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CIML Central Conference basketball standings

January 6, 2020 by Dan Holm

Ankeny’s Braxton Bayless drives to the basket during Friday’s game against visiting Ames. Bayless scored 20 points to lead the Hawks to a 64-22 victory. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

The Dowling Catholic boys’ basketball team dominated the first quarter on Friday en route to a 68-55 victory over visiting Ankeny Centennial in a battle of top-10 squads.

The ninth-ranked Maroons jumped out to a 19-5 lead and No. 2 Centennial never recovered. The Jaguars closed to within 29-22 in the second quarter before Dowling pulled away to move into sole possession of first place in the CIML Central Conference.

“We got off to a really good start, and that was the difference in the game,” said Dowling coach Mike O’Connor.

Ankeny, meanwhile, rolled to a 64-22 victory over visiting Ames. It was the fewest points allowed by the Hawks since a 59-20 win over Ottumwa during the 2012-13 season.

“It was a good win to start the second half of the year,” said Ankeny coach Brandt Carlson.

The Hawks’ victory sets up another showdown on Friday at Centennial, where Ankeny will meet the Jaguars for the first time this season. Centennial lost to the Hawks twice a year ago.

“We’ll definitely be working on rebounding,” Centennial senior Micah Johnson said after the loss at Dowling. “We need to be more aggressive, and we need to come out better the first quarter. Our coaches talked about how we can’t give them a 14-point lead, and we all know that. We’ll be working on that.”

No. 3 Johnston continues to lead the Central Conference girls’ race. Maya McDermott and Kendall Nead each scored 15 points to lead the host Dragons to a 62-43 triumph over No. 8 Urbandale on Friday.

Here are the current Central Conference standings:

GIRLS

Johnston 3-0 8-1

Dowling Catholic 2-1 8-2

Ames 2-1 6-3

Urbandale 1-2 8-2

Ankeny Centennial 1-2 5-4

Ankeny 0-3 4-5

Friday’s scores

Ames 56, Ankeny 48

Dowling Catholic 59, Ankeny Centennial 37

Johnston 62, Urbandale 43

Saturday’s scores

Ankeny Centennial 71, Fort Dodge 34

Dowling Catholic 69, Benet Academy (Ill.) 58

Urbandale 54, Council Bluffs Jefferson 35

Monday’s game

Sioux City East at Johnston

Tuesday’s games

Ames at Southeast Polk

Ankeny at Ottumwa

Ankeny Centennial at Marshalltown

Johnston at Mason City

Friday’s games

Ames at Johnston

Ankeny at Ankeny Centennial

Dowling Catholic at Urbandale

BOYS

Dowling Catholic 3-0 6-1

Ankeny Centennial 2-1 7-1

Ankeny 2-1 6-1

Ames 1-2 4-4

Johnston 1-2 4-4

Urbandale 0-3 5-3

Friday’s scores

Ankeny 64, Ames 22

Dowling Catholic 68, Ankeny Centennial 55

Johnston 63, Urbandale 52

Saturday’s scores

Ankeny Centennial 84, Sioux City North 28

Davenport Central 66, Johnston 58

Urbandale 69, Council Bluffs Jefferson 40

Tuesday’s games

Ames at Southeast Polk

Ankeny at Ottumwa

Ankeny Centennial at Marshalltown

Dowling Catholic at Des Moines Hoover

Johnston at Mason City

Friday’s games

Ames at Johnston

Ankeny at Ankeny Centennial

Dowling Catholic at Urbandale

Filed Under: Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball, Hawks, Jaguars Tagged With: Brandt Carlson, Featured, Micah Johnson

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