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Mendota, Fieldcrest advance to regional finals: Wednesday’s NewsTribune roundup

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Boys basketball

Mendota 78, Aurora Central Catholic 46: Cole Tillman scored 24 points and grabbed five rebounds as the No. 1-seeded Trojans cruised to a win over the No. 9 Chargers in a Class 2A Rock Falls Regional semifinal Wednesday.

Aden Tillman had 15 points, Dane Doyle contributed 11 points, and Drew Becker added nine points and eight rebounds for Mendota (27-5), which will face No. 4 Oregon (23-9) in the title game at 7 p.m. Friday. The Hawks advanced with a 76-48 win over Rock Falls.

Fieldcrest 67, Peoria Heights 45: Layten Gerdes scored 16 points as the No. 3-seeded Knights advanced to the Class 1A Knoxville Regional final with a victory over the No. 6 Patriots.

Eli Gerdes scored 14 points, Kash Klendworth had 13 points, and Drew Overocker added 10 points for Fieldcrest (18-13), which will face No. 2 Brimfield (24-7) in the title game at 7 p.m. Friday. The Indians advanced with a 59-42 win over Roaoke-Benson.

Woodland 72, Henry-Senachwine 41: Landon Harbison scored 12 points as the No. 7-seeded Mallards lost to the No. 2 Warriors in a Class 1A Woodland Regional semifinal in Streator.

Tristin Hall added nine points for Henry (17-14).

Women’s basketball

Kankakee 65, IVCC 54: Ashlyn Ehm scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the 12-seeded Eagles’ season came to an end with a loss to the No. 5 Cavaliers in the Region 4 Tournament in Kankakee.

Jasmine Garman also had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds for IVCC (11-18), while Jenna Setchell added nine points and five rebounds.