Metro Sports Report

No.3 Eagles bomb Southeastern

The third-ranked Kirkwood women pulled away from Southeastern in the last eight minutes of the first half with an 18-7 run, then bombed the Blackhawks with six 3-point baskets in the first five minutes of the second half to take care of business in a 72-51 win Wednesday night at Johnson Hall.

Kirkwood (18-3, 7-0) was led by Kianna Jacobs, who took the ball to the basket aggressively in the first half.

McCrary shines as Prairie tops Xavier

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Courteney McCrary was a one-girl wrecking crew in the second half and her teammates did a nice job picking up after her Tuesday night on their home floor as the Hawks cleaned conference co-leader Xavier, 54-47.

McCrary, a rock-solid 5-foot-9 senior prone to foul trouble, knocked down seven of eight shot attempts after halftime on the way to a game-high 21 points.

While she was scoring from all angles, Prairie (11-5, 7-2 MVC) built a one-point lead into a 16-point bulge with 5:30 to go.

No.1 Trojans belt Kennedy, 77-44

IOWA CITY - The Iowa City West Trojans cruised to the Class 4A state title last year with a 26-0 record and won the state championship game by 15 points.

Kennedy Coach Bob Fontana thinks the top-ranked Trojans might be even better this year.

Iowa City West belted the Cougars, 77-44, in a Mississippi Valley Conference mismatch Tuesday night in Iowa City.

Eilers sparks Prairie by Xavier

Making four 3-point field goals over the course of a game is considered admirable.

Making four in one quarter is simply feeling it.

Prairie’s Thomas Eilers drilled four 3-pointers in the first quarter and five in the game to propel Prairie past Xavier Tuesday night, 45-31, at Xavier’s gym.

Eilers’ strong first quarter, combined with a stingy defensive effort by the Hawks, was too much for the Saints. Xavier (7-6, 3-5) fought valiantly down the stretch, but Prairie (5-9, 4-5) complemented a big halftime lead with suffocating defense.

The first quarter belonged to Eilers. He stepped behind the arc and swooshed his first 3-pointer less than two minutes into the game, and before you could blink he nailed three more.