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Evansville boys ride defense to win

Defense proved to be the difference Tuesday night for Evansville High's boys basketball team.

The Blue Devils limited Brodhead to 19 points in the second half in pulling away for a 60-46 win in Rock Valley Conference crossover game.

Evansville trailed by three at half but outscored Brodhead 36-19 in the second half.

Owen Schoenenberger scored a game-high 19 points for the Blue Devils.

Danny Lewis and Josiah DeLorme scored 14 points each for the Cardinals.

EVANSVILLE 60, BRODHEAD 46

Evansville (60)—B. Rutkowski, 0-4-4; Chenoweth, 6-0-14; Sperry, 4-0-8; Walczak, 1-0-2; Johnson, 2-0-4; Schoenenberger, 7-2-19; George, 1-0-2; K. Rutkowski, 3-1-7. Totals: 22-11-60.

Brodhead (46)—Day, 1-3-5; Slocum, 1-1-3; Lewis, 5-2-14; DeLorme, 5-2-14; Turner, 2-0-4; Gerlach, 3-0-6. Totals: 17-8-46.

Evansville 8 16 16 20—60

Brodhead 10 17 8 11—46

Three-point goals—Evansville 5 (Schoenenberger 3, Chenoweth 2), Brodhead 4 (DeLorme 2, Lewis 2). Free throws missed—Evansville 5, Brodhead 4. Total fouls—Evansville 13, Brodhead 14.

-- Jefferson 64, Big Foot 60—Jalen McGraw scored 16 points to lead the Eagles to the Rock Valley crossover win.

The game was tied 48-48 after three quarters, but Jefferson made nine of 14 free throws in the fourth.

Carter Hehr led the Chiefs with 18 points.

JEFFERSON 64, BIG FOOT 60

Jefferson (64)—Green, 3-2-10; C. Ott, 1-0-3; Morrison, 4-4-12; Cincatta, 3-5-11; M. Ott, 3-1-7; McGraw, 7-2-16; Welper, 0-1-1; Renz, 2-0-4. Totals: 23-15-64.

Big Foot (60)—N. Freytag, 2-0-4; Halma, 1-0-2; Goulet-Daigneault, 1-0-3; B. Freytag, 4-0-11; Pearce, 4-0-8; Hoey, 2-0-6; Colby, 3-2-8; Hehr, 5-7-18. Totals: 22-9-60.

Jefferson 12 20 16 16—64

Walworth Big Foot 14 16 18 12—60

Three-point goals—Jefferson 3 (Green 2, C. Ott), Big Foot 7 (B. Freytag 3, Hoey 2, Hehr, Goulet-Daigneault). Free throws missed—Jefferson 11, Big Foot 8. Total fouls—Jefferson 14, Big Foot 20.

-- Whitewater 56, Parkview 52—The Whippet defense forced 30 turnovers en route to the Rock Valley crossover win.

Brett Harms had 15 points to lead Whitewater.

Jameson Lavery of Parkview had 16 points to lead all scorers.

WHITEWATER 56, PARKVIEW 52

Whitewater (56)—Pelayo, 6-2-14; Hayes, 5-1-11; Corsich, 1-2-4; Harms, 4-5-15; Navejas, 1-0-2; Tautges, 0-1-1; Schumacher, 1-0-3; Cooper, 0-1-1; Juoni, 2-1-5. Totals: 20-13-56.

Parkview (52)—Lavery, 6-3-16; Masterson, 3-1-9; Henning, 1-0-3; Wellnitz, 0-2-2; Thole, 2-2-7; Hobson, 4-1-10; Reinhardt, 1-3-5. Totals: 18-12-52.

Whitewater 8 17 13 18—56

Parkview 5 11 14 22—52

Three-point goals—Whitewater 3 (Harms 2, Schumacher), Parkview 6 (Masterson 2, Lavery, Henning, Thole, Hobson). Free throws missed—Whitewater 9, Parkview 6. Total fouls—Whitewater 18, Parkview 18. Fouled out—Hobson.

-- McFarland 44, Palmyra-Eagle 36—Cory Frank and Brandon Doll combined for 27 points to lead the Spartans to the win.

Nate Behr had 10 points to pace Palmyra-Eagle.

McFARLAND 44, PALMYRA-EAGLE 36

McFarland (44)—Jordan, 1-2-4; Herbst, 1-0-2; Doll, 4-3-13; Wedel, 1-0-3; Hundt, 2-2-6; rounds, 1-0-2; Frank, 4-5-14. Totals: 14-12-44.

Palmyra-Eagle (36)—Hein, 3-0-7; Gess, 3-3-9; Kelly, 3-0-8; Behr, 4-0-10; Troiola, 1-0-2. Totals: 14-3-36.

McFarland 12 8 14 10—44

Palmyra-Eagle 6 13 5 12—36

Three-point goals—McFarland 4 (Doll 2, Frank, Wedel), Palmyra-Eagle 5 (Behr 2, Kelly 2, Hein). Free throws missed—McFarland 8, Palmyra-Eagle 1. Total fouls—McFarland 9, Palmyra-Eagle 18. Fouled out—Gess.

-- Edgerton 59, Turner 34—Cameren Wileman led a trio of double-figure scorers with 17 points as the host Crimson Tide had an easy time beating the Trojans.

Wileman's total included four three-pointers. Adam Converse contributed 14 points, and Jake Zeimet added 12 in the victory.

Ian Olson led Turner with eight points.

EDGERTON 59, TURNER 34

Turner (34)—Payton, 2-1-6; Bingham, 0-4-4; Stenulson, 1-0-2; Bartz, 3-1-7; Olson, 2-3-8; Hansen, 1-0-2; Bartz, 1-0-2; Hughes, 1-0-3. Totals: 11-9-34.

Edgerton (59)—Schmidt, 1-2-4; Wileman, 6-1-17; Johnson, 1-0-3; Fox, 2-1-5; Converse, 5-4-14; Deegan, 1-2-4; Zeimet, 4-4-12. Totals: 20-14-59.

Turner 10 10 6 8—34

Edgerton 16 11 18 14—59

Three-point goals—Turner 3 (Payton, Olson, Hughes), Edgerton 5 (Wileman 4, Johnson). Free throws missed—Turner 3, Edgerton 3. Total fouls—Turner 13, Edgerton 9.