Big First Half Enough For Rockridge In Win Over Orion

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Rockridge (13-5, 3-1 TRAC West) held on to defeat Orion (13-4, 2-2 TRAC West) 58-53 on the road Friday.

The Rockets led 18-16 at the end of the first quarter and outscored the Chargers 23-8 in the second to take a 41-24 advantage into the locker room at halftime. Rockridge extended the lead to 48-27 in the third before Orion closed the quarter on a 9-0 run to make it 48-36 heading to the fourth.

Landon Bull and Wade Richhart both scored 15 points for Rockridge. Landon Wheatley added 14 in the win.

Maddux Arnold netted a game-high 17 points for Orion.

Rockridge played without senior guard Caleb Cunico, who missed the game with an ankle injury.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Rockridge 58 Orion 53

Sherrard 56 Monmouth-Roseville 37

Riverdale 66 Mercer County 37

Mendota 45 Erie-Prophetstown 40

Hall 62 Princeton 54

Newman 65 Kewanee 55

Abingdon-Avon 60 Wethersfield 34

Annawan 67 West Central 36

Galva 45 United 35

Stark County 56 Knoxville 41

Princeville 69 Ridgewood 34

 

WRESTLING 

Princeton Invitational Tournament (PIT)

*Local wrestlers advancing to quarterfinals

106 pounds – Nate Lower, Rockridge

126 pounds – Clayton Blumenstein, Rockridge

138 pounds – Jude Finch, Rockridge

150 pounds – Thomas Sowards, Rockridge

190 pounds – Maddux Anderson, Orion

215 pounds – Aiden Fisher, Orion

 

Kewanee 85 Erie-Prophetstown 17

Kewanee 64 St. Bede 15

 

Visit our TRAC webpage to stay updated with the conference throughout the season.