ANKENY — No. 4 (Class 5A) Ankeny Centennial cruised to a 65-24 victory over the Fort Dodge girls basketball squad here on Tuesday.

The Jaguars (6-1 overall) went up 23-4 by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.

Junior Tory Bennett finished with six points for the Dodgers (2-6). Sophomore Lainey Maehl added five, sinking 3 of 4 free throw attempts.

Fort Dodge, which dropped its third straight, made only nine field goals. The Dodgers also went just 5 of 12 at the foul line.

Lizzie Strom (13 points) and Maggie Phipps (12) paced Centennial.

FDSH returns to action at home on Friday versus Marshalltown. The Dodgers then head to No. 3 Waterloo West on Saturday.

ANKENY CENTENNIAL 65,

FORT DODGE 24

Ankeny Centennial — Lizzie Strom 13, Maggie Phipps 12, Olivia Anderson 10, Bella Robben 7, Averi Porter 7, McKenna Clark 7, Ellie Street 4, Ella Becker 3, Jackie Pippett 2.

Fort Dodge — Tory Bennett 6, Lainey Maehl 5, Paytene Hiveley 4, Aleaha Pommer 3, Ellie White 3, Jalen Adams 2, Haley Wills 1.

Quarter scores: Centennial led 23-4, 37-11, 52-14.