It was the shot heard around central Iowa.
Mason Costello banked in a 60-foot heave as time expired in the second overtime to give seventh-ranked Waukee an 82-81 victory over No. 2 Valley on Friday. The win allowed the Warriors to complete the first half of CIML Conference play with an unbeaten mark.
Valley’s loss dropped the Tigers into a third-place tie with No. 9 Ankeny, while No. 8 Ankeny Centennial moved into sole possession of second place with a 64-55 win at Southeast Polk.
Ironically, Waukee has yet to win a game outside of league play. The Warriors dropped their third non-conference game on Saturday when they fell to No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 65-54, in the ServPro MVC-CIML Showdown at Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids.
The CIML went 4-1 against the MVC in that event. Ankeny had one of the wins, posting a 78-53 triumph over Bettendorf.
While Waukee has won half of its conference games by 10 points or less, the Johnston girls’ squad has been considerably more dominant while putting up an identical 8-0 record thus far. The No. 1 Dragons have won every game by double digits, defeating their conference opponents by an average margin of 23.5 points.
Here are the current league standings:
BOYS
Waukee 8-0 8-3
Ankeny Centennial 6-2 8-2
Ankeny 5-2 8-2
Valley 5-2 7-2
Dowling Catholic 4-4 5-5
Johnston 3-5 6-5
Waukee Northwest 2-6 5-6
Southeast Polk 1-7 4-7
Urbandale 1-7 3-7
Tuesday’s scores
Ankeny Centennial 57, Waukee Northwest 53
Dowling Catholic 67, Urbandale 46
Johnston 71, Southeast Polk 60
Friday’s scores
Ankeny 70, Urbandale 58
Ankeny Centennial 64, Southeast Polk 55
Dowling Catholic 56, Waukee Northwest 51
Waukee 82, Valley 81 (2 OT)
Saturday’s scores
Iowa City West 57, Dowling Catholic 55
Johnston 83, Indianola 36
ServPro MVC-CIML Showdown at Alliant Energy Powerhouse
Ankeny 78, Bettendorf 53
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 65, Waukee 54
Southeast Polk 70, Cedar Rapids Prairie 57
Valley 54, Linn-Mar (Marion) 42
Waukee Northwest 74, Iowa City Liberty 36
Tuesday’s games
Dowling Catholic at Ankeny Centennial
Johnston at Ankeny
Southeast Polk at Waukee
Valley at Waukee Northwest
Thursday’s game
Waukee at Ankeny
Friday’s games
Dowling Catholic at Valley
Urbandale at Ankeny Centennial
Waukee Northwest at Johnston
Saturday’s games
Johnston at Des Moines Hoover
Urbandale at Des Moines Lincoln
GIRLS
Johnston 8-0 12-0
Waukee 6-2 9-2
Dowling Catholic 6-2 9-3
Ankeny 4-4 8-4
Valley 4-4 7-4
Ankeny Centennial 4-4 7-5
Southeast Polk 2-6 6-6
Waukee Northwest 2-6 5-6
Urbandale 0-8 2-9
Tuesday’s scores
Ankeny 55, Valley 50
Ankeny Centennial 52, Waukee Northwest 45
Dowling Catholic 80, Urbandale 29
Johnston 74, Southeast Polk 46
Friday’s scores
Ankeny 50, Urbandale 29
Ankeny Centennial 51, Southeast Polk 40
Dowling Catholic 43, Waukee Northwest 33
Waukee 59, Valley 48
Saturday’s scores
Dowling Catholic 72, Barrington (Ill.) 40
Johnston 73, Indianola 35
Waukee 84, Des Moines Roosevelt 36
Tuesday’s games
Dowling Catholic at Ankeny Centennial
Johnston at Ankeny
Southeast Polk at Waukee
Valley at Waukee Northwest
Thursday’s game
Waukee at Ankeny
Friday’s games
Dowling Catholic at Valley
Urbandale at Ankeny Centennial
Waukee Northwest at Johnston
Saturday’s games
Urbandale at Des Moines Lincoln
Waukee at Iowa City Liberty