Final: Sioux Central 52, Eddyville EBF 48
No. 4 Sioux Central (23-1) led by as many as 16 points and held off a charge from the fifth-ranked Rockets (23-2). Avery Wilson led the Rebels with 17 points. Molly Shafer had 18 for EBF.
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End-3: Sioux Central 44, EBF 36
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Dike-New Hartford sidelines Cascade
Dike-New Hartford’s Maryn Bixby nailed seven 3-pointers, and the top-ranked Wolverines ousted No. 11 Cascade, 58-28, in a Class 2A quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena.
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HALF: Sioux Central 32, EBF 22
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End-1: Sioux Central 26, EBF 10
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Final: Dike-New Hartford 58, Cascade 28
Top-ranked Dike-New Hartford's quest for a fourth consecutive state championship rolled on with a Class 2A quarterfinal win over No. 11 Cascade (17-7). Maryn Bixby made 7 of 15 3-point shots and finished with 25 points for the Wolverines (24-2).
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HALF: Dike-New Hartford 34, Cascade 12
Maryn Bixby with 17 points (5-10 3FG).
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End-1: Dike-New Hartford 19, Cascade 8
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Thursday's schedule for the Class 4A semifinals:
No. 1 Clear Creek Amana (24-0) vs. No. 5 North Polk (23-2), 5 p.m.
No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock (24-0) vs. No. 3 Sioux City Heelan (23-1), 6:45 p.m.
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No. 3 Sioux City Heelan 70, No. 8 Council Bluffs Lewis Central 40
Abby Lee (21) and Melina Snoozy (20) combined for 41 points to help send Sioux City Heelan (23-1) to the Class 4A semifinals. The Crusaders led 16-14 after one quarter and extended the advantage to 32-22 at halftime.
Brooke Larsen totaled 24 points and 14 rebounds for Lewis Central (19-5).
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No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 55, Sioux Center 51
After tailing 34-29 at halftime, the second-ranked Go-Hawks (24-0) stymied a Class 4A quarterfinal upset bid from Sioux Center (17-7), last year's Class 3A state champion.
Katelyn Eggena scored a game-high 21 points for Waverly-Shell Rock. Margo Schuiteman led Sioux Center with 19; Makailyn Vander Waal had 12 and 18 boards.
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Half: Sioux Center 34, WSR 29
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Ava Locklear fills the stat sheet in CCA's state breakthrough
Ava Locklear finished one assist short of a triple-double — 14 points, 17 rebounds, nine assists — and No. 1 Clear Creek Amana whipped Gilbert, 68-30, in a Class 4A girls’ state basketball quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Final: North Polk 48, Dallas Center-Grimes 42
No. 5 North Polk (23-2) knocked off fourth-ranked, reigning champion Dallas Center-Grimes (20-4) in a quarterfinal rematch of last year's Class 4A state championship.
Becca Aagard and Abby Tuttle both scored 13 points for the Comets. Vanessa Bickford led DCG with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists.
North Polk outscored DCG 24-13 in the second half.
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End-3: North Polk 34, DCG 33
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Solon's Anna Quillin adds some offense to her board work
Anna Quillin supplied eight points to go with her 16 rebounds Tuesday morning, and No. 3 Solon pulled away late to beat No. 7 Dubuque Wahlert, 58-47, in a Class 3A quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena.
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End-1: DCG 14, North Polk 12
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Final: Clear Creek Amana 68, Gilbert 30
Ava Locklear nearly tallied a triple-double with 14 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists (plus three blocks and five steals) as top-ranked Clear Creek Amana (24-0) picked up its first win at the girls' state basketball tournament in school history in the first Class 4A quarterfinal game of the day.
Averie Lower led the Clippers with 17 points. Bliss Beck had 16, Sam Schrage 12. CCA shot 54.7 percent.
Mia Kautman scored 11 points for Gilbert (15-10).
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End-3: CCA 52, Gilbert 25
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HALF: Clear Creek Amana 41, Gilbert 20
What a show that was.
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7:04 2nd: CCA 26, Gilbert 9.
Timeout Tigers.
Locklear on triple-double watch: 6-4-4.
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End-1: Clear Creek Amana 22, Gilbert 9
Clippers are locked in.
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Schedule for Thursday's Class 3A semifinals
No. 1 Estherville-Lincoln Central (23-2) vs. No. 4 Mount Vernon (22-3), 1:30 p.m.
No. 2 Des Moines Christian (24-1) vs. No. 3 Solon (22-3), 3:15 p.m.
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Final: Solon 58, Dubuque Wahlert 47
Third-ranked Solon (22-3) got 20 points from Iowa commit Callie Levin and 16 from Hailey Miller as it advanced to the state semifinals for the second straight year. Anna Quillin pulled down 16 rebounds. The Spartans got out to an 18-11 first-quarter lead.
Claire Lueken had 15 points and eight rebounds for Wahlert (19-6), Olivia Donovan 13 and 11.
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End-3: Solon 44, Wahlert 39
Miller baseline 3 at the horn, and that's big. Spartans score the last five points of the quarter.
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HALF: Solon 34, Wahlert 29
Golden Eagles with a late burst to cut into a 12-point deficit.
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End-1: Solon 18, Wahlert 11
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Capsules for Tuesday's games involving area teams at the Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.