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Boys' Basketball 2007-08  (11-4, 13-9)
Date Game Win/Loss, Score Top performances
Tue., Nov. 27
at Anamosa
L, 60-46
Zumbach 15 pts.; L. Hanken 11 reb.
Fri.,  Nov. 30
vs. Northeast
L, 44-36
Lee 18 pts.
Tues., Dec. 4
at Starmont*
postponed, resked for Jan. 21
Fri., Dec. 7
at Alburnett*
W, 52-46 Lee 19 pts.; L. Hanken 10 pts., 12 reb.
Tue., Dec. 11
vs. Edgewood-Colesburg*
postponed, resked for Jan. 17
Fri., Dec. 14
vs. Central City*
W, 56-39 Schneiter 20 pts.; Lee 18 pts.
Sat., Dec. 15
at Midland
W, 58-52 Schneiter 16 pts., 9 reb.; Lee 12 pts.
Tue., Dec. 18
at Maquoketa Valley*
L, 63-61 Lee 19 pts.; Zumbach 17 pts.
Fri., Dec. 21
at North-Linn*
postponed, resked for Feb. 4
Fri., Jan. 4
vs. East Buchanan*
W, 45-44 Zumbach 13 pts., 7 reb.
Sat., Jan. 5
at Bellevue Marquette
L, 77-54 Lee 16 pts.; Schneiter 13 pts.
Tue., Jan. 8 at Springville*
W, 42-29 Schneiter 16 pts.; Zumbach 10 pts.
Fri., Jan. 11
vs. Cascade*
W, 51-45 Lee 27 pts., 7 reb.
Tues., Jan. 15
vs. Starmont*
L, 56-46 Zumbach 11 pts.; Hanken 9 reb.
Fri., Jan. 18
vs. Alburnett*
W, 54-38 Lee 14 pts.; Hanken 11 pts.
Sat., Jan. 19
vs. Ed-Co (makeup)*
W, 48-30 Peters 12 pts.; Dirks, Lee 8 pts.
Mon., Jan. 21
at Starmont (makeup)*
postponed, resked for Feb. 8
Tues., Jan. 22
at Ed-Co*
W, 48-28 Lee 11 pts., Peters 10 pts.
Sat., Jan. 26
vs. Maquoketa Valley*
(at U.S. Cellular Center)
W, 47-45 Zumbach 14- pts., 4-for-5 3-pt.
Tues., Jan. 29
vs. North-Linn*
postponed, resked for Jan. 31
Thu., Jan. 31
vs. North-Linn*
W, 60-36 Schneiter 16 pts., 8 reb.
Friday, Feb. 1
at East Buchanan*
L, 75-63 Lee 22 pts.; Thompson 12 pts.
Sat., Feb. 2
vs. Maquoketa
L, 52-40
Lee 22 pts., 10 reb.
Mon., Feb. 4
at North-Linn (makeup)*
W, 58-43 Lee 20 pts.; Schneiter 18 pts.
Tues., Feb. 5
at Cascade*
cancelled
Fri., Feb. 8
at Starmont (makeup)*
L, 64-63 Lee 22 pts., Schneiter 14 pts.
Mon., Feb. 11
District quarterfinals
vs. Maquoketa Valley
postponed, resked for Feb. 13
Wed., Feb. 13 District quarterfinals
vs. Maquoketa Valley
W, 50-39 Lee 16 pts.; Schneiter 14 pts.
Thu., Feb. 14 District semifinals
vs. Cascade
L, 51-37 Lee 18 pts.; Zumbach 12 pts.

* -- Tri-Rivers
Conference game



Girls' basketball 2007-08 (13-2, 23-4)
Date Game Win/Loss, Score Top performances
Tues., Nov. 20
vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier
(at Anamosa)
L, 49-33
McLaughlin 12 pts.; Dirks 9 pts.
Tue., Nov. 27
vs. Anamosa
W, 62-49
McLaughlin 23 pts.; Dirks 17 reb.
Fri., Nov. 30
at Cascade*
L, 43-31
McLaughlin 14 pts.; 7 reb.
Sat., Dec. 1
at Preston
postponed, resked for Jan. 5

Tues., Dec. 4
at Starmont*
postponed, resked for Jan. 21
Fri., Dec. 7
at Alburnett*
W, 54-32 Dirks 10 pts.; Lubben 6 reb.
Sat., Dec. 8
at Dubuque Senior
W, 51-38 McLaughlin 14 pts.; 10 reb.
Tues., Dec. 11
vs. Edgewood-Colesburg*
postponed, resked for Jan. 17
Fri., Dec. 14
vs. Central City*
W, 58-14 Ralston, McLaughlin 13 pts. each
Sat., Dec. 15
at Midland
W, 68-44 McLaughlin 24 pts.; Dirks 9 reb.
Tues., Dec. 18
at Maquoketa Valley*
W, 49-42 Dirks 16 pts.; Berner 12 pts.
Fri., Dec. 21
at North-Linn*
postponed, resked for Feb. 4
Fri., Jan. 4
vs. East Buchanan*
W, 58-35 Ralston 13 pts.; McLaughlin 13 pts.
Sat., Jan. 5
at Preston (makeup)
W, 57-33 Ralston 21 pts.; McLaughlin 18 pts.
Tue., Jan. 8
at Springville*
W, 48-42 McLaughlin 19 pts., 11 reb.
Fri., Jan. 11
vs. Cascade*
L, 42-31 Berner 9 pts.; McLaughlin 8 pts.
Tues., Jan. 15
vs. Starmont*
W, 53-35 McLaughlin 16 pts.; Dirks 10 reb.
Fri., Jan. 18
vs. Alburnett*
W, 52-14 McLaughlin 13 pts.; Wolf 5 reb.
Sat., Jan. 19
vs. Ed-Co (makeup)*
W, 61-30 Ralston 15 pts.; McLaughlin 14 pts.
Mon., Jan. 21
at Starmont (makeup)*
postponed, resked for Feb. 5
Tues., Jan. 22
at Ed-Co*
W, 55-32 McLaughlin 23 pts.; Ralston, Dirks 9 pts.
Fri., Jan. 25
vs. Maquoketa Valley*
W, 66-48 McLaughlin 25 pts.; Dirks 13 reb.
Sat., Jan. 26
at Northeast (Goose Lake)
W, 80-62 McLaughlin 28 pts., 11 steals, 10 reb.
Tues., Jan. 29
vs. North-Linn*
W, 55-43 Dirks 17 pts., 10 reb.
Friday, Feb. 1
at East Buchanan*
W, 66-39 McLaughlin 25 pts., 12 reb.; Ralston 17 pts.
Mon., Feb. 4 at North-Linn (makeup)* W, 74-54 Ralston, Dirks, 18 pts. apiece
Sat., Feb. 9
District semifinals
vs. North-Linn
W, 52-24
Dirks 16 pts., 12 reb.
Tues., Feb. 12
District final vs. Cascade
(at Manchester)
W, 71-62 (overtime) McLaughlin 28 pts., 12 reb.; Ralston 15 pts.
Fri., Feb. 15
Regional semifinal vs. Hudson
(at Vinton)
W, 64-50
Ralston 23 pts.; Lubben 6 reb.
Mon., Feb. 18
Regional final vs. West Branch
(at C.R. Prairie)
postponed, resked for Feb. 19
at Iowa City Regina

Tues., Feb. 19
Regional final vs. West Branch
(at Iowa City Regina)
W, 59-47 Dirks 19 pts., 10 reb.;
McLaughlin 16 pts., 10 reb.
Tues., Feb. 26
State quarterfinals vs. Treynor
(at Wells Fargo, Des Moines)
W, 51-46
Ralston 16 pts., 5 steals;
Dirks 11 pts., 11 reb.
Thu., Feb. 28
State semis vs. Dav. Assumption
(at Wells Fargo, Des Moines)
L, 65-47 Ralston 12 pts.; Dirks 11 pts.;
McLaughlin 10 pts.





* -- Tri-Rivers
Conference game



Wrestling 2007-08 (7-3, 20-11)
Date Meet W/L, place, score Top performances
Thu., Nov. 29
at Alburnett
(with Maquoketa Valley)

W, 42-27
W, 37-36
Felton, Chappell, Smith,
Cooper, Ash all 2-0
Sat., Dec. 1
Monticello tourney
cancelled, weather

Sat., Dec. 8
at Maquoketa tourney
2nd of 8, 180 pts. Felton 1st;
Cooper, Hartwig, 2nd
Thu., Dec. 13
vs. East Buchanan
and Central City
L, 42-32;
W, 57-21
Smith, C. Ash, Felton,
D. Ash, Schmidt all 2-0
Sat., Dec. 15
at Lisbon tourney
3-2, third place Beermann, D. Ash, Husmann
all 4-1; Felton, Schmidt,
Chappell, Gipe all 3-2

vs. Belle Plaine
L, 58-15


vs. Clayton Ridge
W, 64-8


vs. Lisbon
W, 41-36


vs. Alburnett
W, 40-30


vs. Wilton
L, 49-15

Tues., Dec. 18
vs. Clayton Ridge
and Central Elkader
W, 40-31;
W, 47-26
Felton tech. fall, maj. dec.
Thu., Dec. 20
vs. Cascade
and North-Linn
postponed
Thu., Jan. 3
at Anamosa
(with Waterloo Columbus)
W, 54-29;
L, 38-34
McLaughlin, Beermann 2-0
Sat., Jan. 5
at Maq. Valley duals
2nd of 6 (tied), 3-2 D. Ash, Hartwig 5-0; Beermann,
B. Smith, C Ash, Felton 4-1

vs. Midland
W, 72-3


vs. Dub. Hempstead JV
W, 75-0


vs. Dy. Beckman
W, 42-33


vs. Starmont
L, 39-33


vs. Maq. Valley
L, 45-36

Thu., Jan. 10
at Starmont
(with Cascade)
L, 60-21
W, 41-26
Felton, Husmann, Hartwig,
Gipe all 2-0
Sat., Jan. 12
at Solon tourney
lower half finish C. Ash 3rd; Beermann 5th
Mon., Jan. 14
vs. Midland
W, 48-11 Cooper, B. Smith win by fall
Thu., Jan. 17
at Edgewood-Colesburg
(with East Buchanan)
postponed, resked for Jan. 29
Sat., Jan. 19
Monticello duals
3rd of 5, 2-2 Felton, McLaughlin,
Husmann, Schmidt all 3-1

vs. Oelwein
W, 47-36

vs. Central City
W, 54-21

vs. Maquoketa
L, 47-18

vs. West Branch
L, 51-25
Thu., Jan. 24
at Springville
(with North-Linn
and North Cedar)
W. 54-0;
L, 52-21
L, 39-31
Felton, Rook Husmann all 3-0;
Wenndt 2-1
Sat., Jan. 26
Conf. at Maquoketa Valley
6th of 10, 130 pts. Cooper 1st; Felton,
Schmidt 2nd; Wenndt 3rd
Tues., Jan. 29
at Edgewood-Colesburg
(with Dy. Beckman)
postponed, resked for Jan. 31
Thu., Jan. 31
at Edgewood-Colesburg
(with Dy. Beckman)
W, 52-12;
W, 43-18
Wenndt, Lopez, Felton, Farris,
Husmann, B. Smith all 2-0
Sat., Feb. 2
Sectionals at Dyersville
3rd of 6, 156 pts. Felton 1st; Wenndt, Cooper,
D. Ash, Smith 2nd
Sat., Feb. 9
Districts at Anamosa
6th of 12, 39 pts. Felton 1st; Cooper, D. Ash 3rd;
Wenndt, B. Smith 4th
W.-St., Feb. 13-16
State tourney at Des Moines

Felton 1-2 at 135 lbs.

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