Xavier Girls Basketball

Wrong call helps Saints top Cougars

Kennedy Coach Tony Vis and Hailey Dolphin studied the replay of her  final shot against Xavier Tuesday night and came to the same forlorn  conclusion.

Dolphin's 3-pointer in the final second of the game should have  counted and forced overtime against the Saints, but there was  absolutely nothing they could do about it.

Xavier trimmed the young Cougars, 58-55, in their Mississippi Valley  Conference game at Ron Thillen Gymnasium and that's the way it will go  into the record books.

Dolphin's 3-pointer hit the rim, bounced high over the basket and came  down through the net, but the officials ruled the ball hit the strap  that's used to hoist the backboard to the ceiling when the gym is used  for other events.

(CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO OF SHOT)

Once the ball hits the strap it's a dead ball and the shot does not  count, but the replay on Kennedy's iPad clearly showed that the ball  missed the strap by a few inches.

"I just wish they would have let the kids decide it," Vis said calmly.  "I don't think the officials, on purpose, hosed anybody.

"I think they thought they saw what they saw, but obviously they  didn't. They don't have the opportunity to look at it on video like we  do.

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No. 6 Xavier girls win 6th in row

Lexi Noonan scored 15 points and Kiana Stanek popped in four  3-pointers Saturday night as the Xavier Saints rolled by Waterloo  East, 61-33, in a Mississippi Valley Conference makeup game at Xavier.

Stanek scored all 12 of our points on 3-pointers. Kylie Brown and  Amelia Ivester added eight points for the Saints.

Xavier, which is ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, raised its overall record  to 13-6 with its sixth straight victory.

Kerris Roberts scored 14 points for Waterloo East (5-14).

WATERLOO EAST (33): Nash 2 0-0 4, Sisk 0 0-2 0, Clark 4 5-7 13,  Roberts 5 4-10 14, Crowley 0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0 0-0 0, Shannon 1 0-0 2,  Cherry 0 0-2 0. Totals 12 9-21 33.

XAVIER (61): Stanek 4 0-0 12, Daniels 2 0-0 4, Diebold 0 2-2 2,  Marshall 0 2-2 2, Brown 3 2-2 8, Noonan 6 3-3 15, Callahan 1 0-2 2,  Stovie 1 0-0 2, Ivester 4 0-1 8, Jasper 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 9-12 61.

Halftime - Xavier 33, Waterloo East 13. 3-point goals - Waterloo East  none, Xavier 4 (Stanek 4).

Xavier girls get even with Prairie

The Xavier girls basketball team used more of its trademark defense  Friday night and trimmed Cedar Rapids Prairie, 39-35, in a Mississippi  Valley Conference game at Prairie.

The Saints evened the score with Prairie, which posted a seven-point  victory over the Saints at Xavier last month.

Caitlynn Daniels led Xavier with 11 points. Lexi Noonan scored 10  points and Kyle Brown had nine.

The Saints, who are ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, raised their record to  12-6 with their fifth straight victory.

Sidney McCrea led Prairie (6-12) with nine points. Sarah Schmitt and  Jenna Wagemester netted eight points apiece.

XAVIER (39): Stanek 1 0-0 3, Daniels 3 5-7 11, Brown 3 2-2 9, Noonan 5  0-1 10, Callahan 1 0-0 2, Stovie 0 0-0 0, Ivester 2 0-0 4, Jasper 0  0-0 0. Totals 15 7-10 39.

PRAIRIE (35): Schmitt 4 0-1 8, McCrea 4 0-2 9, Moenk 0 0-0 0,  McDermott 0 4-8 4, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 0 0-0 0, Kuch 0 0-0 0,  Wagemester 3 2-3 8, Person 3 0-0 6, Deahl 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-14 35.

Halftime - Xavier 23, Prairie 15. 3-point goals - Xavier 2 (Stanek 1,  Brown 1), Prairie 1 (McCrea 1).

Xavier tops Fairfield for 11th win

FAIRFIELD - Lexi Noonan scored 17 points and Kiana Stanek popped in  five 3-pointers for 15 points as the Xavier Saints topped Fairfield, 58-53, in a non-conference makeup game in Fairfield.

The Saints, who are ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, raised their overall record to 11-6.

Amelia Ivester contributed 12 points and five rebounds for Xavier. Freshman Caitlynn Daniels had nine points and six assists. Noonan and  Kylie Brown had five rebounds.

The Saints jumped to a 15-6 lead, but the game was tied 28-28 at halftime. Fairfield held a four-point lead in the fourth quarter, but  the Saints rallied for the victory.

Amber Nicole Buch poured in 26 points for Fairfield (13-5).

XAVIER (58): Stanek 5 0-0 15, Daniels 3 2-2 9, Brown 1 1-1 3, Noonan 6 5-6 17, Steffen 1 0-0 2, Ivester 6 0-0 12, Jasper 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 8-11 58.

FAIRFIELD (53): Bowman 1 0-0 3, Bloomquist 0 0-0 0, Fritz 1 7-7 9, Kurtz 3 2-2 9, Buch 11 0-1 26, McLain 1 0-0 2, Jeffrey 1 0-0 2,  Lunsford 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 9-10 53.

Halftime - Xavier 28, Fairfield 28. 3-point goals - Xavier 6 (Stanek  5, Daniels 1), Fairfield 6 (Buch 4, Bowman 1, Kurtz 1).