BLACHARDVILLE — With a 59-40 victory, the Vikings defeated the Warriors for the first time in eight years. Pecatonica had a 20-point lead at half and never looked back.

“We started off with intensity tonight and both Anna [Tisch] and Bri [Peterson] made some big shots for us in the first half,” Pecatonica head coach Linda Hendrickson said. “When you have four girls in double figures and your top scorer isn’t one of them, you know the girls are working as a team.”

Tisch was the leading scorer for Pecatonica, tallying 16 points with half of them coming at the charity stripe. Her sister, Loretta Tisch, drained three 3-pointers in her 11-point total. Bri Peterson and Diana Hendrickson chipped in 10 points each. 

For Black Hawk, Raylin Peterson scored 13 points. Hailey Wellnitz was one point away from double figures with nine points, while all six of Mya Milz’s points came from beyond the arc.

ALBANY 86, PECATONICA 47

ALBANY — After an exiting win on Monday, the Vikings fell to the Comets on Tuesday, Feb. 7. With the win, Albany clinched the Six Rivers East Conference outright.

“There’s a reason they are the top team in the league,” Pecatonica head coach Linda Hendrickson said. “They have multiple shooters and shoot the long ball very well. I’m proud of how the girls played, especially in the first half.”

Anna Tisch scored another 16 points with four 3-pointers. Chloe Schraepfer also scored in double figures, tallying 14 points.

All but two of Albany’s scorers finished in double digits, led by Abby Hollis with 28 points. She was six of eight at the free-throw line with six 3-pointers. Avary Briggs followed with five 3-pointers, tying her season-high of 19 points. Gracie Freitag recorded 14 points, while Alana Durtschi tallied 11 points with three 3-pointers. Myah Johnson chipped in 10 points, making both of her free-throw attempts.

BRODHEAD 51, EAST TROY 26

BRODHEAD — The Cardinals broke out for 31 second-half points en route to a Rock Valley Conference win on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Alecia Dahl led all scorers with 15 points. Abbie Dix, who went 5-for-7 at the free-throw line, also finished in double figures with 13 points. Although Alexis Kammerer had just six points, they all came from beyond the arc.

DARLINGTON 60, SOUTHWESTERN 27

HAZEL GREEN — The Redbirds started the game on a 9-0 run en route to a SWAL Conference win on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Kylie Butler was responsible for nearly half of Darlington’s offense, scoring 25 points. She shot 3-for-4 from the free throw line with six deflections and seven steals. As a team, the Redbirds shot 74% from the charity stripe with five free throws from Sadie Goebel. Mady Wedig tallied four, while Jaidyn Evenstad chipped in three with five assists. On the boards, Cayla Golackson grabbed five rebounds.

MONTICELLO 66, ARGYLE 34

MONTICELLO — The trio of Ellie Gustafson, Dalana Trumpy and Jaden Zuber led the Ponies to a Six Rivers Conference win on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Gustafson led all scorers with 23 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Zuber tallied 15 points, shooting 50% from beyond the arc. Trumpy was the third player in double figures with 14 points. Molly Olson grabbed 11 rebounds and had a team-best six assists. 

Hannah Gierhart was the only Oriole in double figures, recording 10 points. Argyle made four 3-pointers — two from Alexis Rosenstiel and one each from Sara Helfvogt and Lexi Wonders.

The day previous, the Orioles suffered an 88-18 nonconference loss to the Lancaster Flying Arrows. Wonders led the team with five points.

MOUNT HOREB 56, MONROE 45

MONROE — Abbey Matley gave the Cheesemakers their only lead with back-to-back threes in the first half, but the Vikings closed on an 18-5 run for the win.

Taylor Jacobson led all scorers with 23 points, including five free throws and a pair of threes. Jacobson also led on the boards with eight rebounds. Matley was the only other player in double figures, tallying 13 points. She was perfect from beyond the arc and 50% at the charity stripe. 

BARNEVELD 66, JUDA 8

JUDA— The Panthers received a team-best four points from Ciarrah Davis in their conference loss to the Eagles on Tuesday, Feb. 7.