Basketball
The PCSN was at Rockridge High School for a non-conference meeting between old Olympic and West Central Conference rivals, the Rockridge Rockets and Monmouth-Roseville Titans. Coming into the game, both teams were headed in different directions. The Rockets recently won the Macomb/Western Holiday Tournament and the Titans were on a 3-game losing streak. Monmouth-Roseville jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the first quarter before the Rockets would end the first quarter on an 8-0 run to lead 12-10 heading to the second quarter. That lead would extend to 27-22 at the half as Rocket leading scorer, Nate Henry, scored seven, 2nd period points. Monmouth-Roseville cut the deficit to 40-37 going into the 4th quarter and would actually take a 41-40 lead but continued struggles at the free throw line in the 4th quarter didn’t allow the Titans to close the game out. Rashaun King’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer was just off the mark and the Titans lost their second straight heart breaker, 59-57. Rockridge moves to (12-4) with the victory, while Monmouth-Roseville falls to (7-9). King led the Titans with 18 points, ten of those coming in the final period. Henry led Rockridge with 24 points.
The United Red Storm beat North Fulton 57-43 in another non-conference tilt. Declan Flynn scored 19 points and Jackson Bergren had 17 points to lead United. The Red Storm are (11-5).
The West Central Heat fell to Abingdon-Avon also by the score of 57-43. Kaden Jones led A-Town with 17 and Ryan Adolphson had 15 for the Tornadoes. West Central got 14 points apiece from Nate Bigger and Landen Beelman. Abingdon-Avon is now (13-4) and West Central falls to (5-10).
Knoxville’s nine game winning streak came to an end with a 52-49 overtime loss to ROWVA/Williamsfield. David Hise led the (13-3) Blue Bullets with 14 points.
Kewanee knocked off Macomb 77-47 and BPC defeated Sherrard 63-55.
Bowling
The Galesburg Silver Streak girls bowlers defeated Sterling 2466-2111. Galesburg’s Chloe Day had a great 3-game series of 671 for an average of 224.
Swimming and Diving
The Galesburg Silver Streak boys swimming and diving team beat Burlington 102-77. Getting victories for Galesburg was Tommy Williams, Karter Davison, Luke Foster, Lorenzo Moreno and Jared Shipp. Shipp acutally won three events, the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. The Silver Streak also earned two relay wins as well.
Junior High
In junior high boys basketball, the ICS Trojans split a pair of games at West Prairie. The Trojan 7th grade won 29-27. Andrew Way had ten points and Steven Gibbs chipped in with nine for ICS. The ICS 8th grade fell 29-27. Leo Mahoney scored 12 points to lead ICS. ICS is at United tomorrow night at 5:30.
