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| West High junior Logan Cook |
Logan Cook proved she was poised for a breakthrough junior season with 22 points in West High’s season opening win last weekend.
Cook backed that performance up with an impressive encore on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-1 Cook scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Class 5A eighth-ranked West High to a 66-46 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson (0-3) in a Mississippi Valley Conference divisional meeting at West High.
Cook led a trio of West High players in double figures as senior Maddie Huinker had 18 points and Rachael Saunders added 13 as the Women of Troy improved to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in MVC play.
West High held the J-Hawks to three points in the second quarter while turning an eight-point lead into a 33-17 halftime advantage.
The Women of Troy shot 41 percent from the floor in the game and were 9-of-10 from the free throw line.
Cook led the way going 10-of-20 from the field on her way to a career-high 23 points.
Huinker was 4-of-5 from beyond the 3-point arc on her way to 18 points while Saunders added seven rebounds four assists and three steals.
Sophomore Lauren Zacharias had four assists and three steals and Emma Koch and Cailyn Morgan each had three assists as West High finished with 15 as a team.
Kennedy Dighton led Jefferson with 14 points while Kaylee Donner and Kylie Wise each added 11.
West High 22 11 17 16 – 66
CR Jefferson 14 3 14 15 – 46
West High (66) – Logan Cook 23, Maddie Huinker 18, Rachael Saunders 13, Lauren Zacharias 4, Paige Beckner 2, Emma Koch 2, Cailyn Morgan 2, Katie McGrane 2.
CR Jefferson (46) – Kennedy Dighton 14, Kaylee Donner 11, Kylie Wise 11, Erica Oler 8, Lindsey Culver 3, Emily Oler 1.
