Published: February 29, 2008 10:02 am            

West Carroll boys advance

BYRON, Ill. — The West Carroll Thunder rolled to a 70-51 win over Aurora Christian to advance to a sectional championship match-up with Winnebago on Saturday.

The Thunder led 19-12 after one quarter, 35-27 at the half and 54-40 heading into the fourth quarter.

West Carroll senior Chris Anderson continued to shine as he poured in 25 points to lead the way. Nick Lucas and Drew Gallentine provided double figure scoring support with 16 and 13 points respectively.

The Thunder will now face Winnebago, who edged out Byron on Wednesday with a 48-45 overtime victory.

The teams will meet on Saturday at Byron with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.

Score by Quarters

West Carroll 19 16 19 16 — 70

Aurora Christian 12 15 13 11 — 51

Scoring

WEST CARROLL (70)

Derrick Atherton 2 0-0 4, Chris Anderson 7 8-12 25, Seth Zickefoose 0 1-4 1, Drew Gallentine 5 2-3 13, Nick Lucas 8 0-0 16, Josh Schneider 2 1-1 6, Matt VanHaelst 0 0-0 0, Luke Ingersol 0 0-0 0, Colt Ostrum 0 0-0 0, Ryan Ashby 0 0-0 0, Keegan Murphy 0 0-0 0, Cameron Jones 1 0-0 2, Austin Ashby 0 0-0 0, Jacob Sweeney 1 0-0 2, Jacob Getz 0 1-2 1. Totals 26 13-23 70.

AURORA CHRISTIAN (51)

Hill 1 0-0 2, Roberts 2 0-0 5, Anderson 1 1-3 3, Redmond 8 4-4 21, Baines 1 2-6 4, Rutherford 1 0-0 2, Owen 0 0-0 0, McNelds 4 2-2 10, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Newton 0 1-2 1, Velasquez 0 0-0 0, Zielke 0 0-0 0, Rabonzo 1 1-2 3, Griffing 0 0-0 0, O’Dannen 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 11-19 51.

3-point goals—West Carroll 5 (Anderson 3, Gallentine, Schneider); Aurora Christian 2 (Roberts, Redmond). Total fouls—West Carroll 16, Aurora Christian 18.

Next games—Illinois Class 2A sectional championship (West Carroll vs. Winnebago at Byron), 7:30p.m.

        

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