Kee boys basketball team ends regular season with 53-42 home loss to Turkey Valley, begins postseason with 65-35 home win over Starmont
Nearly outscores them himself ... Kee boys basketball sophomore Jordan Cota looks to attack the Starmont defense in the Hawks’ 65-35 home win over the Stars in the first round of Class 1A District Tournament play Friday, February 10. Cota scored 29 points in the win and also recorded five rebounds, one assist, two steals and four blocked shots. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Kee boys basketball team brought its regular season to a close and opened up its postseason on opposite ends of the final results spectrum at home this past week. That regular season was ended with a 53-42 loss at home to Turkey Valley Tuesday, February 7 but the Hawks then began their Class 1A District Tournament trail with much more success, a 65-35 win at home over Starmont Friday, February 10 to extend their season.
Holding a 7-14 season record that includes a 6-10 mark in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Hawks were next scheduled to play in their next round of Class 1A District 3 Tournament Monday, February 13 at Wapsie Valley. The winner moves on to a Thursday, February 16 quarterfinal match-up at Wapsie Valley, beginning at 7 p.m., taking on the winner of a first-round match-up between Waterloo Christian and Nashua-Plainfield.
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