Prairie Boys Basketball

Smith-Drahos nets 29 for Prairie

CEDAR FALLS – Max Smith-Drahos scored 29 points in the regular-season finale as the Prairie boys basketball team lost to Cedar Falls, 69-50, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Thursday at Cedar Falls.

The Tigers (17-4, 12-4) jumped to a 23-9 lead in the first quarter and the Prairie Hawks (7-14, 5-11) could not recover.

Tra’Von Fagan scored 22 points for Cedar Falls.

PRAIRIE (50): Copeland 1 0-0 2, Lorenz 0 0-0 0, C.Clark 1 1-2 4, Rettinger 0 0-0 0, Smith-Drahos 12 4-5 29, Eilers 2 0-0 6, Rima 2 4-5 8, Chadima 0 1-2 1, Hook 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 0 0-0 0, Serbousek 0 0-0 0, Oxley 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 10-15 50.

CEDAR FALLS (69): Fagan 8 6-8 22, Harrington 1 0-0 3, Green 6 0-0 14, Mozena 0 0-0 0, Labeaux 3 0-0 6, Alexander 4 0-0 9, Johnson 2 0-1 4, Bower 0 0-0 0, Gerdes 4 0-0 8, Leisinger 1 1-2 3, Nickerson 0 0-0 0, Watts 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 7-11 69.

Halftime – Cedar Falls 35, Prairie 21. 3-point goals – Prairie 4 (Eilers 2, Smith-Drahos, C.Clark), Cedar Falls 4 (Green 2, Harrington, Alexander).

Smith-Drahos nets 29 in loss to Trojans

Max Smith-Drahos scored 29 points, but the fifth-ranked Iowa City West boys basketball team dominated Prairie 83-53 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Prairie.

Prairie kept the deficit to 10 points at halftime, 39-29, but the Trojans pulled away in the second half.

Jalen Rima added 15 points for the Prairie Hawks (7-13, 5-10).

Alex Henderson scored 23 points to lead the Trojans (16-4, 13-2). Devontae Lane added 19.

IOWA CITY WEST (83): Pederson 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Parks 3 1-2 7, Henderson 9 1-1 23, Lane 8 3-3 19, Lohaus 5 0-0 10, P.McCaffery 2 0-0 3, C.McCaffery 4 5-6 14, Barnes 0 0-0 0, Fullard 0 0-0 0, Disterhoft 0 0-0 0, Carter 0 0-0 0. Totals 33 12-14 83.

PRAIRIE (53): Copeland 0 0-0 0, Lorenz 0 0-0 0, C.Clark 0 2-2 2, Reittinger 0 0-0 0, Smith-Drahos 11 7-7 29, Eilers 1 0-0 3, Rima 7 0-1 15, Hook 0 0-0 0, Serbousek 0 0-0 0, Oxley 11 0-0 2, Nierling 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 9-10 53.

Halftime – Iowa City West 39, Prairie 29. 3-point goals – Iowa City West 5 (Henderson 4, C.McCaffery), Prairie 2 (Eilers, Rima).

Klostermann stars as Lions bop Hawks

The Linn-Mar Lions put on the "Beau & Bo" show Friday night, and it was bye-bye Prairie.

Beau Klostermann pumped in a career-high 26 points and Jordan Bohannon notched 23 after a slow start as the Lions knocked off the Prairie Hawks, 81-63, in an entertaining Mississippi Valley Conference game at the Prairie gym.

Bohannon did not score in the first 15 minutes of the game and had two personal fouls at that point, but he got hot after that and finished with five 3-pointers and slick drives to the hoop.

The Lions are accustomed to getting big nights from Bohannon, who leads Class 4A in scoring, but Klostermann more than doubled his pre-game norm of 11.7 points per outing. Klosterman pumped in four 3-pointers in the first half and had 18 points at intermission, helping the Lions take a 47-38 lead.

Klostermann, a 6-foot-4 senior, added eight more points in the second half. He's technically the starting center for the smallish Lions, but he's a versatile player who can score from all spots.

"That was a big game for him," Linn-Mar coach Chris Robertson said. "He was really in the groove and really shot it well. He's a tough match-up."

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Smith-Drahos paces Hawks by Warriors

Max Smith-Drahos scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Prairie boys basketball team to a 78-65 win over Washington in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Prairie.

Jalen Rima collected 20 points, seven rebounds and five steals for the Prairie Hawks (7-11, 5-8). Cal Clark added 14 points.

Hunter Strait led the Warriors (6-11, 3-9) with 22 points. Laveechie Williams scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds. Keion Wills added 12 points.

WASHINGTON (65): Wills 4 2-2 12, Strait 5-6 22, Dawson 2 0-0 4, Hobbs 3 2-2 2, Thomas 2 2-2 7, Jackson 1 0-0 3, Williams 7 1-2 15. Totals 23 12-14 65.

PRAIRIE (78): Copeland 1 3-3 5, Clark 4 5-5 14, Smith-Drahos 9 7-7 25, Eilers 1 1-2 4, Rima 7 5-11 20, Hook 1 0-0 2, Serbousek 1 2-2 4, Oxley 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 23-30 78.

Halftime – Prairie 31, Washington 28. 3-point goals – Washington 7 (Strait 3, Wills 2, Thomas, Jackson), Prairie 3 (Clark, Eilers, Rima).