Thursday at the Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Basketball Tournament set the stage for Friday’s championships, as semifinals in three classifications went down from the Casey’s Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
While the Class 3A title game was set on Wednesday, Classes 4A, 1A and 2A – in that order – battled it out to determine who would play for championships.
In the first game of the day, top-ranked and No. 1 Cedar Falls earned a spot in the 4A finale with a 59-46 victory over Dowling Catholic.
Will Gerdes Takes Over As Cedar Falls Reaches 4A Finals
Will Gerdes, a Northern Iowa commit, dominated inside the paint, scoring a game-high 28 points, which included a thunderous dunk off a perfect lob pass from Jaydon Kimbrough. Gerdes added eight rebounds, as Kimbrough finished with 10 points and five rebounds…