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| City High junior Ashley Joens |
It was the newcomers that lifted City High to a win in its season opener on Tuesday against tenth-ranked Linn-Mar.
On Friday, the Little Hawk’s veterans returned to center stage.
Ashley Joens and Kenya Earl combined for 38 points as Class 5A No. 4 City High rolled to a 67-37 win over previously unbeaten Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a Mississippi Valley Conference matchup in Cedar Rapids.
Joens scored a game-high 21 points and Earl added 17 as City High improved to 2-0 on the season and 2-0 in MVC play.
Freshman Rose Nkumu added 10 points and Christina Hora had eight for City High which built a 36-17 halftime lead and led 65-24 entering the fourth quarter.
Hailey Dolphin had 16 points to lead Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2-1).
City High 20 16 29 2 – 67
CR Kennedy 6 11 7 13 – 37
City High (67) – Ashley Joens 21, Kenya Earl 17, Rose Nkumu 10, Christina Hora 8, Aubrey Joens 5, Sydney Schroder 4, Sam Greving 2.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy (37) – Hailey Dolphin 16, Madison Friauf 8, Auddie Alepra 6, Olivia Hellweg 4, Lauryn Vaske 2, Tessa Steffen 1.
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