By Craig Lang - Prairie Advocate Sports

HS Boys Basketball

Orion Rolls Over Mustangs

The Orion Chargers were more than up to the task at hand, easily dispatching the Morrison Mustangs 72-30 in the opening round of the Warkins Cardinal Classic in Erie on Monday. The Chargers jumped out to the early lead, topping Morrison by nine points at the end of the first quarter. A huge second quarter by Orion found them leading by thirty one points at the halftime intermission. The rout was on as the Chargers cruised in the second half, outscoring the Mustangs twenty six to fifteen. Morrison’s Nick Volckmann led the Mustangs, dropping in nine points, while teammate Luke Brands added six.

Morrison-10-5-8-7-30

Orion-19-27-14-12-72

Morrison: Belt 1 0-0 3; Bird 0 1-4 1; Brands 3 0-0 6; Bos 2 0-0 4; Sipes 1 0-0 2; Smith 1 1-2 3; Tegeler 1 0-0 2; Volckmann 4 0-0 9

Orion: Adams 6 1-2 15; DeBacker 2 0-0 5; DeDecker 5 1-3 11; Hancock 1 0-0 3; Lapaczonck 1 0-0 3; Nesbitt 2 0-0 4; Schulenberg 2 0-0 4; Schultz 2 0-1 4; Stiles 2 0-0 6; Williams 5 5-6 15; Woodley 1 0-0 2

3 Point Field Goals: Morrison: 2 (Belt 1, Volckmann 1)

Orion: 7 (Adams 2, Stiles 2, DeBacker 1, Hancock 1, Lapaczonck 1)

Fouled Out: None

Morrison Defeats Golden Eagles

The Mustangs used big second and fourth quarter scoring runs to defeat Mercer County 51-39 Monday at the Warkins Holiday tourney in Erie. Starting out down eighteen to six after one quarter, the Mustangs outscored the Golden Eagles nineteen to seven in the second to knot the score at twenty five at the half. They held a slim one point lead after three but blew the contest open in the final period, outscoring Mercer County sixteen to five to end the game. Mercer County’s Spencer Islamoski led the Golden Eagles with nine points. Morrison’s Bill Bos led all scorers with thirty one points and Will Bird added ten points.

Mercer County-18-7-9-5-39

Morrison-6-19-10-16-51

Mercer County: Benson 2 0-4 4; Dunn 2 3-4 8; Hermanson 3 1-2 7; Islamoski 3 3-3 9; McClellan 2 1-2 5; Matick 1 0-0 2; Wood 0 4-4 4

Morrison: Bird 3 4-6 10; Bos 14 3-4 31; Brands 0 2-2 2; Nelson 1 0-0 2; Smith 3 0-3 6

3 Point Field Goals: Mercer County: 1 (Dunn)

Fouled Out: None

Peoria Heights Slips By Mustangs

The Patriots used a big first quarter to take the lead and held on to take the 61-51 victory over the Mustangs Tuesday. Peoria Heights jumped out to a twenty two to ten first quarter lead and had just enough to hold Morrison at bay. The Patriots used timely outside shooting to keep their lead, draining eight three points. The Patriots Jimmy Smith led Peoria Heights with nineteen points while teammate Zach Jacobs added fourteen. Morrison was led in scoring by Bill Bos, who dropped in twenty one with teammate Will Bird adding eleven

Peoria Heights-22-12-15-12-61

Morrison-10-12-12-17-51

Peoria Heights: Dixon 2 0-0 5; Gibbs 2 0-0 5; Jacobs 6 0-1 14; Johnson 2 1-4 6; Lowry 4 0-0 12; Smith 8 3-4 19

Morrison: Bird 3 3-3 11; Bos 10 1-5 21; Brands 3 0-0 7; Smith 2 2-2 6; Volckmann 3 0-0 6

3 Point Field Goals: Peoria Heights: 8 (Lowry 4, Jacobs 2, Dixon 1, Johnson 1)

Morrison: 1 (Brands)

Fouled Out: Peoria Heights: 1 (Gibbs)

Morrison: 1 (Volckmann)

Cougars Top Cardinals In Double OT

It was a tale of two halves for the Eastland Cougars on Monday in Erie. The Cougars trailed big at the half but came out in the second half to dominate Erie and send the game to overtime. It went to a second extra period before senior guard Brad Dunlap hit a three at the buzzer to propel Eastland to the thrilling 53-51 win. Nothing went right for Eastland in the first half as they trailed 22-9 after one quarter and 29-13 at the half. In the third quarter the scoring touch again came alive for the Cougars and their defense stifled Erie. The Cardinals were outscored twenty six to ten in the second half as the Cougars knotted the score at thirty nine to send the game to extra periods. Both squads put six on the board in the first overtime and Dunlap’s three as time expired in the second overtime proved to be the game winner. Eann Cox led the Cardinals with fifteen points and teammate Jordan Schaller added fourteen. Eastland’s Collin Macomber led all scorers with twenty one points and Brad Dunlap added nine.

Erie-22-7-2-8-6-6-51

Eastland-9-4-12-16-6-8-53

Erie: Carsten 3 3-3 12; Cox 4 4-5 15; Goodhart 2 0-0 4; Jackson 0 3-8 3; Miner 0 1-2 1; Schaller 5 4-4 14; Schmidt 1 0-0 2

Eastland: Dunlap 3 2-2 9; Hansen 1 1-2 3; T. Hartman 4 0-2 8; Z. Hartman 1 0-0 2; Giedd 1 2-4 4; Lessman 2 2-2 6; Macomber 7 7-11 21

3 Point Field Goals: Erie: 6 (Carsten 3, Cox 3)

Eastland: 1 (Dunlap)

Fouled Out: Erie: 2 (Schaller, Schmidt)

Eastland: 1 (Lessman)

Eastland Edges Wethersfield

The Cougars used a big third quarter advantage to take control over the Flying Geese and held on to take the 69-61 victory over Wethersfield. Eastland led by six after the first but trailed by four to start the second half. A seventeen to six third quarter advantage put Eastland back on top by seven points to begin the final quarter of play. The Cougars had eight different players contribute points with Collin Macomber again leading the way for Eastland with nineteen points and Brad Dunlap adding fourteen. Reid Lessman added a dozen for Eastland. Wethersfield was led in scoring by Devin DeClercq, who dropped in seventeen points with Adam Blair adding fourteen.

Eastland-20-12-17-20-69

Wethersfield-14-22-6-19-61

Eastland: Byers 2 4-5 8; Dunlap 4 3-5 14; Giedd 2 0-1 4; Hansen 0 3-4 3; T. Hartman 2 0-2 5; Z. Hartman 2 0-1 4; Lessman 5 1-4 12; Macomber 7 5-8 19

Wethersfield: A. Blair 6 2-5 14; K. Blair 1 2-3 5; Bumphrey 4 2-2 11; DeClerq 7 3-7 17; Swedman 6 0-0 12; Yelm 1 0-0 2

3 Point Field Goals: Eastland: 5 (Dunlap 3, T. Hartman 1, Lessman 1)

Wethersfield: 2 (K. Blair 1, Bumphrey 1)

Fouled Out: Wethersfield: 1 (Bumphrey)

Cougars Slip Past Annawan

Eastland used a big second quarter run to take control of the game and went on to defeat Annawan 55-46 Tuesday at the Warkins Classic in Erie. The Cougars held a slim two point lead after one but outscored the Braves thirteen to three in the second quarter to take a twenty eight to sixteen lead at the half. Annawan battled back to cut the lead to seven after three but Eastland held on in the fourth to take the nine point victory. Reid Lessman led Eastland on the scoreboard, dropping in fourteen points with teammates Austin Hansen adding a dozen and Tyler Giedd contributing ten points. Phillip Pryzbyla who scored fourteen points with Annawan’s Jake DeJaeger adding a dozen points led the Braves.

Annawan-13-3-14-16-46

Eastland-15-13-9-18-55

Annawan: DeJaeger 4 3-4 12; Foes 4 0-0 11; Gripp 2 0-0 5; Pryzbyla 6 0-0 14; Smith 2 0-0 4

Eastland: Byers 4 0-0 8; Dunlap 1 0-0 3; Hansen 4 2-4 12; T. Hartman 0 2-2 2; Giedd 5 0-1 10; Lessman 5 1-2 14; Macomber 2 2-2 6

3 Point Field Goals: Annawan: 7 (Foes 3, Pryzbyla 2, DeJaeger 1, Gripp 1)

Eastland: 6 (Lessman 3, Hansen 2, Dunlap 1)

Fouled Out: None

Morrison Falls To Knoxville In Overtime

The Knoxville Blue Bullets jumped out to a big first quarter lead and then had to battle to hold off the Mustangs in overtime 64-57 Wednesday at the Warkins Classic in Erie. Knoxville led twenty four to eight after one and extended their lead to thirty six to twenty three at the half. Morrison was able to cut that lead to eight going into the final quarter. The Mustangs then outscored the Blue Bullets thirteen to five in the final quarter to send the game to an extra frame. Knoxville outscored the Mustangs thirteen to six to make the final margin of victory. The Blue Bullets were led in scoring by Dillon Lehr, who scored a game high twenty three points Dylon Smith led Morrison in scoring, dumping in sixteen points with teammate Bill Box adding twelve.

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Morrison-8-15-15-13-6-57

Knoxville: Benedict 2 0-0 4; Geitner 3 0-0 6; Lee 0 1-4 1; Lehr 9 3-5 23; Putnam 2 2-2 6; Sagona 4 3-4 13; Walker 3 5-6 11

Morrison: Bird 1 5-8 8; Bos 4 4-6 12; Brands 3 1-2 7; Heusinkveld 1 2-2 4; Kirk 1 0-0 2; Smith 7 2-4 16; Volckmann 2 4-6 8

3 Point Field Goals: Knoxville: 4 (Lehr 2, Sagona 2)

Morrison: 1 (Bird)

Fouled Out: Knoxville: 2 (Benedict, Putnam)

 

 

Cougars Dump Kewanee On Buzzer Beater

For the second time at the Cardinal Classic the Eastland Cougars won in dramatic fashion. After beating Erie on a last second three pointer by Brad Dunlap, Collin Macomber made one under the hoop as time expired on Wednesday to beat the Kewanee Boilermakers 40-39. The Boilermakers led by five points after one quarter and Eastland cut that lead to four points at the halftime intermission. The Cougars outscored Kewanee ten to nine in the third quarter to go into the final period trailing by a mere three points 32-29. The fourth quarter was back and forth as the Cougars took the lead on a pair of free throws by Ty Hartman with time winding down. A three pointer by Kewanee’s Jordan Hart put the Boilermakers up by a point, a missed shot by Eastland and a traveling call on Kewanee gave the ball back to the Cougars. A jump ball call gave the ball to Eastland under their own basket and after several timeouts the ball was inbounded to Collin who dumped in the game winner as time expired. Eastland was led in scoring by Collin Macomber’s eleven points with teammate Reid Lessman adding seven. Kewanee was led by Michael Sadowski who dropped in eight points. The Cougars move on to play Orion who defeated Peoria Heights for the championship on Thursday evening.

Eastland-10-9-10-11-40

Kewanee-15-8-9-7-39

Eastland: Byers 2 0-0 4; Dunlap 2 0-0 4; Giedd 3 0-0 6; Hansen 1 2-3 4; T. Hartman 1 2-2 4; Lessman 2 3-4 7; Macomber 5 1-2 11

Kewanee: Carlson 2 2-2 6; Currie 0 2-2 2; Fredrickson 1 0-0 2; Hart 2 0-0 5; Peart 2 3-4 7; Sadowski 2 4-6 8; Warner 3 1-2 7; Wells 1 0-0 2

3 Point Field Goals: Kewanee: 1 (Hart)

Fouled Out: None

Morrison Takes 11th Place at Warkins

The Morrison Mustangs took an early lead and held on to defeat the Annawan Braves 48-40 in the eleventh place game of the Warkins tourney on Thursday in Erie. Morrison jumped out to a fourteen to twelve first quarter lead and extended that lead to five at the half. The lead grew to an eight point advantage after three quarters and both teams played even basketball in the final quarter. The Mustangs Bill Bos led Morrison with fifteen points while teammates Dylon Smith and Will Bird contributed thirteen and twelve respectively. Jake DeJaeger led Annawan with eighteen in a losing effort.

Annawan-12-6-12-10-40

Morrison-14-9-15-10-48

Annawan: DeJaeger 7 4-8 18; Foes 2 0-2 4; Gripp 1 0-0 2; Przybyla 4 0-0 8; Smith 3 2-2 8

Morrison: Bird 2 6-9 12; Bos 7 1-3 15; Kirk 2 1-1 5; Smith 6 1-5 13; Tegeler 1 0-0 3

3 Point Field Goals: Morrison: 3 (Bird 2, Tegeler 1)

Fouled Out: None

Cougars Take Second At Erie Tournament

Despite taking an early first quarter lead against Orion at the Warkins Classic, free throws proved to be the difference at the Cougars fell 47-43. The Cougars led thirteen to twelve after one but trailed by a slim four points at the half. The lead by the Chargers was held at eight points going into the final quarter. Orion’s lead was never more than seven points at any time in the contest. The Chargers converted on ten of twelve charity tosses while Eastland managed to shoot only three for eight from the line. The Cougars Collin Macomber led Eastland in the scoring column with ten points. Reid Lessman added nine points. For the Chargers, Kaleb Nesbitt took scoring honors with fifteen points while teammate Tanner Williams added thirteen.

Eastland-13-5-12-13-43

Orion-12-10-12-13-47

Eastland: Byers 2 0-0 4; Dunlap 3 0-2 8; Giedd 2 1-2 5; Hansen 2 0-0 5; T. Hartman 1 0-0 2; Lessman 4 0-0 9; Macomber 4 2-4 10

Orion: DeBacker 2 0-0 4; DeDecker 3 2-3 9; Nesbitt 6 3-4 15; Schultz 3 0-0 6; Wiliams 4 5-5 13

3 Point Field Goals: Eastland: 4 (Dunlap 2, Hansen 1, Lessman 1 )

Orion: 1 (DeDecker)

Fouled Out: None

HS Girls Basketball

Dixon Tourney

December 27

Geneseo 52 Forreston 44

Stillman Valley 50 Forreston 46

Stockton 41 Forreston 35

Rock Falls 65 Freeport Aquin 42

Rockford Lutheran 63 Stockton 40

Rochelle 63 Oregon 43

Rockford Boylan 56 Stillman Valley 35

United Township 46 Eastland 37

Dunlap 54 Rockford Christian 21

Dixon 47 Flanagan 22

December 28

Oregon 62 Stockton 36

Stillman 50 Forreston 46

Eastland 69 Freeport Aquin 64 (OT)

Rockford Christian 49 Flanagan 45

Stockton 41 Forreston 35 (OT)

Freeport Aquin 55 Flanagan 41

Rockford Lutheran 47 Rochelle 35

Rockford Boylan 45 Geneseo 41

United Township 40 Rock Falls 39

Dunlap 61 Dixon 45

December 29

Stillman Valley 59 Oregon 51

Eastland 44 Rockford Christian 43

Freeport Aquin 60 Stockton 52

Stillman Valley 43 Eastland 36

Geneseo 48 Rochelle 36

Dixon 42 Rock Falls 21

Rockford Lutheran 53 Rockford Boylan 46

Geneseo 49 Dixon 30

Rockford Boylan 68 Dunlap 58

Rockford Lutheran 62 United Township 53

Prophetstown Tourney

December 27

Orion 58 West Carroll 22

Hinckley-Big Rock 46 Pearl City 43

Prophetstown 54 West Carroll 39

Pearl City 36 Kewanee 30

Riverdale 52 Prophetstown 32

Kewanee 58 Hall 43

Riverdale 58 Orion 34

Hinckley-Big Rock 50 Hall 38

December 28

Pearl City 35 Hall 33 (OT)

Riverdale 74 West Carroll 35

Hinckley-Big Rock 41 Kewanee 34

Prophetstown 44 Orion 41

December 30

7th Place Game

Hall 61 West Carroll 30

5th Place Game

Kewanee 50 Orion 33

3rd Place Game

Pearl City 36 Prophetstown 19

Championship Game

Riverdale 46 Hinckley-Big Rock 37

HS Boys Basketball

Warkins Classic

December 27

Kewanee 78 Annawan 48

Wethersfield 57 Stockton 54

Kewanee 74 Stockton 52

Eastland 69 Wethersfield 61

Riverdale 63 Knoxville 55

Erie 41 Annawan 40

December 28

Kewanee 63 Wethersfield 24

Knoxville 57 Mercer County 56

Riverdale 65 Orion 62

December 29

Stockton 54 Annawan 44

Riverdale 56 Mercer County 48

Erie 57 Wethersfield 38

Orion 70 Peoria Heights 57

December 30

Wethersfield 68 Knoxville 39

Kewanee 79 Peoria Heights 43

Sterling Newman Tourney

December 27

Chicago Hawkins 59 Pearl City 28

Durand 63 Stillman Valley 51

Warren 59 AFC 54

Sterling Newman 72 Paw Paw 34

December 28

Stillman Valley 50 Pearl City 37

AFC 65 Paw Paw 63

Chicago Hawkins 61 Durand 38

Sterling Newman 66 Warren 29

Sterling Newman 61 Chicago Hawkins 52

Stillman Valley 61 AFC 39

HS Basketball Schedule

January 6

(B) West Carroll at Le-Win

(G) West Carroll at Milledgeville

(B) East Dubuque at Eastland

(B) Forreston at Oregon

January 7

(B) Erie at Morrison

(G) Le-Win at Pearl City

(G) Eastland at Stockton

(G) Forreston at Pecatonica

(G&B) Galena at River Ridge

January 8

(B) Galena at West Carroll

(G) Bureau Valley at Morrison

(B) Scales Mound at Pearl City0

January 10

(G) Warren at West Carroll

(G) East Dubuque at Eastland

(B) Eastland at Le-Win

(G) Pearl City at Milledgeville

January 11

(B) West Carroll at Pearl City

(B) Fulton at Morrison

KC Free Throw Contest Jan. 15 at Eastland Middle School

Local competition in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is set for Saturday, January 15 at the Eastland Middle School in Shannon. Registration will be held from 9-9:30 a.m. and all boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. Entry forms will be available at the event. For more information, call John Jirgenson at or Clark Carroll at . The KC Free Throw Championship is an annual event with winners advancing through the council, district and regional levels. This event is being sponsored by the Shannon Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal organization with more than 12,500 local councils.

Bowling League Results

Women’s Wednesday Night League

December 22

1-Pruis Upholstery 4-0

2-Ken Kophamer Realty 3-1

3-FAT Boy’s 3-1

4-Goldstar FS 3-1

5-Green & Clean 1-3

6-KJ’s Bar & Grill 1-3

7-Smith & Associates 1-3

8-Hilltop 0-4

High Individual Game

Flay Travis 200, Jaini Ammon 194, Paulette Strating 191, Brenda Workman 190. Jodi Beswick 185

High Individual Series

Bev Ryan 535, Jodi Beswick 521, Paulette Strating 521, Flay Travis 507, Bette Wiebenga 501, Dana Nelson 500

Women’s Wednesday Night League

December 29

1-Pruis Upholstery 8-0

2-FAT Boy’s 6-2

3-Smith & Associates

4-Goldstar FS 4-4

5-Hilltop 3-5

6-Ken Kophamer Realty 3-5

7-Green & Clean 2-6

8-KJ’s Bar & Grill 2-6

High Individual Game

Leanne Geerts 210, Deb Manninen 203, Brenda Workman 202, Dana Nelson 200, Ginny Butts 194, Jaini Ammon 194, Jodi Beswick 194

High Individual Series

Brenda Workman 551, Dana Nelson 540, Jaini Ammon 527, Connie Helms 524, Deb Manninen 495

SVCC Basketball Schedule

January 6

(M&W) Sauk Valley at Highland

HCC Basketball Schedule

January 7

(M&W) Sauk Valley at Highland

January 8

(M&W) Kankakee at Highland

January 11

(M&W) Highland vs. Black Hawk East at Kewanee

NFL Playoff Schedule

Saturday, January 8

New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks-3:30 pm

NY Jets at Indianapolis Colts-7 pm

Sunday, January 9

Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs-noon

Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles-3:30 pm