St. Bede girls basketball beats Marquette: Friday’s NewsTribune roundup

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GIRS BASKETBALL

St. Bede 50, Marquette 38: The Bruins scored the first nine points of the game and led throughout in the Tri-County Conference victory in Peru.

Savannah Bray scored the first six points for St. Bede (10-9, 4-2) and finished with a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds. Lili McClain added 10 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Mendota 70, Kewwanee 65: Oliver Munoz scored 16 points Friday to help the Trojans to a Three Rivers Conference East Division victory in Mendota.

Cole Tillman and Dane Doyle each had 14 points for Mendota (16-5, 3-1 TRC East).

La Salle-Peru 75, Rochelle 57: The Cavaliers won big in an Interstate 8 Conference game in Rochelle. L-P is 13-5 overall and 3-1 in conference.

Marquette 65, St. Bede 60: The Bruins trailed by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter but rallied within four only to come up short in a Tri-County Conference game in Peru.

Gus Burr led St. Bede (11-8, 2-3) with 15 points, Alec Tomsha had 12 and Graham Ross added 10.

Newman 75, Hall 63: The Red Devils trailed by just four points entering the fourth quarter against the Class 1A No. 2-ranked and undefeated Comets, but Newman pulled away in the fourth quarter in the Three Rivers Conference East Division game.

Braden Curran led all scorers with 25 points and 10 rebounds for Hall (11-8, 1-3), while Chace Sterling added 21 points and 11 boards.

Abingdon-Avon 47, Bureau Valley 45: Blake Foster scored 12 points as the Storm came up short in a Lincoln Trail Conference game in Manlius.

Corbin Chhim, Carson Gruber and Jakari Martin each added seven points for BV (2-12, 1-2).

Woodland 54, Putnam County 37: Braden Bickerman scored 12 points as the Panthers lost a Tri-County Conference game in Streator.

Alan Castro added nine points for PC (6-15, 0-3).

Newark 74, Earlville 25: Colton Fruit scored 17 points as the Red Raiders lost a Little Ten Conference game in Newark.

Erie-Prophetstown 50, Princeton 38: The Tigers fell to 3-15 overall and 0-5 in the Three Rivers Conference East Division with a loss on the road.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw 59, Fieldcrest 50: The Knights lost a Heart of Illinois Conference game in Mackinaw, falling to 10-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

Leland 88, LaMoille 58: The Lions lost a Little Ten Conference game in Leland.

Indian Creek 77, DePue 37: The Little Giants lost a Little Ten Conference game in DePue.