MERCO, Orion, Rockridge Open Boys Basketball Season With Wins

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.

 

Mercer County (1-0) tipped off the 2023-24 boys basketball season with a 50-36 win over A-Town (0-1) Monday night at the 10 & 32 Tip-Off Classic in Orion. The Golden Eagles led by as many as 28 in the win. Lucas Collison led all scorers with 17 points for the Golden Eagles.

Orion (1-0) crushed Alleman (0-1) at the 10 & 32 Tip-Off Classic Monday, 73-51. The Chargers made 11 three pointers in the victory. Maddux Arnold poured in 22 points for Orion. Kyler Owens, 17, and Landon Gekas, 16, were also in double figures for the Chargers.

Rockridge (1-0) defeated Kewanee (0-1) Monday night in Geneseo, 50-36. Carson Klemme led the Rockets with 11 points.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

10 & 32 Tip-Off Classic (Orion)

Mercer County 50 A-Town 36

Orion 73 Alleman 51

Monmouth-Roseville 48 Fulton 41

Geneseo Tournament

Rockridge 50 Kewanee 36

Geneseo 58 Erie-Prophetstown 41

ROWVA-Williamsfield Tournament

Riverdale 83 West Central 33

Henry 55 United 39

ROWVA-Williamsfield 74 Galva 44

Brimfield Tournament

Tremont 47 Princeville 38

Brimfield 52 Knoxville 35

Wally Keller Invitational (Wethersfield)

Stark County 50 Annawan 38

Bureau Valley 53 Wethersfield 38

Oregon Tournament

Rockford Christian 86 Morrison 68

Seneca Tournament

Mendota 62 Newark 23

Ottawa Tournament

Ottawa 59 Princeton 31

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Central-Southeastern 50 West Central 41

Morrison 53 East Dubuque 52

Illini West 62 A-Town 36

Newman 68 Fulton 11

 

WRESTLING

Monmouth-Roseville 36 Peoria Heights 27

Monmouth-Roseville 42 ROWVA-Williamsfield 30

 

JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

Knoxville 34 Mercer County 28 (7th grade)

Mercer County 45 Knoxville 35 (8th grade)

Monmouth-Roseville 32 Rockridge 26 (7th grade)

Rockridge 37 Monmouth-Roseville 17 (8th grade)

 

JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

IESA 8th Grade Regional Semifinals

Mercer County 34 Monmouth-Roseville 16

Sherrard 23 Rockridge 17

 

For updated conference standings, records, and all-conference teams in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference, visit WRMJ’s TRAC webpage.