BLANCHARDVILLE - With first place in the Six Rivers East Conference on the line, Pecatonica sophomore A.J. Hendrickson scored a game-high 34 points to power the Vikings to a 66-51 win over Black Hawk Thursday.
Pecatonica (10-3, 6-0 Six Rivers East) jumped out to an 18-9 lead and led by 16 points at the half. The Vikings went on a 21-7 run in the third quarter to extend the lead to 27 points.
"This is, a couple times now, we have big leads going into the fourth and then we get kind of passive," Pecatonica assistant coach Larry Schliem said. "We had a couple guys who had layups and then passed out of it.
"We made 8 of 9 free throws in the fourth and were trying to make them come get us. And I think we kind of let up on defense also. But before that our defense was very, very good."
Pecatonica junior Brooks Chandler and sophomore teammate Logan Green each scored 12 points.
Black Hawk senior Heath Butler scored a team-high 19 points and junior teammate Taylor Rupnow added 11 points. Senior teammate Troy Wellnitz chipped in 10 points.
With the loss, Black Hawk drops to 6-5, 4-1. Pecatonica will host Argyle Jan. 23.
Mineral Point 61, Darlington 56
MINERAL POINT - In a showdown of unbeatens, No. 3 ranked Mineral Point edged Darlington 61-56 Thursday.
In a see-saw battle in the first half, Mineral Point (11-0, 5-0 SWAL), ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Division 4 state poll, led the Redbirds by one point. The Pointers went on a 19-8 run in the third quarter to take a 12-point lead into the fourth quarter.
The Redbirds (11-1, 4-1 SWAL) rallied in the fourth quarter scoring 24 points, but the comeback bid came up just short. Darlington senior Cole McDonald scored a team-high 13 points.
Mineral Point's Tarek Ollerich scored a game-high 20 points and Sy Staver added 14 points.
Darlington senior Ben Muhlstein added 12 points and sophomore Hunter Johnson chipped in 10 points.
Juda 50,
Argyle 45
JUDA - Senior Cory Segner and sophomore Matt Schmitt combined to score 26 points to propel Juda to a 50-45 win over Argyle.
Segner scored a team-high 14 points and Schmitt had 12 points. Juda (5-8, 2-3 Six Rivers East) rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit. The Panthers outscored the Orioles 20-8 in the third quarter.
"We came out pretty fired up in the second half," Juda coach James Pickett said.
Segner hit two 3-pointers in the third quarter spurt.
"Momentum started to swing our way," Pickett said. "We looked to execute our gameplan and took away their scores in the third quarter.
"It was a hard-fought game. Argyle was the aggressor in the first half, and we matched it in the second half."
Argyle junior Kyle Emberson scored a game-high 18 points and junior teammate Riley Ostby added 17 points. With the loss, Argyle drops to 2-8, 1-4.
Albany 45, Monticello 30
MONTICELLO - Albany junior Tyler Dahl scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Comets to a 45-30 win over Monticello.
Albany (4-9, 3-2 Six Rivers East) has won three of its last four games. Albany senior Mitchell Trow chipped in seven points.
Albany used a 17-5 run in the second quarter to open up a 16-point lead at the half.
Monticello (1-10, 0-5 Six Rivers East) scored the first basket, but that was the only lead for the Ponies.
Monticello senior Ben May scored a team-high 11 points and junior Logan Marty added seven points.
Pecatonica (10-3, 6-0 Six Rivers East) jumped out to an 18-9 lead and led by 16 points at the half. The Vikings went on a 21-7 run in the third quarter to extend the lead to 27 points.
"This is, a couple times now, we have big leads going into the fourth and then we get kind of passive," Pecatonica assistant coach Larry Schliem said. "We had a couple guys who had layups and then passed out of it.
"We made 8 of 9 free throws in the fourth and were trying to make them come get us. And I think we kind of let up on defense also. But before that our defense was very, very good."
Pecatonica junior Brooks Chandler and sophomore teammate Logan Green each scored 12 points.
Black Hawk senior Heath Butler scored a team-high 19 points and junior teammate Taylor Rupnow added 11 points. Senior teammate Troy Wellnitz chipped in 10 points.
With the loss, Black Hawk drops to 6-5, 4-1. Pecatonica will host Argyle Jan. 23.
Mineral Point 61, Darlington 56
MINERAL POINT - In a showdown of unbeatens, No. 3 ranked Mineral Point edged Darlington 61-56 Thursday.
In a see-saw battle in the first half, Mineral Point (11-0, 5-0 SWAL), ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Division 4 state poll, led the Redbirds by one point. The Pointers went on a 19-8 run in the third quarter to take a 12-point lead into the fourth quarter.
The Redbirds (11-1, 4-1 SWAL) rallied in the fourth quarter scoring 24 points, but the comeback bid came up just short. Darlington senior Cole McDonald scored a team-high 13 points.
Mineral Point's Tarek Ollerich scored a game-high 20 points and Sy Staver added 14 points.
Darlington senior Ben Muhlstein added 12 points and sophomore Hunter Johnson chipped in 10 points.
Juda 50,
Argyle 45
JUDA - Senior Cory Segner and sophomore Matt Schmitt combined to score 26 points to propel Juda to a 50-45 win over Argyle.
Segner scored a team-high 14 points and Schmitt had 12 points. Juda (5-8, 2-3 Six Rivers East) rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit. The Panthers outscored the Orioles 20-8 in the third quarter.
"We came out pretty fired up in the second half," Juda coach James Pickett said.
Segner hit two 3-pointers in the third quarter spurt.
"Momentum started to swing our way," Pickett said. "We looked to execute our gameplan and took away their scores in the third quarter.
"It was a hard-fought game. Argyle was the aggressor in the first half, and we matched it in the second half."
Argyle junior Kyle Emberson scored a game-high 18 points and junior teammate Riley Ostby added 17 points. With the loss, Argyle drops to 2-8, 1-4.
Albany 45, Monticello 30
MONTICELLO - Albany junior Tyler Dahl scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Comets to a 45-30 win over Monticello.
Albany (4-9, 3-2 Six Rivers East) has won three of its last four games. Albany senior Mitchell Trow chipped in seven points.
Albany used a 17-5 run in the second quarter to open up a 16-point lead at the half.
Monticello (1-10, 0-5 Six Rivers East) scored the first basket, but that was the only lead for the Ponies.
Monticello senior Ben May scored a team-high 11 points and junior Logan Marty added seven points.
