DUBUQUE – Adam Van Oort scored 18 points to lead the Jefferson boys basketball team in a 52-45 win over Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Hempstead.

The J-Hawks led 36-27 at the start of the fourth quarter and held on down the stretch.

Valentino Green added 11 points for Jefferson (9-12, 5-10).

Lucas Duax scored 17 points for Hempstead (8-12, 4-11).

JEFFERSON (52): Webb 0 4-4 4, Green 4 3-5 11, Kramer 1 1-2 4, Brown 2 1-2 5, McCauley 1 0-0 2, Van Oort 7 2-2 18, Szabo 0 0-0 0, McKinney 4 0 0-0 8. Totals 19 11-15 52.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (45): Williams 0 0-0 0, L.Duax 7 0-1 17, C.Duax 5 2-5 12, McDonough 1 1-2 4, Crowder 3 1-5 7, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Sindberg 1 1-1 3, Cooksley 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 5-14 45.

Halftime – Jefferson 25, Dubuque Hempstead 16. 3-point goals – Jefferson 3 (Van Oort 2, Kramer), Dubuque Hempstead 4 (L.Duax 3, McDonough).