West Carroll, Eastland Open With Wins at West Carroll Tourney

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

West Carroll Thunders Nate Law (frt.) goes up for a shot under the basket as a Galena Pirate defender goes for the block. Nate scored a game high thirty- one in the West Carroll 79-47 opening round win of the West Carroll Holiday Tournament on Saturday night. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

The Thunder and Cougars both opened the West Carroll Holiday Tourney with blowout wins over their opponents on Saturday in Mt. Carroll.

The opening game of the tournament saw Sherrard knock off Fulton Unity 57-48 and the second game of the day was East Dubuque over Warren by a score of 66 to 39.

The day’s third game matched the Thunder with Galena. West Carroll jumped out to a big lead and never looked back, taking the 79-47 victory. The Thunder jumped out to a 23-4 advantage and kept pouring it on. West Carroll held a 42-18 halftime lead. Nate Law led West Carroll with 31 points, Dillon Prowant added 15 and Brady Edwards added 12. The Pirates were led by Justin Hughes with 21.

The final game of the night saw the Cougars take on the JV squad from Winnebago, with the Cougars coming away with the 79-57 win, The Cougars held an 11 point advantage at the half and a 19-9 third quarter score assured the victory for Eastland. The Cougars were led by Tony Dunlap who poured in 24.

 

 

 

Nate Law takes one to the hoop during Saturday night action at the West Carroll Holiday tourney. The Thunder made it look easy as they cruised to the thirty-two point victory. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

 

HS Holiday Basketball Schedule

Dec 16

(B) West Carroll Holiday Tourney

(G) Polo Holiday Tourney

(G) Pearl City Holiday Tourney

Dec. 17

(B) West Carroll Holiday Tourney

(G) Polo Holliday Tourney

(G) Pearl City Holiday Tourney

Dec 18

(B) West Carroll Holiday Tourney

(B) Oregon Holiday Tourney (F)

(G) Pearl City Holiday Tourney

(G) Polo Holiday Tourney

Dec 19

(B) West Carroll Holiday Tourney

(G) Pearl City Holiday Tourney

(G) Polo Holiday Tourney

Dec 21

(B) Morrison at Prophetstown (F)

(G) Prophetstown at Morrison (F & JV)

HS Boys Basketball Results

Dec 7

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Milledgeville: Feltenz 1 0-1 3; Hunter 3 0-0 7; Kness 1 0-0 3; Landis 6 3-9 15; Neubauer 2 0-1 4; Silvius 0 4-5 4

Polo: Buck 6 0-0 14; Dollmeyer 2 0-0 4; Forsh 2 2-4 7; Lincoln 7 1-1 17; G. Scholl 4 0-3 8; S. Scholl 2 2-2 6; Stocker 1 0-1 3

3 Point Field Goals: Milledgeville: 3 (Feltenz 1, Hunter 1, Kness 1)

Polo: 6 (Buck 2, Lincoln 2, Forsh 1, Stocker 1)

Cougars Slip By Wolves

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Despite both teams getting off to a slow start, Eastland was able to get on track first and held off Pearl City to take the 57-41 victory on Friday night in Pearl City. A balanced mix of outside shooting and working the ball into the paint was a big factor for the visiting Eastland squad. The Wolves were able to mount a couple comeback attempts, which Eastland countered well. A deciding factor was the Eastland advantage from the charity stripe, with the Cougars hitting 19 of 27 while Pearl City converted on 11 of 21.

Tony Dunlap led the Cougar scorers, dropping in 19 for the game, while Reid Lessman added 18 and Collin Macomber added 14. Pearl City was led by Jared Slick who scored 11. The win improves Eastland to 3-0 while the Wolves fall to 1-3

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Eastland: Byers 0 0-1 0; B. Dunlap 0 2-2 2; T. Dunlap 4 8-10 18; Glastetter 1 2-2 4; Lessman 5 5-7 18; Macomber 6 2-5 14

Pearl City: Block 1 0-1 2; Grebener 1 0-0 2; Hull 4 1-4 9; Keltner 0 2-2 2; Maurer 2 0-0 4; Schiess 3 1-6 7; Slick 2 6-6 11; Talbert 1 1-2 4

3 Point Field Goals: Eastland: 6 (T. Dunlap 3, Lessman 3)

Pearl City: 2 (Slick 1, Talbert 1)

Fouled Out: Eastland: 1 (Glastetter) Pearl City: 1 (Block)

Pecatonica Over Milledgeville In Forreston Tourney

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Pecatonica used a big first half to gain the advantage on the Missiles and cruised to the 68-46 victory in the Forreston Holiday Tournament. The Indians opened up a 36-21 first half lead and never looked back. The Missiles were led by Kurt Landis, who scored 12 for the losing Milledgeville squad.

Milledgeville: Eich 1 1-4 4; Feltenz 1 0-0 3; Hunter 4 0-0 9; Kness 1 0-0 3; Landis 6 0-0 12; Neubauer 3 0-0 6; Peters 1 1-2 3; Shamp 1 0-0 2; Silvius 1 0-0 2; Wagenknecht 1 0-0 2

Pecatonica: Benters 1 0-0 3; Hankey 1 0-0 2; Jennings 11 2-2 32; Lepak 3 2-3 8; Morgensen 2 1-2 5; Nolen 1 0-0 2; Peyton 2 1-2 6; Reddy 2 0-0 6; Reeter 2 0-2 4

3 Point Field Goals: Milledgeville: 4 (Eich 1, Feltenz 1, Hunter 1, Kness 1)

Pecatonica: 12 (Jennings 8, Reddy 2, Benters 1, Peyton 1)

HS Girls Basketball Results

Dec 7

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East Dubuque: Gruel 5 4-5 15; Hayes 1 3-6 5; Lange 2 0-0 4; Liebold 4 1-3 9; Timmerman 1 2-2 4

West Carroll: Baltierra 3 0-0 6; Cook 2 2-2 6; Durward 1 3-6 5; Fritz 6 1-2 13; Handel 0 4-4 4; Lucas 1 0-2 2; Morhardt 4 1-2 9

3 Point Field Goals: East Dubuque: 1 (Gruel)

Fouled Out: East Dubuque: 2 (Gruel, Lange)

Le-Win Edges Eastland

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Despite leading for most of the game the Le-Win squad and Katie Jansen had other ideas about the outcome. The Cougars held as much as a twelve point lead in the third quarter and lead 35-25 starting the fourth quarter. Jensen hit a shot from the left corner as time expired to give Le-Win the 39-38 victory.

The Panthers had cut the Eastland lead to two points with slightly under a minute and a half remaining in the contest. But, missed free throws would prove to be the Cougars undoing as they let the Panthers remain in the game. Courtney Blair led the Cougars (6-3) with 13 points and 13 rebounds while Jensen led Le-Win with 13.

Area Basketball Scores

Dec. 12

(G) River Ridge/Scales Mound 53 Warren 39

(G) Fulton 48 Orangeville 39

(G) Freeport Aquin 48 Pearl City 44

(B) River Ridge 63 Freeport Aquin 59

(B) Dakota 47 Christian Life 42

(B) Forreston 46 Le-Win 36

(B) Polo 63 Oregon 61 (OT)

West Carroll Sports News

The freshman Thunder boy’s basketball team will travel to Oregon December 18th and 19th for the Oregon Christmas Tournament. Games will be played in the Oregon High School gym and the Blackhawk Center. Teams include Oregon, Indian Creek, Princeton, North Boone, Forreston, Stillman Valley, Marengo, Central, Le-Win, Aquin, Newman, Winnebago, Mendota, Fulton and Byron. The Thunder will start their tournament play against Marengo Friday, December 18th at 4:00 in the Oregon High School gym. Admission will be $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.

The varsity Thunder wrestlers will compete in the Stillman Valley Holiday Wrestling Tournament Saturday, December 19th. Teams entered are Aledo, Amboy, Dakota, Walther Lutheran, Le-Win, Oregon, Riverdale, Rockridge, Princeton and Winnebago. A concession stand with breakfast and lunch items will be available. Admission will be $6.00 for an adult all day pass and $3.00 for finals only. Student admission will be $5.00 for an all day pas and $2.00 for the finals only.

IHSA Encourages Basketball Teams To Make Free Throws For Illinois Military Families & Cancer Patients

For the second consecutive year, the IHSA and member school basketball teams throughout the state will participate in the military family fundraiser, Free Throws For Heroes. In addition, the 2010 season will also feature a second charitable initiative, Free Throws For The Fight, which will help Illinois cancer patients.

The Charity Stripe will once again sponsor the statewide events, with both Free Throws For Heroes and Free Throws For The Fight scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 20. On that day, IHSA boys and girls basketball team members are encouraged to shoot 50 free throws each to raise money for either or both causes. Participants will solicit pledges from their families and communities for each free throw made and the money raised will be passed on to help military families and/or those afflicted by cancer in Illinois.

“Finding ways to get students involved with worthy causes like Free Throws For Heroes and Free Throws For The Fight directly aligns with the IHSA’s mission, said IHSA Assistant Executive Director Beth Sauser. “The majority of the IHSA programs that were involved in Free Throws For Heroes a year ago were the boy’s basketball teams, so we hope to see more girl’s teams get involved in 2010.”

Boys and girls of all grade levels are invited to participate in Free Throws For Heroes and Free Throws For The Fight, which are both initiatives developed by Northbrook-based not-for-profit charitable organization, The Charity Stripe. The Illinois Athletics Directors Association, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association are all promoting the events among their membership. “Our ongoing goal is to inspire and empower young people to step up to the line and use their skills to make free throws that matter the most to others in need,” said The Charity Stripe Executive Director Mitch Salzstein. “Giving back to others is the catalyst that drives our One Day, During One Practice as One Unified Illinois Basketball Community motto.”

In its inaugural season in 2009, 96 IHSA member high schools participated in Free Throws For Heroes, helping to raise $82,170 dollars for Illinois military families in need. The suburban Basketball Officials also donated their game checks for the evening, totaling an additional $825 dollars for the event. Funds are being used for rehabilitation equipment, handicap accessibility, mortgage/utility payments, job/career training, returning troop family reunions and more.

“Last year’s event far exceeded our expectations, but there are still so many Illinois families who really need our help,” added Salzstein. “We hope to have at least 500 Illinois schools participate this year and also encourage other Illinois basketball officials organizations to team up with us to help attain our 2010 goal of $250,000 dollars. I’ve had the district honor and privilege of talking to and meeting with many of the charitable recipients who were helped because of Free Throws For Heroes. They are so thankful and appreciative to all of those who have gotten involved.”

For more information on Free Throws For Heroes or Free Throws For The Fight or to sign up as a school team, individual or sponsor, please visit www.TheCharityStripe.net or contact The Charity Stripe Executive Director Mitch Salzstein at (847) 715-9433.

NFL Schedule

Dec 17

Indianapolis at Jacksonville

Dec 19

Dallas at New Orleans

Dec 20

New England at Buffalo

Arizona at Detroit

Miami at Tennessee

Cleveland at Kansas City

Houston at St. Louis

Atlanta at NY Jets

San Francisco at Philadelphia

Green Bay at Pittsburgh

Chicago at Baltimore

Cincinnati at San Diego

Oakland at Denver

Tampa Bay at Seattle

Minnesota at Carolina

Dec 21

NY Giants at Washington