Linn-Mar Boys Basketball

Halupnik commits to Coe basketball

Linn-Mar guard Lane Halupnik has committed to play college basketball at Coe, Linn-Mar Coach Chris Robertson confirmed Thursday.

Halupnik is averaging 7.3 points for the Lions, who are ranked No. 9 in Class 4A with a 9-3 record. He is shooting 39.3 percent on 3-pointers.

Coe is currently tied for the Iowa Conference lead with Buena Vista with 4-1 league records.

Noble sparks No.9 Lions by Ankeny

Trevor Noble looks like a throw-back athlete from the 1950's with his crew cut, rugged good looks and nose for the ball.

He played like a modern-day star Tuesday night.

Noble shot 8-for-8 from the field and scored a career-high 17 points to help No. 9 Linn-Mar defeat Ankeny, 68-52, in a non-conference game at the Linn-Mar gym.

Noble received a series of sharp passes from his teammates and lived around the basket as the Lions shook off tight losses to No. 1 Iowa City West and No. 4 Ankeny Centennial this past weekend and got back on the winning path.

"We wanted to get back out here and show ourselves we can still win and still play our best basketball," said Noble, a 6-foot-4 senior.

Noble starts for Linn-Mar and was averaging 5.8 points when the night began, but he essentially tripled his normal production against Ankeny (5-8).

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Lions drop one spot to 9th in poll

The Linn-Mar Lions fell one notch to No. 9 in the new Class 4A boys basketball poll Monday by the Associated Press.

The Lions (8-3) lost consecutive games this past weekend to top-ranked Iowa City West and No. 4 Ankeny Centennial.

Kennedy received votes in the Class 4A rankings and Xavier received votes in the Class 3A poll, but not enough to crack the top 10.

CLASS 4A

1. Iowa City West (11-0), 2. Pleasant Valley (11-0), 3. Des Moines Hoover (11-0), 4. Ankeny Centennial (11-1), 5. Waukee (9-3), 6. Dowling (10-1),7. Hempstead (9-1), 8. North Scott (8-3), 9. Linn-Mar (8-3), 10. Council Bluffs Lincoln (12-1).

Others receiving votes: Kennedy, Western Dubuque, Cedar Falls, West Des Moines Valley.

CLASS 3A

1. Waverly-Shell Rock (12-0), 2. Spirit Lake (10-1) 3. Williamsburg (10-1), 4. Wahlert (6-5), 5. Le Mars (9-2), 6. Dallas Center-Grimes (10-2), 7. Pella (9-2), 8. MOC-Floyd Valley (10-2), 9. Gilbert (10-1), 10. Fort Madison (9-2).

Others receiving votes: Carroll, Xavier, Davenport Assumption, Perry, Keokuk, Denison-Schleswig, Harlan.

Bohannon wins Metro Spotlight Award

Linn-Mar junior Jordan Bohannon is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Bohannon, a 6-foot-1 junior, is one of the top basketball players in the state for the Lions. He leads the Metro in scoring at 16.2 points and also leads the Metro with 35 3-pointers.

Bohannon has college offers from the University of Northern Iowa and Drake. He will become the fourth brother in his family to play Division I college basketball, following Jason (Wisconsin), Zach (Air Force/Wisconsin) and Matt (Northern Iowa).

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