Metro Sports Report

Indians falter in 4th; fall to Solon

Ahead by eight points over Solon going into the fourth quarter Tuesday night at home, the  inexperienced Marion boys played not to lose.

So they lost, 41-38.

'Twin Towers' post career highs for Warriors

WATERLOO - Let’s call them the “Twin Towers.”

Abby Herb and Kelli Klaus were an unstoppable two-girl wrecking crew with career-highs in both points and rebounds Tuesday night as No. 7 Washington rolled by Waterloo East, 89-32, in an easy Mississippi Valley Conference opener in Waterloo.

Herb, a 6-footer, went inside and outside to hit 12 of 17 shots for a career-best 25 points and 14 rebounds. The junior forward scored 14 of her team’s first 16 points as the Warriors raced to a 21-2 lead.

Speedy Hawks sprint past Hempstead

Prairie unleashed a tenacious defense in the second quarter when it outscored Dubuque Hempstead by 15 points and sprinted past the Mustangs, 66-48, Tuesday night in a girls basketball game at Prairie.

“We’ve got the speed so we use it to our advantage,” said Prairie's Cyerra Hutchins, who repeatedly beat Hempstead down the court and wound up with a game-high 16 points. “It’s my job to get down there and my teammates are really good at getting the ball to me when I get there.”

The primary “driver” of Prairie’s fast break was sophomore Madison Dellamuth, who contributed 13 points to go with an outstanding floor game.

McDougall leads Prairie to payback win

Prairie Coach James Moses saw his game plan Monday night go right out the window before the team even broke a sweat.

He’s been touting junior point guard Jace Hanna, the Hawks’ starting quarterback this fall, as the key guy to run the show on the basketball court this winter.

In the season opener at home against Davenport West, however, Hanna picked up his second foul in the first two minutes of the game and sat the rest of the half.

He was whistled for his third foul after just nine seconds in the third quarter, then his fourth five minutes later and sat some more.