Paxton Giertz pours in 30 as Seneca tops Midland: The Times Friday Roundup

Boys basketball

Seneca 67, Midland 41: At Seneca, the Fighting Irish improved to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in Tri-County Conference play with the win over the Timberwolves.

Paxton Giertz poured in 30 points to lead Seneca, with Brayden Simek adding eight points, Cam Shriey seven points and Sebastian Deering six points.

“We played well in stretches but we need to sustain those stretches longer,” Seneca coach Russ Witte said. “Midland is a scrappy bunch that got after it and did some things well.”

Streator 54, Manteno 48: At Pops Dale Gym, the Bulldogs (8-1, 5-0) scored the final six points in the Illinois Central Eight Conference win over the Panthers (6-5, 4-1).

Noah Lukach scored a game-high 17 points for Streator. Matt Williamson finished with a near triple-double of 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Isaiah Weibel had 10 points, two assists and a pair of steals, while Blaize Bressner scored nine - including two of his three triples in the aforementioned third-quarter burst.

— Read Brian Hoxsey’s full story on the game at https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley.

Roanoke-Benson 57, Marquette 54 (OT): At Roanoke, the Crusaders (4-7, 0-3) fell in the Tri-County Conference game to the Rockets.

Alec Novotney led Marquette with 19 points and six rebounds, while Griffin Dobberstein chipped in 14 points and Lucas Craig 13.

— Read Charlie Ellerbrock’s full story on the game at https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley.

Serena 76, Leland 61: At Serena, the Huskers ran to a 54-24 halftime lead in the Little Ten Conference triumph over the Panthers.

Beau Raikes netted 22 points and Payton Twait 20 points to lead Serena (6-4, 3-1). Blake Hjerpe added 17 points and Cash Raikes 10 points for the hosts.

Somonauk 60, LaMoille-Ohio 33: At Somonauk, the Bobcats rolled to the LTC win over the Lions.

Weston Hannibal had 15 points, including 7 of 7 from the free throw line, and Brock Sexton 13 points to lead Somonauk.

Fieldcrest 44, Eureka 39: At Minonk, the Knights picked up the Heart of Illinois Conference win over the rival Hornets.

Ed Lorton led all scorers with 20 points for Fieldcrest, with Braden Hahn adding eight points and Layten Gerdes seven points.

Girls basketball

Streator 47, Newark 38: At the Ottawa Holiday Tournament in Kingman Gym, the Bulldogs — who earned their first win of the season — led 11-10 after one quarter, 25-19 at halftime and 38-23 heading to the fourth in the win over the Norsemen.

Ava Gwaltney fired in 17 points to lead Streator (1-14), while Audrey Arambula added nine points, Leah Krohe eight points and Maddy Martin seven points.

Ottawa 53, Newark 18: At the Ottawa Holiday Tournament in Kingman Gym, the Pirates — behind a career-high 19 points from Mary Stisser — topped the Norsemen.

— Read Rob Oesterle’s full story on the game at https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley.

Dwight 45, Somonauk/Leland 25: At Dwight, the Bobcats fell on the road to the Trojans.