The Mercer County Golden Eagles came up short in their upset bid against second ranked Lena-Winslow in the Class 1A Dual Team Sectional Tuesday night. Mercer County lead 26-25 with three matches left, but the Panthers scored the final 15 points to win 40-26. At the Class 2A Mercer County boys basketball regional, Rockridge advanced to the championship game with a convincing win over the host Eagles.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class 2 Regionals
@Mercer County
Rockridge 59 Mercer County 37
@Kewanee
Kewanee 62 Bureau Valley 51
@Rockford
Rockford Christian 64 Oregon 32
Byron 54 South Beloit 41
Class 1A Regional
@Henry
Ridgewood 80 Low Point-Washburn 20
Galva 55 Midland 37
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL
7th Grade: Rockridge 37 Mercer County 35 (2ot)
8th Grade: Mercer County 29 Rockridge 9
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOLASTIC BOWL
7th Grade: Rockridge 300 Mercer County 100
8th Grade: Mercer County 385 Rockridge 165