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Ottawa, Somonauk boys basketball both earn home triumphs: The Times Tuesday Roundup

Owen Sanders

Boys basketball

Ottawa 55, Plano 41: At Kingman Gym in Ottawa on Tuesday, the host Pirates (5-2) snapped a five-game winning streak for the Reapers (5-4), leading throughout the nonconference affair, including 29-22 at the half and 45-33 heading into the fourth quarter.

Reigning Times Athlete of the Week Owen Sanders put together a 16-point, eight-rebound performance for Ottawa. Jack Carroll added 12 points, Dom Parks scored a career-high 11, Rory Moore scored six, and Hazekiah Joachim recorded five points and seven assists.

Cooper Beatty had a team-high 11 points for Plano.

Peoria Heights 66, Woodland 65: At Peoria Heights, the visiting Warriors (4-4) lost a fourth-quarter lead to suffer the nonconference defeat.

Nolan Price drained a school-record-tying 10 3-pointers, including four in the fourth quarter, on his way to a 32-point performance to spearhead the Woodland attack. Jaron Follmer scored 19 points, with Nate Berry adding eight.

Nolan Price

Amboy 57, Earlville 24: At Amboy, the visiting Red Raiders fell to 0-7 on the season with the nonconference setback.

Yorkville Christian 66, Marquette 29: At Bader Gym in Ottawa, the host Crusaders fell to 6-2 on the season after the nonconference defeat.

Somonauk 42, Putnam Co. 38: At Somonauk, the host Bobcats won a close nonconference contest against the Panthers.

Landon Johnson (14 points) and Tristin Reed (eight points) paced the victors.

Fieldcrest 54, Heyworth 40: At Heyworth, the visiting Knights picked up the Heart of Illinois Conference road win, led by a 23-point performance from Layten Gerdes.

Kash Klendworth added 15 points for Fieldcrest.

El Paso-Gridley 85, Flanagan-Cornell 53: At Flanagan, the host Falcons were bested in the Heart of Illinois Conference contest.

Girls basketball

Yorkville Christian 43, Marquette 40: At Bader Gym in Ottawa, the host Crusaders lost the nonconference game.

Kaitlyn Davis had another big game for the Cru, scoring 24 points and adding nine rebounds.

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. is a graduate of Streator High School, Illinois Valley Community College and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who is some 26 years into an award-winning sports journalism career and serves as a regional sports editor for Shaw Local Media and Friday Night Drive.