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Brodhead whips Jefferson in key Rock Valley girls matchup

Rock Valley

girls basketball

League Season

W L W L

NORTH

McFarland 9 2 11 4

Jefferson 8 2 8 4

Edgerton 5 6 6 9

Whitewater 4 6 4 10

Evansville 2 8 2 11

East Troy 2 8 2 12

SOUTH

Parkview 10 1 13 2

Brodhead 9 1 10 3

Big Foot 6 4 7 5

Clinton 5 5 7 6

Palmyra-Eagle 2 9 3 12

Beloit Turner 0 10 0 12

RESULTS TUESDAY

Brodhead 53, Jefferson 36

Parkview 60, East Troy 45

McFarland 78, Palmyra-Eagle 33

Clinton 51, Edgerton 36

Big Foot 61, Whitewater 49

Evansville 56, Turner 50

GAMES FRIDAY

North

Edgerton at Jefferson

East Troy at McFarland

Whitewater at Evansville

South

Palmyra-Eagle at Parkview

Brodhead at Clinton

Big Foot at Turner

Brodhead High scored a major victory Tuesday night in Rock Valley girls basketball.

The Cardinals not only kept the heat on first-place Orfordville Paview in the South Division, but they knocked Jefferson out of the North’s top spot with 53-36 triumph over the visiting Eagles.

Brodhead (11-3) boosted its conference record to 9-1 and stayed a half-game behind Parkview (10-1). Jefferson (8-4) dropped to 8-2 in league play and fell a half-game behind McFarland (9-2).

The Cardinals took control early against Jefferson. They led 13-6 after the first quarter and 29-13 at halftime.

Kristen Ruchti scored 11 of her 19 points for Brodhead in the first half. Dana Lewis contributed 15 points to victory, while Caylee Cottrell led Jefferson with 15. Jessica Splittgerber, the conference’s third-highest scorer with 14.4 average for the Eagles, was held to four points.

BRODHEAD 53, JEFFERSON 36

Jefferson (36)—Cottrell, 7-1-15; Kubicek, 0-1-1; Frank, 2-3-5; Je. Splittgerber, 2-0-4; Chmielewski, 1-0-2; Ganser, 4-0-9. Totals: 16-3-36.

Brodhead (54)—Ruchti, 8-3-19; Heller, 1-0-3; Mielke, 2-0-5; Harding, 1-2-5; Hegi, 2-0-4; Lewis, 7-1-15; Lederman, 1-0-2. Totals: 22-6-53.

Jefferson 6 7 15 8—36

Brodhead 13 16 16 8—53

Three-point goals—Jefferson 1 (Ganser), Brodhead 3 (Heller, Mielke, Harding). Free throws missed—Jefferson 6, Brodhead 5. Total fouls—Jefferson 12, Brodhead 11.

 n Parkview 60, East Troy 45—The Vikings cruised past the visiting Trojans to maintain their half-game lead in the Rock Valley South.

Parkview (13-2, 10-1) led 36-18 halftime, but East Troy (2-12, 2-8) rallied for a 20-9 third-quarter advantage to pull within 45-38. Parkview gained a 15-7 advantage in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Jenna Larsen scored 17 points for Parkview, while Becca Neal had 11 and Melissa Harnack added 10. Caitlin Dolan led East Troy with 18, followed by Lindsey Fleury with 11.

PARKVIEW 60, EAST TROY 45

East Troy (45)—Dolan, 7-2-18; Fleury 4-1-11; Duncan, 2-2-7; Peter, 2-2-7; Bakko, 0-2-2. Totals: 15-9-45.

Parkview (60)—Harnack, 3-2-10; Neal, 5-1-11; Larsen, 7-2-17; Aasen, 2-2-6; Ryan, 3-2-8; Oldenberg, 2-0-5; Wellnitz, 1-1-3. Totals: 23-10-60.

East Troy 8 10 20 7—45

Orfordville Parkview 22 14 9 15—60

Three-point goals—East Troy 6, Parkview 4. Free throw missed—East Troy 11, Parkview 5. Total fouls—East Troy 15, Parkview 17.

Junior varsity—Parkview 53, East Troy 29.

n Clinton 51, Edgerton 36—The host Cougars (7-6, 5-5) blitzed Edgerton, 13-2, in the first quarter and went on to even their Rock Valley record.

Maggie Schultz scored six of her 13 points for Clinton in the first quarter. The Cougars’ Liz Althoff led all scorers with a 21-point game.

Meggie Schmidt led Edgerton (6-9, 5-6) with 12 points.

CLINTON 51, EDGERTON 36

Edgerton (36)—McCall, 1-1-3; Wedvick, 1-0-2; Schmidt, 5-1-12; Wileman, 3-0-7; Fritz, 3-0-8; Stettler, 2-0-4. Totals: 15-2-36.

Clinton (51)—Nickel, 1-0-2; Billington, 0-1-1; Althoff, 10-0-21; Lantz, 1-0-2; Jeffers, 0-1-1; Schultz, 6-1-13; Popanz, 2-0-4; Buchanan, 2-1-5; Kemp, 1-0-2. Totals: 23-4-51.

Edgerton 2 13 8 13—36

Clinton 13 11 11 16—51

Three-point goals—Edgerton 4 (Fritz 2, Wileman, Schmidt), Clinton 1 (Althoff). Free throws missed—Edgerton 5, Clinton 4. Total fouls—Edgerton 6, Clinton 10.

Junior varsity—Clinton 46, Edgerton 28.

n Big Foot 61, Whitewater 49—The Chiefs led all the way to gain a Rock Valley crossover victory over the visiting Whippets.

Jordyn Courier scored 14 points for Big Foot (7-5, 6-4), while teammates Courtney Spangler and Sarah Thune scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Freshman Molly Griep scored 17 points for Whitewater (4-10, 4-6).

BIG FOOT 61, WHITEWATER 49

Whitewater (49)—Je. Shelbourn, 0-1-1; Trewyn, 3-2-8; Bowey, 3-0-6; Ju. Shelbourn, 2-4-8; Harms, 3-2-7; Babrock, 1-0-2; Griep, 6-5-17. Totals: 17-14-24 49.

Big Foot (61)—Thune, 3-2-10; Youing, 3-3-9; Schwart,z, 1-5-8; Hucovski, 0-4-4; Courier, 6-2-14; Spangler, 5-0-11; Loth, 0-2-2; Utesch, 2-0-4. Totals: 20-18-24-62.

Whitewater 6 13 9 21—49

Walworth Big Foot 15 17 12 18—61

Three-point goals—Whitewater 1 (Harms), Big Foto 4 (Thune 2, Schwartz, Spangler). Free throws missed—Whitewater 10, Big Foot 6. Total fouls—Whitewater 21, Big Foot 20. Fouled out—Griep.

Junior varsity—Big Foot 34, Whitewater 33 (OT).

n McFarland 78, Palmyra-Eagle 33—Kaitlynn Eversoll scored 15 points, while Julia Thorson and Kristen Walker added 12 and 11, respectively, as McFarland (11-4, 9-2) breezed past host Palmyra-Eagle to grab the Rock Valley North lead.

Liz Madecky had 10 points for Palmyra-Eagle (3-12, 2-9).

McFARLAND 78, PALMYRA-EAGLE 33

McFarland (78)—Eversoll, 7-0-15; Jermier, 1-0-3; Blaser, 3-0-8; Ward, 2-0-4; Ward, 2-0-4; Alsma, 1-0-2; Potts, 3-0-6; Culver, 3-0-9; Steinhafer, 1-2-4; Thorson, 5-2-12; Walker, 3-5-11. Totals: 30-7-78.

Palmyra-Eagle (33)—McGivern, 1-0-2; Madecky, 4-2-10; Hack, 5-0-13; Szymkowski, 0-2-2; Devine, 1-0-2; Martin, 2-0-4. Totals: 13-4-33.

McFarland 14 19 26 19—78

Palmyra-Eagle 11 6 9 7—33

Three-point goals—McFarland 7 (Eversoll, Jermier, Blaser 2, Culver 3), Palmyra-Eagle 3 (Hack 3). Free throws missed—McFarland 1, Palmyra-

Eagle 6. Total fouls—McFarland 15, Palmyra-Eagle 11.

n Evansville 56, Turner 50—Hailey McIntyre scored eight of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Evansville (2-11, 2-8) fend off host Beloit Turner (0-12, 0-10).

Each team scored 21 points in the final quarter as the Blue Devils made 10 of 19 free throws win the Rock Valley crossover game.

Turner’s Megan Grover sparked her team’s comeback attempt as she scored 10 points on five field goals and finished with 18 points. Zoe Hale added 11 points for Turner.

EVANSVILLE 56, TURNER 50

Evansville (56)—McIntyre, 5-9-19; K. Phalin, 1-0-2; Westrick, 3-2-10; Reese, 2-1-6; Jenkins, 2-2-6; Beck, 0-3-3; Gragg, 1-2-4; Mills, 3-0-6. Totals: 17-19-56.

Turner (50)—Crowe, 2-1-7; Hale, 5-1-11; Grover, 9-0-18; Purdy, 1-2-4; Smith, 3-0-6; Peach, 1-0-2; Snippen, 1-0-2. Totals: 22-4-50.

Evansville 15 9 11 21—56

Turner 10 10 9 21—50

Three-point goals—Evansville 3 (Westrick 2, Reese), Turner 2 (Crowe). Free throws missed—Evansville 14, Turner 6. Total fouls—Evansville 13, Turner 24. Fouled out—Smith.