Linn-Mar Boys Basketball

No. 1 Lions rout Prairie Hawks

 No. 1 Linn-Mar used a balance attack and a strong inside presence Friday night (Dec. 17) to defeat Prairie, 66-36, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at Linn-Mar.

Josh Montague led all scorers with 15 points, Matt Bohannon and Ian McBrayer each scored 14, and Marcus Paige added 10 as the Lions (5-0, 3-0 MVC) took advantage of their size to control the paint.  Linn-Mar took control immediately, building a 32-9 lead by the end of the first quarter.

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Kennedy climbs to 4th in AP rankings

 Kennedy jumped from ninth to fourth in the Associated Press boys basketball rankings Tuesday (Dec. 21), just in time to host seventh-ranked Washington tonight.

The Cougars (5-0) and Warriors (4-1) tangle at Kennedy at 7:30.

Linn-Mar (6-0) continues to lead the rankings, garnering nine of 10 first-place votes. Sioux City East (5-0) received the other first-place vote and is No. 2 in the poll.

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Matt Bohannon’s 25 lead No. 1 Lions

 There’s no question that two of the top four teams in boys’ basketball were on show in front of several major college coaches Tuesday night (Dec. 14) at Linn-Mar.  The top-ranked Lions played short-handed but still had enough firepower to beat No. 4 Cedar Falls, 66-61.

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Top-ranked Lions roll

IOWA CITY — Marcus Paige led four players into double figures Friday night (Dec. 10) as No.1 Linn-Mar rolled to a 67-43 victory over Iowa City West in the Mississippi Valley Conference opener.

Matt Bohannon scored 14 points for the Lions (3-0). Ian McBrayer added 12 points and Josh Montague had 10.

Linn-Mar led at halftime, 39-18.

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