Sherrard Roars Back, Sweeps Rockridge In Classic

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Sherrard (19-2, 6-0 TRAC West) rallied in the second half to complete a regular season sweep of Rockridge (15-7, 4-2 TRAC West) in a 40-39 win on the road Friday.

The Tigers trailed 23-14 at halftime. Rockridge took its largest lead of the night, 25-14, with 6:13 left in the third quarter. Sherrard closed the quarter on a 12-4 run to close the gap to 29-26 heading to the fourth.

James Blackwell broke a 38-38 tie on a drive to the basket with just over two minutes remaining to give Sherrard the lead for good. The Tigers survived three shots in the final 10 seconds of regulation for Rockridge that all were off the mark to win.

Carter Brown scored a game-high 19 points for Sherrard. All of his points came in the second half. Rylan Carton added 11 in the win.

Landon Bull paced Rockridge with 16 in the loss.

Sherrard holds a two-game lead in the TRAC West with four league games to play.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Sherrard 40 Rockridge 39

Orion 70 Mercer County 56

Riverdale 56 Monmouth-Roseville 40

Kewanee 53 Erie-Prophetstown 48

Mendota 75 Hall 57

Princeton 60 Newman 46

Abingdon-Avon 72 ROWVA-Williamsfield 50

Annawan 58 Galva 47

Bureau Valley 82 West Central 34

Wethersfield 61 Knoxville 54

Ridgewood 57 Stark County 53

Princeville 45 United 29

 

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