Local Sports Highlights: Galesburg sophomore girls grab win; Mon-Rose girls move to 15-1
GALESBURG GIRLS BASKETBALL
Sophomores move to 15-1 overall
GALESBURG — The Galesburg High School sophomore girls basketball team grabbed a 44-39 win against Geneseo on Thursday evening.
Addy McLaughlin had a game-high 26 points — five 3-pointers — for the Silver Streaks (15-1) in the victory.
AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Titans grab road win
ERIE — The Monmouth-Roseville High School girls basketball team picked up a 47-25 win over Erie-Prophetstown on Thursday night.
Junior Mattie Gillen had 16 points to lead the way for the Titans (17-4). Junior Lexi Finnicum had 14 points for Mon-Rose.
In other area girls action, Wethersfield edged Galva 47-45 in Wyoming in Lincoln Trail Conference tourney action.
The Wildcats will take on the Rebels of Stark County at noon Saturday for 11th place in the event. United will face ROWVA/Williamsfield at 3 p.m. Saturday for seventh place. Knoxville battles Annawan at 6 p.m. Saturday for third place in the tourney, and Abingdon-Avon will class with Princeville at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the tourney title game.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Sandburg downs Illinois Valley
GALEBSURG — The Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team downed Illinois Valley 74-69 on Thursday evening in Arrowhead Conference play.
Myles Estrada had 14 points to lead the Chargers (12-7, 1-1). Adam Cash had 13 points, Atem Agot finished with 11 points, and Connor Barnett chipped in 10 points for Sandburg.
Knox falls against Beloit
GALESBURG — The Knox College men’s basketball team fell to Beloit 60-53 on Thursday.
With the defeat, Knox’s record sits at 5-8 on the season, with a 1-4 mark in Midwest Conference play.
Knox’s offensive woes on the day began early, and its poor shooting would end up being its downfall. The Prairie Fire’s offense only managed a 33.33% shooting clip from the floor, with few of their layups and jumpers finding the bottom of the net.
Matt Garife paced the team in scoring with 17 points, providing some stability in what was otherwise a rocky night.
While Knox’s offense struggled in the first half, its defense proved to be the reason the team stayed in the game, as the Prairie Fire held the Bucs to only 20 points.
While the Prairie Fire continued to get shots off at an impressive rate, they were unable to get them to fall. Knox went only 12-for-30 as a team, and was unable to draw many free throws to balance it out.
This article originally appeared on Galesburg Register-Mail: IHSA Basketball: Streaks sophomore girls move to 15-1, as does Mon-Rose's girls
