The Exira-EHK Spartans played a phenomenal first half against the St. Albert Falcons on Tuesday night in a District 14 Semifinal, but faded in the second half of a 56-41 loss. The Spartans raced out to a quick 6-0 lead and held the advantage by the end of the first quarter 13-8. The Falcons tied the game at 19 late in the second quarter and then hit two big shots to take their first lead of the game and head to half with a 24-19 advantage. Kyle Barnes hit a three that gave them the lead and then Reed Miller hit a falling down put back before the first half buzzer to give the Falcons the 5 point halftime lead.

The second half turned in the Falcons favor as they ramped up the defensive intensity. The Spartans couldn’t find open looks on the offensive end in the second half and fell behind by 9 at the end of the third 40-31. The Spartans continued fought hard but couldn’t get the lead under 8 the rest of the way.

Jake Carley had a nice night for the Falcons with 20 points and Tyler Blaha finished with 16 points. St. Albert improved to 13-9 and will face Stanton on Thursday in the District 14 Final.

Exira-EHK was led by 18 points, 8 blocks, and 5 rebounds from Dakota Rold. The Spartans finish the season with a 15-8 record.

The CAM Cougars played a tight game with the Stanton Vikings on Tuesday night at St. Albert High School but couldn’t make enough plays down the stretch in a 62-57 Viking victory. The game was tight early and tied at 18 at the end of the first quarter. Stanton pulled away a bit at the end of the half and led 33-27 at the break. The Vikings lead was 45-38 by the end of the third. The Cougars tied the game at one point of the fourth quarter 52-all but the Vikings grabbed the lead right back and built a six point lead with around a minute to go. The Cougars cut it to three on a Nic Holste triple and then sent Stanton to the line for a one-and-one try. Easton Blunt missed the free throw but the Cougars failed to get the rebound and Stanton wound down some time until Donnie Weis was fouled. Weis sunk two free throws to ice the victory.

CAM got a huge night from Senior Thomas Hensley as he dropped in 31 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and had 2 steals. Nic Holste had 13 in his final outing as a Cougar as well. CAM ends their season with a record of 16-6.

Stanton was led by 21 point nights for both Drake Johnson and Donnie Weis. Dillion Rocha was just shy of a double-double with 8 points and 11 rebounds. Stanton improves to 21-1 and they will move on to the District 14 Final against St. Albert on Thursday night at 7:00pm at Riverside High School.

Girls Regional Finals

Class 4A

Region 1: LeMars 56, Denison-Schleswig 29
Region 8: Lewis Central 47, Bishop Heelan 28

Boys Substate Quarterfinals

Class 3A Substate 8 @ Harlan

Creston 69, Carroll 65 OT
Harlan 68, Perry 56

Class 4A Substate 1

Sioux City West 60, CB Thomas Jefferson 47

Boys Class 1A District Semifinals

District 14 @ St. Albert

Stanton 62, CAM 57
St. Albert 56, Exira-EHK 41

District 13 @ Red Oak

Nodaway Valley 69, Sidney 57
Bedford 54, Southwest Valley 45

District 15 @ IKM-Manning

Tri-Center 70, Ar-We-Va 58
IKM-Manning 57, Boyer Valley 41

District 16 @ Kingsley-Pierson

St. Mary’s, Remsen 64, West Monona 49
Kingsley-Pierson 42, Woodbury Central 40

Boys Class 2A District Finals

District 1 @ Denison-Schleswig

Kuemper Catholic 67, Logan-Magnolia 46

District 12 @ Winterset

Van Meter 64, I-35 49

District 15 @ Dallas Center-Grimes

Woodward-Granger 66, Des Moines Christian 63

District 16 @ CB Thomas Jefferson

Treynor 52, Underwood 34

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A Chicago Bears defensive back has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors stemming from a fracas at a bar in northeast Iowa. Deiondre’ Hall and Green Bay Packers defensive back Makinton Dorleant were arrested March 26 last year outside Sharkey’s Funhouse in Cedar Falls.

Court records say Hall entered written pleas Feb. 9 to charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication. He was sentenced to six months of probation on a deferred judgment. That will allow his conviction to be removed from court records if he successfully completes the terms of his probation.

The records say the Dorleant was given a year of probation and granted a deferred judgment at his sentencing last May on the same charges. The Packers cut him in April after he failed a physical.
Both men played college football in Cedar Falls at Northern Iowa.

The CAM Cougars and Exira-EHK Spartans boys basketball teams will be fighting for spots in the Class 1A District 14 Final with Semifinal games tonight at St. Albert High School in Council Bluffs.

The Cougars will face the Stanton Vikings in the first game of the night at 6:30pm. The Cougars won their opening round game over East Mills 62-41. Stanton was a first round winner over Griswold 66-34. The two teams did not meet during the regular season. The Cougars come in with a record of 16-5 while the Vikings are 20-1.

The second game of the night will have host St. Albert squaring off against Exira-EHK. The Falcons cruised in their first round game over Riverside 90-28. Exira-EHK won a back and forth battle over Fremont-Mills in the first round 64-57. The teams also did not meet in the regular season. St. Albert is 12-9 and Exira-EHK is 15-7.

We’ll have coverage of both games tonight on KJAN. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call with pregame coverage starting at 6:20pm before the CAM game. Tune in on-air, online, or on the mobile app.