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Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@shawmedia.com The Rock Falls Rockets played host to the Riverdale Rams in a matinee Saturday game. Rock Falls beat the Rams 57-23. LEFT: Riverdale’s Ella Garrett fouls Rock Falls’ Denali Stonitsch on Saturday, Dec. 11. ABOVE: Three Riverdale players block the shot of a Rock Falls player.

Riverdale Rams 7th grade basketball team undefeated for the season

The Riverdale Rams seventh grade boys basketball team went undefeated for the season and topped it off by winning the conference tournament hosted by Fulton on Saturday, Dec. 4. In their 13 games this season, they outscored their opponents by 430 points by netting a total of 633 points, with 199 points scored by their opponents. They had an average score of 49 points per game. The team is pictured after their win last week. In the front (from left) are Cam Hartman, Carter Orr, Austin Duke, Paxton Kiddoo, Jayden Leighty, Dylan Watson, and Paul McGeehon; in the back (L-R) are Jackson Tegeler, Jaxson Fritch, Jimmy Bark, Abe Krier, Brady Junis, Andrew Birkland and Cullan Farrell.

Erie-Prophetstown 53, Bureau Valley

41: The Panthers won a Three Rivers crossover contest, defeating the Storm in Prophetstown.

Morrison 59, Wethersfield 38: The Mustangs went on the road and picked up a lopsided nonconference win in Kewanee.

Fulton 54, Byron 37: The Steamers topped the Tigers at the Eastland Shootout in Lanark, rallying from an 18-11 deficit in the opening quarter to take the lead with a 13-2 scoring edge in the second.

Baylen Damhoff finished with 15 points for Fulton (6-0), while Ian Wiebenga had 11, Ethan Price scored nine, and Jacob Jones added eight.

Morrison 61, Milledgeville 58: The Mustangs used a 23-13 second-quarter surge to take the lead on the road, then held off a late charge by the Missiles for a nonconference win.

Andre McQueen’s 18 points paced Morrison, with Trey Strating scoring 17 and Danny Mouw adding 12.

Riverdale 77, Morrison 52: The Mustangs lost their home opener to the Rams in a Three Rivers West matchup.

Morrison fell behind 25-13 in the opening quarter and trailed 43-25 by halftime. Andre McQueen’s 17 points led the way, and Trey Strating had 10, with Alex Anderson adding eight and Beau Brackemeyer scoring six.

Brandon Stone hit six 3-pointers and poured in 37 points for Riverdale, while Max Maring finished with 13 and Kye Smeltzly chipped in 11.

Girls basketball

Forreston 35, Fulton 27: The Cardinals trailed 17-15 at halftime, but outscored the Steamers 11-5 in the third quarter and 9-5 in the fourth in an NUIC East win at home.

Reese Dykstra had eight points to pace Fulton.

B u r e a u V a l l e y 4 4 , F u l t o n 3 0: The Storm topped the Steamers in a nonconference game in Manlius, rallying from a 25-22 halftime deficit with a strong defensive effort after the break.

Wrestling

Morrison splits triangular: The Mustangs defeated Monmouth-Roseville 42-36, but fell to host Sherrard 39-26 in a pair of Three Rivers duals.

Zach Milder (132), Donny Reavy (138), Logan Baker (145) and Nathan Schaefer (285) notched pins against Mon-Rose, and Morrison received three forfeits.

Against Sherrard, Camden Pruis (126) and Kayden White (182) won by pin, with Karder White (120) adding a technical fall, and Reavy (138) winning a decision.

Steve Siefken/Shaw Media The Mustangs’ Trey Strating looks for an open teammate as two Riverdale players block him. Strating scored 10 points in the home opener against the Rams. The Mustangs lost to the Rams, 77-52.

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