Prairie Boys Basketball

McDonnell paces Rams by Prairie

Luke McDonnell scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Friday night as Dubuque Senior topped Prairie, 50-40, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Prairie.

McDonnell, a 6-foot-10 senior, has signed to play at the University of Northern Iowa.

Max Smith Drahos scored 14 points for Prairie (8-10). Dubuque Senior raised its record to 9-8.

Prairie Hawks knock off J-Hawks

The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys basketball team set a goal for a certain number of victories this season, but sophomore Max Smith Drahos and Coach Jeremy Rickertsen do not agree on the exact number.

"At the beginning of the year we said we wanted to be the first Prairie team in awhile to get 10 wins," Smith Drahos said Tuesday night, "and we wanted to go deep into substate and possibly go to state."

Rickertsen thought 10 wins was reasonable, but set his sights higher than that.

"We were thinking more like 14 or 15," he remarked. "We'll see. Double digits would be good. It's a step in the right direction. Yeah, we'd take that."

The improved Prairie Hawks won their eighth game Tuesday night with a 66-45 victory over the struggling Jefferson J-Hawks in a Mississippi Valley Conference contest at Prairie.

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Clark leads Prairie in comeback

IOWA CITY – The Prairie boys basketball team went on a 21-8 run in the fourth quarter and came back to beat Iowa City High, 53-45, Friday at Iowa City High.

Cal Clark scored 16 points for the Prairie Hawks (7-9), including a 3-point goal with 2 minutes, 31 seconds left to give Prairie its first lead of the game.

The Prairie Hawks made 10-of-12 free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Nate Wieland scored 17 points for the Little Hawks (7-8).

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Ames boys handle Prairie 62-56

Jalen Rima scored 19 points to lead the Prairie boys basketball team in a 62-56 loss to Ames on Saturday at Prairie.

After a 9-9 first quarter, the Little Cyclones pulled away for a 32-26 halftime lead and the Prairie Hawks were unable to come entirely back.

Mitch Lorenz chipped in 11 points for Prairie (6-8).

Colby Shane powered Ames (9-5) with 22 points.

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