Top-seed Cedar Falls advances to 4A semifinals

Cedar Falls handles business vs. Dubuque Senior in opening round

Anthony Galvin had a big game as Cedar Falls advanced in the Class 4A Iowa high school boys state tournament Monday. / Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Anthony Galvin scored a game-high 26 points while both William Gerdes and Jaydon Kimbrough each added 14 as top-seeded Cedar Falls handled Dubuque Senior Monday, 71-49.

With the win, the Tigers advance to the Class 4A semifinals where they will face Waukee Northwest in Des Moines from Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday.

Galvin was electric, knocking down seven 3-pointers while shooting 9 of 12 from the field. Gerdes added seven rebounds and blocked three shots as Cedar Falls went 28-for-47 from the floor and hit 11 triples in all.

The Tigers raced out to a 19-5 lead and never looked back. 

Class 4A Quarterfinal Roundup

Waukee Northwest 71, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 64

Colin Rice and Trey McKown put on a show to open the Iowa high school boys state basketball tournament on Monday.

In the end, Rice and his Waukee Northwest teammates were too much for McKowen and Cedar Rapids Kennedy, as the Wolves advanced to the semifinals with a 71-64 victory.

Rice scored 26 points with Peyton McCollum, Landon Davis and Bode Goodman all joining him in double figures. McCollum, the son of Drake head coach Ben McCollum, sank four 3-pointers while Goodman ahd nine rebounds like Rice. 

For Kennedy, McKowen scored 31 points with Jaxson Bean adding 11 and Reuben Schlaak 10.

Waukee's Jai White tries to drive around Davis Kern from Linn-Mar during the state tournament Monday. / Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Linn-Mar 69, Waukee 60

Davis Kern had 24 points and Tyler Hilton recorded a double-double to lift Linn-Mar into the semifinals with a 69-60 win over Waukee.

Kern added five rebounds, three blocks and three assists for the Lions, as Hilton scored 16 points and grabbed 17 rebounds with four assists. Payton Nietert knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 13.

For Waukee, Evan Jacobson had 27 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals, with Jai White adding 12 points. 

Valley 53, Ames 50

Jayden McGregory and Trevin Jirak combined for 41 points as two-time defending champion Valley survived Ames, 53-50.

Jirak had a double-double, grabbing 10 rebounds while Zay Robinson had eight points with five rebounds and four steals. The Tigers led for the majority of the game, but could never put their old CIML rivals away.

For the Little Cyclones, Manny Lueth came off the bench to drain five 3-pointers and score 20 points while Abram Vos had 11 points, six assists and eight rebounds. Jamison Poe chipped in eight points. 

After McGregory went 1-for-2 at the free throw line with 14 seconds left, Vos had a chance to tie it but missed a 3-point attempt.

Class 3A Quarterfinal Roundup

Clear Lake 57, Central DeWitt 34

Just like they had done 25 times prior this year, Clear Lake flexed its might in scoring a 57-34 victory over Central DeWitt and moving to 26-0 on the year.

The Lions advanced to the 3A semifinals where they will face ADM, who topped Storm Lake in the final game of the opening day. 

Thomas Meyer, a University of Iowa footbal signee, scored 14 points with nine rebounds, four steals and a block to lead Clear Lake. Titan Schmitt and Max Larson both scored eight with seven others also recording buckets.

Max Burgmeier led Central DeWitt with 14 while Brady Meadows had eight.

ADM 59, Storm Lake 53

Cade Fisher had 12 points with 14 rebounds, five assists and two blocks to lead ADM to a victory over Storm Lake, 59-53.

Hudson Shull and Trey Bryte both scored 13 with Hudson Lorsen adding 12 in the win. Bryte also had seven assists, five rebounds and two steals while Shull drained three 3-pointers.

Storm Lake was led by top junior prospect Jaidyn Coon’s 16 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks and two assists. Timothy Yanga added 10 points and David William had nine rebounds.

ADM used a 17-8 third-quarter run to gain control, erasing a slim halftime lead held by Storm Lake.

Coming Up

The final two 3A quarterfinals will begin Tuesday, as Knoxville faces Cedar Rapids Xavier and Ballard meets MOC-Floyd Valley. From there, the four 2A quarters will hit the court starting with Western Christian vs. Jesup. 

Grand View Christian plays Treynor, West Lyon meets Union and Unity Christian battles Grundy Center.

High School Sports on SI will have recaps of all the games this week at the state tournament.