After Rockridge held a 25-23 halftime lead and a 52-47 advantage with 1:07 to play, a 7-2 Alleman run forced overtime at 54.
The Pioneers then won the overtime period 13-9, capturing their first regional crown since 2011. Rockridge seniors Gentry Whiteman (26) & Carson Frakes (22) led all scorers. Rockridge ends the season at 20-6. In 1A girls hoops, Annawan heads to Saturday’s state title game at 27-8 with 24-10 Mendon Unity after beating Elgin Harvest Christian Academy on Friday 51-42.
2A BOYS BASKETBALL – REGIONAL FINALS
ALEDO (MERCER COUNTY) REGIONAL
Alleman 67 Rockridge 63 (OT)
*Cade Kendall (RR), Cade Ketron & Adam Clark (Orion) advance in 3-pt shootout
KEWANEE REGIONAL
Kewanee 62 Mon-Rose 53
*Brayden Reece (M-R) advances in 3-pt shootout
MORRISON REGIONAL
Winnebago 67 Newman 66
*Kyle Schipper (Fulton) advances in 3-pt shootout
ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN REGIONAL
Rockford Christian 62 Byron 48
FARMINGTON REGIONAL
Stanford Olympia 66 Farmington 65
SPRING VALLEY HALL REGIONAL
Dwight 53 Hall 32
WILMINGTON REGIONAL
Lisle 50 Princeton 42
1A BOYS BASKETBALL – REGIONAL FINALS
HENRY REGIONAL
Annawan 51 Galva 24
*Owen Landwehr (Annawan), Jacob Schwerbock (Wethersfield) & Briar Greenman (Ridgewood)
advance in 3-pt shootout
ABINGDON-AVON REGIONAL
Delevan 34 Abingdon-Avon 33
*Braeden Reed, Ben Kreiger & Brandon Annegers (all West Central) advance in 3-pt shootout
PEORIA QUEST REGIONAL
Peoria Quest Academy 62 Bushnell-Prairie City 49
*Noah Baumann (Ridgewood) advances in 3-pt shootout
OTHER BOYS BASKETBALL
Rock Island 62 Galesburg 57 (RI – won 5 of 6 to share WB6 crown at 7-3)
Moline 45 Quincy 41 (Quincy shares WB6 crown at 7-3 with Rock Island & United Township)
Kaneland 63 Geneseo 58
1A GIRLS BASKETBALL – STATE SEMIFINALS
Annawan 51 Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy) 42
*Jade VanHyfte (Ann) – 28 pts, 13 reb
Mendon (Unity) 42 Hardin (Calhoun) 34
2A GIRLS BASKETBALL – STATE SEMIFINALS
Byron 53 Camp Point Central 37
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 45 Elgin (St. Edward) 42