Washington Boys Basketball

Washington boys fall in 5 overtimes

DES MOINES - The Cedar Rapids Washington and Des Moines Roosevelt boys basketball teams played for a long, long time Saturday night before they could determine a winner.

Roosevelt out-lasted the Warriors, 95-87, in five overtimes in a game that lasted 52 minutes. That's 20 minutes longer than a normal high school game, 12 minutes longer than a college game and four minutes longer than an NBA game.

The marathon affair was tied, 52-52, after four quarters. Both teams scored five points in the first overtime, both teams scored eight points in the second overtime, both clubs scored six points in the third overtime and both teams had six points in the fourth overtime.

The score was still tied, 77-77, entering the fifth overtime when Roosevelt finally took command with an 18-10 advantage.

Hunter Strait finished with 31 points for Washington (5-8). Keion Wills popped in six 3-pointers and added 28 points for the Warriors, but nobody else reached double figures.

Laveechie Williams did not play for Washington. He was called for two technical fouls in a game against Jefferson Friday night and had to serve an automatic one-game suspension.

Wills, Noah Dawson, Dallas Hobbs and Ian Thomas all fouled out for Washington, further depleting the team. Gatdoar Kueth and Jeremiah Chandler fouled out for Roosevelt.

Kueth scored 25 points for Des Moines Roosevelt (7-6). Chandler scored 20 points, Eli Dotson had 14 points and Ethan Shafer added 12 points.

WASHINGTON (87): Christensen 0 0-0 0, Westmoreland 0 0-0 0, Wills 10 2-5 28, Strait 8 11-17 31, Dawson 1 0-0 3, Beard 1 0-0 2, Bennett 2 4-4 8, Hobbs 1 2-4 4, Thomas 2 0-0 6, Potter 2 1-2 5. Totals 27 20-32 87.

ROOSEVELT (95): Chuol 0 7-8 7, Edwards 2 1-4 6, Norman 1 0-0 2, Shafer 5 1-3 11, Kueth 9 7-9 25, Dotson 5 4-4 14, Chandler 4 10-12 20, Parra 0 2-2 2, Thomas 1 3-3 5, A.Musa 0 0-0 0, N.Musa 1 0-2 2, Lin 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 35-47 95.

Halftime - Washington 30, Roosevelt 22. Regulation - Washington 52, Roosevelt 52. 3-point goals - Washington 13 (Wills 6, Strait 4, Thomas 2, Dawson 1), Roosevelt 4 (Chandler 2, Edwards 1, Shafer 1).

J-Hawks snap 23-game MVC skid

The Jefferson J-Hawks didn't just break their 23-game losing streak in Mississippi Valley Conference games Friday night, they shattered it.

Dennis McKinney and Royshawn Webb scored 20 points apiece and Adam Van Oort added 15 points on his 18th birthday as the J-Hawks stopped the Washington Warriors, 76-62, at the Jefferson gym.

The J-Hawks lost all 16 of their MVC games last season and were 0-7 this year before playing well for 32 minutes against the Warriors.

Jefferson had come agonizingly close to winning a conference game this year, losing three straight times by a grand total of five points against Dubuque Senior, Cedar Falls and Kennedy, but Friday was finally their night.

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Williams, Wills pace Washington boys

EPWORTH - Laveechie Williams and Keion Wills had big outings Saturday as the Washington Warriors tripped Western Dubuque, 65-55, in a non-conference basketball game in Epworth.

Williams collected a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Wills popped in three 3-pointers and scored 20 points.

Ian Thomas contributed 10 points for the Warriors (5-6) and Hunter Strait had five assists.

Jordan Lake scored 16 points for Western Dubuque (8-5).

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Smith-Drahos' career night lifts Hawks

Prairie junior Max Smith-Drahos loaded up on the pasta before Friday's battle with Washington.

Then the 6-foot-1 junior proceeded to unload on the Warriors.

Smith-Drahos exploded for a career 34 points, 17 in each half, as the Hawks built a 17-point lead in the third quarter before holding on for a 77-72 victory at Washington, snapping a five-game losing streak.

As he was being congratulated by Prairie fans following the contest, Smith-Drahos said it was the pregame meal that led to his career night.

"Judy, Jake Eilers' mom, makes the team meal for every away game," he said. "She made fantastic food. It helped me prepare for tonight."

What may have been a bigger key for the crafty junior was regaining his health.

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