Published: January 07, 2009 09:14 am      

Knights’ rally come up short

FULTON, Ill. — Trailing 51-36 after three quarters, the Unity Christian Knights fell short on a comeback attempt, falling to Sterling Christian 57-54 in boys basketball Tuesday.

Dan Meinema scored 11 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter to lead the charge.

Adam VenHuizen and Kyle Davis chipped in 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Knights.

Ethan Kruze led Sterling Christian with 21 points.

Score by quarters

Sterling Christ. 14 20 17 6 — 57

Fulton Unity 11 15 10 18 — 54

STERLING CHRISTIAN (57) — Ben Emmole 3 0-1 7, Devin Goodell 4 2-4 10, Mark Thomas 4 0-0 8, Luke Brands 0 0-1 0, Jordan Fitzsimmons 3 0-1 9, Skyler Bopes 1 0-2 2, Ethan Kruze 9 2-3 21. Totals 24 4-12 57.

UNITY CHRISTIAN (54) — Dan Meinema 10 1-1 23, Ryan Medenblik 2 0-0 4, Kyle Davis 4 2-2 10, Adam VenHuizen 5 2-4 12, Ben Smith 0 0-0 0, Chad Medenblik 1 0-0 3, Josh Warren 1 0-0 2, Brian Meinema 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-7 54.

3-point goals—Sterling Christian 5 (Fitzsimmons 3, Kruze 1, Emmole 1); Unity Christian 3 (D. Meinema 2, C. Medenblik 1).



Morrison wins by 32

MORRISON, Ill. — Twelve players scored for head coach Dale Trott’s Morrison Mustangs on their way to a 65-33 win over Amboy in Three River Conference action on Tuesday.

Jason Smith was the high-point man with 13.

The Mustangs jumped to a quick 19-7 lead after one quarter and cruised to the 32-point win.

Ethan Goodenough and Dustin Belt each scored nine points for the Mustangs.

Score by quarters

Amboy 7 13 6 7 — 33

Morrison 19 12 21 13 — 65

AMBOY (33) — M. Fuller 3 0-1 9, C. Fordham 3 4-4 10, N. Draper 0 0-0 0, R. Gould 0 0-0 0, S. Apple 2 2-4 6, T. Payne 3 2-2 8, D. Flessner 0 0-0 0, J. Wolf 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 8-11 33.

MORRISON (65) — Devin Mouw 2 1-1 6, Trevan Burn 2 0-0 4, Patrick Wagenecht 1 1-2 3, Jason Smith 6 0-0 13, Sean Smith 1 0-0 2, Travis McBride 3 1-1 7, Ethan Goodenough 3 2-2 9, Will Vandermyde 2 0-0 4, Andrew Cook 1 0-1 2, Zach Stralow 1 0-0 2, Kyle Janssen 1 2-2 4, Dustin Belt 4 1-1 9. Totals 27 8-10 65

3-point goals—Amboy 3 (Fuller 3); Morrison 3 (Mouw 1, J. Smith 1, Goodenough 1). Total fouls—Amboy 15, Morrison 13. Fouled out—None.



Prophetstown ekes out win

PROPHETSTOWN, Ill. — Down 45-41 entering the fourth quarter, Prophetstown staged a rally to top non-conference opponent Cambridge 66-59 on Tuesday.

The Prophets outscored Cambridge 25-14 in the final stanza to escape with the win.

Ethan Ward led the charge with 10 of his team-high 17 points in the fourth. Kory Sommers (14 points) nailed two 3-pointers in the final frame.

Cambridge’s Daniel Walsh hit six treys on his way to a game-high 30 points.

With the win, Prophetstown is 6-11 overall.

Score by quarters

Cambridge 12 16 17 14 — 59

Prophetstown 10 17 14 25 — 66

CAMBRIDGE (59) — Ryan Prevost 1 0-0 2, Daniel Walsh 11 2-2 30, Devin Sheahan 2 0-1 4, C.J. DeKezel 0 0-2 0, Steven Lenertz 7 3-6 17, Clayton Carr 0 0-0 0, Nate Mortensen 0 0-0 0, Brandon Wilkinson 3 0-0 6, Tyler Nimrick 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 5-11 59.

PROPHETSTOWN (66) — Anthony Lombardo 2 0-0 5, Karl Miller 2 3-4 8, Wes Proulx 4 4-7 12, Jacob Juhola 0 0-0 0, Dylan Stees 5 0-3 10, Ethan Ward 7 3-4 17, Kory Sommers 6 0-0 14. Totals 26 10-18 66.

3-point goals—Cambridge 6 (Walsh 6); Prophetstown 4 (Sommers 2, Lombardo 1, Miller 1).

Records—Prophetstown 6-11, 0-4 Three Rivers Conference.



Sabers go to 3-0 in WaMaC

DEWITT — The Sabers remained undefeated in WaMac Conference play with a 59-38 win over Anamosa Tuesday.

Weston Ketelsen led Central DeWitt with 18 points on the night as they ran their conference mark to 3-0. Nate Keeney and Tyler Smith added 11 and 10, respectively.

The Sabers led 15-9 after one quarter and 24-18 at the half.

In the second half, Central outscored Anamosa 35-20.

The Sabers (4-2 overall) play at Solon, the No. 1 team in Class 2A, on Friday night.

Score by quarters

Anamosa 9 9 10 10 — 38

Central DeWitt 15 9 16 19 — 59

ANAMOSA (1-6, 0-4 WaMaC) — Nic Jansen 1 2-4 4, Lenny Rhomberg 3 0-0 6, David Wilcox 1 0-0 2, Kurt Vavricek 3 1-3 7, Drew Schultenjans 0 0-0 0, Jason Breon 3 2-3 8, Richie Dirks 1 4-4 6, Evan Buck 0 0-0 0, Seth Koch 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 12-18 38.

CENTRAL DEWITT (4-2, 3-0) — Michael Burke 3 0-0 6, Nate Keeney 4 0-0 11, Adam Lee 3 0-1 6, Weston Ketelsen 8 1-2 18, Tyler Smith 2 4-5 10, Patrick Burmester 1 0-0 2, Scott Burke 0 0-0 0, Brennan Ketelsen 1 0-0 2, Mike Dunn 0 0-0 0, Al Ketelsen 1 0-0 2, Matt Daniels 0 0-0 0, Bryan Connell 0 0-0 0, Albert Aguire 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 5-8 59.

3-point goals—Central DeWitt 6 (Keeney 3, Smith 2, W. Ketelsen 1). Total fouls—Anamosa 10, Central DeWitt 20. Fouled out—None.



West Carroll escapes with win

LANARK, Ill. — West Carroll saw a 10-point lead evaporate in the final minute but managed to pull out a 69-68 win against Eastland on Monday night in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference.

“I was proud of the way our kids fought throughout the game,” West Carroll coach Josh Knuth said. “We have to execute end-of-game situations better, as we let our 10-point lead with 58 seconds to go slip away. It was a crazy ending, but we made two huge free throws and got a key defensive stop to win the game.”

Jaron Ferguson and Nataniel Law scored 21 apiece to lead the Thunder. Ferguson sank five 3-point baskets, while Law grabbed 11 rebounds. Tyler Zumdahl of Eastland led all scorers with 26 points.

Score by quarters

West Carroll 16 20 14 19 — 69

Eastland 16 17 13 22 — 68

WEST CARROLL — Jaron Ferguson 8 0-0 21, Dillon Prowant 2 2-2 6, Jacob Shepard 1 0-0 3, Seth Zickefoose 0 2-2 2, Luke Ingersoll 0 2-2 2, Justin Ferguson 2 3-6 7, Nathaniel Law 8 5-6 21, Tyler Brashaw 1 0-0 3, Brady Edwards 2 1-2 5. Totals 24 14-20 69.

EASTLAND — Brad Dunlap 2 2-2 8, Tony Dunlap 6 4-4 19, Tyler Zumdahl 9 708 26, Reed Lessman 1 0-0 2, Ben Delp 3 1-1 7, Jeremy Coombs 0 0-0 0, Carson Walker 3 0-1 6, Eddie Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 14-16 68.

3-point goals — Jaron Ferguson 5, T. Dunlap 3, B. Dunlap 2, Shepard, Brashaw, Zumdahl. Total fouls — West Carroll 17; Eastland 17. Fouled out — Delp.