Girls’ Prep Basketball: Lopreato Leads Panthers to Easy Win; Other Prep Finals:
Andrea Lopreato finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds as Mount Pleasant cakewalked past Washington last night 61-30.
The Panthers held Washington to just 14 first half points as the Demons shot just 17% for the game.
Kenna Lamm chipped in with 16 points for Curt Watson’s group.
Mount Pleasant snapped their five game losing skid with the win and improved to 2-6.
The Demons were led by Abby Murphy who had eight.
Washington is now 1-6.
Other girls’ finals:
- Winfield-Mount Union 70, Wapello 24
- Winfield upped their ledger to 7-2. It was Mitch Wachs’ 400th career victory.
- Danville 62, New London 19
- New London fell to 0-10.
- Holy Trinity 47, Central Lee 44
- Highland 61, Columbus 23
- Keokuk 50, Fort Madison 46
- West Burlington 59, WACO 40
Boys’ Prep Basketball: No. 5 Demons Roll Past Mount Pleasant; Other Area Results:
Washington led 25-8 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, cruising past Mount Pleasant 70-41 last night.
The Panthers whittled the deficit to 13 at the end of the first half but saw Washington outscore them 33-17 down the stretch.
The Demons remained perfect on the year at 6-0.
Mount Pleasant fell 2-4, they’ve now lost two straight.
Eric Rawson’s bunch will take the weekend to correct their mistakes before taking on Burlington, Tuesday night.
You can listen to that game on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have all the action.
Other area finals:
- Fort Madison 51, Keokuk 27
- Hillcrest Academy 60, Pekin 59
- Holy Trinity 51, Central Lee 39
- West Burlington 63, WACO 49
- WACO dropped to 5-2
- New London 55, Danville 54
- New London stayed perfect at 5-0. Danville dropped to 6-1.
- Winfield-Mount Union 58, Wapello 32
- The Wolves stayed perfect through six games, they’re 6-0.
Prep Volleyball: State Volleyball Moved to Coralville:
The Board of Directors of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union approved Xtream Arena in Coralville as the new home of the Iowa Girls State Volleyball Tournament beginning in 2022.
Xtream Arena opened in September of 2020. The arena has a capacity of 5,100 spectators.
Xtream Arena is only the second venue the Iowa State Volleyball Tournament will call home since the sport was sanctioned by the IGHSAU in 1973.
The Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids has hosted the state tournament since 1991.
Prior to that, the tournament was hosted by various high schools across the state.
College Basketball: Iowa Wesleyan at Mount Mercy:
The Iowa Wesleyan basketball team, 5-9 on the year, is back on the floor today when they travel to take on Mount Mercy in a nonconference scrap.
The Mustangs are 8-5 on the season and are 5-0 on their home floor.
Wesleyan was dispatched by Division II Quincy University earlier this week.
Tip is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. from Cedar Rapids.
College Football: Hutchinson Set to Return to Ames:
Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson has announced his plans to return to Ames.
In two seasons with Cyclones, Hutchinson has caught 146 passes for 1,724 and nine scores.
He led the team with 953 yards and five touchdowns this year.
Hutchinson joins teammate Will McDonald IV as Cyclones who have denied overtures from the NFL to return to Ames for their senior year.