Prairie Boys Basketball

Prairie boys nipped by City High

Jalen Rima scored 25 points, but Iowa City High edged the Prairie boys basketball team 66-65 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Thursday at Prairie.

The Prairie Hawks (6-9, 4-6) fell behind 14-5 after the first quarter, but fought back and took a 49-46 lead entering the fourth quarter. City High came back down the stretch, however.

Jake Eilers scored 15 points with five of Prairie’s 12 3-point goals.

Five players scored in double digits for the Little Hawks (10-5, 7-3). Micah Martin led the way with 14 points and 14 rebounds.

IOWA CITY HIGH (66): Smith 5 0-1 10, Mulligan 2 4-6 10, Jones 4 5-6 13, Ringen 3 0-0 9, Dillon 0 0-0 0, Johnson 5 0-0 10, Martin 6 2-2 14. Totals 25 11-15 66.

PRAIRIE (65): Copeland 0 0-0 0, C.Clark 3 1-2 9, G.Clark 1 0-0 3, Smith-Drahos 2 0-0 4, Eilers 5 0-0 15, Rima 10 2-2 25, Chadima 0 0-0 0, Hook 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 1 0-0 3, Serbousek 1 2-3 4, Oxley 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 5-7 65.

Halftime – Iowa City High 35, Prairie 28. 3-point goals – Iowa City High 5 (Ringen 3, Mulligan 2), Prairie 12 (Eilers 5, Rima 3, C.Clark 2, G.Clark, Kilpatrick).

Prairie boys trimmed at Hempstead

DUBUQUE – The Prairie boys basketball team let a seven-point halftime lead slip away and lost to Dubuque Hempstead, 53-47, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Hempstead.

The Mustangs (7-7) took a 31-27 lead by the end of the third quarter and held on down the stretch.

Jalen Rima scored 13 points for the Prairie Hawks (6-8). Cal Clark had 11 points and Max Smith-Drahos added 10.

PRAIRIE (47): Copeland 1 0-0 3, C.Clark 4 0-0 11, G.Clark 0 0-0 0, Smith-Drahos 4 2-3 10, Eilers 1 1-2 4, Rima 4 4-4 13, Hook 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 0 0-0 0, Serbousek 0 0-0 0, Oxley 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 7-10 47.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (53): Williams 0 0-0 0, L.Duax 3 4-4 12, C.Duax 2 2-2 6, McDonough 4 2-4 12, Crowder 6 1-5 13, Johnson 1 1-2 3, Sandberg 1 0-0 2, Cooksley 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 12-19 53.

Halftime – Prairie 23, Dubuque Hempstead 16. 3-point goals – Prairie 6 (C.Clark 3, Copeland, Eilers, Rima), Dubuque Hempstead 4 (L.Duax 2, McDonough 2).

Ames puts Prairie in freezer, 40-20

AMES - The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys basketball team scored only 20 points Saturday and lost to the Ames Little Cyclones, 40-20, in a slowdown in Ames.

Max Smith-Drahos led Prairie (6-7) with 10 points. Cal Clark scored eight points and Jalen Rima had two points to account for all the markers.

Colby Shane scored 13 points for Ames (11-3).

Prairie scored 11 points in the first half and had nine points in the second half.

PRAIRIE (20): Copeland 0 0-0 0, Lorenz 0 0-0 0, C.Clark 3 0-0 8, Reittinger 0 0-0 0, G.Clark 0 0-0 0, Smith-Drahos 4 2-2 10, Eilers 0 0-0 0, Rima 1 0-0 2, Hook 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 0 0-0 0, Serbousek 0 0-0 0, Oxley 0 0-0 0, Krapfl 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 2-2 20.

AMES (40): Mumm 2 0-0 6, Zalasky 0 0-0 0, Shane 5 1-1 13, Brooks 0 0-0 0, Stohlmeyer 1 0-0 2, Steyer 3 1-1 9, Seibert 0 0-0 0, Chuol 0 0-0 0, Japannah 0 0-0 0, Shedd 0 0-0 0, Agbaje 1 0-0 2, Evans 4 0-4 8, Barnette 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 2-4 40.

Halftime - Ames 18, Prairie 11. 3-point goals - Prairie 2 (C.Clark 2), Ames 6 (Mumm 2, Shane 2, Steyer 2).

Smith-Drahos sparks Prairie in Waterloo

WATERLOO – Max Smith-Drahos scored 23 points to lead the Prairie boys basketball team in an 83-72 win over Waterloo West in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Friday at West.

Cal Clark scored 21 points for the Prairie Hawks (6-6) and Jalen Rima added 20.

Carondis Harris-Anderson had 20 points for the Wahawks (3-7).

PRAIRIE (83): Copeland 1 0-0 3, Clark 5 8-12 21, Smith-Drahos 8 7-7 23, Eilers 1 0-0 3, Rima 6 8-8 20, Hook 3 0-0 7, Kilpatrick 0 0-0 0, Serbousek 0 0-1 0, Oxley 3 0-0 6. Totals 27 23-28 83.

WATERLOO WEST (72): Lanier 1 1-2 4, Spates 3 2-4 9, Pepin 6 1-2 18, Caddell 0 0-0 0, Burt 1 0-0 2, Harris-Anderson 7 1-2 17, Kuljuhovic 8 6-8 20, Beaman 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 11-18 72.

Halftime – Prairie 37, Waterloo West 36. 3-point goals – Prairie 6 (Clark 3, Copeland, Eilers, Hook), Waterloo West 9 (Pepin 5, Harris-Anderson 2, Lanier, Spates).