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Princeton girls top E-P in conference play: Thursday’s BCR Roundup

Bureau Valley beats Brimfield 56-40 at the Storm Cellar

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Girls basketball

Princeton 45, Erie-Prophetstown 23: The Tigresses outscored the Panther 24-8 in the second half to win going away in Three Rivers East play in Erie.

Payton Brandt led the Tigresses (14-0, 2-0) with 13 points and Keighley Davis had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Bureau Valley 56, Brimfield 40: Libby Endress scored 15 points to lead the Storm to their 10th win of the season in nonconference play at the Storm Cellar.

Also for BV (10-7), Ashlyn Maupin had 10 points and Kayden Haage and Maddie Wetzell added nine each.

Dwight 61, St Bede 49: The Bruins (9-8, 3-3) led 42-37 after three quarters, but dropped a Tri-County Conference game on the road. Lili McClain led St. Bede with 20 points and Ava Balestri had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds.

Newman 63, Hall 36: The Comets overpowered the Red Devils (8-8, 1-4) in Three Rivers East play in Spring Valley.

Caroline Morris scored 12 points for Hall.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL