LOCAL ROUNDUP: OSF wrestlers take Regional crown

Feb. 6—ROBINSON — The Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestling team made Saturday's IHSA Class 1A regional at Robinson High School look fairly easy.

The Comets had 255.5 points to win the team title, beating second place Lawrenceville by close to 100 points.

Brayden Edwards (113 pounds), Grant Brewer (150), Bryson Capansky (157), Dalton Brown (175) and Jamison Chambliss (190) each took first place finishes for the Comets, while Steven Uden (106), Tyler Huchel (120), Pedro Rangel (132) and Jack Ajster (138) each took second and Thomas Wells (126), Carter Chambliss (144) and Kade Fleming (285) took third.

Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm took seventh as a team with Logan Mahaffey (157), Gabriel Kiddoo (165) and Ethan Miller (190) each taking second and Jesse Irelan (113) took third.

Every individual that advanced will go to Vandalia on Friday, while the Comets will be making their second straight trip to the dual team sectional later this month at Benton.

Danville fifth at Mattoon

MATTOON — The Vikings had five wrestlers advance and took fifth in an IHSA Class 2A regional on Saturday.

Ty Rangel (132) and Phillip Shaw IV (175) each won individual titles for Danville, while Gavin Rule (113), Tristan Poplous (157) and Phoenix Parker (190) each took fourth.

The Vikings will advance to Mahomet-Seymour for a sectional that will start on Friday.

Hoopeston Area fourth at Unity

TOLONO — The Cornjerkers advanced seven wrestlers as they took fourth as a team in an IHSA Class 1A regional at Tolono Unity High School.

Angel Zamora (175) had the lone individual title for Hoopeston Area, while Charlie Flores (106) and Ayden Larkin (157) each took second and Talan Nelson (126), Aiden Bell (132), David Bell (144), Ayden Larkin (157), Bryson Brewer (215) and Tucker Deck (285) each ended up fourth.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin had four wrestlers advance as Taylor Pattison (120), Christian Walton (190) and Landynn Balla (215) each took third and Ayden Golden (138) was fourth.

All wrestlers that advanced will go on to the Stanford Olympia sectional, which will start on Friday.

N. Vermillion eighth in regional

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — The Falcons had three wrestlers get past regional action at North Montgomery High School on Saturday.

Aiden Hinchee (215) was second for North Vermillion, while Aden Rangel was third at 126 and Wyatt Walters took fourth at 132.

The Falcons will next wrestle at the New Castle semi-state on Saturday.

Seeger ninth at Logansport

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The Patriots were able to get two wrestlers through regional action at Logansport High School.

Kayden Stonebreaker was second at 120 pounds for Seeger, while Kayne Acton took fourth at 285.

Stonebreaker and Acton will travel to East Chicago on Saturday for semi-state action.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

Normal 73, Danville 50

NORMAL — The Danville boys basketball team hung with Normal Community in the first quarter on Friday with the Vikings only down 17-15.

But the Ironmen would outscore the Vikings 56-35 the rest of the way to get a 73-50 win in Big 12 Conference action.

JaVaughn Robinson had 16 points to lead Danville, while Devan Larkin had 14, CL Dye had eight and Perisis Menifield had six points.

Peyton Roman and Dexter Niekamp each had 17 points for Normal Community, while Jaheem Webber had 12 points.

The Vikings will host Teutopolis in a makeup game on Wednesday.

At Normal

Normal Community 73, Danville 50

Danville (50) — JaVaughn Robinson 5 2-4 16, Curtis Beasley 0 0-0 0, Devan Larkin 5 2-2 14, CL Dye 1 6-11 8, Jenezen Harris 0 0-0 0, Eric Bryant 0 0-0 0, Darius Jay 1 0-0 3, Jerry Reed 1 1-2 3, Perisis Menifield 2 0-0 6, Tayvion Diltz 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 11-19 50.

Normal Community (73) — Niko Newsome 3 0-0 7, Terrion Darnell 0 0-0 0, Conner Smith 0 0-0 0, Peyton Roman 7 0-0 17, Orrick 1 0-0 3, Trey Birditt 0 0-0 0, Dexter Niekamp 6 4-4 17, Cleveland 0 0-0 0, Mac Brennan 3 1-1 8, Owen Osborn 0 0-0 0, Jaheems Webber 4 4-4 12, Caleb Tyus 1 0-0 2, Kobe Walker 3 1-2 7, Gabriel Nege 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 10-11 73.

Danville;15;11;13;11;—; 50

Normal;17;27;19;10 ;— ;73

3-point field goals — Danville 9 (Robinson 4, Larken 2, Menifield 2, Jay); Normal Community 7 (Roman 3, Newsome, Orrick, Niekamp, Brennan). Total fouls — Danville 11, Normal Community 16. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

Oakwood 54, Watseka 52

WATSEKA — Down 30-25 at halftime, the Comets rolled back and was able to pull out a razor-thin win over the Warriors.

Brody Taflinger had 14 points to lead Oakwood, while Cort Vermillion had 13 points, Jackson Dudley had 11 and Carsen Dudley added 10.

Peyton Schaumburg had 15 points to lead Watseka, while Myles Lynch had 14 and Hagen Hoy and Evan Labelle each had 10.

Oakwood was coming off a 67-42 win over Iroquois West on Friday. Alec Harrison had 13 points to lead the Comets, who was up 36-16 at halftime, while Vermillion had 12, Taflinger and Jackson Dudley each had 11, Bryson McDaniel had eight and Carsen Dudley added seven points.

The Comets will take on Salt Fork today.

At Watseka

Oakwood 54, Watseka 52

Oakwood (54) — Brody Taflinger 5 1-2 14, Bryson McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Brandt Hobick 1 0-0 2, Cort Vermillion 5 0-3 13, Carsen Dudley 4 0-0 10, Jackson Dudley 4 0-0 11, Alec Harrison 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21 1-5 54.

Watseka (52) — Hagen Hoy 4 0-1 10, Quinn Starkey 1 0-0 3, Payton Schaumburg 5 1-2 15, Evan LaBelle 5 0-0 10, James Newell 0 0-0 0, Myles Lynch 6 2-3 14. Totals: 21 3-6 52.

Oakwood;16;9;20;9;—; 54

Watseka;16;14;7;14 ;— ;52

3-point field goals — Oakwood 11 (Taflinger 3, Vermilion 3, Jackson Dudley 3, Carsen Dudley 2); Watseka 7 (Schaumburg 4, Hoy 2, Starkey). Total fouls — Oakwood 10, Watseka 10. Fouled out —None. Technical fouls — none.

BHRA 72, Milford 24

BISMARCK — The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin boys basketball team was able to score and play strong defense in a 72-24 win over Milford on Friday.

Ayden Ingram had 20 points to lead the Blue Devils, who had a 25-9 lead after the first quarter and a 38-17 halftime lead, while Keison Peoples had 16, Chaz Dubois had 12 points, Micah Stanford had seven and Anderson Thomas and Dylan Farr each had six points.

Caleb Clutteur had nine points to lead the Bearcats, while Gage Vogel had five and Gavin Schunke added four.

The Blue Devils will play Georgetown-Ridge Farm on Tuesday.

At Bismarck

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 72, Milford 24

Milford (24) — Hixon LaFond 0 0-0 0, Gavin Schunke 2 0-0 4, Beau Wright 1 0-0 3, Brandon Torbet 0 0-0 0, Drake Potter 1 0-0 3, Tyler Runner 0 0-0 0, Caleb Clutteur 4 0-0 9, Gage Vogel 1 3-4 5, Mario Martinez 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 3-4 24.

BHRA (72) — Keison Peoples 7 0-0 16, Micah Stanford 3 0-0 7, Ayden Ingram 8 0-0 20, Chaz Dubois 6 0-0 12, Anderson Thomas 2 2-4 6, Noah Rice 0 0-0 0, Payton Wallace 0 0-0 0, Caden Kelemenic 0 0-0 0, Landon Leigh 1 0-0 2, Ethan Dubois 1 0-0 3, Dylan Farr 3 0-0 6. Totals: 30 2-4 72.

Milford;9;8;3;4;—; 24

BHRA;25;13;23;11 ;— ;72

3-point field goals — Milford 3 (Wright, Potter, Clutteur); BHRA 7 (Ingram 4, Peoples 2, Stanford). Total fouls — Milford 3, BHRA 10. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

First Baptist 65, Geo-RF 40

GEORGETOWN — The First Baptist boys basketball team not only picked up a win, but also a milestone on Friday.

Jeremiah Watson scored his 1,000th point as the Knights beat Georgetown Ridge Farm 65-40.

Josiah Watson had 23 points to lead First Baptist, who had a 42-21 halftime lead, while Jeremiah Watson and Eli Epling each had 16.

JJ Hall led the Buffaloes with 10 points, while Deven Vice had nine, Landon Heck had six and Jase Latoz added five.

The Buffaloes will take on Hoopeston Area on Tuesday.

At Georgetown

First Baptist 65, Georgetown-Ridge Farm 40

First Baptist (65) — Jeremiah Watson 5 4-4 16, Jaivon Nelson 2 0-0 4, Drew Lightrap 0 0-0 0, Eli Epling 7 0-2 1, Nevin Harris 1 0-0 2, Josiah Davis 0 0-0 0, Josiah Watson 11 1-2 23, Robert Remington 1 1-3 4, Jade Wells 0 0-0 0, Kent Hagen 0 0-0 0, Jesse McKittrick 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 6-11 65.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm (40) — Deven Vice 4 1-1 9, Landon Heck 2 0-0 6, William Runyan 1 1-4 3, Ryley Heck 0 0-0 0, Jase Latoz 1 2-4 5, Jackson Pratt 0 0-0 0, Brady Chamberlain 1 0-0 3, Ben Vice 0 0-0 0, Austin Grider 2 0-0 4, Sawyer Wills 0 0-0 0, JJ Hall 5 0-2 10. Totals: 16 4-11 40.

First Baptist;13;29;16;7;—; 65

Geo-RF;8;13;11;8 ;— ;40

3-point field goals — First Baptist 5 (Jeremiah Watson 2, Epling 2, Remington); Geo-RF 4 (Landon Heck 2, Latoz, Chamberlain). Total fouls — First Baptist 11, Geo-RF 9. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

Salt Fork 48, Watseka 30

WATSEKA — The Salt Fork boys basketball team outscored Watseka 34-19 in the final three quarters to get a 48-30 win on Friday.

Jameson Remole had 14 points to lead the Storm, while Evan Webb had 12 points, Grant Wilson had eight and Kamdyn Keller added six points.

Evan LaBelle had 12 points to lead the Warriors, while Hagen Hoy had eight and Myles Lynch added six.

The Storm will travel to Oakwood on Tuesday.

At Watseka

Salt Fork 48, Watseka 30

Salt Fork (48) — Grant Wilson 2 4-4 8, Braxton Clem 1 0-0 3, Julien Baum 0 0-0 0, Ian Church 1 0-0 3, Evan Webb 4 4-5 12, Kade Smith 0 0-0 0, Kamdyn Keller 2 0-0 6, Jameson Remole 4 3-4 14, Maddux Stine 0 0-0 0, Payton Hageman 0 0-0 0, Gavin Holmes 0 0-0 0, Hayden Chew 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 11-13 48.

Wateska (30) — Hagen Hoy 3 1-2 8, Hunter Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Austin Morris 0 0-0 0, Quinn Starkey 0 0-0 0, Payton Schaumburg 1 0-0 2, Evan LaBelle 5 2-2 12, Eli Shay 0 0-0 0, Mason Galyen 0 0-0 0, James Newell 0 0-0 0, Andrew Shoemaker 0 2-2 2, Myles Lynch 3 0-0 6. Totals: 12 5-6 30.

Salt Fork;14;8;15;11;—; 48

Watseka;11;6;9;4 ;— ;30

3-point field goals — Salt Fork 7 (Remole 3, Keller 2, Church, Clem); Watseka 1 (Hoy). Total fouls — Salt Fork 12, Watseka 15. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

Covington 47, Fountain Central 44

COVINGTON, Ind. — Coye Ferguson had 22 points with six rebounds, two steals and two assists as the Trojans beat the Mustangs on Friday.

Kolten Haymaker had seven points for Covington, while Urban Roarks had six points, Austin Stein had five points, three assists and two steals and Curt Slider had four points, seven rebounds and three assists.

The Trojans will travel to Seeger on Friday.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Oakwood 54, Schlarman 15

DANVILLE — Jaydah Arrowsmith had 16 points to lead the Comets to the win over the Hilltoppers on Monday.

Bella Bradford had 13 points for Oakwood, who had a 36-5 halftime lead, while Taylor Smooth had seven and Nikita Taylor and Gracie Hanner each had six points.

Addison Forsyth had seven points to lead Schlarman Academy, while Izzy Bogen had four and Evy Kelsey added three.

The Comets will face Hoopeston Area in a IHSA Class 2A regional on Saturday.

At Danville

Oakwood 54, Schlarman 15

Oakwood (54) — Taylor Smoot 3 0-0 7, Rylee Wright 1 0-0 2, Jaydah Arrowsmith 7 0-0 16, Nikita Taylor 3 0-0 6, Luci Morris 1 0-0 2, Bella Bradford 6 0-0 13, Gracie Hanner 2 1-2 6, Mayci Martin 0 0-0 0, Hannah Glass 1 0-0 2, Emma Koontz 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 1-2 54.

Schlarman (15) — Reagan Troglia 0 0-0 0, Layla Briggs 0 2-4 2, Izzy Bogen 1 2-2 4, Addison Forsyth 3 0-0 7, Devyn Gross 0 0-0 0, Evy Kelsey 1 1-2 3, Anh Lee 0 0-0 0. Totals: 5 5-8 15.

Oakwood;19;17;16;2;—; 54

Schlarman;5;0;5;5 ;— ;15

3-point field goals — Oakwood 5 (Arrowsmith 2, Smoot, Bradford, Hanner); Schlarman 1 (Forsyth). Total fouls — Oakwood 6, Schlarman 4. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

Westville 49, A-P 41

WESTVILLE — Aubrie Jenkins made the most of her senior night with 18 points as the Tigers beat the Trojans on Monday.

Laney Gondzur had 17 points for Westville, while Gwen Bennett had seven and senior Hadley Jones added four.

Elle Jameson had 14 points to lead Armstrong-Potomac, while Makenna Ackerman had eight, Adi McCarthy and Cala Reifsteck each had six and Kayla Crull added four.

The Tigers will play Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Thursday, while the Trojans will play Georgetown-Ridge Farm on Thursday.

At Westville

Westville 49, Armstrong-Potomac 41

A-P (41) — Brynn Spencer 1 0-0 3, Kayla Crull 1 2-2 4, Elle Jameson 5 4-8 14, Adi McCarty 2 2-4 6, Makenna Ackerman 1 3 0-2 8, Cala Reifsteck 3 0-0 6, Christina Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 8-16 41.

Westville (49) — Laney Gondzur 7 2-4 17, Jazmyn Bennett 0 0-2 0, Hadley Jones 2 0-0 4, Gwen Bennett 2 3-10 7, Madison Duke 0 0-0 0, Aubrie Jenkins 6 6-6 18, Daylin Zaayer 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 12-24 49.

A-P;15;10;8;8;—; 41

Westville;10;12;8;19 ;— ;49

3-point field goals — A-P 3 (Ackerman 2, Spencer); Westville 1 (Gondzur). Total fouls — A-P 21, Westville 15. Fouled out — Jameson, Ackerman, Bailey Technical fouls — none.

Salt Fork 38, BHRA 29

CATLIN — Alexa Jamison had 12 points as the Storm got past the Blue Devils.

Macie Russell and Ella Cary each had seven points for Salt Fork, while Sailor Pacot had six points.

Ella Myers and Gentry Elson each had seven points to lead Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, while Marleigh Schmit had five and Beth McMahon and Mayzee Myers each had four.

At Catlin

Salt Fork 38, BHRA 29

BHRA (29) — Ava Acton 1 0-2 2, Ella Myers 3 0-0 7, Gentry Elson 3 0-0 7, Marleigh Schmit 2 0-0 5, Beth McMahon 2 0-0 4, Mayzee Myers 2 0-0 4, Ella Acton 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 0-2 29.

Salt Fork (38) — Macie Russell 2 0-0 7, Brycie Hird 2 0-1 4, Ella Cary 2 2-2 7, Bracie Hird 1 0-0 2, Alexa Jamison 4 2-4 12, Taylor Remole 0 0-4 0, Sailor Pacot 1 4-4 6. Totals: 12 8-15 38.

BHRA;3;3;12;11;—; 29

Salt Fork;9;4;2;23 ;— ;38

3-point field goals — BHRA 3 (Ella Myers, Elson, Schmidt); Salt Fork 4 (Jamieson 2, Cary, Russell). Total fouls — BHRA 15, Salt Fork 11. Fouled out — Elson. Technical fouls — none.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm 46, Hoopeston Area 35

GEORGETOWN — The Buffaloes scored 19 points in the fourth to pull away from the Cornjerkers.

Sydney Spesard had 14 points for Georgetown-Ridge Farm, while Madi Spesard had 11, Savana Cunningham had 10 and Kendall Roberts added eight.

Claire Dixon had 14 points for Hoopeston Area, while Brylie Cox had six and Addyson Kelnhofer and Mady Klaber each had four points.

The Cornjerkers were coming off a 62-25 win over Heritage on Saturday.

Maddie Barnes had 25 points with six 3-pointers to lead Hoopeston Area, while Dixon had 22 points with six 3-pointers of her own.

The Cornjerkers will play Chrisman on Thursday, while the Buffaloes will take on Armstrong-Potomac on Thursday.

At Georgetown

Georgetown-Ridge Farm 46, Hoopeston Area 35

Hoopeston Area (35) — Shay Laden 1 -2 1, Mady Klaber 2 0-0 4, Auri Sigerill 0 0-0 0, Kaedyn Goodrum 1 0-0 3, Brylie Cox 2 2-2 6, Claire Dixon 5 2-3 14, Maddie Barnes 0 3-4 3, Addyson Kelnhofer 2 0-4 4. Totals: 12 8-15 35.

Geo-RF (46) — Kendall Roberts 3 0-0 8, Milee Ellis 0 0-0 0, Savana Cunningham 4 2-6 10, Peyton McComas 0 0-0 0, Sierra Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Sydney Sepsard 6 2-6 14, Madi Spesard 4 3-4 11, Addi Spesard 0 3-4 3. Totals: 17 10-20 46.

Hoopeston;9;6;11;9;—; 35

Geo-Rf;7;11;9;19 ;— ;46

3-point field goals — Hoopeston Area 3 (Dixon 2, Goodrum); Geo-RF 2 (Roberts 2). Total fouls — Hoopeston 15, Geo-RF 13. Fouled out — Barnes Technical fouls — none.

PREP GIRLS BOWLING

Danville advances at regional

DANVILLE — The Lady Vikings took the final team qualifying spot in an IHSA regional on Saturday at Lincoln Lanes.

Phoenix Jimson had a 974 to lead Danville, while Armani Bankhead had a 897, Hannah Lowe had a 866, LinAnn Riggleman scored a 846 and Adrienne Michelletti added a 787 for a total team score of 4,370, edging Morton's 4,363 for fourth.

Also, Hoopeston Area's Alivia Wilson was one of the advancing individuals with a score of 892.

The Lady Vikings and Wilson will now advance to the sectional on Saturday, which will be held at Town and Country Lanes in Joliet.

PREP BOYS SWIMMING

Western Boone 126, Fountain Central 53

VEEDERSBURG, Ind. — The Mustangs could not get many first places as they lost to the Stars at home on Monday.

William Armstrong won in diving and Eli Sowder won in the 200 individual medley for Fountain Central, while Gage Harrison was second in the 100 freestyle, Hayden Kler was third in the 200 freestyle, Ayden Donaldson was third in the 50 freestyle and Brody Larkin was third in the 100 freestyle.

The 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams each took second for the Mustangs, who will be in a triangular meet with North Vermillion and host North Montgomery on Wednesday.

PREP GIRLS SWIMMING

Rice moves on to state

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Fountain Central's Mary Rice will go to the IHSAA State Meet after her performance in sectional play on Saturday.

Rice won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1 minute, 10.32 seconds and will start state action on Friday.

Also, Peyton Hocking took second in diving and will go on to a diving regional starting today.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Oglesby 30, Sidell Salt Fork 24

MACON — The Storm's season ended in the IESA Class 7-2A quarterfinals on Saturday at Macon Meridian High School.

Ali Abudayya had 11 points to lead Sidell Salt Fork, while Weston Church had seven, Carter Lindsey had four and Landon Downing added two.

The Storm end the season with a 17-2 record.