Girls basketball: Monmouth-Roseville falls in sectional semifinals

The Monmouth-Roseville girls basketball team, which knocked out Princeton last week, saw its season draw to a close in the Class 2A Rockridge Sectional semifinals Tuesday night.

The Titans fell to Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 64-50, in Tuesday’s sectional semifinals.

A trio of Titans - Tatianna Talivaa, Mattie Gillen and Lexi Finnicum - each scored 11 points while Carmyn Huston added nine points.

Freshman Dalia DeJesus led Dee-Mack (29-5) with 27 points.

Mon-Rose, which set a school record for wins with a 26-7 record, defeated Princeton, 65-53, in Friday’s regional championship at Bureau Valley.

Dee-Mack (29-5) will play (3) Eureka (25-8) in Thursday’s sectional finals at 7 p.m. Eureka beat Three Rivers West champ Sherrard, 59-45, in Tuesday’s sectional semifinal.

(1) Fieldcrest 56, (2) Kankakee McNamara 33: The Knights advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season, cruising over past McNamara in Tuesday’s Class 2A sectional semifinals at Coal City.

The Knights advance to Thursday’s sectional finals to face Peotone (31-1), which beat No. 1 seed St. Joseph-Ogden, 55-39. Fieldcrest handed Peotone its lone loss, a 60-42 final on Jan. 28.

CLASS 1A

(3) Havana 58, (3) Annawan 30: After winning its 18th regional title last week, the Bravettes fell in Tuesday’s Class 1A sectional semifinals at Abingdon.

At Serena: Host Serena beat Hinckley, 48-33, while Newark downed Des Plaines Willows Academy, 56-42, to set up an all-Little Ten Conference sectional final on Thursday.