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Starting lineup:

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	PPG
4/5	Kiera Washpun	5-6	So.	G	8.3
22/23	Mickey Hansche	5-6	Jr.	G	15.5
30/31	Harper Beasley	5-11	Sr.	F	3.3
32/33	Sierra Chambers	6-2	Sr.	C	13.8
44/45	Haley Lorenzen	6-2	So.	C	13.3

IOWA CITY WEST (Class 4A)

Coach – B.J. Mayer (14th year, 212-114; 5th year at West, 85-34)

Record & ranking – 22-1, No. 2

Tournament history — 2nd appearance. Women of Troy were 4A runners-up last year.

First-round opponent – Women of Troy will face No. 7 Iowa City High (17-6) in a 4A quarterfinal at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Starting lineup:

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	PPG
2/3	Ally Disterhoft	6-0	Jr.	G	16.9
4/5	Brianna Sturtz	5-6	Sr.	G	4.9
10/11	Shelly Stumpff	6-1	Sr.	F	8.6
12/13	Jessica Shull	5-9	Sr.	G	5.7
30/31	Mckenzie Piper	6-0	Sr.	F	13.3

NORTH TAMA (Class 1A)

Coach — Irv Laube (3rd year, 51-21)

Record & ranking — 21-4, No. 13

Tournament history — 1st appearance.

First-round opponent – Redhawks will face No. 1 North Mahaska (25-0) in a 1A quarterfinal at 5 p.m. Monday.

Starting lineup:

No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	Pos.	PPG
14/15	Shayla Kopriva	5-2	So.	G	1.6
32/33	Josie Youel	5-9	So.	F	3.2
34/35	Allison Zobel	5-8	Jr.	G	12.8
40/41	Kailey Kladivo	6-2	Sr.	C	17.8
54/55	Nicole Schlichting	5-9	Sr.	C	6.5

Girls’ state basketball: 4A picks and stat leaders

Jeff Linder — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:04:18 +0000

Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG picks the Class 4A girls’ state basketball tournament:

Quarterfinals

Iowa City West 57, Iowa City High 53

Mason City 54, Waukee 49

Cedar Rapids Xavier 35, Ankeny 33

Southeast Polk 54, Ames 36

Semifinals

Iowa City West 62, Mason City 53

Southeast Polk 50, Cedar Rapids Xavier 42

Championship

Southeast Polk 65, Iowa City West 62

4A state-tournament statistical leaders:

SCORING	School	PPG
Ally Disterhoft	Iowa City West	16.9
Maddie Manning	Ankeny	16.1
Mickey Hansche	Iowa City High	15.5
Caitlin Ingle	Southeast Polk	15.0
Jadda Buckley	Mason City	14.3
REBOUNDS	School	RPG
Sierra Chambers	Iowa City High	8.4
Shaya Kellogg	Ames	8.0
Britney Boland	Waukee	7.7
Alex Bartz	Cedar Rapids Xavier	5.9
Shelly Stumpff	Iowa City West	5.9
ASSISTS	School	APG
Caitlin INgle	Southeast Polk	5.6
Jadda Buckley	Mason City	5.3
Meg Goodson	Waukee	4.1
STEALS	School	SPG
Maddie Manning	Ankeny	3.7
Meg Goodson	Waukee	3.5
Kiera Washpun	Iowa City High	2.8