BRODHEAD — On Nov. 30, Brodhead knocked off Milton 64-46 in a nonconference girls basketball game.
The Cardinals (5-0, ranked No. 4 in Division 4) rushed out to a 20-point lead at halftime, 40-20, and maintained the advantage in the second half.
Abbie Dix scored 17 of her game-high 21 points in the opening stanza. Kiarra Moe finished with 13 points for Brodhead, while Onnikah Oliver had 10, and Madisyn Kail and Alexis Kammerer added eight points apiece. Brodhead hit 18 of 29 free throws, led by Dix, who was 7 of 12 from the line.
Up next for Brodhead is a slate of Rock Valley Conference games, starting with at Clinton Dec. 2, then home against McFarland Dec. 7 and at Big Foot Dec. 10.
Monticello 41, Parkview 40
MONTICELLO — The Ponies walked off the court in jubilation Nov. 29, having won at the buzzer on a 3-pointer by Katelyn Eyler.
Freshman Dalana Trumpy, Monticello’s leading scorer with 17 points, had fouled out earlier in the game, and Gustafson brought the ball up the length of the court with less than 16 seconds remaining.
“Dalana had fouled out, so I put Ellie at point,” said Lori Brokopp, Monticello coach.
Gustafson got a screen from Karlee Wilkins and dribbled through a double team, but flipped a pass to Eyler on the right wing. Eyler, a senior, set her feet and squared her body before sinking the triple at the horn.
Gustafson finished with nine points, while Eyler had six.
Monticello (3-1), opened Six Rivers East play Dec. 3 at Pecatonica and is at Juda Dec. 9.
Juda 49, Madison Abundant Life/St. Ambrose
JUDA — On Nov. 29, the Panthers won their first game since Jan. 30, 2020 — a span that lasted 669 days.
Anna Skoumal led the way with 22 points, while Briley Swendlund had 12 and Katie Nusbaum nine.
Juda led 28-22, and closed out the second half despite struggling from the free throw line. The Panthers were just 4-for-19 from the charity stripe in the contest, including 3-for-13 in the second half.
Juda was slated to host Johnson Creek Dec. 2, then play at Barneveld the next night and at Faith Christian Dec. 7. The Panthers return home Dec. 9 against Monticello.
