Mercer County’s boys basketball team opened a much anticipated season at the 10 & 32 Orion Tip Off Classic under new head coach Mike Jones and after a slow start rolled to an easy win over Prophetstown. At Geneseo, the Rockridge Rockets lost on a bucket at the buzzer to the host Maple Leafs.
BOYS BASKETBALL
@ 10 & 32 Tip Off Classic
Alleman 63 Erie 44
Mercer County 71 Prophetstown 36
Monmouth-Roseville 64 Orion 32
@ Geneseo
Geneseo 46 Rockridge 45
@ Rowva-Williamsfield
DePue 58 Galva 52
Henry 50 West Central 45
Rowva-Williamsfield 60 United 43
@ Wally Keller Invitational
Annawan 49 Putnam County 21
Elmwood 73 Wethersfield 68
@ Brimfield
Tremont 82 Princeville 56
@Spartans Tip-Off Classic
West Hancock 58 Stark County 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Galva 47 Midland 38