HARDIN - Calhoun bounced back from a loss with a 75-55 win over Pittsfield on Tuesday night, improving its record to 23-4.
Calhoun led 19-9 after the first quarter and 34-23 at halftime. Pittsfield cut into the margin in the third, outscoring Calhoun 19-16, but Calhoun pulled away in the fourth quarter with a 25-13 advantage.
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Lane Eilerman led Calhoun scorers with 26 points against Pittsfield, Jack Zipprich added 13 points. Charlie Matthews had 6 points, Jack Goode had 8 points for the Warriors, and Gage Kiel had 7 points. Jake Brannan and Blake Nolte contributed 4 points each, and Henry Barzcewski had 2 points.
Pittsfield was led in scoring by Collin Bernard with 19 points, and Taylor Graham added 12 points.
Routt Tops Calhoun 61-51
The win followed a 61-51 loss for Calhoun against Routt on Monday night. In that game, Calhoun trailed 25-21 at halftime after being outscored 12-5 in the second quarter.
Calhoun's Eilerman had 23 points to pace the Warriors against Routt, Zipprich added 17 points. Nolte had 7 for the Warriors and Jake Brannan and Charlie Matthews each had 2 points against Routt.
B. Mossman paced Routt with 18 points, N. Mossman added 14 points, Abell had 14 and Turner added 12 points. Routt stands 25-4 on the season.
Calhoun plays at home on Thursday against Griggsville-Perry, then hosts Roxana on Friday night and faces Illini West at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 21.
Manager: Greg Pohlman
Phone: 217-942-6913
Mon., Feb. 23
Game 1 at 6:30 pm: (9) Greenfield at (8) Maryville (M. Christian)
Game 2 at 7:00 pm: (13) White Hall (North Greene) at (4) Carrollton
Game 3 at 6:00 pm: (12) Raymond (Lincolnwood) [Coop] at (5) Pawnee
Wed., Feb. 25
Game 4 at 6:00 pm: (1) Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop] vs. Winner Game 1
Game 5 at 7:30 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3
Fri., Feb. 27
Game 6 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5