The second-ranked Valley boys’ basketball team capped off a big week with a 62-49 victory over No. 3 Waukee Northwest on Friday, giving coach BJ Windhorst his 200th win at the school.
The two-time defending Class 4A state champion Tigers also posted a 74-62 triumph at No. 9 Dowling Catholic on Tuesday, allowing them to remain in sole possession of first place in the CIML Conference.
Valley (9-1) leads No. 7 Waukee (8-1) by a half-game heading into the final month of the season. Those two teams will play twice in February.
On the girls’ side, No. 1 Johnston moved closer to another conference championship with a 66-32 win over No. 15 Ankeny on Friday. No. 2 Dowling Catholic kept its title hopes alive with a 52-45 victory at No. 4 Ankeny Centennial.
The Dragons (11-0) lead Dowling (9-1) by a game and a half. The Maroons will host Johnston on Friday, looking to avenge an earlier 49-41 loss.
Here are the current CIML Conference standings:
GIRLS
Johnston 11-0 13-0
Dowling Catholic 9-1 12-2
Waukee Northwest 9-3 11-3
Ankeny Centennial 5-5 8-5
Waukee 4-6 8-6
Ankeny 4-7 6-8
Southeast Polk 3-6 5-8
Valley 2-9 4-10
Urbandale 0-10 3-11
Tuesday’s scores
Ankeny 57, Waukee 45
Ankeny Centennial 62, Urbandale 27
Dowling Catholic 78, Valley 53
Johnston 57, Waukee Northwest 48
Friday’s scores
Dowling Catholic 52, Ankeny Centennial 45
Johnston 66, Ankeny 32
Waukee 58, Southeast Polk 48
Waukee Northwest 57, Valley 37
Saturday’s score
Urbandale 72, Des Moines Lincoln 14
Tuesday’s games
Ankeny at Dallas Center-Grimes
Dowling Catholic at Waukee
Southeast Polk at Waukee Northwest
Urbandale at Johnston
Valley at Ankeny Centennial
Friday’s games
Johnston at Dowling Catholic
Southeast Polk at Ankeny
Urbandale at Valley
Waukee at Waukee Northwest
Saturday’s games
Ankeny Centennial at North Polk
Davenport North at Valley
Dowling Catholic vs. Papillion-La Vista South (Neb.) at Omaha
Iowa City Liberty at Waukee
BOYS
Valley 9-1 10-2
Waukee 8-1 9-2
Waukee Northwest 7-3 10-3
Dowling Catholic 6-3 9-3
Johnston 7-4 8-5
Ankeny 4-5 5-6
Urbandale 2-7 3-8
Southeast Polk 0-9 4-9
Ankeny Centennial 0-10 1-10
Monday’s score
Waukee Northwest 88, Des Moines Hoover 28
Tuesday’s scores
Southeast Polk 67, Des Moines Hoover 50
Urbandale 57, Ankeny Centennial 54
Valley 74, Dowling Catholic 62
Waukee 73, Ankeny 61
Waukee Northwest 67, Johnston 48
Friday’s scores
Ankeny 41, Johnston 38
Dowling Catholic 80, Ankeny Centennial 41
Valley 62, Waukee Northwest 49
Waukee 59, Southeast Polk 51
Saturday’s score
Urbandale 73, Des Moines Lincoln 65
Monday’s game
Waukee Northwest vs. Bellevue (Neb.) West at Council Bluffs Lincoln
Tuesday’s games
Ankeny at Dallas Center-Grimes
Dowling Catholic at Waukee
Southeast Polk at Waukee Northwest
Urbandale at Johnston
Valley at Ankeny Centennial
Friday’s games
Dallas Center-Grimes at Ankeny Centennial
Johnston at Dowling Catholic
Southeast Polk at Ankeny
Urbandale at Valley
Waukee at Waukee Northwest
