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No. 15 Wash girls nip J-Hawks

The 15th-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team stormed back from a 56-47 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to beat Jefferson, 64-63, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Friday at Washington.

The Warriors ended the game with a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter.

Anne Visser popped in five 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lead Washington (14-7, 8-5) in the regular-season finale. Jayla Johnson added 12 points and Joniqua Clark scored 11 points.

Kennedy Dighton scored 24 points for the J-Hawks (9-12, 6-7) and Kylie Wise had 15 points.

JEFFERSON (63): Kitterman 0 0-0 0, Guy 2 0-0 6, Donner 2 0-0 6, Wise 5 0-0 15, Melton 0 0-0 0, Kuba 0 2-2 2, Erica Oler 0 2-4 2, Dighton 7 8-8 24, Emily Oler 3 2-2 8. Totals 19 14-16 63.

WASHINGTON (64): Clark 3 3-4 11, Carey 0 0-0 0, Visser 9 4-6 27, V.Eniola 2 2-2 6, Bruner 1 1-3 3, Puk 1 0-0 3, Riley 0 0-0 0, Mia 1 0-0 2, Johnson 5 1-2 12. Totals 22 11-17 64.

Halftime – Jefferson 35, Washington 33. 3-point goals – Jefferson 11 (Wise 5, Guy 2, Donner 2, Dighton 2), Washington 9 (Visser 5, Clark 2, Puk, Johnson).

 

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