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Crews, Fontana, Phipps to participate in Pizza Ranch All-Star games

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Ankeny Centennial boys' basketball coach Bob Fontana will get one more opportunity to coach his star point guard. Senior Jaron Crews has been selected to play in the 2021 Pizza Ranch All-Star games sponsored by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. He will play for the Southwest Iowa boys' team that will be co-coached by Fontana and Josh Henry of … [Read more...] about Crews, Fontana, Phipps to participate in Pizza Ranch All-Star games

Blimpie Sub of the Week: Jackson Snyder, Centennial boys’ basketball

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Junior guard Jackson Snyder is a member of the Ankeny Centennial boys' basketball team. He helped the Jaguars to a 14-5 record this season. Snyder averaged 4.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He shot 35.3 percent from 3-point range (12-of-34). Snyder scored a career-high 20 points in the Jaguars' 72-62 victory at Marshalltown on Dec. 18, going … [Read more...] about Blimpie Sub of the Week: Jackson Snyder, Centennial boys’ basketball

‘It was a tough one’: Centennial boys tumble to No. 3 Ames in substate final

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In order to reach the state tournament, the Ankeny Centennial boys' basketball team needed a couple breaks to go its way. It didn't help when junior guard Caden Kelling re-injured his ankle shortly after entering Tuesday's Class 4A substate final against third-ranked Ames. Later, senior forward Colin McAleer took a hard fall and briefly left the game, but … [Read more...] about ‘It was a tough one’: Centennial boys tumble to No. 3 Ames in substate final

Jaguars fight off Indianola’s upset bid, advance to substate final against Ames

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It took awhile for the Ankeny Centennial boys' basketball team to fight off a pesky Indianola squad in a Class 4A substate semifinal on Friday. The visiting Indians battled Centennial to a 28-28 halftime tie before the eighth-ranked Jaguars used an 18-0 run in the second half to pull away for a 71-53 victory. "We just had to get it going," said … [Read more...] about Jaguars fight off Indianola’s upset bid, advance to substate final against Ames