PATCH GROVE - A banked-in 3-pointer with less than a second to play lifted River Ridge over Black Hawk 46-45 Friday in a Six Rivers Challenge game.
Senior Jacob Quinn scored on a layup with six seconds to go that gave the Warriors a two-point lead. Black Hawk freshman Conner Meyer blocked a shot out of bounds with about 3 seconds left, and the Timberwolves had one last chance. River Ridge's Ben Ertz banked in a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds to go for the winning basket.
The Warriors had one last-ditch shot with 0.6 seconds left. A lob pass to the basket was deflected away by Ertz to preserve the win.
"He (Ertz) made two big plays down the stretch," Black Hawk coach Charlie Anderson said. "We just didn't make enough plays."
Black Hawk (8-8, 4-4 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 27-14 lead at the half. The Warriors shot 1-for-16 from 3-point range.
"On offense, we were not being aggressive," Anderson said. "We were passive. We settled for jump shots instead of going inside."
Black Hawk junior Josh Meier scored a team-high 15 points. He missed about 10 minutes of time after he suffered an ankle injury. Senior teammate Chase Stietz added 13 points.
The Timberwolves outscored the Warriors 32-18 in the second half.
Argyle 66, Potosi 52
POTOSI - Argyle junior Collin Argue scored a game-high 21 points to propel the Orioles past Potosi in a Six Rivers Challenge game.
Potosi's Nate Friederick scored 14 of his team-high 16 points in the first half. Argyle (11-4, 4-3 Six Rivers East) switched to a 2-3 zone in the second half to slow down Friederick.
"We took (Friederick) out of the game," Argyle coach Justin Jenson said of the results of the defensive switch. "Our guards did a good job of pressuring in the second half, and we got some points in transition."
Argyle senior Riley Ostby added 17 points, and senior Kyle Emberson had 12 points. Emberson hit two 3-pointers for the Orioles.
Argyle made 11 of 15 free throws.
"We were able to make free throws down the stretch to put the game away," Jenson said.
Albany 71, Cassville 65
CASSVILLE - Tyler Dahl and Brock Gilkes each scored 23 points to help Albany rally past Cassville in the Six Rivers Challenge game between fourth-place teams.
Cassville led 24-21 at halftime.
"We like to get up and down the floor but the pace wasn't there in the first half," Albany coach Derik Doescher said. "We were slow getting out of the chute, and Dahl got in foul trouble and he sat a lot."
Dahl scored 19 points and Gilkes had 16 in the second half to help Albany (10-6,
4-4) gain the upperhand with a 50-41 run.
"Brock Gilkes played the best all-around varsity game of his career," Doescher said of the junior. "He was all over the place, getting rebounds and steals. That was huge for us.
"Also huge was Travis Oliver. He scored five points. This was a kid who hadn't seen the floor in the previous two games, but he didn't hang his head and he came off the bench at critical times and made a couple of big shots for us."
Oliver hit one 3-pointer, and Josh Little had two 3s.
Albany hit 22 of 25 free-throw attempts.
Colton Reynolds and Mason Infield led Cassville with 24 and 16 points, respectively.
Highland 54, Monticello 41
HIGHLAND - John Ross Linscheid and Highland
got out to a hot start
that Monticello couldn't overcome as the Cardinals knocked off the Ponies in a Six Rivers Challenge game.
Highland raced out to a 25-12 lead at the half.
Monticello sophomore Jon Errthum scored a game-high 20 points.
The Ponies played the Cardinals even in the second half as both teams scored 29 points.
Monticello senior Logan Marty added 14 points. The Ponies struggled at the free-throw line, making 9 of 25.
Monticello hosts Highland in a nonconference game on Tuesday.
Darlington 60, Mineral Point 50
DARLINGTON - Junior guard Will Schwartz scored a game-high 19 points to lift Darlington over Mineral Point.
Darlington (13-4, 8-2 SWAL) pushed the ball and looked to score in transition. The Redbirds opened up a 16-point lead in the second half.
Mineral Point senior Dylan MacGilvra scored a team-high 18 points.
Benton 60, Juda 37
BENTON - In a Six Rivers Challenge clash, Benton had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures to cruise by Juda.
The Zephyrs outscored the Panthers 30-12 in the first half.
Sophomore Keagen Haffele scored a team-high nine points and, junior Skyler Stuckey added eight points for Juda (5-12, 1-7 Six Rivers East). Haffele hit two 3-pointers for the Panthers.
In another area game, Clinton beat Brodhead 72-64.
Senior Jacob Quinn scored on a layup with six seconds to go that gave the Warriors a two-point lead. Black Hawk freshman Conner Meyer blocked a shot out of bounds with about 3 seconds left, and the Timberwolves had one last chance. River Ridge's Ben Ertz banked in a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds to go for the winning basket.
The Warriors had one last-ditch shot with 0.6 seconds left. A lob pass to the basket was deflected away by Ertz to preserve the win.
"He (Ertz) made two big plays down the stretch," Black Hawk coach Charlie Anderson said. "We just didn't make enough plays."
Black Hawk (8-8, 4-4 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 27-14 lead at the half. The Warriors shot 1-for-16 from 3-point range.
"On offense, we were not being aggressive," Anderson said. "We were passive. We settled for jump shots instead of going inside."
Black Hawk junior Josh Meier scored a team-high 15 points. He missed about 10 minutes of time after he suffered an ankle injury. Senior teammate Chase Stietz added 13 points.
The Timberwolves outscored the Warriors 32-18 in the second half.
Argyle 66, Potosi 52
POTOSI - Argyle junior Collin Argue scored a game-high 21 points to propel the Orioles past Potosi in a Six Rivers Challenge game.
Potosi's Nate Friederick scored 14 of his team-high 16 points in the first half. Argyle (11-4, 4-3 Six Rivers East) switched to a 2-3 zone in the second half to slow down Friederick.
"We took (Friederick) out of the game," Argyle coach Justin Jenson said of the results of the defensive switch. "Our guards did a good job of pressuring in the second half, and we got some points in transition."
Argyle senior Riley Ostby added 17 points, and senior Kyle Emberson had 12 points. Emberson hit two 3-pointers for the Orioles.
Argyle made 11 of 15 free throws.
"We were able to make free throws down the stretch to put the game away," Jenson said.
Albany 71, Cassville 65
CASSVILLE - Tyler Dahl and Brock Gilkes each scored 23 points to help Albany rally past Cassville in the Six Rivers Challenge game between fourth-place teams.
Cassville led 24-21 at halftime.
"We like to get up and down the floor but the pace wasn't there in the first half," Albany coach Derik Doescher said. "We were slow getting out of the chute, and Dahl got in foul trouble and he sat a lot."
Dahl scored 19 points and Gilkes had 16 in the second half to help Albany (10-6,
4-4) gain the upperhand with a 50-41 run.
"Brock Gilkes played the best all-around varsity game of his career," Doescher said of the junior. "He was all over the place, getting rebounds and steals. That was huge for us.
"Also huge was Travis Oliver. He scored five points. This was a kid who hadn't seen the floor in the previous two games, but he didn't hang his head and he came off the bench at critical times and made a couple of big shots for us."
Oliver hit one 3-pointer, and Josh Little had two 3s.
Albany hit 22 of 25 free-throw attempts.
Colton Reynolds and Mason Infield led Cassville with 24 and 16 points, respectively.
Highland 54, Monticello 41
HIGHLAND - John Ross Linscheid and Highland
got out to a hot start
that Monticello couldn't overcome as the Cardinals knocked off the Ponies in a Six Rivers Challenge game.
Highland raced out to a 25-12 lead at the half.
Monticello sophomore Jon Errthum scored a game-high 20 points.
The Ponies played the Cardinals even in the second half as both teams scored 29 points.
Monticello senior Logan Marty added 14 points. The Ponies struggled at the free-throw line, making 9 of 25.
Monticello hosts Highland in a nonconference game on Tuesday.
Darlington 60, Mineral Point 50
DARLINGTON - Junior guard Will Schwartz scored a game-high 19 points to lift Darlington over Mineral Point.
Darlington (13-4, 8-2 SWAL) pushed the ball and looked to score in transition. The Redbirds opened up a 16-point lead in the second half.
Mineral Point senior Dylan MacGilvra scored a team-high 18 points.
Benton 60, Juda 37
BENTON - In a Six Rivers Challenge clash, Benton had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures to cruise by Juda.
The Zephyrs outscored the Panthers 30-12 in the first half.
Sophomore Keagen Haffele scored a team-high nine points and, junior Skyler Stuckey added eight points for Juda (5-12, 1-7 Six Rivers East). Haffele hit two 3-pointers for the Panthers.
In another area game, Clinton beat Brodhead 72-64.
