LOCAL ROUNDUP: Hoopeston Area third at Watseka

Dec. 21—WATSEKA — The Hoopeston Area boys basketball team were able to take third place at the Watseka Holiday Tournament on Tuesday with a 56-47 win over Iroquois West.

Owen Root had 23 points for the Cornjerkers and was named to the All-Tournament team, while Wyatt Eisenmann had 10 points and was also named to the All-Tournament team, Kendrick Sigerill had nine and Trenton Montez and Mason Rush each had seven points.

The Cornjerkers will next play on Jan. 2 against Oakwood.

At Watseka

Hoopeston Area 56, Iroquois West 47

Hoopeston Area (56) — Wyatt Eisenmann 4 1-3 10, Dylan Judy 0 0-0 0, Owen Root 8 5-10 23, Trenton Montez 2 3-4 7, Zach Huchel 0 0-0 0, Mason Rush 2 1-2 7, Kendrick Sigerill 2 5-5 9, Ethan Steiner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 15-24 56.

Iroquois West (47) — CJ Perzee 1 1-1 3, Damian Alvarado 2 1-2 6, Rylan Phiefer 1 1-2 4, Garrett Tammen 1 0-0 3, Tyler Read 5 3-4 17, Beau Howe 1 0-0 2, Kobie Hendershot 4 0-1 8, Jace Pankey 1 2-4 4. Totals: 16 8-14 47.

Hoopeston;19;10;12;15;—; 56

Iroquois West;18;7;9;13 ;— ;47

3-point field goals — Hoopeston Area 5 (Rush 2, Root 2, Eisenmann); Iroquois West 7 (Read 4, Tammen, Phiefer, Alvarado). Total fouls — Hoopeston Area 14, Iroquois West 18. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

St. Joe-Ogden 63, BHRA 45

ST. JOSEPH — After a slow first half from both teams, the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin and St. Joseph-Ogden offenses started to get going in the second half.

But in the end, it was the Spartans who were more consistent and got a 63-45 win over the Blue Devils.

Chaz Dubois and Micah Stanford each had 12 points for BHRA, who was down 20-17 at halftime, while Keison Peoples had nine points and Ayden Ingram added six points.

The Blue Devils will now get ready for Dec. 27, when they start the BSN Classic.

At St. Joseph

St. Joseph-Ogden 63, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 45

BHRA (45) — Keison Peoples 3 2-2 9, Micah Stanford 5 0-0 12, Ayden Ingram 3 0-0 6, Chaz Dubois 5 2-3 12, Anderson Thomas 0 0-0 0, Caden Keleminic 1 0-0 3, Landon Leigh 1 0-0 3. Totals: 15 4-5 45.

St. Joseph-Ogden (63) — Jacob 6 1-2 16, Taylor 4 4-7 12, Smith 3 1-4 7, Landrus 4 0-0 9, Siems 6 7-9 19, Lackey 0 0-0 0, Thomey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 13-22 63.

BHRA;9;8;13;15;—; 45

SJO;11;9;18;23 ;— ;63

3-point field goals — BHRA 5 (Stanford 2, Peoples, Kelemenic, Leigh); SJO 4 (Jacob 3, Landrus). Total fouls — BHRA 16, SJO 13. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Salt Fork 56, Paris 38

CATLIN — The Salt Fork girls basketball team jumped out to a big lead and was able to defeat Paris 56-38 on Tuesday.

Alexa Jamison had 23 points to lead the Storm, who was up 26-5 at halftime, while Macie Russell had 14 points, Taylor Remole had seven points, Sailor Pacot had five and Bracie Hird had four points.

The Storm will travel to Tuscola on Thursday.

At Catlin

Salt Fork 56, Paris 38

Paris (38) — Moore 0 4-6 4, Edwards 2 0-0 5, Clark 4 0-0 9, K. Young 2 5-8 9, Englum 0 0-0 0, Bicknell 0 0-0 0, J. Young 1 0-0 2, Moreschi 1 2-2 4, Watson 1 2-4 5. Totals: 11 13-20 38.

Salt Fork (56) — Macie Russell 2 10-14 14, Brycie Hird 1 1-2 3, Ella Cary 0 0-0 0, Bracie Hird 1 1-2 4, Alexa Jamison 6 8-8 23, Taylor Remole 3 1-2 7, Sailor Pacot 2 1-2 5. Totals: 15 22-30 56.

Paris;1;4;19;14;—; 38

Salt Fork;15;11;5;25 ;— ;56

3-point field goals — Paris 3 (Edwards, Clark, Watson); Salt Fork 4 (Jamison 3, Bracie Hird). Total fouls — Paris 23, Salt Fork 14. Fouled out —Brycie Hird. Technical fouls — none.

BHRA 35, Attica 34

ATTICA, Ind. — The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin girls basketball team scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to get out of Attica with a 35-34 win on Tuesday.

Beth McMahon had 15 of her game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter for the Blue Devils, while Ella Myers had 10 points and Marleigh Schmit had four points.

Adyson Goodwin had 17 points to lead the Red Ramblers, while Taylor Clevenger had 10 points.

The Blue Devils will start the Blue Devil Classic on Dec. 27, while the Red Ramblers will play Fountain Central in the Bi-County Tournament on Thursday.

At Attica, Ind.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 35, Attica 34

BHRA (35) — Ava Acton 0-2 0-0 0, Ella Myers 4 2-3 10, Gentry Elson 1 0-0 2, Marleigh Schmit 1 2-2 4, Beth McMahon 5 5-7 19, Mayzee Myers 0 0-0 0, Ella Acton 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 9-14 35.

Attica (34) — McKenne Massey 1 0-0 3, Grace Hiller 1 0-0 2, Maddie Beck 0 0-0 0, Adyson Goodwin 8 1-4 17, Maddox Rice 1 0-0 2, Taylor Clevenger 3 3-3 10, Ava Massey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 4-7 34.

BHRA;2;9;6;18;—; 35

Attica;9;7;8;10 ;— ;34

3-point field goals — BHRA 4 (McMahon 4); Attica 2 (Massey, Clevenger). Total fouls — BHRA 10, Attica 12. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

Hoopeston Area 39, Clifton Central 22

HOOPESTON — The Hoopeston Area girls basketball team was able to beat Clifton Central 39-22 on Tuesday.

Brylie Cox had 15 points to lead the Cornjerkers, while Maddie Barnes had eight points and Claire Dixon added six points.

The Cornjerkers will play Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Thursday.

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Moraine Valley 86, DACC 82

PALOS HILLS — The Jaguars could not get the win on the road against Moraine Valley.

DACC drops to 8-3 and will next play on Jan. 10 against Kankakee Community College.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Arkansas 60, Illinois 59

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Illini had another tough loss as the Razorbacks hit a buzzer-beater to win at the West Palm Beach Classic.

Makira Cook had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Illinois, while Kendall Bostic had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Genesis Bryant added 12 points and Camille Hobby had 11 points with five rebounds.

The Illini will play UTEP today.