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Pemsl nets 33 as Wahlert tips Jeff

DUBUQUE – Cordell Pemsl was a one-man wrecking crew, scoring 33 points to lead Dubuque Wahlert to a 69-66 win over the Jefferson boys basketball team in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Wahlert.

Jefferson missed a half-court shot at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime.

Adam Van Oort scored 17 points for the J-Hawks (5-10). Royshawn Webb and Dennis McKinney each scored 13.

JEFFERSON (66): Webb 5 2-2 13, Wiederin 0 0-0 0, Green 3 0-4 6, Kramer 0 0-0 0, Brown 3 3-3 9, Van Oort 6 3-3 17, Szabo 1 0-0 2, McKinney 5 3-4 13,Hulsing 2 2-2 7. Totals 25 13-18 66.

DUBUQUE WAHLERT (69): Iwowari 1 0-0 2, Timp 0 0-0 0, Schmitt 6 2-3 15, Wedewer 3 2-3 8, White 0 0-0 0, Kluck 3 0-0 6, Till 1 3-4 5, Pemsl 13 7-10 33. Totals 27 14-20 69.

Halftime – Jefferson 41, Dubuque Wahlert 36. 3-point goals – Jefferson 4 (Van Oort 2, Webb, Hulsing), Dubuque Wahlert 1 (Schmitt).

Dighton helps J-Hawks nip Wahlert

Kennedy Dighton had 23 points and six rebounds to lead the Jefferson girls basketball team to a 42-41 win over Dubuque Wahlert in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Jefferson.

Emily Oler added eight points and Avery Guy had five assists for the J-Hawks (8-8).

Katy Fricano scored 12 points for the Golden Eagles (7-9).

DUBUQUE WAHLERT (41): Roling 2 1-1 5, Osterberger 2 0-1 4, Schmerbach 3 0-0 , Fricano 6 0-1 12, Tranel 2 1-2 5, Ott 2 0-0 4, Boge 2 13 5. Totals 19 3-8 41.

JEFFERSON (42): Kitterman 0 0-0 0, Guy 1 1-4 4, Donner 0 0-0 0, Wise 1 0-0 2, Melton 0 0-0 0, Kuba 1 1-1 3, Erica Oler 1 0-0 2, Dighton 7 8-10 23, Emily Oler 3 2-4 8. Totals 14 12-19 42.

Halftime – Jefferson 25, Dubuque Wahlert 19. 3-point goals – Dubuque Wahlert 0, Jefferson 2 (Guy, Dighton).

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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Wash girls press Jeff into trouble

The speedy girls from Cedar Rapids Washington love to run and press and create as much havoc as possible on a basketball court.

It worked Friday night.

The Warriors tormented the Jefferson J-Hawks with their press in the first half and raced to a 25-point lead before settling for a 76-70 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Jefferson.

The Warriors made 20 steals and forced the J-Hawks into 31 turnovers, including 18 miscues in the first half.

Jefferson made a spirited rally in the second half and pulled all the way within five points in the final seconds, but it was too little and too late.

The shorter Warriors capitalized on their speed and athletic ability to beat the taller J-Hawks.

The basketball floor is 84 feet long and the Warriors used every inch of it to press the J-Hawks into submission, especially in the first half.

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