New Berlin survives Auburn for Sangamo lead, and other boys basketball results from Tuesday

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Tuesday's results

NEW BERLIN 42, AUBURN 40: At Doglio Gym, Gannon Dodd loomed large in the final seconds to come away with a thrilling Sangamo Conference road victory in a battle for first place.

The 6-foot-4 senior not only supplied the go-ahead free throws with 3.7 seconds left but also the game-winning block against Carter Hunley just before the buzzer. Dodd scored all of his five points in the second half.

Hunley evened up the contest at 40-all by using the glass against Tanner Frye while also drawing the foul with 11.8 seconds left, but his free throw attempt rattled out. Dodd barreled toward the other end and attacked the base line for a blocking call.

Aydin Littig dialed up four 3-pointers and led New Berlin with 14 points. Frye had three 3s for nine points. Lucas Bixby added six points.

“We had a bunch of different guys step up,” Dodd said. “Aydin and Tanner had a couple of 3s, Jacob (Roberts) played great defense like he always does and Lucas just dominated on the boards. I didn’t have a great game, but everyone else picked me up. We need everyone to win it going into the postseason and the rest of conference play.”

New Berlin (20-7, 5-1 Sangamo) survived a string of turnovers down the stretch, including three in the final 90 seconds. With Riverton’s 46-30 loss to Athens, New Berlin has claimed sole possession of first place in the Sangamo after winning the crown outright last season.

“Although I don’t think we played well,” New Berlin coach Blake Lucas said, “I thought it was a gutsy win and our kids are figuring out how to play with energy and passion for 32 minutes. It’s fun to see them mature and that’s what it’s really all about.”

Clayton Kessler led Auburn (22-6, 4-2) with 11 points. Hunley and Cooper Carter each had eight. Sawyer Smith has remained out of the lineup the past two weeks due to a knee injury, but Auburn coach Seth McCoy is hopeful the senior point guard may return next week.

“I love my team, I love the guys in the locker room,” McCoy said. “We’re just going to keep plugging away. The sun’s going to come up tomorrow and the Trojans are going to get better.”

SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN 45, LINCOLN 39: At Roy S. Anderson Gym, SHG led by as many as 14 points and knocked off the Railers in a nonconference contest.

SHG shot 50% (11-for-22) from the floor in the first half and took a 25-18 lead into the break and never trailed. Zion Lee, Cam Brinkman and Chucky Lanier shared team-high scoring honors with 11 points apiece for SHG (10-16). Lee had a game-high nine rebounds and Bryce Musgrave hit a pair of 3-pointers and added eight points.

Lincoln (20-8) made just 14 of 47 shots, including 9-for-29 from 3-point range, for 29.8%. Drew Hayes made two 3s and scored 14 points, while Aidan Gowin sank three treys and finished with nine.

DECATUR MACARTHUR 64, LANPHIER 56: At Decatur, the Generals caught fire in the third quarter and gained momentum to defeat the Lions in a nonconference matchup.

MacArthur trailed 31-27 at halftime and then made 11 of 20 shots and three 3-pointers to outscore Lanphier 29-14 in the third period. The Generals (22-3) led by as many as 19 points midway through the fourth quarter and finished 20-for-27 from the free throw line.

Sean Lee powered MacArthur with 18 points and 14 rebounds and Stevie Tatum scored 16. MJ Murphy had 13 points and King Dees added 11.

Lanphier shot 50% (12 of 24) from the field in the first half. JaiQuan Holman dialed up three 3s and had 16 points and Shaun Hatchett Jr. chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds for the Lions (15-15).

CHATHAM GLENWOOD 68, BLOOMINGTON 39: At Bloomington, Glenwood outscored the Raiders 39-14 in the second and third quarters and collected a nonconference win.

The Titans (17-9) went on a 13-0 run to close the first half to take a 36-22 lead at intermission. Glenwood then started the third quarter on a 7-0 run to build a 21-point cushion.

Mason Marshall scored all 12 of his points in the first half. Joey Sandhaas chalked up 11 points and Bradyn Sayarath and Cru Erickson added nine apiece for Glenwood.

ATHENS 46, RIVERTON 30: At Athens, the Warriors extended their eight-point lead after three quarters and wrapped up a Sangamo Conference win.

With a pair of 3-pointers and 14 of his 16 points in the first half, Pryor Reynolds helped Athens (16-11, 3-3) take a 20-16 halftime lead. Carson Muller helped secure the win by scoring all 11 of his points after intermission, and Zac Laird finished with 10.

Antonyo Davis was the leading scorer for Riverton (20-6, 4-2) with seven points.

CALVARY 89, MOUNT PULASKI 57: At Mount Pulaski, Luke Blackford poured in a whopping 42 points and the Saints sailed to a nonconference victory.

Blackford had three 3-pointers and 23 points in the first half, lifting Calvary (19-8) to a 47-35 lead. Blackford finished making 17 field goals while going 5-for-5 from the foul line. Connor Brown made 10 field goals and a pair of free throws to end with 22 points.

Mount Pulaski (11-17) grabbed a 22-19 lead after one quarter before Calvary’s spurt. Franklin Wade buried two 3s and scored 12 of his 14 points in the first period. Eric Cooper had a team-high 17 points for the Hilltoppers.

MAROA-FORSYTH 51, WILLIAMVILLE 46: At Williamsville, Maroa-Forsyth made four buckets and went 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the fourth period to notch a Sangamo Conference win.

Kaiden Maurer scored six points in the fourth for the winners as the Trojans outscored Williamsville 14-7. Maurer finished 8-for-8 from the line and had a game-high 19 points. Teammate Jacoby Lane made three 3-pointers and scored 15 for Maroa (16-9 overall, 3-2 in the Sangamo).

Williamsville dropped to 17-8 and 2-3. The Bullets led 14-6 after one quarter but trailed 24-21 at the half. Brecken Thomas had a team-best 12 points and Brayden Saling and Carson Kohler added nine apiece.

SOUTH COUNTY 55, GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY 50: At Franklin, South County (21-7) built a 24-10 halftime lead and capitalized by making 14 of 21 free throws in the second half to close out a nonconference win.

South County’s Noah Lyons made seven field goals and went 10-for-14 from the charity stripe to end with a game-high 24 points. Trevor Colwell rained in two 3s, was 5-for-6 from the line and scored 13, while Bishop McDannald collected three treys and added nine points.

Wyatt Lipcaman (19 points) and Michael Myers (13 points) combined for five 3s and scored all their points in the second half before the comeback fell short for Griggsville-Perry (22-5).

LITCHFIELD 61, GILLESPIE 40: At Gillespie, Litchfield remained unbeaten in the South Central Conference with a convincing road win.

The Purple Panthers (18-10 overall, 6-0 in the SCC) led 36-15 at halftime. Tate Dobrinich and Victor McGill each scored 11 points in the first half. Dobrinich finished with 16 and McGill didn’t score after intermission. AJ Odle dropped in 12 of his 14 points in the second half.

Bryce Hohnsbehn scored 12 points for Gillespie (7-21, 0-6).

NORTH MAC 59, CARLINVILLE 56: At The Big House in Carlinville, North Mac surged ahead 39-24 at the half and staved off the Cavaliers for a South Central Conference win.

North Mac drilled five 3-pointers and Dane Vance and J.T. Alexander tallied 14 and 12 points, respectively, in the first half. Alexander ended with 18 points and Vance had two 3s, went 4-for-4 from the foul line and followed with 16. Keagan Greff had 12 points for the Panthers (13-14 overall, 3-3 in the SCC).

Carlinville (12-15, 2-4) concluded with 12 3-pointers and Triston Thompson knocked down six of them. Thompson had five 3s in the fourth period and led all scorers with 23 points. Cole Sullivan put in four triples and was next with 13 points, and Sawyer Smith registered nine.

NOKOMIS 60, PAWNEE 51: At Nokomis, NHS buried four 3-pointers in the first half and built a 10-point halftime lead en route to an MSM Conference win.

Mason Stauder and Kennedy DeWerff (seven rebounds, five assists) both made two 3s in the first half and each ended with eight points. Reece Lohman scored 13 second-half points and led NHS with 19. Saint Newman added nine and Drake Taylor contributed eight points for Nokomis (13-15 overall, 5-2 in the MSM).

Pawnee’s Carson Wort drained four 3s and led all scorers with 20 points.

PITTSFIELD 62, BEARDSTOWN 40: At Pittsfield, Beardstown’s Isaac Brockschmidt had three 3-pointers and 15 points in a nonconference loss.

Exauce Mulumba had 13 points and six rebounds for Beardstown (18-9).

Brennan Tomhave supplied Pittsfield (18-8) with three 3s and a game-high 19 points.

GREENVILLE 68, PANA 49: At Pana, Desmond Gardner (three 3-pointers) and Nathan Grull recorded 22 and 20 points, respectively, as the Comets rolled to a South Central Conference victory.

Greenville improved to 19-8 overall and 4-2 in the SCC.

Clayton Worker dropped in 13 of his 15 points in the first half for Pana (7-20, 2-4).

Monday’s results

LANPHIER 80, CAHOKIA 54: At Lober-Nika Gym, the Lions raced out to a 46-30 halftime lead and went on to post a nonconference win.

Lanphier (15-14) made 10 of 17 shots, including three 3-pointers, in the first quarter. JaiQuan Holman provided the Lions with a team-high 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

Reserve Jaylin Hardy connected on a pair of 3s and had 13 of the bench’s 30 points. Shaun Hatchett Jr. had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jesse Bates III also scored 12 for Lanphier.

Corrion Rayford hit 10 of 16 shots and netted a game-high 20 points for Cahokia (1-23), which finished with 23 turnovers.  

This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Boys basketball results around Springfield for Feb. 5-6