Area Roundup: Earlville, Serena, Somonauk, Flanagan-Cornell boys all score conference wins

The Earlville Red Raiders boys basketball team climbed back to .500 overall and remained unbeaten in Little Ten Conference play Tuesday, overwhelming Hiawatha, 68-39, to move to 3-3 on the season, 2-0 in the LTC.

Griffin Cook dropped in 27 points, Ryan Browder tallied 14, and Garrett Cook scored 13 to pace the Red Raiders.

Serena 63, Indian Creek 48: At Shabbona, the visiting Huskers earned the Little Ten triumph, led by Ben Shugrue’s double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Tanner Faivre (13 points, four assists), Braxton Hart (11 points, four assists) and Camden Figgins (five points, six assists) also led victorious Serena.

Somonauk 57, IMSA 41: The Bobcats stayed tied atop the Little Ten standings, besting new league member Illinois Math and Science Academy to improve to 5-1 overall and 2-0 on the LTC loop.

Alex Krejci scored 21 points, Parker Wasson added 15, and Brock Zimmerman recorded 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals for Somonauk.

Morris 49, Sandwich 32: In Interstate Eight Conference competition, the Indians suffered the defeat Tuesday, rallying late but drawing no closer than a dozen points.

Evan Gottlieb (six points) and Saulo Rodriguez (five points) paced Sandwich.

Flanagan-Cornell 67, Ridgeview 51: At Flanagan, Tyler Pfaff canned eight 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 27 points for the Falcons in the Heart of Illinois Conference triumph.

William Weber and Kesler Collins each added 12 points for FCHS, while Dallas Hamilton chipped in eight.

Marquette 65, Hall 40: After what Marquette coach Todd Hopkins called “one of the worst (games) I’ve been part of as a coach” on Monday in a 40-point loss, the Crusaders bounced back against the Colmone Classic host Hall Red Devils.

Aside from a brief 3-2 deficit, the Crusaders led the whole way and pulled away in the second half.

“I was real worried how we were going to respond,” Hopkins said. “I don’t think we could have responded any better. We played with intensity. We played scared [Monday] night, got down and buried our heads. I told them we have to bounce back, and I thought they did.”

After Drake Garland sank a 3-pointer to put Hall ahead, 3-2, Marquette’s Logan Nelson responded with a 3 of his own. The Crusaders led 17-11 after the first quarter and had more points midway through the second than they did Monday.

“We were a little more patient,” Hopkins said. “We got the ball inside early, then Logan got hot a little bit from outside, but he attacked the rim too. Both [Brady and Beau] Ewers played well inside. Tommy [Durdan] is playing really well at the point.

“We’re just trying to figure ourselves out. Kids are getting better.”

Marquette led 35-22 at halftime and extended its lead to as many as 27 in the second half.

Durdan led Marquette with 19 points, while Nelson finished with 12 points, and Beau Ewers added 10. Garland paced Hall with 20 points.

– Read Kevin Chlum’s full report from Night 3 of the Colmone at www.mywebtimes.com.

BOYS BOWLING

Ottawa 2,999, Kaneland 2,627: In I-8 competition, the Pirates received a 617 series (261 high game) courtesy of Nelson Brandt. Sean Miller added a 527 (194) in the victory.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Earlville 52, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland 29: At Earlville, the Red Raiders led 30-9 at halftime and in the victory over the Falcons.

Elizabeth Browder led Earlville with 25 points, nine rebounds and five assists, with Alexis Olson adding 11 points and seven rebounds. FCW was paced by nine points from Taylor Reed and eight points from Ella Derossett.

Fieldcrest 46, Putnam County 18: At Minonk, the Knights led 24-8 at halftime in the win over the Panthers to improve to 10-0 on the season.

Kaitlin White led Fieldcrest with 11 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Carolyn Megow had nine points, seven rebounds and five steals, Ashlyn May seven points, seven steals and five assists, and Ella Goodrich six points.

GIRLS BOWLING

Ottawa 2,230, Morris 1,535: At Dettore’s Town Lanes on Monday, the host Pirates triumphed led by McKenzie Lewis’ 499 series (175, 175 high games) and Laura Pool’s 416 (158).

WRESTLING

Seneca 54, Wilmington 24: At Wilmington, the Fighting Irish (2-3) used wins from Tommy Milton (113 pounds), Jaden Casey (126), Robby Nelson (132), Will Milton (138), Owen Feiner (145, pinfall in 2:36), Ryan Flynn (152), Aiden Burton (160), Chris Peura (195) and Alex Bogner (220) to tame the Wildcats.

SOPHOMORE/JV BOYS BASKETBALL

Peotone 51, Streator 40: At Pops Dale Gymnasium, the Bulldogs lost despite a 15-point effort from Landon Muntz, nine from Matt Williamson and five apiece off the hands of Quinn Baker and Cole Park.

Kaneland 51, Ottawa 36: At Kingman Gym, the Corsairs (4-2, 1-1) saw Huston Hart lead Ottawa with 17 points and four steals. Cooper Knoll added five points, three rebounds and two assists, with Drake Kaufman, Jordan Schiltz and Keevon Peterson chipping in four points apiece.

JV BOYS BOWLING

Ottawa 2,575, Kaneland 1,826: Noah Sallee led the Corsairs with a 428 series (183 high game).