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Wash boys trimmed by Waterloo West

Wed - 13 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

The Washington boys basketball team got off to slow starts in both halves Tuesday night and lost to Waterloo West, 65-57, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Washington.

The Warriors were outscored, 35-21, in the first and third quarters and were not able to overcome that discrepancy.

Laveechie Williams collected a double-double for Washington (4-5, 2-4) with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Hunter Strait also scored 17 points for the Warriors and Keion Wills had 13 points. Ian Thomas contributed seven points, four assists and four steals.

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Williams powers Warriors by Grinnell

Sat - 09 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

GRINNELL - Laveechie Williams collected a big double-double with 26 points and 13 rebounds Saturday as the Washington Warriors rallied to defeat Grinnell, 59-53, in Grinnell.

Williams shot 13 for 18 from the field and helped himself with eight offensive rebounds.

Washington trailed at halftime, 32-25, but the Warriors outscored their hosts 34-21 in the second half.

Hunter Strait finished with 14 points, five assists and four steals for Washington (4-4). Keion Wills contributed six points and five assists.

Cade McKnight led Grinnell (6-4) with 19 points and 17 rebounds. Samuel Allen also scored 19 points for Grinnell.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 09 January 2016 23:55

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Strait helps Wash boys nip Hempstead

Sat - 09 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - Hunter Strait scored 17 points and made four steals Friday night to help the Washington Warriors nip Dubuque Hempstead, 62-61, in a Mississippi Valley Conference basketball game in Dubuque.

Laveechie Williams finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors (3-4, 2-3). Keion Wills contributed nine points and four assists. Maleik Jackson also scored nine points for the winners and Ian Thomas had eight points.

Connor Duax tossed in 19 points for Hempstead (4-4, 2-3).

Washington trailed 31-21 at halftime, but the Warriors outscored the Mustangs 41-30 in the second half. The Warriors won despite being outscored at the foul line, 22-6.

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Wash boys fall to City High

Wed - 06 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

The Cedar Rapids Washington boys basketball team began the new year with a 59-44 loss to Iowa City High in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday night at Washington.

Hunter Strait led the Warriors (2-4) with 12 points. Laveechie Williams had 10 points. The Warriors made only 15 of 53 shots for 28.3 percent.

Henry Mulligan paced Iowa City High (5-3) with 16 points. Micah Martin had 15 points and Naeem Smith added 13.

IOWA CITY HIGH (59): Smith 4 5-5 13, Mulligan 4 4-4 16, Johnson 3 2-2 8, Jones 3 1-2 7, Ringen 0 0-0 0, Dillon 0 0-0 0, Nkumu 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Olaguez-Duarte 0 0-0 0, Martin 6 3-7 15. Totals 20 15-20 59.

WASHINGTON (44): Wills 2 0-0 6, Straight 4 4-5 12, Dawson 0 0-0 0, Beard 0 0-0 0, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Hobbs 0 0-0 0, Thomas 3 2-3 9, Beard 0 1-2 1, Jackson 1 0-0 2, Williams 3 4-6 10, Potter 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 11-16 44.

Halftime - Iowa City High 26, Washington 15. 3-point goals - Iowa City High 4 (Mulligan 4), Washington 3 (Wills 2, Thomas 1).

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 January 2016 13:26

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Williams wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 27 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

Laveechie Williams of Cedar Rapids Washington is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Williams, a 6-foot-5 senior, has blossomed into one of the top basketball players in the Mississippi Valley Conference this season. He is averaging a double-double with 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game despite playing with a broken nose.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2015 15:37