Cedar Falls boys basketball team wins Substate Final, advances to State Tournament

The Cedar Falls high school boys basketball team is headed back to the State Tournament.

Last night the top-ranked Tigers defeated Linn-Mar, 66-39, in a Class 4A Substate Final at Cedar Falls High School.

The Tigers trailed 14-12 after the first quarter, but rallied for a 33-26 lead at halftime. Cedar Falls smothered the Lions defensively in the second half, holding Linn-Mar to just 13 points in the final two quarters. 

Will Gerdes led the Tigers with 26 points. Jayden Kimbrough added 15.

The Tigers are now 22-0.

Cedar Falls will be the top seed in Class 4A at next week’s State Tournament in Des Moines. The Tigers open against 8-seed Urbandale Monday night at 7:15. Listen to the game on Cruisin’ KCFI at 1250 AM, 105.1 FM, the Cruisin’ KCFI App, KCFIRadio.com Stream, or, by telling your Smart Speaker to “play Cruisin’ KCFI.”