Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

'Hurricane' Henry seals Warriors' win

Thu - 27 Oct Written by Tom Fruehling

DAVENPORT—In a game of momentum shifts, it wasn’t over until Storhm “Hurricane” Henry flopped on a fumble with 23 seconds left to clinch Cedar Rapids Washington’s 38-35 comeback win Wednesday night over Davenport Assumption in a Class 4A first-round playoff game at Brady Street Stadium.

Henry, a wide-body offensive guard and nose tackle, felt ready for a big game after shearing 13 inches of his Troy Polamalu-style hairdo over the weekend.

“I got tired of rinsin’ it,” he said. “Might even have made me stronger.”

Both he and his teammates seemed to get stronger as the game went on, coming back from a 28-17 third quarter deficit when things looked bleak.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 27 October 2011 00:05

Lombardi looks at bracket: 'Are you kidding me?'

Sun - 23 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

Cedar Rapids Washington football coach Tony Lombardi has studied the brackets for the Class 4A playoffs and has two thoughts.

No. 1, the top half of the bracket for the eastern side of the state is loaded with many of the top teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference.

"It's Linn-Mar, Wash, City High, Cedar Falls," he noted. "Are you kidding me?"

No. 2, the bottom half of the bracket features Bettendorf, North Scott, Iowa City West and Pleasant Valley. Iowa City West is from the Valley but the others are from the Mississippi Athletic Conference, which has been weaker than the MVC in recent years.

"That bottom bracket would be a nice place to be," Lombardi said. "It's a whole different bracket."

Washington (6-3) drew the No. 9 seed in the east and will face eighth-seeded Davenport Assumption (7-2) at Brady Street Stadium in Davenport Wednesday night.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 23 October 2011 22:44

Warriors drill West, look ahead to playoffs

Fri - 21 Oct Written by Mike Koolbeck

It's not often that you hear a football coach speaking to his team about its next three games.

Yet, that's what Washington Coach Tony Lombardi was doing on the Kingston Stadium turf Thursday night, shortly after the Warriors had dispatched Waterloo West, 49-7, to end the regular season.

Will Griffin ran 29 times for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and Braedon Tovey and Mitch Bredeson ran for two touchdowns apiece for Washington (6-3). The Warriors rolled up 380 yards of rushing offense and held Waterloo West (0-9) to 184 total yards.

But the topic Lombardi discussed with his team after the game was the playoffs and the possibilities that lie ahead for the Warriors. He told his team where they may play Wednesday in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs (Iowa City West or Davenport Assumption), who their possible second round match may be against (Linn-Mar or Cedar Falls) and the fact that a quarterfinal game would be back on the Kingston Stadium Field Turf against either Iowa City High or Bettendorf.

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Hughes, Berg, Lions capture MVC swim titles

Sat - 15 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

Jackie Hughes dominated her junior varsity races for the Cedar Rapids Washington swim team last year as a freshman, but it's not what she really wanted to do.

Hughes wanted to swim for the varsity last year, but couldn't due to Cedar Rapids Community School rules. She lives in the Kennedy school district and open-enrolled at Washington, so she had to compete at the sub-varsity level for a year.

Now she's making up for lost time.

Hughes captured the 500-yard freestyle in 5:18.70 at the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet at the Jefferson High School pool Saturday afternoon.

That was the varsity title, not the JV title.

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Warriors wax No. 9 Iowa City West, 66-37

Sat - 15 Oct Written by Guy Martino

IOWA CITY - There is something about playing in Iowa City that brings out the best in the Cedar Rapids Washington football team.

Two weeks ago, the Warriors traveled to Iowa City High and took down the Little Hawks, who were ranked No. 2 in state at the time.

On Friday night, Washington was at it again and exploded on No. 9 Iowa City West, winning 66-37 at Trojan Field.

After a disappointing 56-7 loss to Linn-Mar last week, the Warriors bounced back in style against the speedy Trojans.

“You know what? Our kids rebounded really well,” said Washington Coach Tony Lombardi. “When I looked at this spot on our schedule and knew we had those three teams in a row, if we were to win two out of the three I would have been thrilled and we did so.”

Washington (5-3, 2-3) clinched a playoff berth with this victory, and Lombardi was excited to see his team come out and play with a chip on its shoulder.

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Last Updated on Monday, 17 October 2011 22:21