Published: November 28, 2008 09:35 am      

Rockets get past Mustangs

STERLING, Ill. — Jason Smith scored 20 points Wednesday, but that wasn’t enough as Rock Falls defeated Morrison 58-47 in boys basketball at the Sauk Valley Shootout.

The Mustangs outscored the Rockets 11-6 in the third quarter to pull within one point, but Rock Falls outscored Morrison 23-15 in the final quarter.

ROCK FALLS 58, MORRISON 47

MORRISON (1-2) — Wagenecht 1 1-1 3, Smith 6 6-7 20, McBride 3 0-0 6, Goodenough 1 1-2 3, Vandermyde 1 0-0 2, Cook 0 1-2 1, Stralow 3 1-2 7, Janssen 0 0-0 0, Belt 3 0-0 6. Totals 18 10-14 48.

ROCK FALLS (3-0) — Rumley 8 2-3 18, Dahlstrom 1 0-0 2, Brown 1 1-3 3, Junis 8 506 23, Lauts 3 3-6 9, Kidley 0 0-0 0, Hall 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 11-18 57.

Morrison 13 9 11 15 — 48

Rock Falls 14 14 6 23 — 57

3-point goals — Smith 2, Junis 2. Total fouls — Morrison 18; Rock Falls 17. Fouled out — None.



Prophetstown falls to 0-3

at AlWood tournament

WOODHULL, Ill. — Prophetstown dropped to 0-3 with a pair of losses — 63-38 to Brimfield on Tuesday and 44-19 to Abingdon on Wednesday — at the AlWood tournament.

BRIMFIELD 63, PROPHETSTOWN 38

PROPHETSTOWN (0-2) — Anthony Lombardo 0 2-2 2, Brandon Roman 0 0-0 0, Anthony Nielsen 0 2-4 2, Karl Miller 2 0-0 4, Scott Sandrock 0 0-0 0, Wes Proulx 3 1-2 7, Steven Fox 0 0-0 0, Jacob Juhola 0 0-0 0, Jake Francis 0 0-0 0, Dylan Stees 2 1-2 5, Ethan Ward 5 2-2 12, Kory Sommers 2 2-4 6. Totals 14 10-16 38.

BRIMFIELD — Ethan Westart 8 0-0 16, Travis Kreiter 2 2-2 8, Adam Unes 6 1-4 15, Jake Spietz 2 0-0 5, Ty Kieser 6 1-2 13, Sean Callahan 2 0-0 4, Nick Unes 1 0-0 2, Sam Maenza 0 0-0 0, Danny Dwyer 0 0-0 0, Andy England 0 0-0 0, Ryan Wilbur 0 0-0 0, Braen Streitmatter 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 4-8 63.

Prophetstown 10 6 14 8 — 38

Brimfield 15 22 15 8 — 63

3-point goals — Kreiter 2, A. Unes 2, Spietz. Total fouls — Prophetstown 12; Brimfield 10. Fouled out — None.

ABINGDON 44, PROPHETSTOWN 19

PROPHETSTOWN (0-3) — Anthony Lombardo 1 0-0 2, Anthony Nielsen 0 0-0 , Karl Miller 0 0-0 0, Wes Proulx 2 0-0 4, Steven Fox 0 0-0 0, Jake Francis 0 0-3 0, Dylan Stees 1 0-0 2, Ethan Ward 4 1-4 9, Kory Sommers 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 1-7 19.

ABINGDON — Nate Lowell 1 0-0 2, Sealf 0 0-0 0, Milan 0 0-0 0, Yoho 4 0-0 10, Hines 0 0-0 0, Batson 1 1-1 3, Link 3 0-0 7, Carnes 0 0-0 0, Moshier 2 1-1 5, Bruckoff 5 0-0 10, Cowan 0 0-0 0, Osborne 2 3-4 7. Totals 18 5-6 44.

Prophetstown 5 2 6 6 — 19

Abingdon 19 9 8 8 — 44

3-point goals — Yoho 2, Link. Total fouls — Prophetstown 10; Abingdon 10. Fouled out — None.



Missiles beat Christian Life

at Oregon tournament

OREGON, Ill. — Nobody reached double digits, but Milledgeville used a balanced scoring attack to beat Rockford Christian Life 44-35 on Wednesday at the Oregon tournament.

MILLEDGEVILLE 44,

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN LIFE 35

MILLEDGEVILLE — Eich 0 0-0 0, Engelkens 1 6-10 8, Coy 0 0-0 0, Gelwicks 3 0-2 7, Hollewell 0 0-0 0, Workman 3 2-2 9, Allspaugh 1 0-2 2, Silvins 1 0-0 3, Wagenknecht 0 1-2 1, Ebersole 0 0-0 0, Harris 3 0-0 8, Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 9-18 44.

CHRISTIAN LIFE — Chapman 0 1-2 1, Bach 3 2-2 8, Trotter 0 2-3 2, Hill 3 0-0 9, Reitmaier 1 1-3 4, Nied 4 0-2 8, DuBois 1 0-1 2. Totals 12 6-13 35.

Milledgeville 12 14 9 9 — 44

Christian Life 16 4 8 7 — 35

3-point goals — Hill 3, Harris 2, Gelwicks, Workman, Silvins, Reitmaier. Total fouls — Milledgeville 8; Christian Life 17. Fouled out — None.



Fulton Unity Christian girls

take 8th at Forreston tourney

FORRESTON, Ill. — Rockford Christian Life defeated Fulton Unity Christian 57-27 on Wednesday in the seventh-place game of the Forreston Thanksgiving Tournament in girls basketball.

Rochelle beat Stockton 52-50 in the championship game, while Stillman Valley beat the host school 44-42 for third place and Winnebago beat Lanark Eastland 56-43 for fifth.

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN LIFE 57,

FULTON UNITY 27

CHRISTIAN LIFE — Sid 3 0-2 7, Pyper 1 1-2 3, Morell 5 1-2 12, Garcia 0 2-4 2, Box 10 1-2 23, Perkins 4 2-2 10, Patten 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-14 57.

UNITY — Rasmussen 0 0-0 0, Liekow 0 0-0 0, Pelt 1 1-1 3, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Meinema 4 0-3 8, Bajema 0 0-0 0, Dykstra 6 3-4 16, Wagner 0 0-0 0, Kammerer 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 4-8 29.

Christian Life 17 15 14 11 — 57

Unity 13 2 3 9 — 27

3-point goals — Box 2, Sid, Morell, Dykstra. Total fouls — Christian Life 13; Unity 11. Fouled out — None.