L-P girls basketball earns I-8 win: Friday’s NewsTribune roundup

La Salle-Peru senior Elli Sines

GIRLS BASKETBALL

La Salle-Peru 46, Rochelle 40: Elli Sines scored 15 points Friday to lead the Cavaliers to an Interstate 8 Conference victory in La Salle.

Brie Ruppert had 13 points and eight rebounds for L-P (8-8, 1-3 I8), while Drew Depenbrock added seven points.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Mendota 45, Erie-Prophetstown 40: The Trojans earned a Three Rivers Conference East Division victory on the road.

Serena 70, LaMoille 37: Tyler Billhorn had 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Lions lost a Little Ten Conference game in LaMoille.

Hinckley-Big Rock 73, Earlville 48: Gavin Guelde scored 20 points as the Red Raiders lost a Little Ten Conference game in Hinckley.

Adam Waite contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for Earlville (4-14, 2-3 LTC).

Woodland 72, Putnam County 48: The Panthers lost a Tri-County Conference game in Granville.

Seneca 69, Henry-Senachwine 33: The Mallards dropped a Tri-County Conference game in Henry.

WRESTLING

At Princeton: Five Princeton wrestlers won two matches to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals of the Lyle King Princeton Invitational.

Junior Augustus Swanson (8-1) gained a forfeit at 120 pounds before winning by technical fall.

Freshman Kane Dauber (21-1) won by fall (1:13) and tech fall at 132.

Junior Ace Christiansen (19-2) received a bye at 144 and then pinned Seamus McDonnell of Newman at 3:07.

Casey Etheridge (22-0) claimed a pair of pinfalls at 165 to advance.

Cade Odell (13-0) received a bye at 285 and pinned Dylan Bopes of Dixon at 1:46.

Kaydin Gibson won his first match at 126 by fall and after being pinned in his second, came back with another win by fall in the consolation bracket.

In other matches, Princeton’s Corbin Brown won his first match at 138 by tech fall and lost by fall in his second and Brayden Bickett won by fall at 106, but was pinned in his second.

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