East Troy boys find its stride
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Not even a slow start could derail East Troy's boys basketball team Thursday night.
The Trojans trailed by seven after one quarter but took the lead for good with a 21-12 advantage in the second and pulled away for a 64-52 Rock Valley North win over Edgerton.
East Troy pushed its lead to nine after three quarters and made 11 free throws in the fourth to thwart a late Edgerton rally.
Nate Dodge had 21 points to lead the Trojans, while twin brothers Brett and Alex Prahl combined for 27.
Adam Converse led the Crimson Tide with 16 points.
EAST TROY 64, EDGERTON 52
East Troy (64)—Nyffeler, 1-0-2; Kaminski, 1-0-3; Dodge, 7-3-21; Iloneaie, 2-2-6; B. Prahl, 7-3-17; A. Prahl, 3-4-10; Eckert, 0-5-5. Totals: 21-17-64.
Edgerton (52)—Gregory, 1-1-3; Wileman, 1-1-3; E. Deegan, 5-2-12; Johnson, 2-2-6; Fox, 3-0-8; Converse, 5-6-16; Ziement, 2-0-4. Totals: 19-12-52.
East Troy 7 21 17 19—64
Edgerton 14 12 10 16—52
Three-point goals—East Troy 5 (Dodge 4, Kaminski), Edgerton 2 (Fox 2). Free throws missed—East Troy 14, Edgerton 6. Total fouls—East Troy 13, Edgerton 22.
-- McFarland 61, Evansville 56—The Spartans held on for the Rock Valley North win thanks to a combined 29 points from Brandon Doll and Cory Frank.
McFarland (2-1, 2-0) trailed by 12 after the first quarter but outscored Evansville 17-4 in the second to take a one-point halftime lead.
Owen Schoenenberger scored 12 points before fouling out to lead Evansville.
McFARLAND 61, EVANSVILLE 56
Evansville (56)—Rutkowski, 4-0-9; Chenworth, 4-1-10; Sperry, 6-0-12; Walczak, 4-1-9; Schoenenberger, 3-3-11; Hill, 2-1-5. Totals: 23-6-56.
McFarland (61)—Jordan, 5-0-10; Herbst, 1-0-2; Doll, 6-3-15; Wedel, 2-0-6; Hunt, 5-0-10; Rounds, 2-0-4; Frank, 4-5-14; Totals: 25-8-61.
Evansville 20 4 10 22—56
McFarland 8 17 17 19—61
Three-point goals—Evnasville (Schoenenberger 2, Chenworth, Rutkowski), McFarland 3 (Wedel 2, Frank). Free throws missed—Evansville 5, McFarland 7. Total fouls—Evansville 14, McFarland 14. Fouled out—Schoenenberger.
-- Jefferson 53, Whitewater 42—The host Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead to start the game and never looked back in the Rock Valley North win.
Jalen McGraw had 14 points to lead Jefferson (4-1, 1-1).
Paul Pelayo had 10 points to pace Whitewater.
JEFFERSON 53, WHITEWATER 42
Whitewater (42)—Pelayo, 2-5-10; Hayes, 4-0-8; Gorsuch, 1-1-3; Harms, 2-0-6; Navejas, 2-5-9; Michaels, 3-0-6. Totals: 14-11-42.
Jefferson (53)—Green, 3-1-8; Ott, 0-1-1; Morrison, 2-1-5; Cincotta, 0-1-1; M. Ott, 3-3-10; McGraw, 4-6-14; Welper, 1-0-2; Renz, 3-3-10; Janny, 1-0-2. Totals: 17-16-53.
Whitewater 6 13 12 11—42
Jefferson 16 11 15 11—53
Three-point goals—Whitewater 3 (Harms 2, Pelayo), Jefferson 3 (Green, M. Ott, Renz). Free throws missed—Whitewater 3, Jefferson 7. Total fouls—Whitewater 16, Jefferson 16. Fouled out—Morrison.
Rock Valley South
-- Brodhead 47, Palmyra-Eagle 44—The host Cardinals rallied for the Rock Valley South win behind 11 points each from Griffin Day and Danny Lewis.
Palmyra-Eagle's Matt Preuss led all scorers with 12.
BRODHEAD 47, PALMYRA-EAGLE 44
Palmyra-Eagle (44)—Hein, 4-1-9; Gess, 1-4-6; Kelly, 2-0-4; Preuss, 4-3-12; Behr, 3-1-7; Dahms, 1-2-4; Troiola, 1-0-2. Totals: 16-11-44.
Brodhead (47)—Day, 4-3-11; Slocum, 2-2-6; Lewis, 4-3-11; Kescott, 2-4-8; DeLorme, 2-2-8; Gerlach, 1-0-3. Totals: 15-14-47.
Palmyra-Eagle 13 10 13 8—44
Brodhead 14 10 10 13—47
Three-point goals—Palmyra-Eagle 1 (Preuss), Brodhead 3 (DeLorme 2, Gerlock). Free throws missed—Palmyra-Eagle 3, Brodhead 9. Total fouls—Palmyra-Eagle 19, Brodhead 15. Fouled out—Gess.
-- Big Foot 63, Parkview 53—Brian Colby scored 17 points to lead the visiting Chiefs to the Rock Valley South win.
Big Foot made 21 free throws to keep Parkview (1-3, 1-1) at bay.
Christian Hobson led the Vikings with 16 points.
BIG FOOT 63, PARKVIEW 53
Big Foot (63)—Quick, 1-1-3; N. Freytag, 2-4-8; Halma, 2-0-5; Grulet-Daigneault, 0-3-3; Kinerk, 0-2-2; D. Freytag, 1-0-3; Colby, 8-1-17; Wedig, 4-2-10; Hehr, 4-3-12. Totals: 22-16-63.
Parkview (53)—Lavery, 5-2-12; Masterson, 2-0-4; Henning, 1-0-2; Aasen, 1-0-2; Thole, 2-3-7; Hobson, 2-10-16; Reinhardt. 2-6-10. Totals: 15-21-53.
Walworth Big Foot 17 15 14 17—63
Orfordville Parkview 13 15 12 13—53
Three-point goals—Big Foot 3 (Halma, D. Freytag, Hehr), Parkview 2 (Hobson 2). Free throws missed—Big Foot 12, Parkview 5. Total fouls—Big Foot 21, Parkview 15. Fouled out—Thole.
-- Clinton 56, Turner 47—The defending Rock Valley South champion Cougars cruised to the victory thanks to a 20-6 advantage in the third quarter.
Jalen McMartin had 19 points to lead Clinton, while Cody Risseeuw added 12.
Evan Metzger led Turner with 18 points.
CLINTON 56, TURNER 47
Turner (47)—Metzger, 7-2-18; Aa. Bartz, 3-0-7; An. Bartz, 2-2-7; Payton, 2-0-5; Pickett, 2-0-5; Olson, 1-2-5; Totals: 17-6-47.
Clinton (56)—McMartin, 8-2-19; Risseeuw, 5-2-12; Severson, 4-1-9; Paschke, 2-0-6; Risse, 2-0-5; Delong, 1-3-5; Totals: 22-8-56.
Beloit Turner 5 17 6 19—47
Clinton 14 6 20 16—56
Three-point field goals—Turner 7 (Metzger 2, Payton, Pickett, An. Bartz, Olson, Aa. Bartz), Clinton 4 (Paschke 2, Risseeuw, McMartin). Free throws missed—Turner 3, Clinton 9. Total fouls—Turner 16, Clinton 13. Fouled out—Aa. Bartz.


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