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Rock Falls boys basketball hands Aurora Christian first loss: Friday’s Sauk Valley roundup

Sauk Valley Sports Roundup

Boys basketball

Rock Falls 62, Aurora Christian 57: The Rockets pulled off a big upset win in the first round at the State Farm Classic in the small schools boys bracket after beating the second-seeded Eagles. The 15th-seeded Rockets (5-7) handed AC (11-1) their first loss in the victory as Max scored 16 points and Cole Heald added 14. A 21-14 advantage in the third quarter helped key the win. RF faces Fieldcrest on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

Fieldcrest 46, Eastland 39: The Cougars, seeded seventh, fell to 10th-seeded Fieldcrest in their State Farm Classic opener. Eastland will face Aurora Christian in consolation on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Parker Krogman led Eastland with 17 points and Wyatt Carroll had 13 for Eastland. Eastland had just four players score in the setback.

Drake Lansman

Drake Lansman

Sauk Valley Media/Shaw Local sports reporter since May of 2024. Drake is a Bettendorf native who graduated from Iowa State University. He previously covered sports in the Quad Cities area for nine years.