SVM area roundup: Sterling, Dixon boys pick up road wins in basketball

The Sterling boys basketball team rolled past Davenport Assumption 70-53 at the Genesis Iowa-Illinois Shootout on Saturday at the Carver Center on the campus of Augustana College in Rock Island.

The Golden Warriors (8-2) led for all but 29 seconds of the game, taking a 42-31 lead into halftime and holding Assumption to 22 total points in the second half.

Andre Klaver poured in 27 points to go with three rebounds and two assists for Sterling, and JP Schilling added 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals. Lucas Austin finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists, Kyle Billings added eight points, and Carter Chance scored six.

Damyen Jackson led Assumption with 14 points and five assists, while Rico Byrd and Luke Klostermann both scored 13 points; Byrd had four rebounds, and Kolstermann dished four assists and nabbed four steals.

Dixon 59, Woodstock North 50: The Dukes extended their winning streak to seven straight with a nonconference win on the road.

Dixon (7-3) trailed 15-13 after the opening quarter, but outscored the Thunder 26-18 in the second and third quarters to take a 39-33 lead.

Austin Hicks scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to pace the Dukes, and Darius Harrington had 10 of his 13 after halftime. Cullen Shaner and Mason Weigle added five points apiece, and Bryce Feit and Matt Warkins each chipped in four as 10 different Dukes scored.

Gabe Filetti led Woodstock North with 14 points, and Cesar Ortiz scored 11.

Ashton-Franklin Center 55, Alden-Hebron 50: The Raiders built an 11-point lead with a 12-4 third-quarter run, then held off a Green Giants rally in the fourth quarter for a nonconference win.

Lane Koning paced AFC with 15 points, while Kaleb Goldman scored 13 points and Carson Rueff added 12 points.

Alden-Hebron was led by Justin Gritmacker with 20 points.

Forreston Holiday Tournament

Newman 50, Pearl City 38: The Comets trailed 26-15 at halftime, but rallied for a win with a 35-12 second-half scoring run.

Ayden Batten scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, and hit six 3-pointers to lead Newman. Lucas Simpson scored 14 points, and Nolan Britt chipped in six for the Comets.

Ethan Petta paced Pearl City with 17 points.

Lena-Winslow 58, Milledgeville 51: The Missiles fell into a 36-12 hole by halftime, then ran out of time to complete their comeback.

Connor Nye led Milledgeville with 22 points, Kacen Johnson scored 10 points, and Bryce Aude and Colton Hendrick added seven points apiece.

Rowen Schulz led Lena-Winslow with 18 points.

Dakota 49, Eastland 44: With an 18-6 fourth-quarter run, the Indians secured a comeback win over the Cougars in Forreston.

Leading Eastland were Peyton Spears with 16 points and Parker Krogman with 11 points.

Kaiden Niedermeyer scored eight of his 13 points in the final quarter to lead Dakota’s comeback. Kade Vock paced the Indians with 14 points.

Oregon 66, Forreston 54: The Hawks had four players score in double figures and outscored the host Cardinals in three of the four quarters for a first-round victory.

Noah Johnson hit five 3-pointers and led Oregon with 17 points, and Jameson Caposey finished with 15 points. Jordan Croegaert and Evan James added 12 points apiece.

Nikolas Valenzuela hit three 3s and led Forreston with 17 points. Brendan Greenfield scored 10, and Owen Greenfield and Payton Encheff added nine points each.

Winnebago 51, Polo 36: The Marcos were outscored 11-2 in the first quarter and 13-4 in the fourth of a tournament loss.

Brock Soltow scored 16 points, and Carter Merdian added 11 for Polo.

Jaden Horton had 22 points, and Ray Maurchie chipped in 15 for Winnebago.

Girls basketball

Polo Christmas Classic

Newman 45, West Carroll 35: The Comets picked up their second win of the season in their Polo tournament opener, jumping out to a 10-2 led after one quarter.

Madison Duhon’s 18 points paced Newman (3-10), and Jess Johns stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, 15 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks. Lucy Oetting chipped in seven points and seven steals.

Emma Randecker had 12 points to lead West Carroll, and Kendal Asay added eight.

Newman 40, Polo 36: The Comets made it three wins in their last four games with a victory over the host Marcos.

Johns came up with another double-double for Newman (3-10), finishing with 22 points and 16 rebounds. Oetting had nine points, four steals and three rebounds, and Duhon chipped in three points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Lindee Poper had 13 points, Madison Glawe scored 10, and Courtney Grobe added nine for Polo.

River Ridge/Scales Mound 55, Polo 16: The Marcos trailed 12-0 after one quarter and 27-3 by halftime in a loss at their own tournament.

Grobe scored six and Poper finished with four for Polo.

Emily Wiederholt had 14 points, Laiken Haas scored 10, and Sydney Driscoll and Addison Albrecht each added eight for RR/SM.

RR/SM 57, West Carroll 12: The Thunder trailed 18-4 after the opening quarter, then were outscored 19-2 in the second and 14-2 in the third at the Polo tourney.

Caitlyn Stingley’s four points paced West Carroll.

Micaela Miller scored 12 points, Haas had 10, and Driscoll added nine for RR/SM.

Pecatonica 38, Oregon 37: The Indians pulled ahead with a 12-7 third-quarter scoring run, then held off the Hawks in the fourth quarter for a tournament win.

Hadley Lutz and Mariah Drake led Oregon with 17 and 11 points.

Elaina Rager’s 18 points paced Pec, and Lauren Mellentine added 10.

Oregon 60, Milledgeville 32: The Hawks led 18-9 after the first quarter and 33-16 by halftime before a 14-8 scoring edge in the third period to top the Missiles in Polo.

Lutz scored 16 points, Ella Dannhorn and Mya Engelkes both had 10, and Drake added eight for Oregon. Liz Mois and Teagan Champley chipped in six points apiece.

Olivia Schurman led Milledgeville with 13 points, Lilianna Smith added five, and Brinley Hackbarth and Kylee Jensen both scored four.

Forreston 52, Milledgeville 22: The Cardinals led 31-15 by halftime, then put away a Polo tourney win with a 12-2 scoring edge in the third quarter.

Jenna Greenfield finished with 14 points, Hailey Greenfield scored 10, Rylee Broshous and Ericka Alexander had nine points apiece, and Brooke Boettner added eight for Forreston.

Hackbarth had six points for Milledgeville, while Smith, Taylor Sarber, and Marissa Sturrup all finished with four.

Pecatonica 42, Forreston 31: The Cardinals led 11-6 after the opening quarter, but the Indians came back to take a 15-14 lead by halftime and go on to win at the Polo tournament.

Jenna Greenfield scored 10 points, and Hailey Greenfield added eight.

Rager had 13 points, Mellentine added 12, and Payton Thomas scored nine for Pec.

Boys swimming

Sterling 2nd in Clinton: The Water Warriors notched nine top-five finishes to earn the runner-up spot as a team at the River Kings Holiday Invite in Clinton, Iowa.

Dubuque Hempstead won the team title with 418 points, followed by Sterling (187), Dubuque Senior (161.5), Muscatine (140.5) and Davenport Central (121).

Skylar Drolema won the 50 freestyle race in 22.90 seconds, and took third in the 100 free (50.81). He joined Connor Pham, Peter Garland and Conner Porter to place second in the 200 free relay (1:34.78) and third in the 200 medley relay (1:47.96).

Pham added a fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:00.18), and Porter finished fifth in the 500 freestyle (5:25.25). Patrick Riley was fifth in the 100 backstroke (1:07.64) and Evan Scott took fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.29), and they teamed up with Dale Johnson and Jack Graves to finish fifth in the 400 free relay (3:52.85).

Boys bowling

Sterling 8th in Freeport: The Golden Warriors finished with a total pinfall of 5,141 to place eighth at the Freeport Sport Shot Tournament. Harlem won the team title.

Shea Hanson rolled a 1,082 six-game series to lead Sterling, opening with a 231 game, and Brenden Stanley started his 1,070 series with a 222 game. Mikah Hernandez added a 1,060 series and a 242 high game, which tied him with two other bowlers for the fourth-best game of the tournament. Tristan Oelrichs (996 series) and Dylan Doss (933 series) also bowled for Sterling.

Wrestling

Hawks take title at Stillman: Oregon crowned three champions and had 11 wrestlers earn top-five finishes as they scored 179 points to win the team title at the Stillman Valley Holiday Tournament.

The host Cardinals placed second with 172 points, and Kaneland was third with 128. The Amboy co-op took 10th with 51 points.

Lane Halverson (138 pounds), Anthony Bauer (160) and Evan Flaharty (285) all won individual crowns for the Hawks. Halverson won by pin in 1:26, Bauer posted a 15-12 decision, and Flaharty stuck his championship-bout opponent in 15 seconds.

Grant Stender (152) and Gabe Eckerd (170) both earned runner-up finishes, while Seth Stevens (145) and Landyn Windham (182) both took third. Jonathan Alaniz (220) finished fourth, and Owen Wynn (106), Jackson Messenger (113) and Quentin Berry (195) all placed fifth for Oregon.

Levi Near led the Clippers with a runner-up finish at 132 pounds, while Landon Blanton (113) took third and Lucas Blanton (160) finished fourth.