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Jefferson's buzzer-beater nips Edgerton girls in overtime

Rock Valley

girls basketball

League Season

W L W L

NORTH

McFarland 10 2 12 4

Jefferson 9 2 9 4

Whitewater 5 6 5 10

Edgerton 5 7 6 10

Evansville 2 9 2 12

East Troy 2 9 2 13

SOUTH

Parkview 11 1 14 2

Brodhead 10 1 11 3

Big Foot 7 4 8 5

Clinton 5 6 7 7

Palmyra-Eagle 2 10 3 13

Beloit Turner 0 11 0 13

RESULTS FRIDAY

North

Jefferson 47, Edgerton 44, OT

McFarland 77, East Troy 37

Whitewater 56, Evansville 50

South

Parkview 75, Palmyra-Eagle 35

Brodhead 49, Clinton 36

Big Foot 49, Turner 36

GAMES MONDAY

North

Evansville at Jefferson

Whitewater at East Troy

Nonconfefrence

Westosha Central at Big Foot

Harvard, Ill. at Clinton

GAME TUESDAY

South

Brodhead at Turner

Jefferson High had to work unexpected overtime Friday night to keep pace in the Rock Valley girls basketball race.

Jessica Splittgerber hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the top of the key at the end of the overtime to give the Eagles a 47-44 victory over visiting Edgerton.

The win kept Jefferson (9-4) a half-game behind McFarland (12-4, 10-2) at 9-2 in the Rock Valley North.

Edgerton (6-10, 5-7) led 21-20 at halftime and 35-30 after three quarters. Marie Stettler’s free throw for the Crimson Tide with 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter forced a 42-42 tie and the overtime.

Beth Ganser’s basket gave Jefferson a 44-42 lead in the extra period. Meggie Schmidt made the first of two free throws with 50 seconds left, and Stettler made the second of two with 40 seconds remaining to boost Edgerton into the 44-44 tie that lasted until Splittgerber’s buzzer-beater, which came after the Eagles called a timeout with nine seconds left.

Schmidt was the high scorer with 15 points, and Stettler finished with 12. Lindsay Frank led Jefferson with 12, followed by Caylee Cottrell and Ganser with 10 apiece.

JEFFERSON 47, EDGERTON 44

Edgerton (44)—McCall, 1-0-2; LaVelle, 3-0-6; Schmidt, 6-3-15; Fritz, 3-0-9; Stettler, 5-2-12. Totals: 15-5-44.

Jefferson (47)—Cottrell, 5-0-10; Frank, 4-4-12; J. Splittgerber, 3-0-9; Ganser, 4-0-10; Janny, 2-2-6. Totals: 18-6-47.

Edgerton 7 14 14 7 2—44

Jefferson 11 9 10 12 5—47

Three-point goals—Edgerton 3 (Fritz 3), Jefferson 5 (Splittgerber 3, Ganser 2). Free throws missed—Edgerton 3, Jefferson 5. Total fouls—Edgerton 10, Jefferson 13.

n Whitewater 56, Evansville 50—The Blue Devils (2-12, 2-9) cut a 23-15 halftime deficit to 47-44 with three minutes remaining, but they could not finish off the Whippets (5-10, 5-6) in a Rock Valley North game.

Kelsey Harms scored 18 of her game-high 27 points in the second half, including an 8-for-8 performance from the line in the fourth quarter. Harms also made three of Whitewater’s four three-point goals.

Sydney Westrick scored 22 points to place Evansville, while teammates Hailey McIntyre and Callie Reese scored 13 and 10 points, respectively.

WHITEWATER 56, EVANSVILLE 50

Whitewater (56)—Je. Shelbourn, 1-0-2; Trewyn. 1-6-8; Dolan, 0-1-1; Bowey, 0-2-2; Ju. Shelbourn, 2-3-7; Harms, 8-8-27; Babcock, 1-0-2; Runemji, 2-0-5; Griep, 1-0-2. Totals: 16-20-56.

Evansville (50)—McIntyre, 3-5-13; Westrick, 4-12-22; Reese, 3-4-10; Jenkins, 1-0-2; Gragg, 1-1-3. Totals: 12-22-50.

Whitewater 5 18 17 16—56

Evansville 6 9 20 15—50

Three-point goals—Whitewater 4 (Harms 3, Runemji), Evansville 4 (McIntyre 2, Westrick 2). Free throws missed—Whitewater 13, Evansville 10. Total fouls—Whitewater 19, Evansville 23.

n McFarland 77, East Troy 37—McFarland (12-4, 9-2) scored inside and outside at will as it routed visiting East Troy (2-13, 2-9) and stayed atop the Rock Valley North.

Julia Thorson had her way in the paint, scoring 14 points for the Spartans. Teammate Andrea Steinhofer hit five three-pointers for a game-high 15 points, while Kaitlynn Eversoll added 14.

Caitlin Dolan’s 13 points led East Troy.

McFARLAND 77, EAST TROY 37

East Troy (37)—Dolan, 5-2-13; Bakko, 1-3-5, Fleury, 2-0-5; Duncan, 3-0-7; Peter, 1-0-3; Fails, 1-2-4. Totals: 13-7-37.

McFarland (77)—Eversoll, 5-2-14; Stocks, 0-2-2; Ward, 1-0-2; Potts, 1-4-6; Steinhofer, 5-0-15; Thorson, 7-0-14; Walker, 3-0-6; Jermier, 0-2-2; Blaser, 2-0-5; Alsmo, 4-0-8; Culver, 1-0-3. Totals: 29-10-77.

East Troy 7 14 11 5—37

McFarland 13 22 25 17—77

Three point goals—East Troy 4 (Dolan, Fleury, Duncan, Peter), McFarland 9 (Steinhofer 5, Eversoll 2, Blaser 1, Culver 1). Free throws missed—East Troy 3, McFarland 1. Total fouls—East Troy 10, McFarland 12.

SOUTH

 n Parkview 75, Palmyra-Eagle 35—Jenna Larsen scored six of her 12 points to lead seven Parkview scorers in a romp over Palmyra-Eagle (3-13, 2-10) that kept the Vikings (14-2, 11-1) atop the Rock Valley South.

PARKVIEW 75, PALMYRA-EAGLE 35

Palymra-Eagle (35)—McGivern, 3-0-9; Madecky, 2-0-4; Hack, 3-0-7; Bladow, 1-0-2; Martin, 4-0-8; Mueller, 3-0-6. Totals: 16-0-36.

Parkview (75)—Harnack, 2-0-6; Newal, 3-0-6; Suiter, 3-4-12; Larsen, 6-0-12; Aasen, 3-5-12; Ryan, 2-2-6; Koch, 4-2-11; Oldenberg, 2-0-5; Wellnitz, 2-1-5. Totals: 27-14-75.

Palmyra-Eagle 10 8 8 10—35

Orfordville Parkview 22 19 8 26—75

Three-point goals—Palmyra-Eagle 4 (McGivern 3, Hack). Parkview 7 (Harnack 2, Suiter 2, Aasen, Koch, Oldenberg). Free throws missed—Palmyra-Eagle 2, Parkview 15. Total fouls—Palmyra-Eagle 19, Parkview 8. Fouled out—Hack.

n Brodhead 49, Clinton 36—Brodhead (11-3, 10-1) took an early lead on host Clinton and never trailed as the Cardinals stayed a half-game behind first-place Ofordville Parkview in the Rock Valley South.

Dana Lewis led the Brodhead with 16 points. Kristen Ruchti scored 11 points and Alyssa Harding scored 10 points for the Cardinals.

Liz Althoff led Clinton (7-7, 5-6) with a game-high 19 points.

CLINTON 49, BRODHEAD 36

Brodhead (49)—Ruchti 2-7-11, Mielke 2-0-5, Harding 4-0-10, Hegi 2-0-4, Johnson 1-1-3, Lewis 7-2-16. Totals: 18-10-49.

Clinton (36)—Nickel 0-1-1, Clark 1-0-3, Althoff 6-7-19, Lantz 1-0-2, Jeffers 1-0-2, Schultz 1-0-2, Popanz 3-0-6, Kemp 1-0-2. Totals: 13-9-36.

Brodhead 17 7 9 16—49

Clinton 9 8 8 11—36

Three-point goals—Brodhead3 (Harding 2, Mielke 1), Clinton 1 (Clark). Free throws missed—Brodhead 7, Clinton 7. Total fouls—Brodhead 17, Clinton 13. Fouled out—Schultz.

Junior varsity—Clinton 41, Brodhead 40.

 Big Foot 49, Turner 36—The Chiefs (8-5, 7-4) had to stave off several Trojan runs to earn a Rock Valley South victory.

Jordyn Courier scored six of her team-high 15 points in the first quarter for Big Foot. Sarah Thune and Haley Schwartz scored 11 points apiece for Big Foot.

Megan Grover led Turner (0-13, 0-11) with 16 points.

BIG FOOT 49, TURNER 36

Big Foot (49)—Thune, 5-1-11; Young, 1-4-6; Schwartz, 5-0-11; courier, 7-1-15; Spangler, 2-0-5; Utesch, 0-1-1. Totas: 20-7-18 49.

Turner (36)—Crouse, 2-0-5; Hale, 1-0-2; Grover, 8-0-16; Smith, 4-1-9; Peach, 0-2-2; Snippen, 1-0-2 totals: 16-3-4-36.

Walworth Big Foot 14 9 12 14—49

Beloit Turner 8 13 5 10—36

Three-point goals— Big Foot 2 (Schwartz, Spangler), Turner 1 (Crouse), Free throws missed— Big Foot 11, Turner 1, Total fouls— Big Foot 9, Turner 15, Fouled out—Smith.