HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP
WHITESIDE NEWS
Fulton 59, Eastland 40: The Cougars
Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022
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Boys basketball
led 14-10 after the opening quarter and 23-21 at halftime, but the Steamers outscored Eastland 14-6 in the third period and 24-11 in the fourth to rally for an NUIC South win in Fulton. Ethan Price hit four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, and Jacob Jones scored 16 points for Fulton (202, 5-0). Baylen Damhoff added 11 points Riverdale 67, Morrison 35: The Mustangs fell behind 21-11 in the opening quarter and 37-15 by halftime in a Three Rivers West loss in Port Byron. Trey Strating finished with 15 points, and Andre McQueen scored 13 for Morrison. Brandon Stone hit four 3-pointers and had 21 points to lead Riverdale, with Kye Smeltzly scoring 17. Erie-Prophetstown 79, Orion 62: The Panthers led 26-11 after one quarter and 47-29 by halftime in a Three Rivers East road win. Kolby Franks poured in 31 points to pace Erie-Prophetstown, with Caleb Naftzger and Connor Sibley scoring 17 points apiece. Rockridge 68, Morrison 32: The Mustangs trailed 31-16 by halftime, then were outscored 23-12 in the third quarter of a Three Rivers East road game. Trey Strating had nine points to lead Morrison, while Danny Mouw added eight and Alex Anderson scored six.
Girls basketball
Morrison 54, Riverdale 32: The Fillies led 26-12 by halftime and never looked back in a Three Rivers West win at home. Shelby Veltrop had 18 points, five rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals to lead Morrison, which pulled away with a 17-7 scoring edge in the third quarter. Camryn Veltrop finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two assists, and Diana Robbins added 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Jordan Eads had five points and three steals, Kendra Fisher chipped in four points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals, and Kalli Fisher dished four assists for the Fillies. Erie-Prophetstown 26, Orion 23: The Panthers pulled out a close win in a Three Rivers East game in Erie. Amboy 62, Fulton 19: The Clippers led 18-4 after the opening period and 38-11 by halftime, then outscored the Steamers 17-3 in the third quarter for an NUIC South road win. Kylie Smither’s five points led Ful-
ton, and Lara Bielema and Miraya Pessman scored four each. Morrison 54, Erie-Prophetstown 27: The Fillies built a 33-15 halftime lead and rolled to a Three Rivers West win at home over the Panthers. Camryn Veltrop tallied 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks to lead Morrison. Jordan Eads scored 11 points, Kendra Fisher added nine points, seven steals, five rebounds and four assists, and Shelby Veltrop chipped in 10 points, five rebounds and two steals for the Fillies. BayLeigh Brewer nabbed five steals for Morrison. Malory Eggers and Kennedy Buck paced Erie-Prophetstown with six points apiece. Fulton 45, Milledgeville 29: Freshman Miraya Pessman scored 23 points and nabbed four steals to lift the Steamers over the Missiles. Kylie Smither scored eight points for Fulton, and Resse Germann added four points, six rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
Girls bowling
Sterling 2,507, Erie-Prophetstown 2,156: The Golden Warriors won all
three games to top the Panthers in a dual in Fulton. Hannah Neumiller led E-P with a 410 series, while Phoebe DeNeve rolled a 388 series, and Kholee Rangel had a 380. Naudia Ritemon (348), Ysabell Hamm (330) and Jolene Wells (300) rounded out the Panthers’ lineup.
Dixon 2,857, Erie-Prophetstown 1,960 : Naudia Ritemon and Kholee
Rangel led Erie-Prophetstown with series of 378 and 365. Ysabell Hamm bowled a 326 and Hannah Neumiller bowled a 287, while Gwyn Wickes finished with a 248.
Wrestling
Polo 36, Morrison 28: The Marcos claimed four victories by forfeit and two by pin to edge the Mustangs in a dual meet. At 126, Wyatt Doty pinned Karder White in 2:29, while at 195, Maddux Hayden pinned Cameron McDonnell in 2:28. Picking up wins for Morrison were Camden Pruis at 132, who beat Lucas Nelson in a 14-4 major decision; Donny Reavy at 138, who pinned Clay Davis in 2:36; Logan Baker at 152, who defeated Nicholas Cain in a 10-0 major decision; Kayden White at 182, who defeated Wyatt Queckboerner 11-4; and Nathan Schaefer at 220, who pinned Blake Diehl in 3:06. Orion 33, Erie-Prophetstown 30: The Panthers were edged out by the host Chargers in a Three Rivers dual.
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TOP PHOTO: Morrison’s Donny Reavy looks for the pin signal from the referee as he battles Polo’s Clay Davis at 138 pounds during Jan. 26 action in Polo. ABOVE: Morrison’s Logan Baker wrestles Polo’s Nicholas Cain at 152 pounds during Jan. 26 action in Polo. RIGHT: Morrison’s Nate Schaefer picks up Polo’s Blake Diehl during Jan. 26 action at 220 pounds. Wyatt Goossens (120 pounds) won a 4-2 decision in overtime, while Jacob Gibson (126) won 5-3, Jase Grunder (152) won 5-2, and Elijah Friedrichsen (285) won 6-1. E-P also received three forfeits. Morrison splits at home: The Mustangs defeated Putnam County 42-18, but lost 54-29 to Riverdale in a home triangular. Nate Schaefer won a pair of con-
tested bouts for Morrison, winning by pin at 285 pounds against Putnam County, and by pin in 1:25 at 220 against Riverdale. Camden Pruis (132) and Cameron McDonnell (195) also won by pin against Riverdale, and Kayden White (182) added a technical fall. The Mustangs gave up seven forfeits in the loss to the Rams, but picked up six forfeits in the win over Putnam County.
