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The Ankeny Centennial basketball teams protected their home court on Tuesday against their crosstown rival.
Luke Winkel poured in 30 points and the Jaguars closed out the boys’ game on a 14-1 run to post a 64-52 victory over Ankeny. The win allowed Centennial to move into a third-place tie with the Hawks in the CIML Conference heading into the holiday break.
In the girls’ contest, neither team led by more than five points in a seesaw affair that featured seven ties and seven lead changes. Finley Blackmore made a 3-point goal with 5 minutes 15 seconds left to break a 44-44 tie and the Jaguars held on for a 50-49 win, allowing them to move into a four-way tie with Ankeny, Southeast Polk and Waukee Northwest for fifth place in the conference.
Here are the current league standings:
BOYS
Waukee 6-0 6-2
Valley 5-1 6-1
Ankeny 4-2 6-2
Ankeny Centennial 4-2 5-2
Johnston 2-4 4-4
Waukee Northwest 2-4 4-4
Dowling Catholic 2-4 3-4
Urbandale 1-5 3-5
Southeast Polk 1-5 2-5
Tuesday’s scores
Ankeny Centennial 64, Ankeny 52
Des Moines Roosevelt 70, Waukee 69
Johnston 55, Dallas Center-Grimes 51
Valley 68, Southeast Polk 55
Waukee Northwest 60, Urbandale 52
Thursday’s games
Ankeny Centennial at Des Moines Hoover
Johnston at Waukee
Southeast Polk at Des Moines North
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GIRLS
Johnston 6-0 9-0
Waukee 5-1 7-1
Valley 4-2 7-2
Dowling Catholic 4-2 6-3
Ankeny 2-4 6-4
Southeast Polk 2-4 5-4
Waukee Northwest 2-4 4-4
Ankeny Centennial 2-4 4-5
Urbandale 0-6 2-7
Tuesday’s scores
Ankeny Centennial 50, Ankeny 49
Johnston 85, Dallas Center-Grimes 32
Southeast Polk 57, Valley 27
Waukee Northwest 88, Urbandale 22
Thursday’s games
Johnston at Waukee
Martensdale-St. Marys at Southeast Polk
Friday’s game
North Polk at Ankeny Centennial